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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Policy

FATF Plans to Strengthen Global Supervisory Framework for Crypto Exchanges

The international financial watchdog will meet in October to discuss creating a stronger global framework for the regulation of cryptocurrencies.

FATF Financial Action Task Force

Markets

Crypto Exchanges See Big Drop in Volumes as Bitcoin Volatility Approaches 2020 Low

Crypto exchange volumes could continue falling should volatility remain at these low levels, said CryptoCompare CEO Charles Hayter.

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Finance

Visa Seeks Ethereum Developer for New 'Distributed Application'

The world's largest payment network is looking for an Ethereum developer to help work on a new blockchain-based application.

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Markets

Compound's 'Yield Farmers' Briefly Turned BAT Into DeFi's Largest Coin

The digital advertising token briefly became bigger than ether in the decentralized finance space, thanks to popular lending protocol Compound.

(Vudhikrai/Shutterstock)

Finance

IOHK Invests Six-Figure Sum Into Crypto Asset Manager Wave Financial

Charles Hoskinson, IOHK's CEO, will become an adviser to Wave Financial as part of the deal.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson

Markets

Coinbase Custody to Support Secure Cardano Staking This Year

Cardano users will be able to securely stake their ADA tokens from inside Coinbase's cold storage.

Coinbase Custody CEO Sam McIngvale speaks at Invest: NYC 2019. (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

Policy

German Regulator Had Just 1 Person Checking Wirecard’s $3.1B Books: Report

Germany's finance and accounting agencies seem to have missed their chance to spot a $2.1 billion black hole in Wirecard's accounts.

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Policy

E-Gold Claims US Officials Buried Key Report in 2008 Landmark Crypto Ruling

A court filing alleges federal government suppression of an OFR review led to crypto businesses being defined as money transmitters.

fine gold

Finance

Cardano Developer IOHK Launches $20M Fund for Ecosystem Startups

The cFund will invest anywhere between $250,000 and $500,000 into startups and small businesses using Cardano or IOHK tech initiatives.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson

Finance

Investment Firm Arcane Crypto Plans Nasdaq Nordic Listing Through $32M Reverse Takeover

A successful reverse takeover of Vertical Ventures would allow the crypto investment firm to appeal to a broader investor base, the firm said.

Arcane Crypto CEO Torbjorn Bull Jenssen, courtesy of Arcane