Nick Baker

Nick Baker was CoinDesk's deputy editor-in-chief. He won a Loeb Award for editing CoinDesk's coverage of FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, including Ian Allison's scoop that caused SBF's empire to collapse. Before joining in 2022, he worked at Bloomberg News for 16 years as a reporter, editor and manager. Previously, he was a reporter at Dow Jones Newswires, wrote for The Wall Street Journal and earned a journalism degree from Ohio University. He owns more than $1,000 of BTC and SOL.

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Policy

Media Reported Hamas Got Millions Via Crypto, but the Data Provider They Cited Says It Was Misconstrued

The funding revelation caused an uproar in Washington. But there's no evidence for anything beyond "tiny" amounts of digital assets landing in terrorists' hands, the data firm Elliptic now says.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is involved in a controversy over the use of Elliptic crypto data to explain how much terrorists have relied on crypto. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried's Jurors Were Sent Home for the Day, but His Debut on the Stand Was Significant Anyway

Even though jurors weren't there to hear the former crypto mogul, the ex-FTX CEO's first appearance on the witness stand was still remarkable.

Despite claims by right-wing political figures, Sam Bankman-Fried was definitely not a free man when he (right) exited a Manhattan courtroom on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Hobbled Crypto Exchange's Creditors Are Suing Its CEO and Want to Claw Back Money From 'Bitcoin Jesus'

CoinFLEX CEO Mark Lamb breached his fiduciary duty when he created a new company, OPNX, with the founders of failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, creditors argue. They are also critical of a deal Lamb struck with early BTC evangelist Roger Ver.

Kyle Davies (left) and Su Zhu (middle). (Kyle Davies/X)

Finance

Mastercard Teams Up With MoonPay for Web3 Push

MoonPay will incorporate compliance-friendly Mastercard's Crypto Credential system and integrate payments tech like Mastercard Send and Click to Pay, according to a blog post.

close up of Mastercard logo and hologram on a payment card

Markets

Are Rising Yields Putting the Squeeze on DeFi?

It’s a bit more complicated than comparing Treasury yields and staking rates.

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Finance

Crypto's Darkest Hour, and the Bright Day Ahead

There really is a crypto future worth fighting for if we can just leave the crypto clowns behind.

(Aleksandr Barsukov/Unsplash)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried to Testify at His Criminal Trial as Soon as Thursday

The FTX founder will directly appeal to jurors in his bid to prove he did not commit, or conspire to commit, fraud before his crypto juggernaut's spectacular collapse.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF in August Got on DTCC Site That Just Belatedly Moved Markets

The price of bitcoin surged on Monday after BlackRock’s proposed ETF showed up on the DTCC’s website and dropped when it vanished Tuesday.

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Policy

Crypto-Fan Tom Emmer's Rise and Fall in the U.S. House Speaker Race Was Extremely Quick

Rep. Tom Emmer, the No. 3 in U.S. House leadership, has been Mr. Crypto on Capitol Hill, so his brush with the speaker nomination gave a jolt of hope to the industry.

Congressman Tom Emmer (CoinDesk archives)