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.

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QuadrigaCX Has Sent All Its Bitcoin and Ether to 'Big Four' Auditor EY

QuadrigaCX's "hot" wallets for bitcoin and ether have been nearly emptied, with the funds now held by court-appointed monitor EY.

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Overstock CEO Electrifies at Investment Bank Oppenheimer's Blockchain Event

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne electrified a crowd of institutional investors with his well-honed stump speech for blockchain's transformative potential.

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Crypto Startup TrueDigital Hires CEO from World's Largest Hedge Fund

The startup that helped Signature Bank beat JPMorgan to the punch is hiring a former Bridgewater Associates manager as its new CEO.

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tZERO Is Live, But Volume Is Light and Its Token's Price Is Down Sharply

Daily trading volume on the recently launched tZERO platform is less than 1% the total supply of the only listed security token.

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Blockchain Analysis Ties 5 Bitcoin Addresses to QuadrigaCX Exchange

Researchers have identified a group of bitcoin addresses that likely belonged to the cold wallets of failed exchange QuadrigaCX.

Gerald Cotten, difunto CEO de QuadrigaCX, alrededor de 2015.

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GM Financial Partners With Blockchain Startup to Fight Identity Fraud

General Motors Financial has partnered with blockchain startup Spring Labs on solutions for identity verification.

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Funds Were Moving On QuadrigaCX Right Before Its Collapse

Nearly $1 million worth of ether left QuadrigaCX's hot wallet for other cryptocurrency exchanges in December, the same month its CEO reportedly died.

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Crypto Futures Platform ErisX Hires Execs From Barclays and YouTube

Crypto trading firm ErisX has hired a COO from megabank Barclays and a head of infrastructure from YouTube.

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The Collapse of QuadrigaCX: What We Know (And What We Don't)

The growing scandal around the QuadrigaCX crypto exchange has numerous angles – and raises many questions.

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Circle's Stablecoin Pitchman Joins Blockchain Startup Celo

Chuck Kimble, who helped promote the USDC stablecoin for Circle, has joined blockchain startup Celo as head of strategic partnerships.

Chuck Kimble image — courtesy of Celo