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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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AWS Marketplace Is Selling Origin's Decentralized Ecommerce Service
Origin Protocol's OGN token was up nearly 50% at press time.
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By Danny Nelson
Feb 9, 2021 at 9:21 p.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2021
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Cnbc
Jim Cramer Thinks 'Every' Corporate Treasurer Should Be Thinking Bitcoin
The CNBC host said it's almost irresponsible not to include bitcoin on balance sheets following Tesla's buy.
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By Danny Nelson
Feb 9, 2021 at 6:23 p.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2021
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Potential India Crypto Ban, Worldwide Darknet and Virgil Griffith’s Saga Continues
Crypto restrictions in India, fresh darknet market research from Chainalysis and the newest chapter in Virgil Griffith’s North Korea saga.
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Feb 8, 2021 at 2:41 p.m. UTC
Feb 8, 2021
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Banking
Crypto Startup Metal Pay Files for National Bank Charter
Metal Pay's "First Blockchain Bank and Trust" would be FDIC-insured, CEO Marshall Hayner told CoinDesk.
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By Danny Nelson
Feb 4, 2021 at 6:02 p.m. UTC
Feb 4, 2021
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Microstrategy
Saylor, MicroStrategy Offer Playbook for Corporate Bitcoin Adoption at Annual Summit
Saylor and his MicroStrategists front-ran corporate bitcoin what-abouters at the firm's detail-heavy annual conference.
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By Danny Nelson
Feb 3, 2021 at 11:02 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2021
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Bitcoin
NYDIG Expects to Hold $25B in Bitcoin for Institutional Clients by Year End
CEO Stevens said NYDIG's institutional order books are looking bullish for the year.
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By Danny Nelson
Feb 3, 2021 at 6:46 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2021
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Venture capital
Bitcoin Startup Casa Raises $4M Led by Fidelity-Linked Avon Ventures
Coinbase Ventures also joined the round.
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By Danny Nelson
Feb 3, 2021 at 2:40 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2021
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Investment
California Pension Fund Loaded Up on RIOT Shares During Bitcoin's Q4 Rally
The largest public pension in the U.S. bought more RIOT shares for the first time since 2017.
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By Danny Nelson
Feb 2, 2021 at 6:21 p.m. UTC
Feb 2, 2021
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Fraud
SEC Charges Three With Stealing $11.4M Through Token Backed by Actor Steven Seagal
The Bitcoiin2Gen trio allegedly bilked investors through false statements and celebrity crypto endorsements.
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By Danny Nelson
Feb 1, 2021 at 10:30 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2021
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Coinbase
Coinbase Taps Nasdaq for Direct Listing: Report
The crypto exchange will reportedly join Nasdaq's tech-heavy lineup.
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By Danny Nelson
Feb 1, 2021 at 8:09 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2021
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