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Nick Baker

Deputy Editor-in-Chief

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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Finance

BlackRock's Spot Bitcoin ETF Starts Trading in Brazil

The asset manager's geographic expansion of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) follows its successful introduction in the U.S. in January.

Mar 1, 2024

Brazil (Agustin Diaz Gargiulo / Unsplash)

Finance

Retiring CEO of Giant Asset Manager Vanguard Shunned Bitcoin ETFs. Will His Replacement?

The question some are now asking is whether the firm will pivot on crypto after Tim Buckley leaves.

Feb 29, 2024

Vanguard logo (John Keeble/Getty Images)

Finance

Bank of America, Wells Fargo to Offer Spot Bitcoin ETFs to Clients: Bloomberg

CoinDesk reported on Wednesday that another Wall Street giant, Morgan Stanley, might soon offer its clients exposure to the new products as well.

Feb 29, 2024

(Chenyu Guan/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin ETF Trading Frenzy Continues After Record $673M Net Inflow as BTC Price Nears Record

BlackRock's bitcoin ETF (IBIT) surpassed $1 billion in trading volume Thursday for the fourth consecutive day.

Feb 29, 2024

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Doesn't Want to Go to Prison for 100 Years

Bankman-Fried's legal team brought 29 character references in pleading for a lenient sentence.

Feb 28, 2024

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Winklevoss Twins' Gemini Promises to Return $1.1B to Earn Customers

The pact is tied to the bankruptcy of Genesis Global Capital, Gemini's partner for its Earn program.

Feb 28, 2024

Gemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Finance

Morgan Stanley Evaluating Spot Bitcoin ETFs for Its Giant Brokerage Platform: Sources

Since spot bitcoin ETFs went live in January, chatter has increased about the imminent arrival of the big registered investment advisor (RIA) networks and broker-dealer platforms.

Feb 28, 2024

Morgan Stanley (Shutterstock)

Finance

Amid Ferocious Bitcoin Rally, a Coinbase Snafu Shows $0 Balances for Customers

Multiple users of Coinbase's U.S. platform said on Wednesday that their account balances were wiped out.

Feb 28, 2024

Coinbase (Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Finance

Bitcoin Tops $63K for First Time Since November 2021

Spot bitcoin ETFs are seeing massive inflows of money and BTC is crossing $1,000 milestones one after another in quick succession.

Feb 28, 2024

Bitcoin price rose 20% in a week (CoinDesk)

Finance

AI-Linked Crypto Tokens Surge After Nvidia Sees 'Tipping Point'

AI tokens outperform the CoinDesk 20 index, as crypto traders bet on solid Nvidia earnings and outlook.

Feb 21, 2024

(Shutterstock)
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