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

Latest from Paddy Baker


Markets

Elrond Launches Onto Mainnet, Reduces Token Supply by 99%

Elrond’s move onto its mainnet will replace 19.98 billion testnet tokens with 20 million mainnet tokens at a rate of 1000:1.

(Bukhanovskyy/Shutterstock)

Markets

Bank of England Building Payments Network to Support a Potential Digital Pound

CoinDesk has learned the Bank of England's new settlement system is being built so it can be forwards compatible with a digital currency.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

tZERO Slashes Jobs, Salaries as It Gears Up for Another Funding Round

In an attempt to slow its cash burn rate, tZERO slashed headcount and asked senior staff to take equity as it prepares for a new raise.

tZERO

Markets

A Crypto Derivatives Exchange Is Getting a Nasdaq Listing in Q3

Originally postponed due to the pandemic, EQUOS.io is still set to be the first crypto exchange on the Nasdaq.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Binance Australia Is Actually Run by an Entity Linked to TravelbyBit

CoinDesk has discovered Binance Australia is operated by InvestbyBit, a company that shares directors with tourist crypto payments provider, TravelbyBit.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

Markets

Digital Yen Now 'Top Priority' for Japan Central Bank, Says Senior Official

The comments mark a shift in priority for Japan as it seeks to counter the economic threat from regional rival China.

shutterstock_1576034410

Markets

Crypto Wallet Maker Ledger Loses 1M Email Addresses in Data Theft

An unknown hacker gained access to the wallet maker's marketing database, stealing a million email addresses as well as personal information for 9,000 customers.

(Quinten Jacobs/Shutterstock.com)

Markets

Soaring DeFi Usage Drives Ethereum Contract Calls to New Record

Coin Metrics reported the daily number of smart contract calls on Ethereum jumped to 3.11 million – a new record.

(Mega Pixel/Shutterstock)

Markets

Deribit Reports Daily Record $539M of Bitcoin Options Traded, More Than Double Prior High

Exchange Deribit has more than doubled on its previous daily record with well over $500 million worth of bitcoin options traded.

Floor traders in Chicago.

Markets

Israel's Stock Exchange Says It Is Launching a Blockchain Platform for Securities Lending

The new blockchain platform can facilitate peer-to-peer trading and allow the securities lending market to reach its full potential, the exchange said.

(ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock)