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Nick Baker

  • CEO & Founder, Byline Strategies LLC
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Nick Baker’s Biography

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I'm an award-winning journalist and newsroom leader. I won a Gerald Loeb Award for editing the CoinDesk scoop that brought down Sam Bankman-Fried. I served as deputy editor-in-chief at CoinDesk. Before that, I served as a manager, editor and reporter at Bloomberg News for 16 years, closely covering financial markets (stocks, bonds, currencies and derivatives), M&A and market structure. I've also worked for Dow Jones Newswires and written for The Wall Street Journal.

Nick Baker’s Journalist Portfolio

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The Gazillion-Dollar Standoff Over Two High-Frequency Trading Towers

The Gazillion-Dollar Standoff Over Two High-Frequency Trading Towers

Here's what happened after Michael Lewis published "Flash Boys."

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High-Frequency Trading Fight Escalates as a New Tower Blooms

High-Frequency Trading Fight Escalates as a New Tower Blooms

Scientel's tower generated controversy when it was just an idea, before a single metal pole went up in a most…

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Wall Street’s Biggest Traders Are Building Their Own Exchange

Wall Street’s Biggest Traders Are Building Their Own Exchange

The goal with the proposed Members Exchange may be to pressure the NYSE, Nasdaq and Cboe to lower their fees.

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Mark Cuban Exits the High-Frequency Trading Game He Hated Anyway

Mark Cuban Exits the High-Frequency Trading Game He Hated Anyway

The Dallas Mavericks owner says he sold his stake in Virtu, one of the biggest HFT firms.

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This Heat Wave's So Bad It's Even Slowing Down U.S. Stock Trades

This Heat Wave's So Bad It's Even Slowing Down U.S. Stock Trades

Swampy weather even slowed down high-speed traders.

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HFT Traders Dust Off Century-Old Tool in Search of Market Edge

HFT Traders Dust Off Century-Old Tool in Search of Market Edge

The latest twist in the race to be fastest in high-frequency trading sits just down the road from the Promise…

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Articles

Binance Partners With Circle to Push USDC Stablecoin Adoption Across the Globe Original

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By Ian Allison Verified, Nick Baker
| CoinDesk Verified
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has formed a strategic partnership with stablecoin giant Circle to accelerate global adoption of the USDC stablecoin, the companies said on Wednesday at Abu Dhabi Finance Week. Through the partnership, Circle's USDC will be more extensively available to over 240 million customers for trading, savings and payments.
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El Salvador and Argentina Regulators Sign Agreement to Help Develop Crypto Industry Original

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By Thomas Carreras, Nick Baker
| CoinDesk Verified
El Salvador and Argentina are partnering to help develop the crypto industry in Latin America. Story continues below Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the State of Crypto Newsletter today.See all newsletters By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
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The Bloomberg Bitcoin ETF Bros Original

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By Nick Baker, Nelson Wang Verified
| CoinDesk Verified
The two analysts had their fingers on the pulse of one of crypto’s biggest financial stories of 2024. By Nick Baker|Edited by Nelson Wang Updated Dec 10, 2024, 3:14 p.m. UTCPublished Dec 10, 2024, 2:36 p.m. UTC Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart sit on one of the most traditional finance (TradFi if you're hip to the lingo) perches out there: Mike Bloomberg's gazillion-dollar news, data and analysis business.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

A high school internship in the newsroom at news radio station in my hometown.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. My grandfather was a journalist. I grew up playing with his typewriter. Left an impression!

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Your job involves learning about things. What could be cooler than that?

Awards

Gerald Loeb Award

2023 - Beat Reporting

We won for the scoop that exposed cracks in Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency empire (leading to FTX’s bankruptcy filing nine days later) and follow-up stories.

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