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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.

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There’s a New Platform for Bitcoin-Backed Borrowing and It’s Courting Banks to Lend
Max Keidun, CEO of non-custodial bitcoin exchange Hold Hodl, is launching a decentralized platform for stablecoin and fiat loans with Casa, Blockstream, Bitfinex and others.
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By Anna Baydakova
Sep 3, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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One Ex-Sex Worker’s Web3 Solution to Ethical Porn Consumption
Crass Kitty, founder of adult content platform Proof of Peach, describes how Web3 tools can make porn creation and consumption more ethical.
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By Ben SchillerDanny NelsonAnna Baydakova
Sep 1, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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Binance Froze Russian Gun Maker's Crypto Assets, Amid Ukrainian Pressure
Vladislav Lobaev, a Russian gun manufacturer, raised $21,000 in crypto for the war in Ukraine before the world’s largest crypto exchange locked down the funds.
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By Anna Baydakova
Aug 31, 2022 at 3:10 p.m. UTC
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Sanctioned Bitcoin Mining Firm BitRiver Loses Another Client as SBI Leaves: Sources
The Japanese bank is at least the second big name to emerge as ceasing work with BitRiver after the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on the Russian firm in April.
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By Anna BaydakovaEliza Gkritsi
Aug 25, 2022 at 5:50 p.m. UTC
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Tornado Cash Saga Fuels Protest After Developer's Arrest
Open source development, free speech and privacy are all under fire with the arrest of an alleged Tornado Cash developer. Plus: interviews from the #FreeAlex protest.
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By Ben SchillerDanny NelsonAnna Baydakova
Aug 25, 2022 at 12:05 p.m. UTC
Aug 25, 2022
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Sanctions
Coinbase CEO Suggests Exchange Won't Censor Transactions on Ethereum
Brian Armstrong expressed his preference not to censor transactions to and from sanctioned addresses after the blockchain's transition to proof-of-stake.
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By Anna Baydakova
Aug 18, 2022 at 4:43 p.m. UTC
Aug 18, 2022
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Crypto Exchange Kraken’s Anti-Woke Stance: An Experiment in Crypto Workplace Culture
CoinDesk reporter Cheyenne Ligon unravels the workplace culture war waging at Kraken.
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By Ben SchillerDanny NelsonAnna Baydakova
Aug 18, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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The DeFi Developer Who Weaponized Pseudonymity
“Opinionated” host Danny Nelson explains how he uncovered the coder who weaponized pseudonymity to prop up a DeFi ecosystem.
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By Ben SchillerDanny NelsonAnna Baydakova
Aug 11, 2022 at 6:03 p.m. UTC
Aug 11, 2022
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Binance
Binance Among Crypto Exchanges Blocked as Uzbekistan Clamps Down
FTX and Huobi are also inaccessible as the authorities restrict access to unlicensed centralized trading platforms.
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By Anna Baydakova
Aug 11, 2022 at 12:36 p.m. UTC
Aug 11, 2022
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BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik Has Been Extradited to the US
The news comes weeks after U.S. authorities called off their previous extradition request, thereby paving the way for Vinnik to be brought to the U.S.
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By Parikshit MishraAnna Baydakova
Aug 5, 2022 at 6:15 a.m. UTC
Aug 5, 2022
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