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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Markets

Crypto.com's Card Issuer Wirecard Files for Insolvency

Before Wirecard's insolvency filing, Crypto.com and TenX said customer funds were unaffected by their partner's accounting scandal.

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Finance

AMD-Backed Blockchain Project Amassing 20K GPUs but Won't Say Why

Following a seed funding round, AMD and Consensys-backed W3BCLOUD is tripling its GPU capacity for a range of new blockchain functions they don't want to discuss – yet.

A GPU card (Remitski Ivan/Shutterstock)

Finance

FC Barcelona's Token Sale Hit $1.3M Cap in Under 2 Hours

The tokens will be earned by Barcelona fans who participate in club decisions, such as deciding on a new mural for the first team changing room.

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Policy

Bitcoin ATM Growth May Be a Boon for Money Launderers

Crypto analytics company CipherTrace found bitcoin ATMs are increasingly being used to send funds to "high-risk exchanges" suspected of facilitating illicit activity.

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Markets

Forget Bitcoin’s Volatility, BoA Says Unstable UK Pound Like an Emerging Market Currency

Bitcoin is often criticized for its volatility – now analysts are saying that, and more, about the pound sterling.

Stack of pound coins (Linda Bestwick/Shutterstock)

Markets

First Mover: Bitcoin’s Recent Stability May Come From a Fleeting Correlation With Equities

Bitcoin is often likened to digital gold, but some analysts say the more compelling correlation is with the stock market.

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Markets

Argo Buys $500K Worth of Zcash Miners as Bitcoin Revenue Shrivels

Doubling its mining capacity for privacy coin zcash could help Argo diversify after last month’s halving knocked its bitcoin revenue.

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Markets

First Mover: The Logic Behind Three Arrows’ $200M Grayscale Bet

Three Arrows has taken a large bet on GBTC but the halcyon days of the Grayscale premium flip may be numbered.

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Finance

Crypto Exchanges Must Stop Acting Like Casinos in Wake of Robinhood Suicide: bitFlyer Exec

Crypto exchanges need to do more to protect customers and prevent tragic deaths in the wake of the Robinhood suicide, says bitFlyer US COO Joel Edgerton.

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Markets

UK Financial Watchdog Warns Crypto Firms to Register Before End of June

The Financial Conduct Authority wants six months to review and ask follow-up questions to crypto businesses applying to operate in the U.K.

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