Paddy Baker

Paddy Baker is a London-based cryptocurrency reporter. He was previously senior journalist at Crypto Briefing.

Paddy holds positions in BTC and ETH, as well as smaller amounts of LTC, ZIL, NEO, BNB and BSV.

Paddy Baker

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Tech

Singapore's Central Bank Eyes Commercial Role for Its Blockchain Payments Tech

Project Ubin has completed its last development phase and is now being considered as the basis for commercial digital currency ventures.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Cardano Creator Compares Criticism of Project to 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'

Infighting is hurting crypto, IOHK's Charles Hoskinson says, but he won't "apologize for kicking people in the teeth" on Twitter if someone is attacking Cardano or its community.

A large reprint of Jean-Leon Gerome's "Pollice Verso" hangs behind Charles Hoskinson in a recent video. (Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Maker Canaan Drops 3 Directors in Possible Boardroom Coup

Sources speaking to Chinese media said a dispute at Canaan Creative has led to a power grab by now-Executive Director Nangeng Zhang.

Canaan co-Chairman Jianping Kong is one of three company directors dropped from the miner maker's business registry. (PoolIn)

Finance

Coinbase Exploring Stock Market Listing, Reuters Reports

The crypto exchange is said to be planning a direct listing rather than an initial public offering, sources speaking to Reuters said.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Markets

First Mover: Pie Anyone? DeFi Pushes ETF-Style Investing Toward Decentralization

PieDAO's push to decentralize itself shows the fast-growing DeFi industry's efforts to retrofit investment vehicles for digital-asset markets.

(Sheri Silver/Unsplash)

Markets

Libra Hasn't Abandoned Multi-Currency Stablecoin: Policy Director

The Libra Association's head of policy said ongoing dialogues with central bankers had not dented their original ambition.

Facebook Libra

Finance

Tata Consultancy Launches Crypto Trading Solution for India's Financial Firms

India's crypto renaissance continues, with Tata Consultancy unveiling a solution allowing banks and financial institutions to offer digital asset trading.

(Sundry Photography/Shutterstock)

Markets

Copper Now Enables Funds to Create Complex Crypto-Backed Securities

The service allows institutional investors to securitize a range of crypto-based products, from token trackers to complex trading strategies.

City of London

Finance

Global Shipping Giant Cosco to Trial Alibaba's Ant Blockchain

Ant Financial claims its enterprise blockchain can handle a billion transaction a day and save costs in global shipping.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Lightspeed Venture Invests $2.8M in Crypto Market Maker Wintermute

Funding will go towards expanding its liquidity products across the crypto derivatives market.

The Wintermute team