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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Venezuela's Maduro Orders Banks to Adopt Petro Cryptocurrency

Venezuelan banks have been ordered to use the petro, the Maduro government-launched cryptocurrency, as a unit of account.

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TaTaTu to Stream William Friedkin Biopic on Blockchain Platform

Blockchain-based social entertainment platform TaTaTu will screen the documentary Friedkin Uncut in North America and the U.K. on its platform.

movie, films

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Samsung Looks to Streamline Banking With Blockchain Tool

Samsung SDS, a subsidiary of South Korea's tech conglomerate, has developed a blockchain-based certification platform for South Korean banks.

Samsung

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CBP: Our 'Live Fire' Blockchain Test Is Entering the Proof-of-Concept Phase

U. S. Customs and Border Protection will begin its live testing of a shipment tracking system on a blockchain after Labor Day.

Logistics Ship

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UPS Eyes Blockchain in Bid to Track Global Shipping Data

Shipping giant UPS has filed for a new patent that uses blockchain as part of a distributed system for sending packages worldwide.

ups

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Pornhub Subsidiary to Reward Viewers With Crypto Tokens

Tube8 has partnered up with with the Vice Industry Token (VIT) to pay viewers for interacting with its services.

tube8

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US Border Officials to Test Blockchain for Certificate Tracking

CBP plans to trial blockchain technology to verify North American Free Trade Agreement and Central American Free Trade Agreement certificates.

cbp

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Genesis Mining to End Unprofitable Crypto Contracts

Cloud mining service Genesis Mining is forcing some clients to upgrade to a five-year subscription or else lose services, it announced Thursday. 

Bitcoin ASIC miner (CoinDesk Archives)

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ASX Head Says New DLT System Could Save Billions

The Australian Securities Exchange is looking to blockchain technology as a potential replacement for its clearing and settlement services.

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BMO, Pension Plan Pilot Blockchain for Fixed Income Issuance

Canadian financial firm BMO Capital Markets is working with the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan on a new blockchain pilot.

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