Danny Nelson

Danny Nelson

Danny is CoinDesk's deputy business editor. He formerly ran investigations for the Tufts Daily. At CoinDesk, his beats include (but are not limited to): federal policy, regulation, securities law, exchanges, the Solana ecosystem, smart money doing dumb things, dumb money doing smart things and tungsten cubes. He owns BTC, ETH, and SOL, as well as the LinksDAO NFT.

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Carpe Consensus
A show for crypto fans and fiends, DeFi degens and non-fungible enthusiasts, while welcoming the crypto curious.
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Call me 'Ishmael': I Love to Sail Forbidden Seas and Land on Barbarous Coasts
With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship.
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Dire Times Call for DeFi
DeFi Dad joins to debate whether recent events have highlighted the importance for decentralized finance. Plus: news on Madison Cawthorn, The Block and Starbucks. [reward]25aa...
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Neuberger Berman's $164M Commodities Fund Can Invest 5% in Bitcoin
The investments manager increased a crypto bet it began chasing just last week.
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Tapiero’s 10T Holdings, Akuna Capital Buy $100M Stake in Bitcoin Options Exchange Deribit
The transaction occurred on the secondary market; Deribit declined to state its current valuation.
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Alchemy Expands Free Tier in Bid to Attract More Blockchain Developers to Platform
The blockchain infrastructure startup says easy access to developer services helps projects "unfold at a higher velocity."
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Top NBA Pick Paid in Bitcoin for BlockFi Sponsorship Deal
Former Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham's multi-year deal with the crypto lender includes a bitcoin signing bonus.
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Wells Fargo Launches Passive Bitcoin Fund for Wealthy Clients
JPMorgan also registered its passive bitcoin fund with U.S. regulators Thursday.
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VanEck Adds to ETF Applications With Ether Futures Filing
The Ethereum Strategy ETF would invest in ETH futures contracts and an array of other indirect ether products.
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DeFi-Powered Social Token Site Rally Submits Plan to Decentralize Itself
The proposed road map would see the "creator coin" platform split up into a venture studio, a DAO, a Swiss non-profit and more.
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