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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Coinbase, Before It Was Inevitable
Six archival posts that show the uncertainty of being a bitcoin startup in the early 2010s.
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NYPD's Crypto Sleuthing Is Powered by Chainalysis, Documents Show
The largest police force in the U.S. has beefed up rules governing who can trace crypto transactions. It’s been using Chainalysis software since 2019.
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Wall Street NFTs? New York Stock Exchange Apparently Has an NFT Strategy
The world’s largest bourse has minted a batch of “first trade” NFTs. But they’re not for sale, according to a source with knowledge.
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Social Token Platform Rally Raises $22M in RLY Sale on CoinList
The “Creator Coin” startup saw more than 40,000 investors participate in its CoinList distribution, a record for the token-sale platform.
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Topps to Launch Official MLB NFTs in Bid to Best NBA Top Shot
The baseball card company, fresh on the heels of announcing plans to go public, is launching official MLB collectibles on the Wax blockchain later this month.
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Bitcoin Price Shoots Past $60K, Ether Hits New All-Time High in Early Saturday Trading
The price action comes just ahead of a highly anticipated Nasdaq listing for leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase.
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Daniel Loeb's $17B Hedge Fund Is Keeping Crypto With Coinbase – And Maybe Even Staking It
Third Point is the latest institutional stalwart to be revealed as a client of Coinbase Custody.
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Chinese Web Firm Meitu Buys $10M More in Bitcoin
The publicly traded app developer has now spent $100 million on bitcoin and ether.
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Audius Brings NFT Galleries to EDM-Heavy Streaming Service
The decentralized library of underground tunes is letting artists pool their NFTs in a single online gallery in a bid to be a one-stop shop for their biggest fans.
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NYDIG Raises $100M From Insurance Giants in Latest Round
The institutional bitcoin shop is quickly expanding its crypto footprint with a foray into bitcoin insurance products.
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