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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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Opinionated
Bitcoin
The Future of Money Is Bitcoin and CBDCs, Feat. Nik Bhatia
Nik Bhatia, author of the best-selling book Layered Money, explains why Bitcoin will be worth $1 million and why asset managers have a fiduciary duty to invest.
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By Ben SchillerAnna BaydakovaDanny Nelson
May 1, 2021 at 7:50 p.m. UTC
May 1, 2021
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Finance
Paypal
Coinbase Debuts 'Buy With PayPal' Feature (but Read the Fine Print)
The integration could lead to massive, and avoidable, costs for users who don’t pay attention to Coinbase’s fee schedule.
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By Danny Nelson
Apr 29, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 29, 2021
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Finance
Ethereum
Notional Raises $10M to Grow DeFi Lending Protocol With ‘Real World’ Potential
The Ethereum-based lending startup is seeing users take out crypto loans for more than just yield farming.
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By Danny Nelson
Apr 29, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 29, 2021
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Markets
San francisco
Bitcoiner Behind 20Mission Co-Living Space Tries Auctioning 75-Year San Francisco Lease as NFT
Some say the Bay Area housing market is a bubble. Others claim the NFT market is ready to pop. What happens when you combine them?
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By Danny Nelson
Apr 29, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 29, 2021
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Finance
Venture capital
Volt Capital Unveils $10M Fund Backed by CMT Digital, Balaji Srinivasan
Soona Amhaz’s venture firm has been quietly making equity plays across the crypto space for seven months.
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By Danny Nelson
Apr 28, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 28, 2021
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Finance
Sports
Golden State Warriors Become First NBA Team to Issue NFT Set
NBA Top Shot sells digital basketball highlights but no franchise has offered its own team-licensed fare. Until now.
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By Danny Nelson
Apr 27, 2021 at 1:38 p.m. UTC
Apr 27, 2021
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Finance
Bitcoin
Chiefs Tight End Sean Culkin to Convert Entire NFL Salary Into Bitcoin
The fifth-year player will use Zap’s Strike to take his entire base salary of $920,000 in what Culkin said was “the hardest form of currency.”
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By Danny Nelson
Apr 26, 2021 at 12:46 p.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2021
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Finance
Banking
JPMorgan to Let Clients Invest in Bitcoin Fund for First Time: Sources
The JPMorgan bitcoin fund could roll out as soon as this summer with NYDIG as the fund’s custody provider.
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By Danny Nelson
Apr 26, 2021 at 11:08 a.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2021
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Opinionated
Dogecoin
Dogecoin’s Future, Beyond the Hype and Memes
Crypto is all about consensus, and if a consensus forms around the idea that dogecoin is a good asset/digital money, why can’t it become really big and notable on the global f...
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By Ben SchillerAnna BaydakovaDanny Nelson
Apr 24, 2021 at 3:51 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2021
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Policy
Securities and exchange commission
SEC Begins Official Review of Kryptoin Bitcoin ETF Application
The U.S. regulator is now weighing three different bitcoin ETF bids.
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By Danny NelsonNikhilesh De
Apr 23, 2021 at 2:23 p.m. UTC
Apr 23, 2021
Securities and Exchange CommissionBitcoin ETFsKryptoin