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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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Policy
Gambling
Wyoming's New Online Sports Betting Law OKs Crypto Wagers
Pro-blockchain lawmakers in the state have made cryptocurrency inclusion a natural feature of their legislative agenda.
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By Danny Nelson
Apr 7, 2021 at 10:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 7, 2021
GamblingWyomingSports
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Policy
Law
The Accidental Crypto Lobbyist
Our reporter contacts state lawmakers for clarification and ends up inadvertently reshaping a bill.
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By Danny Nelson
Apr 7, 2021 at 5:01 p.m. UTC
Apr 7, 2021
LawOpinionWest VirginiaNewslettersThe Node
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Finance
Sports
Topps, Going Public at $1.3B Valuation, Charts NFT Future
The legacy trading card company's new investor, Jason Mudrick, said he’s betting on the buzzy market for NFTs.
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By Danny Nelson
Apr 6, 2021 at 8:10 p.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2021
SportsNFTsSPACsTopps
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Finance
Payments
Sacramento Kings to Offer Bitcoin Salary Option to All Players
he NBA franchise has long been one of the most crypto-forward teams in professional sports.
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By Danny Nelson
Apr 6, 2021 at 1:25 a.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2021
PaymentsSacramento KingsSportsNBA
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Finance
Coinbase
Coinbase and Bakkt Are Behind Paul Tudor Jones' Bitcoin Bets, SEC Documents Show
The macro king’s $44 billion hedge fund has quietly brokered crypto custody ties with some of the industry’s biggest names.
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By Danny Nelson
Apr 5, 2021 at 10:27 p.m. UTC
Apr 5, 2021
CoinbaseInstitutional InvestmentBakktTagomiPaul Tudor Jones
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Policy
Crime
New Jersey Man Admits to Running Unlicensed Bitcoin Exchange
The erstwhile operator of “Destination Bitcoin” could face up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.
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By Danny Nelson
Apr 5, 2021 at 7:12 p.m. UTC
Apr 5, 2021
CrimeIRSMoney Transmitters
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Borderless
Regulation
Fact Versus Fiction on India’s Crypto Crackdown
Rumor has it India’s government is gearing up for a crypto crackdown; possibly a complete ban. Is that really the case? Nischal helps untangle fact from fiction in one of cryp...
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By Anna BaydakovaDanny Nelson
Apr 5, 2021 at 12:22 p.m. UTC
Apr 5, 2021
RegulationBorderless
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Policy
Irs
IRS Seeks Names of Circle Customers Transacting Over $20K in Crypto
A federal court is supporting a request from the IRS to obtain the records of Circle customers, the Department of Justice said Thursday.
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By Zack SewardDanny Nelson
Apr 1, 2021 at 9:29 p.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2021
IRSCircle
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Finance
Morgan stanley
Morgan Stanley Approves Bitcoin Exposure for Handful of Mutual Funds
The megabank is positioning itself to take an active role across the bitcoin markets.
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By Danny Nelson
Apr 1, 2021 at 2:48 p.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2021
Morgan StanleyMutual FundsGrayscale Bitcoin Trust
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Finance
Venture capital
Zora Gets In on NFT Funding Craze With $8M Raise, SEC Documents Show
It’s the latest NFT marketplace investors are betting on as the mainstream gateway to crypto.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 31, 2021 at 9:23 p.m. UTC
Mar 31, 2021
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