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

London-Based Crypto Custodian Copper Raises $8M for Expansion Overseas

Copper uses its "Walled Garden" infrastructure to allow clients to trade crypto assets more securely from custody.

City of London image via Shutterstock

Tech

IOHK Opens Cardano Research Lab at University of Wyoming Following $500K Donation

The blockchain center at the University of Wyoming will feature a Plutus development facility, providing blockchain developers with an applied laboratory for writing code in cardano's smart-contract language.

The Wyoming Division of Banking just granted its first crypto-friendly bank charter Wednesday. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Coinbase Commerce Integrates Dai Cryptocurrency for Merchant Payments

This is the first new cryptocurrency added by Coinbase Commerce since it added USDC in May 2019.

Credit: Shutterstock

Markets

OKEx Partners With Bain-Backed Crypto Exchange to Launch Leveraged Futures in India

Through the partnership the firms will launch a new futures trading platform in India, providing OKEx with a foothold in a high-potential market.

Mumbai skyline image via Shutterstock

Markets

Binance Adds 15 Fiat Currencies as Exchange Pushes Global Expansion

The new fiat funding options come via the exchange's integration with Israeli payments processor Simplex.

Binance ex-CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Binance Hires Ex-Uber Product Lead as VP of Global Expansion

Matt Shroder will help the Binance exchange scale its operations and services, especially in emerging markets.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. (Credit: Binance)

Finance

DTCC Calls on Banks and Regulators to Help Address Blockchain Security Issues

A comprehensive framework shared by all participants will negate any risks associated with blockchain, the derivatives repository giant says.

DTCC Fintech Symposium 2017. Credit: CoinDesk/Michael del Castillo

Finance

Mastercard and Ripple's Xpring Join Industry Group to Promote Blockchain Education

Mastercard, the innovation arms of Ripple and Binance, and eight other firms joined a group supporting blockchain education in universities worldwide.

Sponsored Workshops at Consensus 2022

Markets

Retail Investors Aren't Interested in Crypto Derivatives, Says eToro Executive

eToro isn't too worried about a potential U.K. ban on crypto derivatives, its U.K. managing director told CoinDesk.

Iqbal Gandham (center), eToro's UK managing director. (Image courtesy of eToro)

Markets

North Korea Is Expanding Its Monero Mining Operations, Says Report

North Korea may be boosting its monero mining efforts to circumvent sanctions and avoid being tracked.

Kim Jong-un, supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Credit: Alexander Khitrov/Shutterstock)