Paddy Baker

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Paddy Baker is a London-based cryptocurrency reporter. He was previously senior journalist at Crypto Briefing. Paddy holds positions in BTC and ETH, as well as smaller amounts of LTC, ZIL, NEO, BNB and BSV.

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Andreessen Horowitz Doubles Down on Crypto Investments With New $515M Fund
Andressen Horowitz pointed to next-generation payments, decentralized finance, new monetization models and Web3 as use cases it would look into for its new $515 million fund.
Marc Andreessen, a16z cofounder (Credit: Joi / Wikimedia Commons)
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Coinbase Reportedly Warns Some UK Users It's Handing Their Details to the Taxman
U.K. users of the exchange who have received £5,000 or more in the past tax year will have their information passed to the tax authority.
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Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, speaks at Davos 2020.
Ripple Wins US Patent for New Oracle-Based Smart Contract Design
Ripple's patented design would allow derivatives to settle based on external information – such as temperature data.
Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, speaks at Davos 2020.
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Digital Euro Will ‘Protect’ Eurozone From Foreign Issuers, Says ECB Exec
An executive member at the European Central Bank says a digital euro could protect the eurozone's monetary sovereignty from outside influence.
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Australia's Central Bank Tells ASX to Push On With Delayed DLT Trading Platform
ASX, the primary stock exchange in Australia, has been told to press on with the blockchain-based replacement to its aged trading system.
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eToro to Offer Staking Rewards for Holders of TRON and Cardano
Free of charge for eToro clients, the new staking service will initially support Cardano and TRON but will add other tokens in due course.
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Record $166M Ethereum Fees Last Month Were 6 Times Bigger Than Bitcoin's
Ethereum continues to outpace Bitcoin in transaction fees, with DeFi mania helping push total fees to $166 million last month.
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DeFi Buzz Drove Record $12M Earnings This Summer, Says Ethereum Miner HIVE Blockchain
The ether miner has reported its best ever quarter, saying that surging interest in DeFi led to bumper transaction fee revenues.
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3iQ’s Bitcoin Fund Gets Second Listing of 2020 – This Time on Gibraltar's Stock Exchange
The Toronto Stock Exchange also listed The Bitcoin Fund in April of this year.
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SEC Orders Salt Lending to Offer Refunds to Investors in Its $47M ICO
The SEC has confirmed it is taking action against SALT Lending after ruling the company's $47 million ICO was an illegal securities issuance.
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