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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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Finance
Coinbase
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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By Paddy Baker
Oct 2, 2020 at 2:15 p.m. UTC
Oct 2, 2020
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Tech
Derivatives
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.
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By Paddy Baker
Oct 2, 2020 at 1:37 p.m. UTC
Oct 2, 2020
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Policy
Ecb
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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By Sebastian SinclairPaddy Baker
Oct 2, 2020 at 9:34 a.m. UTC
Oct 2, 2020
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Markets
Asx
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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By Paddy Baker
Oct 1, 2020 at 3:58 p.m. UTC
Oct 1, 2020
ASXCoinFlash
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Markets
Etoro
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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By Paddy Baker
Oct 1, 2020 at 12:01 p.m. UTC
Oct 1, 2020
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Tech
Mining
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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By Paddy Baker
Oct 1, 2020 at 10:57 a.m. UTC
Oct 1, 2020
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Finance
Mining
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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By Paddy Baker
Oct 1, 2020 at 10:13 a.m. UTC
Oct 1, 2020
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Markets
Gibraltar
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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By Paddy Baker
Sep 30, 2020 at 3:05 p.m. UTC
Sep 30, 2020
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Markets
Sec
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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By Paddy Baker
Sep 30, 2020 at 2:42 p.m. UTC
Sep 30, 2020
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Markets
Uniswap
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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By Paddy Baker
Sep 30, 2020 at 12:27 p.m. UTC
Sep 30, 2020
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