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

Tether's Supply on Compound Jumps to Over $224M in a Week

Tether's volume on decentralized lender Compound has quadrupled to over $224 million in just a few days, and is by far the dominant stablecoin on the platform.

(A. J. Gallant/Shutterstock)

Markets

Blockchain Company Factom Inc. Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Factom Inc.'s board has presented a proposal for restructuring the business, which will now be assessed by the administrators.

Factom CEO Paul Snow at North American Bitcoin Conference 2015. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Bitcoin SV President Hits Out at Binance as Former Critic Becomes Top Miner

The new spat erupted after Binance's new pool became the biggest miner for BSV, despite the exchange delisting the token a year ago.

Jimmy Nguyen, Bitcoin Association President (Bitcoin Association)

Finance

Novogratz: Galaxy Digital Will 'Suck' if Bitcoin Fails to Become an Institutional Asset

Galaxy Digital is working on a project that may lead to institutions adopting crypto as an asset class. And the firm needs it, Mike Novogratz says.

Michael Novogratz of Galaxy Digital

Markets

Crypto Card Issuer Wirecard Says It's Missing $2.1B in 'German Enron' Scandal

Wirecard admitted the accounting hole was roughly a quarter of the company’s total balance sheet.

(Rico Markus/Shutterstock.com)

Policy

Trump Told Treasury Secretary to 'Go After' Bitcoin, Bolton Book Reportedly Claims

Former national security adviser John Bolton is said to have revealed the conversation in his book, scheduled for publication next week.

U.S. President Donald Trump

Markets

First Mover: As US Stocks Defy Economic Gravity, Bitcoiners Shudder at March Memory

With the global economy in deep water amid the coronavirus crisis, some cryptocurrency analysts are starting to wonder if a correction in U.S. stocks might prompt another "Black Thursday" crash.

Defying gravity (lucas_moore/Shutterstock)

Markets

Former CFTC Chair Giancarlo Lays Out Why He Thinks XRP Isn't a Security

The fact investors buy XRP for different reasons means it's more like a new form of currency than it is a security, says former CFTC head Christopher Giancarlo.

Christoper Giancarlo (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

When Ferrari? Tokenized Supercar Gives European Investors Exposure to Asset Class

CurioInvest is selling tokenized shares of a limited-edition Ferrari worth over $1 million.

The tokenized Ferrari F12 TDF up for sale (CurioInvest)

Markets

Binance Launching Crypto Exchange in the UK

Binance U.K. will provide regulated crypto trading services for British and European investors.

Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (Binance)