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 (<a href="https://qa.coindesk.com/editorial-policy/">See: Editorial Policy</a>).

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Policy

Fraud Alleged at Three Israeli ICOs That Raised $250M

The plaintiffs claim Sirin Labs, Stox and Leadcoin didn't fulfill product promises to investors.

Israeli entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg

Finance

UK's Starling Bank Temporarily Blocks User Payments to Crypto Exchanges: Report

Customers of Barclays and Monzo have also been complaining of difficulty making deposits on exchanges, according to The Telegraph.

City of London

Tech

BitMEX, Human Rights Foundation Award Bitcoin Developer Grants Worth $150K

South Korea-based Calvin Kim works primarily on the bitcoin scaling project Utreexo.

Dollars

Policy

Irish Central Bank Official Says Crypto's Popularity Is 'Great Concern'

Derville Rowland, director general of financial conduct at the regulator, warned that investors could lose all their money.

Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin

Tech

Ex-Head of China's Digital Yuan Effort Says CBDCs Could Operate on Ethereum

Central bank digital currencies will one day be more "smart," and not merely digital versions of cash, Yao Qian said.

Yao Qian, director of the Science and Technology Supervision Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission

Finance

Exchange Aggregator OpenOcean Enables Trading on Solana Network

DeFi traders using OpenOcean can now make swaps on Solana-based exchanges.

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Policy

Fed Research Finds Private Digital Currencies Can Be 'Attractive Cash Alternative' for Firms

The Richmond Fed looks at if and when it may be beneficial for firms to issue a digital currency in a new brief.

Federal Reserve building

Finance

Hollywood Powerhouse CAA Joins Blockchain Video Network Theta

The addition of Creative Artists Agency as a validator brings the video network closer to full decentralization, said Theta Labs CEO Mitch Liu.

The CAA talent agency in Century City, Calif.

Finance

Listed Canadian Firm Hello Pal Buys Dogecoin, Litecoin Mining Startup for $3.5M

The company says it's the first listed company to have a dogecoin mining arm.

GPUs set up for cryptocurrency mining.

Finance

Cowen Investment Arm Raises Over $46M for New Digital Assets Fund

A division of Cowen created in March is managing the fund.

Jeffrey Solomon, CEO of Cowen