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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Finance

Bitwage Rolls Out Bitcoin 401(k) Plan With Help From Gemini

The crypto payroll provider claims its "world's first" bitcoin 401(k) plan can help U.S. companies cross the crucial 75% threshold with their small business loans.

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Finance

Tencent Is Pouring $70B Into New Tech Including Blockchain

The web giant is earmarking funding for emerging technologies as it seeks to grow after the COVID-19 epidemic.

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Markets

Iranian President Calls for National Crypto Mining Strategy

Iran's President has ordered officials to develop a new approach to cryptocurrency mining.

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Markets

Caught Up in Steem Squabble, Bittrex to Return Tokens Diverted in Hard Fork

Bittrex says it will return all confiscated steem tokens that got "rescued" soon after yesterday's hard fork.

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Markets

Block.one Will Now Vote for EOS Candidates, but Wants Their Locations First

Block.one has issued its own set of criteria to use when voting for EOS block producers, perhaps controversially including where they are based.

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Markets

Steem Hard Fork Confiscates $6.3M, Community Immediately Takes It Back

The Steem hard fork nabbed the tokens of dissenting community members. Soon after, the tokens were said to have been diverted.

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Markets

First Mover: Bitcoin Just Got Easier to Mine, but for How Long?

Bitcoin's mining "difficulty" just fell 6%, giving small-scale miners a reprieve. But this is only a small dip before an even steeper ascent.

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Markets

Square Unveils Bitcoin Auto Payments Tool

Jack Dorsey's mobile payments company Square allows users to set up automatic bitcoin payments.

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Markets

BlockFi Says Hacker SIM-Swapped Employee's Phone, No Funds Were Lost

The hacker compromised an employee's phone and gained access to users' personal information, including their names and addresses, but BlockFi says no funds were affected.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince

Policy

Block.one Failed to Decentralize EOS, Argues New Securities Fraud Lawsuit

The plaintiffs – a crypto fund and an individual investor – are seeking compensatory damages from Block.one and other defendants.

Brendan Blumer (Credit: Block.one)