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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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Alt-Right Groups Received $500K in BTC Month Before Capitol Riot: Chainalysis
Chainalysis declined to directly link the donation to the Jan. 6 storming but said the timing "warrants suspicion."
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 14, 2021 at 7:31 p.m. UTC
Jan 14, 2021
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Grayscale's Crypto Products Raised Over $3B Last Quarter, the Most Ever
Grayscale's popular bitcoin trust once again led the pack with over $200 million in inflows every week.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 14, 2021 at 4:29 p.m. UTC
Jan 14, 2021
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DC Magistrate Judge Calls Unhosted Wallet 'Horror Story' a 'Fiction'
“Indeed, cash poses a greater challenge to law enforcement than cryptocurrency in unhosted wallets," wrote Judge Zia Faruqui in an opinion on a forfeiture case.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 14, 2021 at 3:47 p.m. UTC
Jan 14, 2021
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IHS Markit Likely to Join Race for Crypto Indexes on Wall Street: Exec
Every millennial that works for the company thinks there should be more crypto products offered, said CEO Lance Uggla.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 13, 2021 at 11:04 p.m. UTC
Jan 13, 2021
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Japan's FSA Says XRP Not a Security: Report
The regulator's stance contrasts with that of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 13, 2021 at 9:56 p.m. UTC
Jan 13, 2021
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Coinbase Apologizes to UK and EU Customers Hit by Regulatory Lockouts
The mea culpa was mum on Coinbase's broader troubles in keeping global trading running smoothly.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 13, 2021 at 2:51 a.m. UTC
Jan 13, 2021
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Acting SEC Enforcement Director Berger to Step Down
Berger presided over the enforcement division when it launched the Ripple lawsuit.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 12, 2021 at 6:43 p.m. UTC
Jan 12, 2021
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Fidelity International Invests $6M in Firm Behind Hong Kong's OSL Crypto Exchange
BC's OSL exchange is the first crypto brokerage to receive Hong Kong regulators' blessing.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 12, 2021 at 4:46 p.m. UTC
Jan 12, 2021
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Anchorage Hires Celsius' Asaf Iram as Head of Risk
Digital asset custodian Anchorage has hired its first Head of Risk.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 12, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 12, 2021
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GemCoin Founder Sentenced to 10 Years for $147M Crypto Scheme
The judge scheduled a restitution hearing for victim investors for this summer.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 11, 2021 at 11:12 p.m. UTC
Jan 11, 2021
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