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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Tech

Roger Ver's Mining Pool Pulls Support for Bitcoin Cash Dev Fund Over Chain Split Threat

Ver said he was "mostly just along for the ride" as some mining pools stepped back from the prospect of competing hard forks.

Roger Ver, one of the biggest advocates of bitcoin cash, said PayPal would not have supported bitcoin cash if the payment giant knew about the hard forks.

Policy

Opporty Founder Calls SEC Suit 'Grossly Overstated' in Public Defense

In an open letter, Sergey Grybniak claims his firm followed all regulatory guidance available at the time of its 2017–2018 initial coin offering.

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Tech

IBM Awarded Patent for 'Self-Aware Token'

The firm says the concept of tokens that record their own data could make it easier for regulators to understand who is using them.

IBM office

Markets

Deutsche Bank Says Digital Currencies Could Be Mainstream in 2 Years

A digital currency could see widespread adoption within the next few years, a new report by Deutsche Bank suggests.

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Policy

Over 1,000 Bitcoin Miners Granted Licenses in Iran: Report

Iran's Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has issued more than 1,000 permits to cryptocurrency miners under new licensing requirements.

Tehran, Iran

Markets

Major Australian Exchange Expands to Singapore for Crypto-Friendly Regs

Independent Reserve will expand to Singapore to take advantage of its "overwhelmingly positive" regulatory response.

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Policy

Crypto Exec’s $1.8M SIM-Swap Lawsuit Has ‘Critical Holes,’ Says AT&T

AT&T has again argued against allegations it was in part responsible for a SIM-swap hack that cost crypto exec Seth Shapiro $1.8 million.

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Tech

UK Cricket Club Will Issue This Season's Tickets Over a Blockchain

The blockchain-based ticketing system will be used for all Lancashire Cricket Club's domestic and international fixtures in 2020.

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Policy

10% of Central Banks Surveyed Close to Issuing Digital Currencies: BIS

A fifth of the world's population may well have access to a central bank digital currency in as little as three years, according to a BIS survey.

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Finance

Ripple Reports Selling Just $13M of XRP Last Quarter

Ripple sold $13 million in XRP last quarter – down 80 percent from its Q3 sales of $66.24 million.

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