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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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Palestinian Militant Group Has Received 3,370 Bitcoins in Donations Since 2015: Report
The report from an Israeli organisation claims the group used bitcoin to avoid sanctions, offer a degree of anonymity to donors and enable cross-border money transfers.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 20, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 20, 2020
Middle EastTerrorist FinancingPalestine
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Policy
Canada
Canadian Regulatory Group Targets Crypto Exchanges Holding Users' Digital Assets
Canada's top financial watchdog has told crypto exchanges they will be subject to securities law if they act as custodians to users' digital assets.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 17, 2020 at 7:18 p.m. UTC
Jan 17, 2020
CanadaSecuritiesRegulationsCrypto CustodyCrypto CustodiansCrypto ExchangesCanadian Securities Administration
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Finance
Exchanges
Swedish Crypto Exchange BTCX Plans IPO in 2020
An IPO offers BTCX the opportunity to help bring transparency to the industry, it's CEO says.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 17, 2020 at 2:47 p.m. UTC
Jan 17, 2020
ExchangesSwedenBTCXIPOs
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Markets
Prices
Bitcoin Falls Back After Briefly Breaking $9k Resistance
Bitcoin's bulls have failed to make a solid move above $9,000, having briefly topped the psychological resistance level earlier on Friday.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 17, 2020 at 12:57 p.m. UTC
Jan 17, 2020
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Policy
New hampshire
New Hampshire Lawmakers Vote Down Crypto Tax Bill
New Hampshire legislators have scrapped a bill that would have allowed state agencies to accept cryptocurrencies for tax payments.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 16, 2020 at 6:25 p.m. UTC
Jan 16, 2020
New HampshireCryptocurrencyTaxes
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Finance
Property
Chrysler Building Owner Sells Stake in Zurich Property for ERC-20 Tokens and Cash
Property firm RFR Holdings accepted a 20 percent stake of the purchasing price in digital securities based on ethereum tech.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 16, 2020 at 3:19 p.m. UTC
Jan 16, 2020
PropertyEthereumTokenized Securities
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Markets
Cryptocurrency
Venezuela's Maduro: Airlines Must Use Petros to Pay for Fuel
The state oil company will only accept petro for airplane fuel, per a new decree from Venezuela's president.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 15, 2020 at 10:27 p.m. UTC
Jan 15, 2020
CryptocurrencyVenezuelaAirlinesPetroNicolas MaduroFuel
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Markets
Uk
Uphold Opens Crypto Trading to Users With UK Bank Accounts
Trading platform Uphold has added pound sterling support, in beta for now
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 15, 2020 at 2:40 p.m. UTC
Jan 15, 2020
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Markets
Brokers
Voyager to Offer Interest on Three Newly Listed Stablecoins
Voyager Digital will allow customers to earn interest on tether, USD coin and true USD.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 15, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 15, 2020
BrokersStablecoinsInterestVoyager Digital
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Markets
Exchanges
Upbit Exchange Resumes Ether Services Months After $49M Hack
Upbit said users will need to create new wallet addresses to resume trading.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 14, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 14, 2020
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