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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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Square
First-Time Bitcoin Buyers 'Doubled' in Square's Q3 Report
Square processed $148 million in bitcoin sales in the third quarter of 2019.
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By Danny NelsonDavid Pan
Nov 6, 2019 at 9:32 p.m. UTC
Nov 6, 2019
SquareNewsJack DorseyEarnings CallsBusiness News
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Fraud
US Prosecutors Charge Founder of 'IGOBIT' Token With Fraud
Prosecutors allege that Asa Saint Clair lured investors to invest in the "World Sports Alliance" using his IGOBIT digital currency.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 6, 2019 at 4:57 p.m. UTC
Nov 6, 2019
FraudNewsAsa Saint ClairSDNYIGOBIT
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News
Bithumb Wants User-Created DEXs With Its New Blockchain Ecosystem
Bithumb Global is launching an "exchange-as-a-service" platform through its new namesake blockchain platform.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 6, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 6, 2019
NewsBithumbDeFiBithumb ChainJavier Sim
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Markets
News
IBM Ethical Mineral Sourcing Blockchain to Debut in Spring
Ford, Volkswagon, LG and Volvo plan to take a cobalt-tracking blockchain platform live next year.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 6, 2019 at 5:01 a.m. UTC
Nov 6, 2019
NewsIBM BlockchainFordRSBN BlockchainVolvoRCS Global
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Markets
Cftc
US Congress Weighs Bill Spelling Out CFTC's Crypto Derivatives Oversight
If passed, the bill would be the first to place Congressionally-mandated, digital commodity-specific requirements on the CFTC.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 5, 2019 at 11:45 p.m. UTC
Nov 5, 2019
CFTCNewsDigital CommoditySean Patrick Maloney
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Coinbase
Coinbase Legal Chief Says Private Sector Should Build US Digital Dollar
Coinbase chief legal officer Brian Brooks thinks the private sector is best positioned to build America's digital dollar.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 5, 2019 at 5:10 p.m. UTC
Nov 5, 2019
CoinbaseLibraNewsBrian BrooksUS Digital Dollar
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Markets
Security
Binance's DEX Now Supports AML Compliance Via CipherTrace
CipherTrace is now providing AML compliance on Binance Chain, which supports both the exchange's BNB token and DEX.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 5, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 5, 2019
SecurityExchangesStartupsNewsDecentralized ExchangesBinanceCipherTrace
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Fincen
Huobi Global Is Forcing US Customers to Use Its Local Partner
The move finalizes Huobi’s shuttering of US. accounts as as it continues to push users to its San Francisco-based partner exchange, HBUS.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 4, 2019 at 10:30 p.m. UTC
Nov 4, 2019
FinCENHuobiNewsBinanceHBUS
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Markets
Crime
Bittrex Target of Latest $1 Million Crypto SIM Hack Lawsuit
Gregg Bennett had never heard of SIM swapping before. Then, one night in April, he learned in the worst way one can.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 4, 2019 at 2:30 a.m. UTC
Nov 4, 2019
CrimeExchangesMichael TerpinNewsCapital MarketsBill ShiharaSeth ShapiroGregg BennettSimSwapBusiness NewsUS & Canada
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Payments
Crypto Portfolio App Ember Seeks $1 Million in SEC-Registered Securities Sale
Ember Fund, makers of an AI-managed cryptocurrency portfolio app, is seeking to raise up to $1 million through an SEC-registered securities sale.
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By Danny Nelson
Nov 1, 2019 at 3:25 p.m. UTC
Nov 1, 2019
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