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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Victims Sue AT&T, T-Mobile Over 'SIM Swap' Crypto Hacks

A cryptocurrency-focused law firm in the U.S. says it has filed lawsuits against AT&T and T-Mobile on behalf of victims of "SIM swapping" hacks.

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Crypto Mining Tech Firm Bitfury Closes $80 Million Funding Round

Bitfury Group has just closed an $80 million funding round led by venture capital firm Korelya Capital.

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Winklevoss Brothers Sue Charlie Shrem Over $32 Million in Bitcoin

The Winklevoss twins are reportedly suing bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem over 5,000 bitcoin allegedly owed to them from a past business deal.

Charlie Shrem is the former founder of BitInstant and co-founder of cryptocurrency intelligence service CryptoIQ.

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Coinbase Hits $8 Billion Valuation After $300 Million Raise

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has just announced $300 million in new funding via a Series E round.

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Global AML Watchdog to Release Crypto Regulations By Next June

Global money-laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force, has said it will draw up rules for cryptocurrency regulation by next summer.

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North Korean Hacking Group Lazarus Stole $571 Million in Cryptos: Report

North Korea's infamous hacking group, dubbed Lazarus, has managed to steal over half a billion dollars in cryptocurrencies, a report indicates.

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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Open-Sources Its Security Scaling Tool

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is making a recently developed security scaling tool available to the public.

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Wallet Provider Blockchain Is Backing Crypto Giveaways In a Big Way

Cryptocurrency wallet and data provider Blockchain.info is launching a program to assist crypto projects distributing free tokens to users worldwide.

Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith

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Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Restarts Fiat Deposits Claiming 'Improved' Process

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex says it has rolled out a new process for depositing fiat currency after it halted the service last week.

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Crypto Exchange OKEx Lists 4 New Stablecoins

Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has announced that it is listing four U.S. dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies for trading.

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