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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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BIS: CBDC Research Gaining Steam but Widespread Issuance Years Away
Central banks remained adamant private stablecoins do not factor into their CBDC calculus.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 27, 2021 at 8:01 p.m. UTC
Jan 27, 2021
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Miami
Miami Uploads Bitcoin White Paper to Municipal Website
Mayor Suarez once again pledged to turn Miami into a "hub for crypto innovation."
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 27, 2021 at 6:43 p.m. UTC
Jan 27, 2021
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Security
Cathie Wood: Bitcoin ETF Approval Unlikely Until Market Cap Rises to About $2T
"The flood of demand has to be satisfied" for the SEC to feel comfortable with a bitcoin ETF, said Wood.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 26, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2021
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Ex-Goldman CEO Blankfein Says Governments Would Likely Try to Shut Down Bitcoin if It Becomes Too Successful
Blankfein misrepresented bitcoin's traceability and falsely claimed users are blind to their counter-parties.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 26, 2021 at 8:21 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2021
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Fbi
'Coin Signals' Trader Arrested on $5M Crypto Fund Fraud Charges
Jeremy Spence bilked his investors out of $5 million, according to a criminal complaint.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 26, 2021 at 6:48 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2021
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Rothschild
Rothschild Investment Adds to Grayscale Bitcoin Holdings
The manager of $1.4 billion first bought bitcoin trust shares in 2017.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 25, 2021 at 10:27 p.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2021
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Ark invest
Cathie Wood: More Tech Companies Will Adopt Bitcoin Treasury Reserves
Wood said large companies are asking her if they should follow Square's lead.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 25, 2021 at 10:22 p.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2021
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Money transmitters
Hawaii to Let More Crypto Companies Join Regulatory Sandbox
Hawaii's Digital Currency Innovation Lab is accepting a second round of applications through Feb. 26.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 25, 2021 at 9:58 p.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2021
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Bank of England Governor Insists Digital Payments (but Not Crypto) Are Sticking Around
BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said cryptocurrencies "as originally formulated" are not the ideal form of digital currency.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 25, 2021 at 6:33 p.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2021
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Regulation
New Regulators in Town: What’s Next for Crypto in DC
In this episode, Anna Baydakova, Tanzeel Akhtar and Nik De discuss to expect from U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration regarding crypto, how QuadrigaCX users are doing an...
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Jan 25, 2021 at 2:26 p.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2021
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