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>).

Daniel Palmer

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Finance

Libra Association Hires Former HSBC CEO

The Libra Association, the organization developing the Facebook-backed cryptocurrency payments project, has hired a banking heavyweight with 25 years at HSBC.

James Emmett, managing director at Libra Networks (Libra Association)

Policy

Iran May Fund Car Imports With Cryptocurrency Mining

An Iranian free trade zone is proposing locally mined cryptocurrency might be a way to fund car imports.

Car shipment (asikkk/Getty Images)

Policy

US Man Charged Over $25M Diamond Ponzi Scheme That Touted a Crypto Token

A man from Washington, D.C., has been charged with running a diamond investment scam with its own cryptocurrency, Argyle Coin.

(Tsikhan Kuprevich/Getty Images)

Tech

'I F**ked Up': SushiSwap Creator Chef Nomi Returns $14M Dev Fund

SushiSwap creator "Chef Nomi" has returned all $14 million in ether, apologizing to the DeFi project's community for suddenly liquidating his holdings.

(Free To Use Sounds/Unsplash)

Policy

Craig Wright Trial Over a Fortune in Bitcoin Moved to 2021

Wright and the Kleiman estate will now put their arguments before a jury in January.

Craig Wright

Finance

Pornhub Adds Bitcoin and Litecoin Payments for Premium Content

Pornhub, the popular adult entertainment site, has (at last) added bitcoin as a payment option.

Pornhub

Finance

Crypto Banking Firm Cashaa Eyes India Expansion After $5M Raise

The crypto-friendly banking firm raised $5 million from Dubai-based blockchain investment and advisory firm 01ex.

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Policy

South Korea’s Central Bank Starts Technical Phase for Digital Currency Ahead of 2021 Pilot

The Bank of Korea is seeking a partner to help develop the architecture for a potential central bank digital currency.

Bank of Korea

Markets

Japanese Financial Giant SBI Holdings Launches Short-Term Crypto Derivatives

Already live on SBI's forex trading platform, the contracts for difference (CFDs) are available in bitcoin, ether and XRP flavors.

SBI Holdings

Markets

Winklevoss Brothers Say Bitcoin Could Reach $500K as the 'Only' Long-Term Inflation Hedge

"Bitcoin is ... the only known commodity in the universe that has a deterministic and fixed supply," the Winklevoss brothers wrote in a blog post saying the cryptocurrency may one day hit $500,000.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss