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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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US Treasury Bulking Up Crypto Policy Advisers as Wallet Reg Rumors Swirl
FinCEN has posted a pair of job listings for crypto policy advisers amid rumors that new regulations around wallets will arrive soon.
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By Danny Nelson
Dec 18, 2020 at 4:12 a.m. UTC
Dec 18, 2020
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Markets
Coinbase
Coinbase, With Bitcoin Soaring, Files in Preparation for Landmark Public Offering
Coinbase has filed preliminary documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a public offering.
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By Danny Nelson
Dec 17, 2020 at 7:01 p.m. UTC
Dec 17, 2020
Coinbase
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Policy
Fbi
FBI Needs a Dark Web, Crypto Strategy, DOJ's Inspector General Says
FBI lacks a "comprehensive strategy for addressing the cryptocurrency threat in the future," OIG wrote.
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By Danny Nelson
Dec 17, 2020 at 6:29 p.m. UTC
Dec 17, 2020
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Sec
Robinhood Pays SEC $65M to Settle Allegations It Misled Customers
Robinhood's commission-free trading model actually deprived customers of $34 million, the SEC alleged.
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By Danny Nelson
Dec 17, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
Dec 17, 2020
SECRobinhood
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Markets
Coinbase
Marc Andreessen, Kelly Kramer Named Directors on Coinbase Board
Coinbase is shaking up its boardroom with faces old and new.
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By Danny Nelson
Dec 16, 2020 at 6:46 p.m. UTC
Dec 16, 2020
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Markets
Institutional investments
Bitcoin Manager With $1B Crypto Goal Is Backed by Hedge Fund Vet Alan Howard: Report
One River Digital Asset Management already holds $600 million in bitcoin and ether.
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By Danny Nelson
Dec 16, 2020 at 6:09 p.m. UTC
Dec 16, 2020
Institutional InvestmentsRuffer Investment
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Markets
Cboe
Cboe Plans to Launch Cryptocurrency Indexes in Q2 2021
Cboe is joining the race to take cryptocurrency pricing mainstream with a planned index launch in Q2 2021.
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By Danny Nelson
Dec 15, 2020 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 15, 2020
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Markets
Sbi
SBI Financial Acquires Institutional Crypto Desk B2C2
SBI Financial Services has acquired cryptocurrency trading platform B2C2, according to a report.
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By Danny Nelson
Dec 15, 2020 at 5:14 p.m. UTC
Dec 15, 2020
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Markets
Bitcoin atms
Coinstar Expands Its Coinme Bitcoin Kiosk Fleet to 5,000
Coinme-powered bitcoin kiosks have sold 650% more bitcoins this year than in 2019.
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By Danny Nelson
Dec 14, 2020 at 5:40 p.m. UTC
Dec 14, 2020
Bitcoin ATMsCoinstarCoinme
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Finance
Trade finance
Aegis Custody Clears Hurdle in Bid for South Dakota Trust Charter
Aegis Custody wants to build a tokenized bridge between U.S. investors and trade finance opportunities in Asia.
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By Danny Nelson
Dec 11, 2020 at 6:08 p.m. UTC
Dec 11, 2020
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