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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Iran's Cabinet Ratifies Bill Recognizing Cryptocurrencies and Mining

Iran's government has introduced a bill that lifts the illegal status of cryptocurrencies and authorizes mining as an official industry.

Azadi Tower, Tehran, Iran

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AWS Backs $100,000 Competition to 'Change the Face of Blockchain'

Amazon Web Services, the Ethereum Foundation and others hope to help solve a key problem for blockchains via a new competition.

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Crypto Exchange CEX.IO Expands US Service to Cover 31 States

The exchange now operates in 31 U.S. states and the District of Columbia after obtaining licenses in seven new jurisdictions.

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Walmart Wants to Patent a Stablecoin That Looks a Lot Like Facebook Libra

Retail giant Walmart has applied for a cryptocurrency patent that bears some similarities to the Libra token proposed by Facebook in mid-June.

Walmart

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Zooko Wilcox Pushes for New Developer Fund to Support Zcash

Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox has called for the creation of a new "Dev Fund" to support the operations of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency.

Zooko Wilcox, CEO of Zcash developer Electric Coin Company

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Tech Firm Seagate Pilots Anti-Fraud Blockchain Tracking With IBM

Data storage giant Seagate has extended its blockchain work with IBM to gauge the fake-fighting potential of the tech.

Seagate

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SpankChain Launches Crypto Payments Service for Adult Content Providers

Adult industry-oriented blockchain project SpankChain has launched a crypto payments platform called, of course, SpankPay.

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Kraken Boosts Institutional Offerings With Acquisition of Dan Held's Interchange

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has acquired Interchange, a startup offering a way for institutional investors to better manage their portfolios.

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell

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Airline's Blockchain Ticketing Platform Sees $1 Million in July Sales

Russia's second largest airline is touting the benefits of blockchain after a ticketing platform it developed raked in over $1 million in a month.

S7 Airlines

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Sony Co-Leads €13 Million Raise for Crypto Banking Startup Bitwala

Bitwala raised almost $14.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Sony Financial Ventures and NKB Group.

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