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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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Funds
DeFi Index Fund Is Bitwise's Fastest Grower, With $32.5M in 2 Weeks: Hougan
The asset manager's chief investment officer says institutional interest in DeFi tokens is ramping up.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 3, 2021 at 7:20 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2021
FundsAsset ManagementBitwiseDeFi
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Policy
Cftc
Crypto-Friendly CFTC Commissioner Tarbert to Leave Regulator Friday
Heath Tarbert is leaving the regulator after an 18-month tenure that included debut of an ether futures contract.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 3, 2021 at 7:14 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2021
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Policy
Irs
IRS Says Buying Crypto With Fiat Does Not Trigger Tax Reporting Rules
The IRS has narrowed the breadth of its new crypto reporting question.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 3, 2021 at 6:17 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2021
IRSCrypto Taxes
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Markets
Jobs
Discover Financial Planning a 'Roadmap' for Crypto, Blockchain Products
The third-largest U.S. credit card company is on the hunt for a crypto products strategist.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 2, 2021 at 9:37 p.m. UTC
Mar 2, 2021
JobsDiscover Financial Services
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Markets
Fundraising
TaxBit Raises $100M in Bid to Take Crypto Taxation Software Global
The Utah-based startup roared out of stealth mode with backing from Paradigm and Tiger Global.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 2, 2021 at 8:48 p.m. UTC
Mar 2, 2021
FundraisingCrypto TaxesTaxBit
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Markets
Goldman sachs
Goldman Sachs Relaunching Crypto Trading Desk After 3-Year Pause
Goldman Sachs may pursue a bitcoin ETF as it deepens its push into digital assets.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 1, 2021 at 5:50 p.m. UTC
Mar 1, 2021
Goldman Sachs
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Markets
Fidelity
Fidelity's Head of Global Macro Says Bitcoin May Have Place in Some Portfolios
"Is it any wonder that bitcoin seems to be having its day?" Fidelity's global macro chief said.
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By Danny Nelson
Mar 1, 2021 at 5:39 p.m. UTC
Mar 1, 2021
Fidelity
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Borderless
Cryptocurrency
How Bitcoin Is Becoming a Lifeline for Cubans
Leigh Cuen and Boaz Sobrado discuss the informal peer-to-peer development of the cryptocurrency markets in Cuba and how the internet penetration in Cuba is accelerating bitco...
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By Anna BaydakovaDanny Nelson
Mar 1, 2021 at 5:06 p.m. UTC
Mar 1, 2021
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Markets
Sec
SEC Inspectors Outline Crypto Examinations Playbook in Compliance Notice
The notice did not appear targeted at any one instance of digital asset impropriety.
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By Danny Nelson
Feb 26, 2021 at 8:16 p.m. UTC
Feb 26, 2021
SECInvestigations
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Markets
Nfts
NBA Top Shot Overwhelmed by Demand in Record $1M Pack Drop
Over 200,000 collectors waited in line Friday, hoping to buy into Dapper Labs' runaway NBA hit.
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By Danny Nelson
Feb 26, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. UTC
Feb 26, 2021
NFTsDapper LabsNBA Top Shot