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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DeFi 'Vampire' SushiSwap Still Hemorrhaging Liquidity
Uniswap challenger SushiSwap continues to lose vital liquidity, with total value locked falling by 8% in the past 24 hours.
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Is Reddit’s MOON Token Really 2,000x Bigger Than the Global Economy?
A unique anomaly means the market cap for a token for incentivizing content on a particular Reddit forum has ballooned to $2.88 septillion.
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Regulated US Exchange Gemini Now Offers Confidential Zcash Withdrawals
Gemini said adding shielded zcash withdrawals showed regulators could be made to be comfortable with privacy coins.
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Investors Flock to India's DeFi Scene Months After Central Bank Ban Overturned
DeFi protocols UniLend Finance and PlotX announced Tuesday they had both successfully completed their seed rounds.
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SEC Won't Take Action Against Compliance-Focused Digital Security Exchanges
Digital security exchanges that ensure listed assets are legitimate will not face sanctions, the SEC said in an open letter.
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Relief and Regret: Crypto Twitter Reacts as Coinbase Says 'No' to Corporate Activism
Brian Armstrong has split the crypto community down the middle after taking the stance that Coinbase will remain "laser-focused" on its mission and keep activism out of the w...
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Filecoin creator Juan Benet
Filecoin Confirms Long-Awaited Mainnet Launch for Next Month
Three years after its $257 million ICO, decentralized data storage provider Filecoin has said mainnet will go live in mid-October.
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Bitcoin Miner Producer Ebang Blames Coronavirus for 50% Slump in Revenue
Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner manufacturer Ebang said the pandemic had disrupted its supply chain and led to a significant drop in revenue.
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Bitwise Head of Research Matthew Hougan
Bitwise Bitcoin Fund Doubles to $9M as Investor Fears Grow Over Runaway Inflation
Record fiscal stimulus has pushed wealthy investors to invest in Bitwise's bitcoin fund as a means to hedge against inflation.
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$2B Locked: Uniswap Now Bigger Than Entire DeFi Industry Just Two Months Ago
After passing $2 billion in locked assets, there's now more value in Uniswap than there was in the entire DeFi space on July 9.
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