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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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Kalshi countdown to election markets (kalshi.com)
Policy
Regulations
Prediction Market Kalshi Signals It Sees CFTC's Blessing for Midterm Election Bets
A countdown clock on its website ends today, indicating the service is optimistic regulators will let it offer contracts for the Nov. 8 election.
Kalshi countdown to election markets (kalshi.com)
By Nick Baker
Oct 28, 2022 at 3:56 p.m. UTC
Oct 28, 2022
RegulationsPrediction MarketsUSCFTC
Blockchain.com founder and CEO Peter Smith (Blockchain.com)
Finance
Funding rounds
Blockchain.com May Raise Money at Significant Discount to Previous Valuation: Bloomberg
The company was valued at $14 billion in a funding round earlier this year, but may only fetch $3 billion to $4 billion, the publication reported.
Blockchain.com founder and CEO Peter Smith (Blockchain.com)
By Nick Baker
Oct 26, 2022 at 9:58 p.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2022
Funding RoundsBlockchain.com
Bloomberg columnist Matt Levine (LinkedIn)
Finance
Crypto
Bloomberg's Matt Levine Writes 40,000-Word Article on Crypto
It's the only article this week in Businessweek, just the second time the magazine has been filled by a single piece.
Bloomberg columnist Matt Levine (LinkedIn)
By Nick Baker
Oct 25, 2022 at 3:11 p.m. UTC
Oct 25, 2022
Cryptotraditional financeCrypto WinterBitcoinBloomberg
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk archives)
Finance
Bitcoin
Effort to Reverse SEC Rejection of Bitcoin ETF Wins Broad Crypto, TradFi Support
Regulators rebuffed Grayscale's attempt to convert its bitcoin trust into an ETF. Grayscale has powerful allies as it seeks to overturn that decision.
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk archives)
By James RubinNikhilesh DeNick Baker
Oct 19, 2022 at 5:41 a.m. UTC
Oct 19, 2022
BitcoinGrayscaleSECLawsuitBitcoin ETF
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk archives)
Finance
Grayscale
Grayscale Takes Over Key Role for Bitcoin Trust, Other Products From Genesis
Grayscale Securities, a new broker-deal division, will handle selling shares of the company’s crypto trust products, taking over a function previously provided by fellow Digit...
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk archives)
By Nick BakerNikhilesh De
Oct 3, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2022
GrayscaleGrayscale Bitcoin TrustGenesis Trading
(Dalle-E/CoinDesk)
Finance
Crypto mining
Binance Starts Ethereum Proof-of-Work Mining Pool, Initially With No Fee
ETHW initially stumbled, but mining support from Binance customers could in theory help.
(Dalle-E/CoinDesk)
By Nick Baker
Sep 29, 2022 at 3:31 p.m. UTC
Sep 29, 2022
Crypto MiningProof-of-WorkEthereumBinance
Wachsman's new chief growth officer, Jay Cassano (Business Wire)
Finance
Hiring
Crypto PR Firm Wachsman Hires Cointelegraph's CEO as Chief Growth Officer
Jay Cassano was previously editor-in-chief of the crypto news organization and a journalist at Fast Company and Newsweek.
Wachsman's new chief growth officer, Jay Cassano (Business Wire)
By Nick Baker
Sep 19, 2022 at 3:37 p.m. UTC
Sep 19, 2022
HiringJobs
(Getty Images)
Finance
Wall street
Wall Street Titans' New Crypto Exchange Aims to Seriously Cut Costs for Investors
EDX Markets, backed by major trading and investment firms like Schwab and Citadel Securities, will initially offer only a handful of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.
(Getty Images)
By Nick Baker
Sep 13, 2022 at 5:25 p.m. UTC
Sep 13, 2022
Wall StreetBitcoinRegulationStock MarketMarkets
Pantera CEO Dan Morehead (CoinDesk)
Finance
Pantera
Pantera Capital Loses Another Senior Exec as Crypto Hedge Fund’s CFO Departs: Source
Ryan Davis is leaving and Matt Gorham, a long-time Pantera employee, will temporarily fill the job as the senior-executive exodus continues.
Pantera CEO Dan Morehead (CoinDesk)
By Nick Baker
Sep 13, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 13, 2022
PanteraHedge FundExclusiveVenture Capital
Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Semenov (Roman Semenov)
Policy
Sanctions
US Government Amps Up Inevitable Clash With Crypto Privacy in Tornado Cash Blacklisting
The Treasury Department says Tornado Cash abetted laundering of $7 billion, but that’s not likely to quiet crypto enthusiasts as they fight to stay anonymous.
Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Semenov (Roman Semenov)
By Nick BakerNikhilesh DeJesse Hamilton
Aug 8, 2022 at 5:13 p.m. UTC
Aug 8, 2022
SanctionsNorth KoreaTornado CashTreasury DepartmentEthereumUS