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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
Africa
Is Africa the Next Hotbed of Crypto Adoption? Feat. Anita Posch
What can crypto do in a country where less than a half of the population has access to the internet?
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By Ben SchillerAnna BaydakovaDanny Nelson
Aug 18, 2021 at 5:45 p.m. UTC
Aug 18, 2021
AfricaCryptoBitcoin in AfricaOpinionated
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Policy
Money laundering
Bitcoin Mixing CEO Harmon Pleads Guilty to US Money-Laundering Charge
The case may set a precedent for bitcoin mixing services.
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By Cheyenne LigonDanny Nelson
Aug 18, 2021 at 3:16 p.m. UTC
Aug 18, 2021
Money LaunderingDepartment of JusticeLarry HarmonLarry Dean HarmonBitcoin Mixers
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Finance
Coinbase
Goldman, Citadel Securities, Even Tennessee's Treasury Among Coinbase COIN Whales
New SEC filings show which institutions are chasing the crypto economy's upside with multimillion-dollar bets on COIN.
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By Danny Nelson
Aug 17, 2021 at 7:42 p.m. UTC
Aug 17, 2021
CoinbaseUtahBridgewater AssociatesInstitutional InvestorsCitadelCoinbase Listing
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Finance
Real estate
US Mortgage Lender UWM Plans to Accept Bitcoin Payments
The Michigan-based company hopes to become the first nationwide mortgage lender to accept cryptocurrency.
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By Danny Nelson
Aug 17, 2021 at 5:20 p.m. UTC
Aug 17, 2021
Real EstateLendingMortgagesCryptocurrencies
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Finance
Music industry
Steve Aoki Has Secured Funding to Pilot His NFT TV Show
The crypto-forward DJ is creating a “proper pilot” episode of his experimental NFT TV show, “Dominion X.”
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By Danny Nelson
Aug 17, 2021 at 1:45 p.m. UTC
Aug 17, 2021
Music IndustryNFTsSteve Aoki
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Policy
Treasury department
IRS, in Boon to Crypto, Will Reportedly Ignore How Bill Defines Broker; Bitcoin Rises
Citing an unnamed official, Bloomberg said Treasury won’t go after crypto firms that don’t meet the tax code’s definitions of a “broker.”
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By Danny Nelson
Aug 13, 2021 at 7:59 p.m. UTC
Aug 13, 2021
Treasury DepartmentCongressRegulationsInfrastructure Bill
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Finance
Irs
TaxBit Raises $130M Series B at $1.33B Valuation
It's the second major funding round for the tax software firm this year.
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By Danny Nelson
Aug 12, 2021 at 2:21 p.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2021
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Finance
Union square ventures
Dune Analytics, Home of DIY Data Dashboards, Raises $8M in USV-Led Series A
Dune lets anyone with on-chain know-how share their data creations with the world.
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By Danny Nelson
Aug 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2021
Union Square VenturesData AnalyticsMulticoinDeFiDragonfly Capital PartnersDune Analytics
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Finance
Germany
Galaxy Digital Hires SIX’s Tim Grant to Lead Europe Expansion
Grant says the business focus will be on Switzerland and Germany, with an influence campaign planned for Europe’s newer crypto bastions.
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By Danny Nelson
Aug 12, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2021
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Finance
Defi
Solana’s Mango Markets DEX Raises $70M in MNGO Token Sale
At its height, investors had plowed over $500 million in USDC into the trading platform’s 24-hour sale.
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By Danny Nelson
Aug 12, 2021 at 12:15 a.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2021
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