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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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Federal reserve
Fed Reserve Is Researching DLT-Based Digital Dollar, Says Governor
Lael Brainard said in a speech the Federal Reserve is looking at digital ledger use cases including for a possible central bank digital currency.
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By Paddy Baker
Feb 6, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 6, 2020
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Finance
Singapore
Fidelity's VC Arm Leads $13M Series A for Blockchain-Based B2B Network Clear
Clear claims it can reduce friction in global trade that amounts to $140 billion every year.
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By Paddy Baker
Feb 6, 2020 at 11:38 a.m. UTC
Feb 6, 2020
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Markets
Kraken
US Judge Dismisses Bitcoin Cash 'Hijack' Lawsuit Against Bitmain, Kraken
A U.S. court has dismissed UnitedCorp's market manipulation lawsuit against Bitmain, Kraken, Bitcoin.com and others without prejudice.
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By Paddy Baker
Feb 5, 2020 at 5:51 p.m. UTC
Feb 5, 2020
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Finance
Acquisitions
ConsenSys Acquires US Broker-Dealer in Bid to Tokenize Trillion-Dollar 'Muni' Bond Market
ConsenSys aims to use its new acquisition to offer tokenized municipal bonds in a market ripe for disruption.
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By Paddy Baker
Feb 5, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 5, 2020
AcquisitionsConsenSysBondsBroker-Dealers
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Finance
Ripple
Intermex Partners With Ripple for XRP-Based Remittance Corridor
Intermex has said it will use use RippleNet for its U.S.-Mexican remittance corridor.
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By Paddy Baker
Feb 5, 2020 at 11:35 a.m. UTC
Feb 5, 2020
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Policy
Craig wright
Craig Wright 'Abusing' Privilege to Block 11,000 Documents, Kleiman Lawyers Say
The filing says Wright has abused attorney-client privilege to withhold documents from the court.
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By Paddy Baker
Feb 5, 2020 at 3:52 a.m. UTC
Feb 5, 2020
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Tech
Hard forks
Bitcoin SV Sees Minor Split as Blockchain Shifts to ‘Genesis’ Upgrade
The upgrade saw an "inadvertent" split as an unknown entity mined a block on the old chain, the BSV team says.
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By Paddy Baker
Feb 4, 2020 at 1:16 p.m. UTC
Feb 4, 2020
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Tech
Privacy
Aztec Launches Privacy Network on Ethereum
Users will be able to create private assets using the protocol.
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By Paddy Baker
Feb 3, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2020
PrivacyEthereumAZTECPrivacy Networks
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Markets
Minecraft
Minecraft Players Can Win Bitcoin on New Treasure Hunt Server
A new Minecraft server allows players in the blocky universe to compete against one another to find hidden treasure and receive a bitcoin reward.
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By Paddy Baker
Feb 3, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2020
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Finance
Mastercard
Mastercard Left Libra Association Over Regulatory and Viability Concerns, Says CEO
The credit-card giant pulled out of the Libra Association in October. Now its chief has opened up on why.
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By Paddy Baker
Feb 3, 2020 at 1:12 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2020
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