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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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Regulation
Nigeria's SEC Says All Crypto Assets Are Securities by Default
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Africa's most populous country said all crypto assets will fall under the regulation that covers securities exchanges and transaction...
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By Paddy Baker
Sep 15, 2020 at 10:49 a.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2020
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Hacks
DeFi Lender bZx Reclaims $8M Stolen in Sunday's Attack
DeFi lending project bZx has been able to recover about $8 million in cryptocurrency from an attacker who stole the funds after exploiting a code bug over the weekend.
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By Paddy Baker
Sep 14, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2020
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Wallets
Chainlink to Start Supplying Data for Crypto.com's DeFi Wallet
The new integration will provide users of Crypto.com's DeFi wallet with access to accurate and untampered price data, ChainLink said.
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By Paddy Baker
Sep 14, 2020 at 12:57 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2020
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User Profiling Can Help Regulators Identify Illegal Crypto Activity, Says FATF
The international watchdog has recommended comparing users' age and wealth with their crypto transactions to identify possible criminal activity.
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By Paddy Baker
Sep 14, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2020
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Hacks
DeFi Lender bZx Loses $8M in Third Attack This Year
An attacker found a way to mint unbacked iTokens that they could then redeem against other cryptos held in lending pools for DeFi lender bZx.
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By Paddy Baker
Sep 14, 2020 at 9:58 a.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2020
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Libra
European Ministers Call on EU Commission to Regulate Stablecoins
Finance ministers from five European countries have called on the EU Commission to introduce tough regulation for stablecoins.
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By Paddy Baker
Sep 11, 2020 at 3:11 p.m. UTC
Sep 11, 2020
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Defi
Crypto.com Follows Binance With Launch of Liquid Swap DeFi Product
Crypto.com's new Defi Swap product will provide yet another platform on which users can token swap and yield farm.
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By Paddy Baker
Sep 11, 2020 at 3:05 p.m. UTC
Sep 11, 2020
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Central banks
French Central Bank Chief Eyes Public-Private Partnership for Possible Digital Euro
The governor of the Banque de France said private-sector involvement could benefit a future digital euro initiative.
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By Paddy Baker
Sep 11, 2020 at 12:18 p.m. UTC
Sep 11, 2020
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Coinbase
Coinbase Effect Hits DeFi as yEarn's YFI Token Surges 10% on Pro Listing News
The already highly priced YFI governance token for yEarn.Finance has jumped an additional $6,000 on the news it'll be listed on Coinbase Pro.
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By Paddy Baker
Sep 11, 2020 at 10:18 a.m. UTC
Sep 11, 2020
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Square
Square Forms Group to Stop Patent Hoarding From Stifling Crypto Innovation
Square said the Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA) will allow companies to access and share tech innovations with one another.
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By Paddy Baker
Sep 10, 2020 at 4:05 p.m. UTC
Sep 10, 2020
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