PlayIconNav
Ad

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.

Social

Recent

assets-and-liabilities
Markets
Survey
Most Finance Chiefs Still Balk at Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet: Survey
Bitcoin's legendary volatility is seen as a major concern barring corporate investments, according to Gartner.
assets-and-liabilities
By Danny Nelson
Feb 16, 2021 at 10:30 p.m. UTC
Feb 16, 2021
SurveyBitcoin Balance Sheet
justin-sun-saw-you-in-the-capitol
Borderless
Happy Bull’s Year, North Korean Hackers!
In this episode, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson discuss North Korea reportedly stealing your crypto to create nuclear weapons, Tesla rattling markets at an opportune time and...
justin-sun-saw-you-in-the-capitol
By Anna BaydakovaDanny Nelson
Feb 15, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 15, 2021
michael_saylor_microstrategy
Markets
Hires
MicroStrategy Begins Hiring for Bitcoin Data Product
After buying 71,079 BTC, the business intelligence company is building its first bitcoin-related software product.
michael_saylor_microstrategy
By Danny Nelson
Feb 12, 2021 at 7:31 p.m. UTC
Feb 12, 2021
HiresData AnalysisAnalyticsMicroStrategyMichael Saylor
zack-prince-blockfi
Markets
Blockfi
BlockFi Boosted Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Holdings by 11.9M Shares, Now Holds $1.7B GBTC
The disclosure comes as BlockFi prepares to launch a competitor bitcoin trust product.
zack-prince-blockfi
By Danny Nelson
Feb 12, 2021 at 3:34 p.m. UTC
Feb 12, 2021
BlockFiGrayscale Bitcoin TrustBitcoin Trust
christopher-giancarlo-4
Policy
Cftc
Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo Stumps for Digital Dollar
"Crypto Dad" made his case for the next evolution of America's greenback.
christopher-giancarlo-4
By Danny Nelson
Feb 12, 2021 at 3:12 p.m. UTC
Feb 12, 2021
CFTCChristopher GiancarloCoinDesk TVDigital DollarDigital Dollar Foundation
frameworkventures
Markets
Funds
Framework Ventures' DeFi Fund Booms as Tech Team Staffs Up
The studio's flagship ventures fund increased in value from $14 million to $300 million.
frameworkventures
By Danny Nelson
Feb 11, 2021 at 5:47 p.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2021
FundsDeFiFramework Ventures
hester
Markets
Sec
SEC Commissioner Peirce Says Market Is Ready for a Bitcoin ETP
Peirce also pushed back against an emerging government narrative that cryptocurrency is a dangerous rail for terrorist financing.
hester
By Danny Nelson
Feb 11, 2021 at 3:08 p.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2021
SECETPHester Peirce
uber-ride-bogata
Markets
Payments
Uber CEO Says Company to Consider Crypto for Rides, Not Its Balance Sheet
The rideshare company will look into cryptocurrencies including bitcoin as a potential form of payment.
uber-ride-bogata
By Danny Nelson
Feb 11, 2021 at 2:06 p.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2021
PaymentsUber
amazon-com-inc-introduces-prime-to-mexico-as-consumer-confidence-rises
Markets
Amazon
Amazon Preparing to Launch a 'Digital Currency' Project in Mexico
Job postings describe a walled garden-type digital currency that could roll out in emerging economies.
amazon-com-inc-introduces-prime-to-mexico-as-consumer-confidence-rises
By Danny Nelson
Feb 10, 2021 at 11:46 p.m. UTC
Feb 10, 2021
AmazonDigital Currency
mastercard-9
Markets
Payments network
Mastercard Will Let Merchants Accept Payments in Crypto This Year
The payments giant plans to support digital currency transactions directly on network.
mastercard-9
By Danny Nelson
Feb 10, 2021 at 8:36 p.m. UTC
Feb 10, 2021
Payments NetworkCredit CardsMastercard