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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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Regulation
Sri Lanka's Central Bank Calls for Blockchain-Based KYC Proposals
Sri Lanka's Central Bank wants to use a blockchain system for local banks' "know-your-customer" protocols.
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By Danny Nelson
Dec 2, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Dec 2, 2019
Regulation
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Tech
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IBM Patents Blockchain to Stop Drones From Stealing Packages
IBM has won a patent for a blockchain system which tracks packages in case they're stolen by drones.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 29, 2019 at 8:10 a.m. UTC
Nov 29, 2019
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Markets
Coinbase
Coinbase Patents Automated KYC Enforcement Tool
Coinbase has patented a system which would automatically identify accounts violating AML rules.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 28, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Nov 28, 2019
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Markets
Crime
Upbit Is the Seventh Major Crypto Exchange Hack of 2019
These seven major hacks remind us: not your keys, not your crypto.
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By John BiggsDanny Nelson
Nov 27, 2019 at 10:02 p.m. UTC
Nov 27, 2019
CrimeExchangesHacks
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Markets
Ethereum
Ethereum Scaling Fix Cuts Time to Create a Block in Half, Test Finds
BloXroute Labs' "Blockchain Distribution Network" cut ethereum block propagation time in half, according to a test by Akomba Labs.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 27, 2019 at 5:35 p.m. UTC
Nov 27, 2019
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Policy
Africa
Ghana May Issue Digital Currency in 'Near Future,' Says Central Bank Chief
Ghana is joining the ranks of nations eyeing the launch of a central bank digital currency, and is already in talks over a pilot project.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 27, 2019 at 12:52 p.m. UTC
Nov 27, 2019
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Markets
Bitcoin atms
Simon Malls Has 5 New Bitcoin ATMs With Bitstop Partnership
Simon Malls has partnered with Bitstop, installing 5 new bitcoin ATMs in 3 states.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 27, 2019 at 8:05 a.m. UTC
Nov 27, 2019
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Markets
Elliptic
Elliptic Brings AML Compliance to the Zilliqa Blockchain
Elliptic will provide transaction monitoring services on the Zilliqa blockchain.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 27, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
Nov 27, 2019
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Policy
France
French Central Banker Advocates for Blockchain-Based Settlements in Europe
The central bank of France wants the eurozone to build a DLT-based settlement system that moves euros faster and more cheaply than existing tech.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 25, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 25, 2019
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Markets
Onecoin
Jury Convicts Crypto Ponzi Scheme OneCoin's Lawyer on Fraud Charges
A Manhattan court convicted Mark Scott, OneCoin's lawyer, for fraud after he laundered $400 million for the crypto Ponzi scheme.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 22, 2019 at 6:10 p.m. UTC
Nov 22, 2019
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