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Nick Baker

Nick Baker

Nick Baker is CoinDesk's deputy editor-in-chief. He won a Loeb Award for editing CoinDesk's coverage of FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, including Ian Allison's scoop that caused SBF's empire to collapse. Before joining in 2022, he worked at Bloomberg News for 16 years as a reporter, editor and manager. Previously, he was a reporter at Dow Jones Newswires, wrote for The Wall Street Journal and earned a journalism degree from Ohio University. His crypto holdings are below CoinDesk's $1,000 disclosure threshold.

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Ratings company S&P Global has started ranking stablecoins' ability to hold their pegs. (eswaran arulkumar/Unsplash)
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Regulations
S&P Faults Biggest Stablecoin, Tether's USDT, as It Debuts New Industry Ranking
USDT was assigned a low score of four, meaning the largest stablecoin is constrained in its ability to maintain its peg to fiat, the rating agency says.
Ratings company S&P Global has started ranking stablecoins' ability to hold their pegs. (eswaran arulkumar/Unsplash)
By Camomile ShumbaNick Baker
Dec 13, 2023 at 3:58 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2023
RegulationsTetherS&PrankingsRatingsUSDTUSDC
Do Kwon, whose TerraUSD and Luna tokens collapsed in 2022, fueling the crypto winter (Terra)
Policy
Do kwon
Do Kwon Faces Extradition to U.S. for Charges Tied to the TerraUSD and Luna Collapse: WSJ
The blowups of his UST and LUNA tokens fueled a crisis that gripped the whole crypto industry in 2022, causing losses that reverberated far and wide.
Do Kwon, whose TerraUSD and Luna tokens collapsed in 2022, fueling the crypto winter (Terra)
By Nick Baker
Dec 7, 2023 at 5:33 p.m. UTC
Dec 7, 2023
Do KwonLunaCrimeTerraUSDterraform labs
Is bitcoin going to the moon again? (NASA)
Finance
Opinion
This Bitcoin Rally Feels Different. FOMO and YOLO Seem to Be Back
BTC just touched $45,000 days after topping $40,000 for the first time since early last year – and crypto-skeptics are taking another look.
Is bitcoin going to the moon again? (NASA)
By Nick Baker
Dec 6, 2023 at 1:03 a.m. UTC
Dec 6, 2023
OpinionBitcoinBinanceElon MuskDogecoinDOGEbtctop newsBitcoin ETF
CoinDesk's Ian Allison (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Features
Ian Allison's Giant Sam Bankman-Fried Scoop Won Accolades in 2023
The CoinDesk reporter belongs in the Journalism Hall of Fame since there's little, if any, precedent for the waves his story on Alameda Research and FTX stirred up.
CoinDesk's Ian Allison (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
By Nick Baker
Dec 4, 2023 at 1:23 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
FeaturesMost Influential 2023Sam Bankman-FriedFTX CollapseFTXCoinDeskno-livewire
Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Features
Jenny Johnson Has 76-Year-Old Franklin Templeton Learning Blockchain Tricks
The $1.33 trillion asset manager was viewed as old-fashioned, but its CEO is at the forefront of Wall Street's embrace of bitcoin ETFs and crypto technology.
Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
By Nick Baker
Dec 4, 2023 at 12:34 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2023
FeaturesMost Influential 2023Franklin TempletonJenny johnsonBitcoin ETFno-livewire
Gary Gensler's SEC must now decide what to do about multiple applications for BTC and ETH ETFs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Finance
Eth
Fidelity Wants to Create an Ether ETF, Joining BlackRock in Doubling Down on Crypto
Fidelity, BlackRock and other financial firms want to list BTC and ETH ETFs, which could make it easier for investors to invest in crypto.
Gary Gensler's SEC must now decide what to do about multiple applications for BTC and ETH ETFs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Nick Baker
Nov 17, 2023 at 10:46 p.m. UTC
Nov 17, 2023
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has emerged as a big fan of crypto (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Finance
Etf
BlackRock's Ethereum ETF Plan Is Confirmed in Nasdaq Filing
The world's largest asset manager has already made waves by seeking to list a bitcoin ETF
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has emerged as a big fan of crypto (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
By Nick BakerNikhilesh DeHelene Braun
Nov 9, 2023 at 9:33 p.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2023
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FTX looks poised to recover a surprisingly high amount for creditors, a year after Sam Bankman-Fried was undone by a CoinDesk scoop (Adobe Firefly)
Finance
Analysis
A Year After Sam Bankman-Fried's Downfall, Solana and Other FTX Holdings Are Flying High
The FTX founder's downfall began on Nov. 2, 2022 – a year ago Thursday – when CoinDesk published a big scoop. Jurors are poised to begin deliberating his fate on the anniversa...
FTX looks poised to recover a surprisingly high amount for creditors, a year after Sam Bankman-Fried was undone by a CoinDesk scoop (Adobe Firefly)
By Ian AllisonNick Baker
Nov 2, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2023
AnalysisSam Bankman-FriedFTX CollapseSBF Trialtop newsSolanaBankruptcyTrading Week 2023
When Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin in 2008, TradFi was in turmoil (Cate Gillon/Getty Images)
Finance
Opinion
On Bitcoin White Paper's 15th Anniversary, Wall Street Threatens to Swallow Its One-Time Challenger
The titans of finance are increasingly driving a space that, to many, was designed to put them out of business.
When Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin in 2008, TradFi was in turmoil (Cate Gillon/Getty Images)
By Nick Baker
Oct 31, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 31, 2023
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(Clay Banks/Unsplash)
Markets
Btc
A Wild Few Minutes Drive Bitcoin Above $35,000 as ETF Excitement Starts to Thaw the Crypto Winter
BTC hasn't seen these lofty levels since May 2022, when the cryptocurrency industry was just starting to get pummeled by scandals.
(Clay Banks/Unsplash)
By Nick BakerOliver Knight
Oct 24, 2023 at 12:08 a.m. UTC
Oct 24, 2023
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