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

New Settlement Layer to Offer Asian Crypto Institutions Local Alternative to Silvergate Bank

The new settlement layer is intended save Asian institutional traders from taking the "scenic route" via U.S. banking regulations.

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Finance

Norwegian Air May Allow Customers to Pay With Crypto as Soon as Spring

Norwegian Air would accept cryptocurrency payments via crypto exchange NBX.

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Investor Fortress Raises Buyout Offer for Mt. Gox Creditor Claims by 71%

Fortress is now offering creditors a "premium price tier" of $1,300 on every bitcoin held by the defunct exchange's estate.

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Markets

South Korea's Central Bank Is Building a New Blockchain System for the Bond Market

The Bank of Korea is reportedly looking to build a blockchain system for the Korean bond market.

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Markets

Crypto Exchange Binance Suspends Trading Over 'Systems Messaging Error'

The Binance exchange said an outage was due to system maintenance prompted by a problem with a data feed.

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Korean ICO Project Shuts Down, Says 'Negative Perceptions' of Crypto Made Business Impossible

Contents Protocol will refund approximately $7.5 million worth of ether back to investors.

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Tech

Samsung Continues Support for Crypto With New Flagship Smartphone

Users will still be able to hold cryptocurrencies on Samsung's newly launched Galaxy S20 range.

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Markets

DeFi Project bZx Exploited for Second Time in a Week, Loses $630K in Ether

The attacker manipulated price feeds in order to create and profit from an under collateralized loan.

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Markets

Russia's Central Bank Proposes New Token Framework, but Labels Crypto Transactions 'Suspicious'

Russia is looking at creating a regulatory distinction between asset tokenization and 'pure' cryptocurrencies.

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Speculation Undermines Crypto Prices and Utility, Says Bank of England Senior Economist

Speculation clogs up blockchains, making them harder to use and ultimately less valuable, a working paper suggests.

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