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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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Opinionated
Podcasts
Jameson Lopp: The History of F-You Money and the Future of Bitcoin
Listen to Ben, Anna and Danny talk to Lopp about his views on the challenges of bitcoin adoption, the quality of the DeFi projects he’s involved in and the most exciting proje...
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By Ben SchillerAnna BaydakovaDanny Nelson
Jul 12, 2021 at 4:45 p.m. UTC
Jul 12, 2021
PodcastsOpinionated
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Policy
Derivatives
Judge Bans PaxForex From US for Offering Unregistered, Leveraged Crypto Trades
The St. Vincent-based trading shop did not show up in court to defend itself against CFTC allegations.
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By Danny Nelson
Jul 9, 2021 at 10:41 p.m. UTC
Jul 9, 2021
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Policy
Federal reserve
Fed Says 'Surge' in Crypto Prices Reflects Increased Appetite for Risk
The central bank's monetary policy report to Congress gave crypto a rare shoutout Friday.
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By Danny Nelson
Jul 9, 2021 at 9:40 p.m. UTC
Jul 9, 2021
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Finance
Ethereum
Single Buyer Apes Into Mooch's ETH Fund for $5.7M, Docs Show
Anthony Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital has launched its second crypto-specific private fund. One buyer has committed funds so far.
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By Danny Nelson
Jul 9, 2021 at 7:12 p.m. UTC
Jul 9, 2021
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Markets
Square
Square to Build Bitcoin Hardware Wallet
“We’re doing it,” tweeted Jack Dorsey, the fintech’s CEO.
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By Danny Nelson
Jul 8, 2021 at 11:10 p.m. UTC
Jul 8, 2021
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Finance
Circle
Circle Says It Lost $2M to Email Fraudsters in June
The USDC issuer said in an SEC filing that customer funds were not impacted by the incident.
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By Danny Nelson
Jul 8, 2021 at 5:51 p.m. UTC
Jul 8, 2021
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Markets
Circle
Circle Lost $156M on Poloniex Acquisition, SPAC Documents Reveal
The soon-to-be public company is still dealing with Poloniex’s legal woes despite cutting ties in 2019, with securities and sanctions fines to be paid.
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By Danny Nelson
Jul 8, 2021 at 3:52 p.m. UTC
Jul 8, 2021
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Policy
Israel
Israeli Seizure Order Shows Hamas Holds USDT, TRX, DOGE
The wallets, 84 in all, show the terrorist group has diversified its holdings far beyond bitcoin.
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By Danny Nelson
Jul 7, 2021 at 7:58 p.m. UTC
Jul 7, 2021
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Opinionated
Blockchain
Where Did All the Blockchain Consortia Go? Feat. Paul Brody
Blockchain industry veteran Paul Brody unpacks why many corporate blockchain projects fail, and what works and doesn’t work when companies adopt decentralized technology.
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By Ben SchillerAnna BaydakovaDanny Nelson
Jul 7, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 7, 2021
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Opinionated
China
Is China Opting Out of Crypto? Feat. Dovey Wan
China is getting serious about banning crypto.The market responded with another downfall starting June 21, Chinese miners are reportedly relocating to other countries, includi...
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By Ben SchillerAnna BaydakovaDanny Nelson
Jun 28, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 28, 2021
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