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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Blockchain Proposals Move to US House in Consumer Tech Bill
The Consumer Safety Technology Act will now be debated in the House of Representatives.
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YouTube Ignored Warnings About XRP 'Giveaway' Scams, Ripple Says
Ripple has disputed YouTube's claims it knew nothing about XRP scams on its site, saying it alerted the video platform hundreds of times.
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Argo's H1 Revenue Soars but Profits Drop as Bitcoin's Halving Boosts Mining Costs
Argo Blockchain has reported a near quadrupling in revenue even as capital depreciation led pre-tax profits to slide by 45%.
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Judge Dismisses $200M Damages Claim in AT&T Crypto Hack Lawsuit
AT&T has won a motion to dismiss a $200 million punitive damages claim from Mike Terpin, who lost $24 million in crypto via SIM hack
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Mastercard Releases Platform Enabling Central Banks to Test Digital Currencies
Payments giant Mastercard said its new testing platform will simulate the issuance, distribution and utility of digital currencies for central banks.
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Binance Launches Fiat-Crypto Exchange for Turkish Market
The new exchange, offering Turkish lira trading pairs, will be owned by Binance but operated by a locally registered company.
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DeFi Meets Universal Basic Income With Just-Launched Project From eToro
eToro's GoodDollar initiative will provide a universal basic income for some of the world's poorest by incentivizing people to yield farm on its platform.
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European Crypto Exchange Falls Victim to $1.6M Hack
Slovakia's Eterbase said early on Tuesday that hackers had managed to steal a total of $1.6 million in various cryptocurrencies.
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European Crypto Tax Companies Announce Merger to Power US Expansion
The merger means Blockpit and Crypto Tax can look at taking their newly combined regtech offering to the lucrative U.S. market.
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Bithumb Exchange's Offices Raided Again by Korean Authorities: Report
Local officials are said to have raided Bithumb's offices for the second time in a week as part of a fraud investigation.
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