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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Crypto Exchange Binance Announces New Stablecoin Initiative

The crypto exchange has announced that it's launching Venus, a project that will develop "localized" stablecoins around the world.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

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Man Offering Hacking Services for Bitcoin Gets 20-Month Jail Sentence

A British man has been handed jail time and ordered to forfeit over £400,000 ($487,000) for offering hacking services and stolen data for crypto.

UK police

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Moscow Blockchain Voting System 'Completely Insecure,' Says Researcher

A blockchain system that will soon be used to allow Moscow residents to vote in elections is currently easy to hack, according to a researcher.

Moscow and state duma

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Binance's US Arm to Go Live 'Within Two Months,' CEO Says

The dedicated U.S. arm of cryptocurrency exchange Binance should go live by November, according to CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

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ASX DLT System 'On Track,' Says Annual Report

The Australian Securities Exchange has released its 2019 financial report, offering insight into its upcoming distributed ledger settlement system.

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New Malware Miner Sneakily Hides When Task Manager Is Open

Meet "Norman" – a new variant of monero-mining malware that employs crafty tricks to avoid being spotted.

cat in a box

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Steemit to Automate Development Funding With New DAO

The blockchain project that focuses on monetizing social media sites is launching a DAO in its coming hard fork upgrade.

Railway fork

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Head of SIX's Digital Asset Exchange Quits Over Strategy Disagreement

Switzerland's SIX stock exchange has just lost a key executive in charge of its in-development digital assets exchange, SDX.

SIX Swiss Exchange is based in Zurich.

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Blockchain Firm Settles With SEC Over Unregistered $6.3 Million SAFT

A healthcare-focused blockchain firm has settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its 2017-2018 SAFT offering.

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Former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan Joins DeFi Blockchain Project Findora

Balaji Srinivasan, the former CTO of Coinbase, has joined Findora as a strategic adviser, as has Dan Boneh, head of Stanford's Cryptography Group.

Balaji Srinivasan