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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Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky Is Arrested as Insolvent Crypto Lender Is Sued by SEC, CFTC, FTC
The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, July 13, 2023.
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Nexo in Court With a Co-Founder Over $12M in Missing Assets
Nexo says its former managing partner left with a hardware wallet full of the company’s crypto.
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Marat Tambiev, Russian officer allegedly turned crypto criminal (YouTube)
He Got Arrested in Russia for a Bitcoin Bribe. Now the Coins Are Moving to Exchanges
A criminal investigator in Moscow allegedly extorted thousands of bitcoin from the hackers he arrested. Now, these coins have moved onto exchanges, Crystal Blockchain found.
Marat Tambiev, Russian officer allegedly turned crypto criminal (YouTube)
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Crypto Ponzi Schemes Cost Victims $7.8B in 2022: TRM Labs
Bitcoin is no longer the preferred chain for such crimes as criminals have moved onto altcoins, the blockchain analytics company also reported.
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Wyoming: Regulatory Clarity and Crypto-Friendly Banks Fuel Blockchain Revolution
America’s least populous state has passed three dozen laws regulating crypto. That has helped attract crypto, blockchain and Web3 employers and made the No. 7 spot on CoinDesk...
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Silicon Valley: The Mecca for Venture Capital May Be Cooling on Crypto
The storied birthplace of the U.S. tech industry is dripping with talent and money. But crypto founders who live in the No. 8 spot on CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 list say that...
Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Chris Dixon at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019. (Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)
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This Is How Scammers Can Drain Your Crypto Wallet
Scammers use a variety of techniques to steal users’ money, some of which only require knowing your wallet address, a Forta Network researcher said.
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Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Found an Infinite Loop Bug in Sui Network
The bug was found before Sui mainnet was live and the foundation granted a $500,000 award for the discovery.
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Mining Pools Are the New Mixers For Cybercriminals: Chainalysis
Hackers have a new way to recycle their ill-gotten crypto gains.
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Police in Estonia and Kazakhstan Investigate Atomic Wallet Hack
CEO Konstantin Gladych told CoinDesk Atomic is cooperating with law enforcement after a multi-million dollar exploit of the non-custodial wallet.
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