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

Fed Reserve Is Researching DLT-Based Digital Dollar, Says Governor

Lael Brainard said in a speech the Federal Reserve is looking at digital ledger use cases including for a possible central bank digital currency.

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Finance

Fidelity's VC Arm Leads $13M Series A for Blockchain-Based B2B Network Clear

Clear claims it can reduce friction in global trade that amounts to $140 billion every year.

Singapore. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

US Judge Dismisses Bitcoin Cash 'Hijack' Lawsuit Against Bitmain, Kraken

A U.S. court has dismissed UnitedCorp's market manipulation lawsuit against Bitmain, Kraken, Bitcoin.com and others without prejudice.

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell

Finance

ConsenSys Acquires US Broker-Dealer in Bid to Tokenize Trillion-Dollar 'Muni' Bond Market

ConsenSys aims to use its new acquisition to offer tokenized municipal bonds in a market ripe for disruption.

ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Intermex Partners With Ripple for XRP-Based Remittance Corridor

Intermex has said it will use use RippleNet for its U.S.-Mexican remittance corridor.

Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, speaks at Davos 2020. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Craig Wright 'Abusing' Privilege to Block 11,000 Documents, Kleiman Lawyers Say

The filing says Wright has abused attorney-client privilege to withhold documents from the court.

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Tech

Bitcoin SV Sees Minor Split as Blockchain Shifts to ‘Genesis’ Upgrade

The upgrade saw an "inadvertent" split as an unknown entity mined a block on the old chain, the BSV team says.

Adam and Eve, stained glass in Gloucester Cathedral, UK. Credit: Shutterstock

Tech

Aztec Launches Privacy Network on Ethereum

Users will be able to create private assets using the protocol.

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Markets

Minecraft Players Can Win Bitcoin on New Treasure Hunt Server

A new Minecraft server allows players in the blocky universe to compete against one another to find hidden treasure and receive a bitcoin reward.

Minecraft user

Finance

Mastercard Left Libra Association Over Regulatory and Viability Concerns, Says CEO

The credit-card giant pulled out of the Libra Association in October. Now its chief has opened up on why.

Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga at World Economic Forum 2015. Image courtesy of Mastercard