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Daniel Palmer

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Previously one of CoinDesk's longest-tenured contributors, and now one of our news editors, Daniel has authored over 750 stories for the site. When not writing or editing, he likes to make ceramics. Daniel holds small amounts of BTC and ETH (See: Editorial Policy).

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Uk
Isle of Man Regulator Says Bitcoin, Ether Not Considered Securities in New Guidance
The island's Financial Services Authority has set out how it will treat cryptocurrencies and crypto assets and which might be regulated as securities.
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By Daniel Palmer
Oct 15, 2020 at 10:32 a.m. UTC
Oct 15, 2020
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Finance
Investment
Grayscale Announces Best Ever Quarter With Over $1B Raised
Digital asset manager Grayscale Investments has posted its best quarterly results to date, having brought in just over $1 billion in investment across all of its cryptocurrenc...
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By Daniel Palmer
Oct 14, 2020 at 1:22 p.m. UTC
Oct 14, 2020
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Tech
Hardware wallets
Gate.io Unveils Hardware Crypto Wallet With Fingerprint Authorization
The crypto exchange says the device is launching for the China market initially, but will expand to other countries in the next few months.
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By Daniel Palmer
Oct 14, 2020 at 9:33 a.m. UTC
Oct 14, 2020
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Finance
Bitcoin mining
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Eyes Profitability Boost Through Joint Venture with US Power Provider
The joint venture will see Marathon co-locate a bitcoin mining facility within Beowulf's Big Horn Data Hub at its 105-megawatt power station in Hardin, Montana.
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By Daniel Palmer
Oct 13, 2020 at 2:18 p.m. UTC
Oct 13, 2020
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Finance
Investment
Serena Williams Looks to Have Dropped Coinbase Investment After Activism Row
Williams' venture firm no longer displays Coinbase in its portfolio.
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By Daniel Palmer
Oct 13, 2020 at 12:01 p.m. UTC
Oct 13, 2020
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Finance
Investment
DeFi Project Aave Raises $25M From Blockchain.com and Other Investors
Blockchain Capital, Standard Crypto, and Blockchain.com Ventures all joined the investment for the third-largest DeFi protocol.
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Oct 12, 2020 at 2:47 p.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2020
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China
China Should Accelerate Rollout of Digital Yuan, Says Central Bank Official
Chen Yulu, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, said over the weekend the digital yuan project should be accelerated as an important part of the nation's financial i...
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By Daniel Palmer
Oct 12, 2020 at 1:18 p.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2020
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Policy
Crime
Spate of Bitcoin Extortion Bomb Threats Hits Government, Schools in Japan
The extortionists demand a payment in bitcoin to avoid the detonation of an explosive device, per a report.
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By Daniel Palmer
Oct 12, 2020 at 10:20 a.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2020
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Finance
Exchanges
BitMEX Exchange Hires First Compliance Chief After US Charges
BitMEX, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange recently charged by U.S. authorities for offering illegal trading services, has hired an AML veteran as compliance chief vetera...
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By Daniel Palmer
Oct 12, 2020 at 9:40 a.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2020
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Finance
Japan
SBI Subsidiary to Hold Security Token Offering Later This Month
The Japanese financial group is also mulling other business lines around tokenized securities.
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By Daniel Palmer
Oct 9, 2020 at 1:19 p.m. UTC
Oct 9, 2020
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