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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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Finance
Microstrategy
MicroStrategy CFO Says Tech Companies Have an 'Imperative' to Hold BTC
"If you're not putting any of [your corporate treasury] into bitcoin, I don't think you're doing your fiduciary responsibility," said Phong Le.
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By Danny Nelson
May 24, 2021 at 4:31 p.m. UTC
May 24, 2021
MicroStrategyConsensus 2021
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Finance
Acquisitions
Galaxy Digital Continues M&A Streak With Vision Hill Acquisition
Following its $1.2 billion BitGo acquisition, Galaxy is adding a data-focused asset management firm.
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By Danny Nelson
May 24, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
May 24, 2021
AcquisitionsAsset ManagementGalaxy Digital
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Policy
Regulation
Gensler Says SEC Should Be 'Ready to Bring Cases' Involving Crypto
The SEC chair continued to highlight investor protection as he previewed the regulator’s cryptocurrency enforcement efforts.
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By Danny Nelson
May 20, 2021 at 10:31 p.m. UTC
May 20, 2021
RegulationSecurities and Exchange CommissionOCCGary Gensler
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Finance
Fintech
Robinhood Rival Futu Plans to Offer Crypto Trading in US, Singapore, Hong Kong
With its number of new users and revenue surging, the Chinese brokerage app said it has begun applying for crypto-related licenses.
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By Danny Nelson
May 20, 2021 at 10:06 p.m. UTC
May 20, 2021
FintechTencentBrokeragesFutu
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Finance
Venture capital
Flux Protocol Raises $10.3M Seed Round to Build DeFi Infrastructure on NEAR
Distributed Global, Coinbase Ventures and others are betting the data protocol can help lending applications attract users to NEAR.
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By Danny Nelson
May 20, 2021 at 5:20 p.m. UTC
May 20, 2021
Venture CapitalCoinbase VenturesDeFiNear
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Finance
Venture capital
Diddy, Haddish, Durant Revealed as Investors in Crypto-Powered Banking App Eco
The finance app’s $26 million March round scored investments from athletes, A-listers and entertainers.
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By Danny Nelson
May 20, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
May 20, 2021
Venture CapitalBankingRewardsFintechEco
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Finance
Arweave
Arweave-Based ‘Permanent Dropbox’ Raises $1.6M Seed Round
The decentralized file storage startup is betting consumers will latch onto a novel pricing model.
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By Danny Nelson
May 19, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2021
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Finance
Fintech
Banking App Current Picks Polkadot for Its DeFi Debut
The banking app with 3 million users will serve as a Polkadot validator as it plans deeper crypto moves.
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By Danny Nelson
May 18, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 18, 2021
FintechPolkadotDeFiCurrentAcala
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Finance
Bitlicense
BitGo Hires Former NY BitLicense Deputy as Chief Operating Officer
Cassie Lentchner, the crypto custodian’s new COO, joins as BitGo merges with Galaxy Digital.
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By Danny Nelson
May 18, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 18, 2021
BitLicenseBitGoNYDFSGalaxy DigitalBitGo Trust
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Finance
Venture capital
DeFi Dashboard Zapper Raises $15M to Build On-Platform App Store
Framework Ventures led the round with Mark Cuban and Ashton Kutcher also signing checks.
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By Danny Nelson
May 17, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
May 17, 2021
Venture CapitalFunding RoundsDeFiFramework VenturesZapper