Anna Baydakova

Anna writes about blockchain projects and regulation with a special focus on Eastern Europe and Russia. She is especially excited about stories on privacy, cybercrime, sanctions policies and censorship resistance of decentralized technologies.
She graduated from the Saint Petersburg State University and the Higher School of Economics in Russia and got her Master's degree at Columbia Journalism School in New York City.
She joined CoinDesk after years of writing for various Russian media, including the leading political outlet Novaya Gazeta.
Anna owns BTC and an NFT of sentimental value.

Anna Baydakova

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Consensus Magazine

Nexo in Court With a Co-Founder Over $12M in Missing Assets

Nexo says its former managing partner left with a hardware wallet full of the company’s crypto.

Antoni Trenchev Co-Founder Nexo (Shutterstock/Coindesk)

Consensus Magazine

He Got Arrested in Russia for a Bitcoin Bribe. Now the Coins Are Moving to Exchanges

A criminal investigator in Moscow allegedly extorted thousands of bitcoin from the hackers he arrested. Now, these coins have moved onto exchanges, Crystal Blockchain found.

Marat Tambiev, Russian officer allegedly turned crypto criminal (YouTube)

Consensus Magazine

Crypto Ponzi Schemes Cost Victims $7.8B in 2022: TRM Labs

Bitcoin is no longer the preferred chain for such crimes as criminals have moved onto altcoins, the blockchain analytics company also reported.

hacker (Cybercrime / Getty Images)

Consensus Magazine

Wyoming: Regulatory Clarity and Crypto-Friendly Banks Fuel Blockchain Revolution

America’s least populous state has passed three dozen laws regulating crypto. That has helped attract crypto, blockchain and Web3 employers and made the No. 7 spot on CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 the most crypto-friendly state in an otherwise uncertain U.S. regulatory environment.

Caitlin Long (Credit: Ali Powell)

Consensus Magazine

Silicon Valley: The Mecca for Venture Capital May Be Cooling on Crypto

The storied birthplace of the U.S. tech industry is dripping with talent and money. But crypto founders who live in the No. 8 spot on CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 list say that Web3 is losing ground to artificial intelligence in the race to capture the Valley's wallets and minds.

Andreessen Horowitz's Chris Dixon during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019. (Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

Consensus Magazine

This Is How Scammers Can Drain Your Crypto Wallet

Scammers use a variety of techniques to steal users’ money, some of which only require knowing your wallet address, a Forta Network researcher said.

A computer popup box screen warning of a system being hacked, compromised software enviroment. 3D illustration. (Getty Images)

Tech

Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Found an Infinite Loop Bug in Sui Network

The bug was found before Sui mainnet was live and the foundation granted a $500,000 award for the discovery.

(Getty Images)

Finance

Mining Pools Are the New Mixers For Cybercriminals: Chainalysis

Hackers have a new way to recycle their ill-gotten crypto gains.

Mining rig (Getty Images)

Consensus Magazine

Police in Estonia and Kazakhstan Investigate Atomic Wallet Hack

CEO Konstantin Gladych told CoinDesk Atomic is cooperating with law enforcement after a multi-million dollar exploit of the non-custodial wallet.

Police

Consensus Magazine

‘The Industry Doesn’t Want the Answers.’ Josh Klayman on Coinbase and Binance

The crypto lawyer isn’t buying the argument that the SEC refuses to give the industry “regulatory clarity.” Chair Gary Gensler has been quite clear over the last two years about what is and what isn't a security, she says.

Josh Ashley Klayman at Consensus Invest 2017