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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Overstock to Restructure Ex-CEO's Crypto Dividend to End Lockup

The online retail giant is to drop trading restrictions for its digital asset-based dividend instigated by former CEO Patrick Byrne.

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People With Least Knowledge Most Positive on Crypto's Future: ING

People with less knowledge about cryptocurrency are the most likely to be positive on its future, according to research from Dutch bank ING.

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Craig Wright 'in Discussions' to Settle Multi-Billion-Dollar Court Case

Craig Wright, the entrepreneur who controversially claims he is Satoshi Nakamoto, is moving to settle the $10 billion Kleiman court case.

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New York Among 13 States Excluded as Binance.US Opens for Registrations

The U.S. arm of cryptocurrency exchange Binance is opening for registration and deposits on Wednesday.

Binance Logo.

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Wells Fargo to Pilot Dollar-Linked Stablecoin for Internal Settlement

U.S.-based financial giant Wells Fargo is developing a digital dollar that will run on the firm’s first blockchain platform.

Wells Fargo

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BIS Paper Makes Case for 'Embedded' Regulation in Blockchain Markets

An economist at the Bank for International Settlements has come out in favor of building regulation into blockchain-based financial markets.

BIS' headquarters building in Basel, Switzerland.

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Binance Makes Strategic Investment in Chinese Crypto Media Firm

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has made an undisclosed investment in Chinese media and data source Mars Finance.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

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Facebook's David Marcus Responds to Critics Over Libra 'Threat'

The head of Facebook's Calibra has spoken out to "debunk" allegations that the Libra project poses a threat to nations' fiscal sovereignty.

David Marcus is the co-creator of the Facebook-backed libra stablecoin. (CoinDesk archives)

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Deutsche Bank Joins JPMorgan's Crypto Payments Network

JPMorgan's blockchain-based interbank payments initiative, IIN, has added Deutsche Bank as its latest member, bringing the total to 320 banks.

Deutsche Bank

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OKEX Korea Drops 5 Privacy Cryptocurrencies Citing FATF Rules

The Korean arm of the exchange has dropped support for privacy-enhancing cryptocurrencies including monero, zcash and dash.

Monero