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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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Kentucky Governor Signs Tax Breaks for Crypto Miners Into Law
The commonwealth wants to become a hub for energy-heavy businesses like crypto mining.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 26, 2021 at 4:07 p.m. UTC
Mar 26, 2021
TaxLegislationCryptocurrency MiningKentucky
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Finance
Venture capital
Chainalysis Raises $100M, Underscoring Surging Demand for Blockchain Surveillance
The compliance-minded crypto data firm, is now valued at $2 billion after a Series D raise from Paradigm, Ribbit and others.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 26, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Mar 26, 2021
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Tech
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Venture-Backed Ethereum Project Optimism Delays Launch
The throughput-boosting Layer 2 project said rushing its mainnet launch could have consequences for unprepared projects.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 26, 2021 at 1:27 p.m. UTC
Mar 26, 2021
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Markets
Fatf
Binance Adds Former FATF Officers to Regulatory Strategy Team
The former FATF officials will help steer Binance's global regulatory strategy, the exchange said.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 25, 2021 at 9:56 p.m. UTC
Mar 25, 2021
FATFRegulationBinance
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Finance
Venture capital
Caitlin Long’s Avanti Raises $37M Ahead of Crypto Bank Launch
The digital bank will put the extra cash toward meeting Wyoming regulators’ pre-launch capital requirements.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 25, 2021 at 8:20 p.m. UTC
Mar 25, 2021
Venture CapitalBankingWyomingAvantiAvanti Financial
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Markets
Etfs
Fidelity-Affiliated Fund Files for Bitcoin ETF
Peter Jubber, the managing director of Fidelity Digital Funds, serves as president of the trust.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 24, 2021 at 9:57 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2021
ETFsFidelity InvestmentsBitcoin ETFs
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Markets
Canada revenue agency
Crypto Exchange Coinsquare Ordered to Hand Thousands of Customers' Records to Canadian Tax Agency
Coinsquare estimates between 5 and 10 percent of customer records could be caught in the sweep.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 24, 2021 at 9:24 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2021
Canada Revenue AgencyCanadaTaxesCoinsquare
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Markets
Data analysis
Mark Cuban Backs Crypto Data Startup Esprezzo in $2M Funding Round
Arrington Capital and CMS Holdings also invested in the three-year-old on-chain automation startup.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 24, 2021 at 3:15 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2021
Data AnalysisMark CubanDeFiEsprezzo
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Ipo
Robinhood Files Confidentially for IPO: Report
The millennial-friendly investments platform will seek a listing on Nasdaq, according to Bloomberg.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 24, 2021 at 12:45 a.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2021
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Bitcoin etf
Grayscale's Sonnenshein Addresses GBTC's Collapsing Premium
Sonnenshein thinks U.S. regulators aren't ready to approve a bitcoin ETF yet.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 23, 2021 at 2:51 p.m. UTC
Mar 23, 2021
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