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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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Bitwise
Bitwise Launches Crypto Funds for Aave and Uniswap
The $1 billion digital assets manager said Wall Street-type clients are demanding more exposure to DeFi's biggest names.
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By Danny Nelson
Aug 3, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 3, 2021
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Markets
Congress
Senator Toomey Calls Text of Current Crypto Tax Proposal ‘Unworkable’
The Pennsylvania Republican said the definition of a broker is too broad and would affect bitcoin miners, which should be exempt.
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By Danny Nelson
Aug 2, 2021 at 10:13 p.m. UTC
Aug 2, 2021
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Opinionated
Bitcoin
What Is Latin America’s Love for Bitcoin? Feat. Sebastian Serrano
Latin America has been in the middle of the crypto community’s attention after El Salvador adopted bitcoin as a legal tender. But is it actually a good thing for bitcoin and f...
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By Ben SchillerAnna BaydakovaDanny Nelson
Aug 2, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 2, 2021
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Policy
Rob portman
New Infrastructure Bill Looks to Raise $30B Through Crypto Taxes
The draft language could mean a number of individuals interacting with crypto may have to start reporting their transactions.
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By Nikhilesh DeDanny Nelson
Jul 28, 2021 at 9:25 p.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2021
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Markets
Us marshals service
US Marshals Service Chooses Anchorage Digital for Custody of Seized Digital Assets
Anchorage Digital said it will also provide “such activities as accounting, customer management, audit compliance and managing blockchain forks.”
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By Tanzeel AkhtarDanny Nelson
Jul 28, 2021 at 6:32 p.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2021
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Finance
Fintech
Prime Trust Raises $64M to Scale Fintech Infrastructure Biz
The crypto custody firm is planning an “aggressive” hiring campaign to extend its reach into the world of fintech.
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By Danny Nelson
Jul 28, 2021 at 3:43 p.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2021
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Finance
Bitcoin mining
Luxor Technologies Launches Index of Crypto Mining Stocks
The crypto mining and data firm’s new index product seeks to capture public-market sentiment on the firms pumping out new coins.
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By Danny Nelson
Jul 28, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2021
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Finance
Finra
Robinhood Under Investigation for Finra Registration Violation
CEO Vlad Tenev isn’t registered with Finra, new documents show.
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By Danny Nelson
Jul 27, 2021 at 7:49 p.m. UTC
Jul 27, 2021
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Policy
Congress
Senate Banking Committee Bashes Bitcoin's 'Phony' Populism
The hearing was almost certainly the testiest in a trio of crypto-themed inquiries Tuesday morning.
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By Danny Nelson
Jul 27, 2021 at 5:14 p.m. UTC
Jul 27, 2021
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Finance
Andreessen horowitz
Crypto Fintech Eco Raises $60M for High-Yield USDC Savings App
The a16z-backed Eco, where users’ deposits are loaned out in USDC, says it’s keeping an eye on the BlockFi case.
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By Danny Nelson
Jul 27, 2021 at 1:03 p.m. UTC
Jul 27, 2021
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