Daniel Palmer

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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Markets

Charity Turns Down Bitcoin Donation From Darkside Hackers

Hackers who handed out cryptocurrency donations to charities are having a hard time in their bid to "make the world a better place."

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Finance

Japan's LINE Launches CBDC Development Platform: Report

LINE reportedly said it has several "major" Asian nations in discussions over using the CBDC platform.

LINE (Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk)

Finance

Blockchain-Based Trading System Steps Closer to ASX Access

The National Stock Exchange of Australia is now in talks with Australia's securities regulator to finalize access for its DLT system to ASX Clear, it said.

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Markets

Binance Jersey Is Shutting Down

Accounts will cease to be accessible sometime in late November, the exchange said.

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Tech

First Users Not Impressed by China's Digital Yuan: Report

A recent giveaway of China's in-testing central bank digital currency has reportedly left recipients wondering why they should change from existing solutions like Alipay.

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Finance

Luno Exchange Launches Interest-Earning Bitcoin Wallet

Users of Luno's new bitcoin "savings wallet" can earn up to 4% interest per year, the exchange said.

Marcus Swanepoel, cofundador y CEO de Luno. (Luno)

Markets

OKEx Founder Incommunicado While Assisting in Investigation: Report

Caixin sources said Mingxing "Star" Xu had been 'taken' by authorities at least a week ago and hasn't been seen since.

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Policy

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.

Castletown, Isle of Man

Finance

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 cryptocurrency products.

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Tech

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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