Anna Baydakova

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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CDCROP: Bitcoin, 100 dollars, Russian Flag (Getty Images)
Crypto 2023: It's Sanctions Season
With state governments increasing financial sanctions in 2022, crypto services might become as cautious about "risky" users as banks have been traditionally, says Anna Baydakova.
CDCROP: Bitcoin, 100 dollars, Russian Flag (Getty Images)
(De izquierda a derecha) Marat Sabirov, Kirill Doronin y Edvard Sabirov, fundadores de Finiko. (YouTube)
Detienen en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos al líder de un presunto esquema Ponzi ruso
Con el arresto de Edvard Sabirov, solo queda en libertad uno de los cuatro líderes conocidos del fondo Finiko.
(De izquierda a derecha) Marat Sabirov, Kirill Doronin y Edvard Sabirov, fundadores de Finiko. (YouTube)
CDCROP: Finiko founders (L-R) Marat Sabirov, Kirill Doronin and Edvard Sabirov (Finiko/YouTube)
Leader of Suspected Russian Ponzi Scheme Is Arrested in UAE: Report
Edvard Sabirov's arrest leaves just one of the four known leaders of the Finiko fund at large.
CDCROP: Finiko founders (L-R) Marat Sabirov, Kirill Doronin and Edvard Sabirov (Finiko/YouTube)
CDCrop "Mykhailo Fedorov Defends" MI2022 (Osinachi/CoinDesk)
Guns, Ammo and Crypto: How A Ukraine Minister May Have Forever Altered Wars
The government of Ukraine has raised an unprecedented $178 million in crypto for its defense. That’s why Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.
CDCrop "Mykhailo Fedorov Defends" MI2022 (Osinachi/CoinDesk)
CDCROP: Ukranian Flag (Getty Images)
Ukrainian Government Puts Binance Payment Service Integration on Hold
The move has upset local crypto exchanges and entrepreneurs, who have shown their displeasure by blocking BNB trades on their platforms.
CDCROP: Ukranian Flag (Getty Images)
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Volvió a tener actividad la billetera de bitcoin del fallido exchange BTC-e
Alguien transfirió 10.000 BTC desde una billetera en desuso identificada como la que contenía las tenencias del fallido exchange BTC-e.
(Midjourney/CoinDesk)
CDCROP: AI Artwork Whirlpool of Money Cash (Midjourney/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Wallet of the Failed BTC-e Exchange Wakes Up
Someone transferred 10,000 BTC from a previously sleeping wallet identified as holding the treasury of the failed BTC-e exchange.
CDCROP: AI Artwork Whirlpool of Money Cash (Midjourney/CoinDesk)
CDCROP: Rev Miller, co-founder of Kyiv Tech Summit, Alex Bornyakov, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister for Digital Transformation, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. (Kyiv Tech Summit)
Ukrainian Official Refutes FTX-Ukraine Money Laundering Rumors
The deputy crypto chief of Ukrainian government says war-torn country used FTX only as a fiat on-ramp.
CDCROP: Rev Miller, co-founder of Kyiv Tech Summit, Alex Bornyakov, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister for Digital Transformation, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. (Kyiv Tech Summit)
CDCROP: David Chaum, PrivaTegrity, discusses "Cryptocurrencies 101: Bitcoin, Ethereum and everything you need to know" during the final day of Web Summit in Altice Arena on November 09, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Horacio Villalobos - Corbis/Getty Images)
David Chaum Rolls Out Privacy-Protecting CBDC Technology
The “godfather of cryptocurrency” suggested a CBDC design for a pilot with the Swiss National Bank.
CDCROP: David Chaum, PrivaTegrity, discusses "Cryptocurrencies 101: Bitcoin, Ethereum and everything you need to know" during the final day of Web Summit in Altice Arena on November 09, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Horacio Villalobos - Corbis/Getty Images)
CDCROP: Russian flag moon (Unsplash)
Bank of Russia Suggests NFT, Smart Contract Regulation
Russia's central bank suggested detailed framework for trading digital assets.
CDCROP: Russian flag moon (Unsplash)