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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Markets

Blockfi

Vermont Joins Ranks of States Probing Crypto Lender BlockFi

Alabama, Texas and New Jersey are investigating whether the firm's marquee offering violates local securities laws.

By Danny Nelson

Jul 24, 2021 at 4:53 a.m. UTC

Jul 24, 2021

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Finance

Paypal

Chainalysis Exec Heads to PayPal to Lead Crypto Regulatory Efforts

Jesse Spiro, chief of government affairs at Chainalysis, is heading to PayPal's crypto wing to work on regulatory policy.

By Danny Nelson

Jul 23, 2021 at 7:17 p.m. UTC

Jul 23, 2021

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Policy

Bitcoin mining

New Jersey Pension Invested $7M in Bitcoin Mining Stocks Last Quarter

The $30 billion pension took stakes in Riot Blockchain and Marathon Digital Holdings in a first for the state.

By Danny Nelson

Jul 23, 2021 at 5:27 p.m. UTC

Jul 23, 2021

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Finance

Retail

Bitcoin ATMs to Invade Circle K Convenience Stores

Crypto kiosk company Bitcoin Depot plans to hit “thousands” of locations, with 700 units already installed.

By Danny Nelson

Jul 22, 2021 at 9:56 p.m. UTC

Jul 22, 2021

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Finance

Texas

BlockFi Faces Crackdown by a Third US State, Texas

The Lone Star state’s proposed cease-and-desist order would bar BlockFi from offering interest accounts without registering with the state’s securities regulator.

By Danny Nelson Nikhilesh De

Jul 22, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. UTC

Jul 22, 2021

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