Nick Baker

Nick Baker is CoinDesk's deputy editor-in-chief. He won a Loeb Award for editing CoinDesk's coverage of FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, including Ian Allison's scoop that caused SBF's empire to collapse. Before joining in 2022, he worked at Bloomberg News for 16 years as a reporter, editor and manager. Previously, he was a reporter at Dow Jones Newswires, wrote for The Wall Street Journal and earned a journalism degree from Ohio University. He owns more than $1,000 of BTC and SOL.

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News Analysis

Trump and Biden Tied on Polymarket, Diverging From Polls

Other election contracts show a 35% chance of a Republican sweep of the presidency and both houses of Congress and a 27% chance Democrats control the Senate after the election.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 22: U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University on October 22, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. This is the last debate between the two candidates before the election on November 3. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

SEC Rebuts Coinbase's Attempt to Get Appeals Court to Answer Key Crypto Question

The exchange wants an appeal court to rule on whether conventional securities rules apply to crypto. Coinbase hopes they don't.

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Exiled Russian Opposition Leader Launches Blockchain-Based Referendum on Vladimir Putin’s Election Win

The new Arbitrum-powered tool could give Russians critical of Putin a way to anonymously voice their displeasure.

16:9 Crop: Russian President Vladimir Putin. (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)

Finance

Sexual Misconduct Allegations Lead Founder of Ethereum Layer-2 Chain 'Eclipse' to Step Back

Neel Somani, founder of Ethereum scaling chain Eclipse, said multiple sexual misconduct allegations circulating against him on X were "false."

Eclipse founder Neel Somani has stepped back as a "public face" for the company amid sexual misconduct allegations. (Andrew Gonzalez Photography

Finance

WisdomTree’s Crypto Business Goes Live in New York Against Big Shareholder's Wishes

The asset manager’s largest shareholder is urging investors to vote against the reappointment of the firm’s CEO, Jonathan Steinberg, who has led the firm’s business toward decentralized finance.

WisdomTree CEO Jonathan Steinberg, left. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Influencer-Investors Get Perks to Pitch Tokens: Inside Crypto's 'KOL' Economy

Unlike paid shills of yore, "key opinion leaders" invest in the projects they promote on social media. In return for buzz, they can sell tokens sooner than other investors.

(Matt Cardy/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

'Boden' Memecoin Surges After Trump Quips About It

"I don't like that investment," former U.S. President Donald Trump said of a token mocking his rival, Joe Biden. Trump also said he's open to cryptocurrency donations.

Donald Trump at an NFT event at Mar-a-Lago on May 8, 2024. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Restaking Is Hot in Ethereum and Entering Solana. Should We Worry?

The Lehman Brothers-driven global financial crisis of 2008 showed the danger of spreading money around too much.

(Cindy Tang/Unsplash)

Policy

Former NFL Star Rob Gronkowski to Pay $1.9M to Settle Crypto Investor Suit

The NBA's Victor Oladipo and racecar driver Landon Cassill also struck deals, and a group of Voyager investors said this was the "first tranche" of settlements with promoters of the former cryptocurrency lender.

Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, right (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Netflix)

Policy

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Pro-Crypto Presidential Candidiate, to Appear at Consensus 2024

"As an environmental lawyer, scion of a Democratic political dynasty, and now maverick presidential candidate, Kennedy will explain his support for cryptocurrency and self-custody," according to a statement.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)