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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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Getty Images)
Binance's CEO Sows Doubt in Crypto Rival Coinbase and Digital Asset Manager Grayscale – Then Backtracks
Changpeng Zhao quickly deleted a tweet that called the companies' disclosures into question.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Getty Images)
Writer Michael Lewis interviewed Sam Bankman-Fried at Crypto Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
'Big Short' Author Michael Lewis Spent Months With FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried and Is Writing a Book
A letter circulating in Hollywood says the best-selling author is working on a book and has “a dramatic surprising ending” given the shocking collapse of Bankman-Fried’s crypt...
Writer Michael Lewis interviewed Sam Bankman-Fried at Crypto Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Health of FTX’s US Derivatives Arm Owed to Oversight, Says CFTC Chief Behnam
The former LedgerX unit seems to be in good shape, Behnam said at a Chicago event, though its controversial application to directly clear customers’ derivatives trades was wit...
Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried Says Alameda Winding Down, Promises FTX US Customers' Funds Are 'Fine'
The trading company's owner tweeted the news on Thursday morning.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Most of FTX's Legal and Compliance Team Quit: Report
Semafor, a news organization in which FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried invested, cites people familiar with the matter.
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk)
FTX Agrees to Sell Itself to Rival Binance Amid Liquidity Scare at Crypto Exchange
The two crypto exchange giants signed a non-binding letter of intent, Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao confirmed on Twitter.
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk)
Google Cloud's Solana tweet (Twitter)
Solana’s SOL Spiked 15% on a Suggestive Tweet From Google Cloud
“Should we tell our followers the big news?” Google Cloud tweeted an hour before revealing what it was doing with Solana.
Google Cloud's Solana tweet (Twitter)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC logo (Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)
CFTC Staff Recommends Rejecting Kalshi's US Election Contracts: Bloomberg
Commissioners would still need to vote on the advice.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC logo (Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)
Kalshi countdown to election markets (kalshi.com)
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)
Blockchain.com founder and CEO Peter Smith (Blockchain.com)
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)