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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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Korean Government Approves Crypto AML Rule Set to Come Online Thursday
Crypto companies have until September to register with financial regulators.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 22, 2021 at 6:39 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2021
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Sec
Former SEC Chief Clayton to Chair Investment Giant Apollo
Clayton was named chair after longtime Apollo chief Leon Black unexpectedly called it quits Monday.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 22, 2021 at 4:43 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2021
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Blockchain
Mapping Crypto-Related Crime With Chainalysis
In this episode, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson speak with Kim Grauer, head of research at Chainalysis, about the blockchain analytics firm’s 2021 “Crypto Crime Report,” how...
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By Anna BaydakovaDanny Nelson
Mar 22, 2021 at 3:34 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2021
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Libra
BIS Researchers Grapple With Implications of Interoperable CBDCs
Central bank digital currencies would largely benefit countries if they work together to eliminate traditional banking frictions, a research note said.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 19, 2021 at 9:11 p.m. UTC
Mar 19, 2021
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Art
Even NYC's Highfalutin Guggenheim Museum Is Looking at NFTs, Job Posting Suggests
A call for MBA interns asks: "How will blockchain and crypto currency [sic] change how a museum defines its collection strategy?"
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 19, 2021 at 7:26 p.m. UTC
Mar 19, 2021
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Tech
Gambling
This Casino in Decentraland Is Hiring (for Real)
Decentraland’s Tominoya Casino is paying real people to staff the virtual pit in a job that game developers usually reserve for bots.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 18, 2021 at 8:50 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2021
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Finance
Nfts
Lindsay Lohan Partners With Justin Sun to Release NFTs on Tron
The auction comes during the technology’s seemingly overnight transformation into a fascination of the investing world.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 18, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2021
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Ethereum
Ether Cards Banks $3.7M in Presale of ‘Supercharged’ NFTs
“What you can do right now with NFTs is you can buy, you can sell and you can hold. And I think we can do better than that.”
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 18, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2021
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Kraken
Kraken Considering a Stock Market Debut Next Year: Report
Competitors Coinbase and eToro are already barreling toward multi-billion dollar listings on the public markets.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 16, 2021 at 6:50 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2021
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Music
Post Malone to Mix NFTs, Experiences in Revamped Music Streaming Platform
Malone and producer Dre London are bringing Fyooz NFTs to their AUX Live streaming site as the NFT arms race heats up.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 16, 2021 at 1:45 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2021
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