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London, England

Paddy Baker

Contributor

London, England

Paddy Baker was the former Associate Editor at Crypto Briefing. His interests in global finance and cryptocurrency may seem at odds with his background as a lover of history, but he asserts that understanding the past is the key to understanding the future.

KuCoin KYC Introduced as Users Face Withdrawal Limits

KuCoin KYC is now being rolled out for users. Although non-compulsory, failure to provide information will result in withdrawal limits being placed on users' accounts. This follows tightening control by regulators worldwide, concerned digital currency is being used to fund illegal activities.

Business May. 11, 2018
Pineapple Fund Shuts Down After Donating $55m in BTC

The anonymous donor behind the Pineapple Fund has announced that they are closing down after giving over $50m from their personal Bitcoin holdings to 60 different causes worldwide. Going by the name of 'Pine', they have tried to promote the idea that cryptocurrency can be used for good.

Business May. 10, 2018
Bytecoin News: Dev Team Announce Network Should Return to Normal

In Bytecoin news, issues with the BCN network are expected to gradually disappear over the next day or so as the development team have fixed a bug and disrupted how the network reached consensus. This followed a significant increase in trade volume as BCN was listed on the Binance exchange.

Business May. 10, 2018
Burgeoning UK Crypto Market Faces Regulatory Brushoff

As a well-established financial centre, the UK has a good opportunity to become a key player in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector. However, a lack of guidance from the FCA is discouraging to a promising and burgeoning UK crypto market.

Markets May. 10, 2018
DAO Projects At Risk After Digix’s Latest Update

DAO projects are fascinating and innovative ways to get communities to reach consensus collectively. However, a recent governance update for the proposed DigixDao could foster an environment that encourages mindless conformity rather than considered and rational decision-making.

Analysis May. 9, 2018
Bear Cubs Come Out To Play, As Crypto Looks The Other Way

Although disconcerting regulatory news in America seems to be behind the current crypto market down situation, things could be improving very soon. Investment banks are beginning to warm to the idea of adopting cryptocurrency and this bodes well for the future of the sector.

Analysis May. 8, 2018
New Circle Crypto Payment App Adds Monero

Monero (XMR) becomes the seventh Circle crypto as the payment app announces the latest addition to its cryptocurrency trading arm today. This follows last week's news when Circle Invest added fellow privacy coin, Zcash (ZEC), suggesting that there might be a future of anonymous crypto-transactions.

Business May. 8, 2018
Sharding Coin Zilliqa Market Cap Exceeds $1bn

A cryptocurrency designed to implement sharding technology, the Zilliqa market cap pushed past the $1bn today. With strong plans to replace conventional payment processors like Visa, the project - which only had its ICO a few months ago - claims to be able to process 2,000 transactions every second.

Business May. 5, 2018