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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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Cftc
Former Bakkt CEO to Help Oversee CFTC in Congress
Newly appointed senator Kelly Loeffler is to join the committee that oversees the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, raising concerns of a possible conflict of interest.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 8, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 8, 2020
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Finance
Patents
Blockchain Vendor R3 Scores Its Second Patent in a Week
Enterprise software vendor R3 has won a patent for a blockchain-based record system designed to make corporate information-sharing more efficient.
R3's Mike Hearn, image from CoinDesk archives
By Paddy Baker
Jan 7, 2020 at 5:20 p.m. UTC
Jan 7, 2020
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Tech
Voting
DAO Platform Aragon Begins Recruiting Jurors for Tokenized ‘Court’
The blockchain-based court system will allow humans to arbitrate on disputes brought forward by ecosystem members.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 7, 2020 at 2:15 p.m. UTC
Jan 7, 2020
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Gita Gopinath, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Policy
Imf
Digital Currencies Won't Replace US Dollar Anytime Soon: IMF Chief Economist
Digital currencies do not yet meet the criteria to become a viable alternative to the greenback, according to the IMF's Gita Gopinath.
Gita Gopinath, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)
By Paddy Baker
Jan 7, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 7, 2020
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Tech
Coffee
IBM Blockchain App Promotes ‘Virtuous Cycle’ for Sustainable Coffee
IBM is launching a new app that uses blockchain to allow consumers interested in sustainability to trace the coffee they buy along the supply chain.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 6, 2020 at 4:33 p.m. UTC
Jan 6, 2020
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Finance
Payments
Rivals Signature Bank and Prime Trust Team to Offer Instant Payments for Institutions
Crypto banking rivals Prime Trust and Signature Bank have partnered to offer "real-time" settlements for institutional digital asset trades.
Signature Bank Chairman Scott A. Shay
By Paddy Baker
Jan 6, 2020 at 3:11 p.m. UTC
Jan 6, 2020
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Bitcoin miners
Tech
Mining
Bitcoin Mining Power Hits Fresh All-Time High
Bitcoin's hash rate reached record highs this week, amid rising prices and anticipation of the miner reward halving later this year.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 6, 2020 at 12:15 p.m. UTC
Jan 6, 2020
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Tech
Iota
IOTA Fixes 'Minor' Network Bug Following 15-Hour Mainnet Downtime
The IOTA Foundation said it has resolved a software bug that prevented transactions from confirming on the IOTA network for 15 hours.
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By Paddy Baker
Dec 30, 2019 at 1:40 p.m. UTC
Dec 30, 2019
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Winslow Homer's "The Fog Warning" via Wikimedia Commons
Markets
Prices
Hedera Hashgraph Asks Investors to Wait Longer for Tokens After Price Crash
Hedera Hashgraph, the company behind the blockchain-like Hedera network, is asking investors to wait longer for tokens they paid for, in order to stabilize their cratering pri...
Winslow Homer's "The Fog Warning" via Wikimedia Commons
By Paddy Baker
Dec 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 24, 2019
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Finance
China
Chinese Internet Giant Tencent to Launch Digital Currency Research Team
Tencent, the Chinese internet giant and owner of WeChat, is reportedly forming a team to explore possible new use cases for cryptocurrencies.
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By Paddy Baker
Dec 24, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
Dec 24, 2019
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