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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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Bitcoin mining
Crypto Miner Marathon Patent Group Buys $150M in Bitcoin
The Nasdaq-listed mining company wants to become a "pure-play bitcoin investment option" for Wall Street.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 25, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2021
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Jim Cramer Tells $731M Powerball Winner to Put 5% in Bitcoin
The "Mad Money" host picked bitcoin as one of his hedges against the specter of hyperinflation.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 22, 2021 at 7:52 p.m. UTC
Jan 22, 2021
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Microstrategy
MicroStrategy Buys the Dip, Adds $10M to Bitcoin Treasury
CEO Michael Saylor bought the coins for an average price of $31,808.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 22, 2021 at 2:33 p.m. UTC
Jan 22, 2021
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Sec
SEC Calls Out Suspicious Crypto Companies Targeting Global Traders
The securities regulator added eight suspect crypto entities to its watchlist Thursday.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 22, 2021 at 2:07 a.m. UTC
Jan 22, 2021
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Pornhub
Pornhub Now Accepts Cryptocurrencies XRP, DOGE, BNB and USDC
The adult entertainment website now accepts payment in 16 cryptocurrencies.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 20, 2021 at 9:09 p.m. UTC
Jan 20, 2021
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Blackrock
BlackRock Gives 2 Funds Go-Ahead to Invest in Bitcoin Futures
The world's largest asset manager appears to be getting into the bitcoin game.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 20, 2021 at 6:33 p.m. UTC
Jan 20, 2021
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Bitfinex
Bitfinex Says It's Nearly Done Turning Over Documents to NYAG
The document production process has already stretched over a year.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 19, 2021 at 10:45 p.m. UTC
Jan 19, 2021
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Finance
Coinbase
Coinbase Buys Blockchain Infrastructure Startup Bison Trails
Bison Trails already partnered with Coinbase through its custody service.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 19, 2021 at 8:18 p.m. UTC
Jan 19, 2021
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Cryptocurrency
Extremism and Cryptocurrency: The Story Too Big to Ignore
In this episode, Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson, and Tanzeel Akhtar discuss livestreaming the insurrection on a blockchain, Iran taking the mining industry under control, and if...
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By Anna BaydakovaDanny NelsonTanzeel Akhtar
Jan 19, 2021 at 2:22 p.m. UTC
Jan 19, 2021
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Markets
Sec
Wireline Settles SAFT Suit With SEC; Peirce Partially Dissents
Wireline is now barred from distributing the tokens it promised investors in its 2018 SAFT sale.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 15, 2021 at 9:45 p.m. UTC
Jan 15, 2021
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