CoinDesk hires Baker as deputy editor in chief
Cryptocurrency news site CoinDesk has hired Nick Baker as its deputy editor in chief. He has been an editor on the U.S. markets editing desk at Bloomberg News. He had been at Bloomberg for more than 16 years. Baker previously was an editor on the rates and foreign exchange team, and a team leader and reporter on the […]
CoinDesk deputy editor in chief Seward departing
CoinDesk deputy editor in chief Zack Seward is leaving the newsroom after three and a half years. He will continue to appear on CoinDesk TV and its podcasts as a contributor. “It’s time for me to make a change,” he wrote on Twitter. “Riding the crypto news cycle is fun but taxing. I’m very excited to test […]
CoinDesk promotes Ashraf to managing editor of companies/business
CoinDesk has appointed Aoyon Ashraf to managing editor of companies/business. Recently, he was covering public and private crypto mining companies, economics of digital currency mining and everything in between. He was with Bloomberg News for more than nine years, where he reported on mining metals and energy. He formerly was in investment banking for Mackie […]
Yahoo Finance’s Stratigopoulos joins CoinDesk as executive producer
CoinDesk TV has hired McKenzie Stratigopoulos as an executive producer covering crypto, DeFi and Web3. Previously, she was at Yahoo Finance, where she has worked as a production manager and senior production manager. She was also a producer at Fox Business Network and has worked as an associate producer and assignment desk editor at NY1 […]
Grid appoints CoinDesk’s Hood as newsletter editor
Cameron Hood has joined D.C. publication Grid as a newsletter editor. He comes from CoinDesk, where he held the same post. Hood has also worked at The Academic Times in New York, where he has covered banking, funds, fintech, and insurance. He also oversaw the psychology and technology coverage. Hood has also worked at The […]
CoinDesk hires Schickler to cover European regulation
CoinDesk has hired Jack Schickler to cover European regulation. He started on Monday. Schickler had been a senior financial services correspondent at MLex in Brussels. He previously served as tax correspondent, and has also worked in the European Commission for a number of years in a variety of economic fields, serving commissioners Jonathan Hill, Neelie Kroes, Cecilia […]
CoinDesk hires Bloomberg’s Hamilton to cover regulation
CoinDesk has hired Bloomberg News reporter Jesse Hamilton to cover regulation in Washington. His title is deputy managing editor for global policy and regulation. Hamilton started on Monday. He has been with Bloomberg for more than 11 years. He’s won several national awards in his reporting career, which included a stint as a war correspondent in Iraq, […]
Shumba joins CoinDesk as junior reporter
CoinDesk has appointed Camomile Shumba as a junior reporter covering crypto news, including big mergers and acquisitions, earning reports, charity causes, exchanges, policy changes, big moves or changes by a major crypto company and non-fungible tokens. She has previously interned at Insider and Bloomberg. She has also worked freelance for various outlets, including Harper’s Bazaar and […]
CoinDesk’s Moore departs
Galen Moore, director of professional content at CoinDesk, has left. He previously served as director of data and indexes and senior research analyst. He was also the founder of Token Report, which built financial data services for an emerging crypto asset class, with the work being cited in The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. He […]
Shen joins Bloomberg as crypto and defi reporter
Muyao Shen has joined Bloomberg News as a crypto and decentralized finance reporter. She comes from CoinDesk, where she was a senior markets reporter and markets reporter. Prior to joining CoinDesk, Shen was a price reporter at Fastmarkets in New York. She has also interned at CoinDesk and was a news assistant at NOS, travelling […]
