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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
E-commerce
E-Commerce Giant MercadoLibre Discloses $7.8M Bitcoin Buy
The Latin American retailer said the purchase was in the last quarter.
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By Danny Nelson
May 5, 2021 at 8:21 p.m. UTC
May 5, 2021
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Markets
Goldman sachs
Coin Metrics Closes $15M Funding Round Led by Goldman
Goldman's global head of digital assets is joining the company's board.
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By Danny Nelson
May 5, 2021 at 4:23 p.m. UTC
May 5, 2021
Goldman SachsFunding RoundsCoin Metrics
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Finance
Nfl
New York Giants Ink Sponsorship Deal With Grayscale in NFL First
The tie-up also involves “educational seminars on cryptocurrencies for Giants personnel.”
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By Danny Nelson
May 5, 2021 at 2:49 p.m. UTC
May 5, 2021
NFLGrayscaleSports
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Finance
Token sales
Lightweight Mina Blockchain Raises $18.7M in CoinList Token Sale
The project had designated 7.5% of all available MINA for the sale. It was gone in four hours.
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By Danny Nelson
May 5, 2021 at 12:10 p.m. UTC
May 5, 2021
Token SalesCoinListMina Protocol
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Policy
Bitcoin mining
New York Bill Would Freeze Bitcoin Miners Pending Environmental Review
The new legislation seeks to counter an industry that critics blast as detrimental to New York’s decarbonization goals.
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By Danny Nelson
May 4, 2021 at 7:57 p.m. UTC
May 4, 2021
Bitcoin MiningEnvironmentNew YorkLegislationAlbany
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Finance
Venture capital
Multicoin Raises $100M for New Crypto Venture Fund
The Texas-based crypto investment firm has lined up another nine-figure venture fund in its search for explosive blockchain startups.
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By Danny Nelson
May 4, 2021 at 2:01 p.m. UTC
May 4, 2021
Venture CapitalMulticoin Capital
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Finance
Crypto indexes
S&P Goes Live With Bitcoin, Ethereum Crypto Indexes
The financial data giant has launched its first three crypto index products.
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By Danny Nelson
May 3, 2021 at 6:25 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2021
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Finance
Bitstamp
Bitstamp to ‘Triple’ US Team as Number of New Customers Surges
The exchange will bolster its customer support and American headcount as U.S. crypto under management eclipses $1.1 billion.
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By Danny Nelson
May 3, 2021 at 6:06 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2021
BitstampCrypto Exchanges
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Finance
Ebay
EBay CEO Hints at Crypto Payments, NFT Sales
But don’t hold your breath: “We have no immediate plans,” a spokesperson said of crypto payments following Jamie Iannone’s appearance on CNBC.
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By Danny Nelson
May 3, 2021 at 3:55 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2021
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Finance
Remittances
Soccer Player Ifunanyachi Achara the Latest Sports Pro to Take Salary in Bitcoin
The Nigeria-born Toronto FC forward sends some of his bitcoin home to help his family avoid surging inflation rates in Africa’s largest economy.
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By Danny Nelson
May 3, 2021 at 1:59 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2021
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