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

Latest from Daniel Palmer


Markets

Bitcoin Spikes to New Record High Over $61K

The top cryptocurrency by market cap rose to $60,065 in a matter of minutes on Saturday morning.

Bitcoin prices for the last 24 hours.

Finance

Rewards-Focused Startup Eco Raises $26M in Round Led by a16z Crypto

Newly out of alpha mode, the platform offers up to 5% rewards on both crypto asset savings and spending.

piggy bank

Policy

3 US Regulators Probing Robinhood's Actions Amid GameStop Trading Craze

FINRA, the SEC and the New York Attorney General’s Office are all making enquiries into the trading app provider.

Robinhood

Policy

Cryptopia Exchange, Currently in Liquidation, Gets Hacked Again: Report

The hacked wallet belonged to a creditor, U.S. firm Stakenet, which had not lost funds in the 2019 hack, as reported by Stuff.

Cryptopia

Finance

Canadian Crypto Lender Ledn Raises $2.7M for Emerging Markets Expansion

After growing in Latin America, the firm wants to bring its micro-loans and stablecoin savings features to other emerging markets.

Toronto

Finance

Tesla Invests $1.5B in Bitcoin, Plans to Accept Crypto Payments

Tesla also expects to begin accepting bitcoin as a form of payment for its products "in the near future."

Elon Musk

Finance

Digital Asset Manager Grayscale Eyes DeFi Space With New Trust Filings

Trusts for aave, cosmos and polkadot, as well as privacy coin monero and cardano, have been registered in Delaware.

Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein

Markets

Australian Crypto Exchange to Delist BSV Over 'Bullying' Threat to Bitcoin Developers

The exchange's CEO said, "Recent talk of legal action against developers working to improve the Bitcoin ecosystem proved to be the final straw."

Sydney, Australia (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Lawsuit Against Israeli Crypto Entrepreneur Moshe Hegog Fails in US Court

A Washington state-based judge threw out the lawsuit after the plaintiff failed to make a case.

Moshe Hogeg

Markets

Chainlink's LINK Cryptocurrency Hits New Record Price High

The cryptocurrency is now up 105% since Jan. 1, 2021.

LINK prices over the last 24 hours.