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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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Pre-Brexit, Koine Wins E-Money License From UK's FCA, Now Seeking Luxembourg, UAE, US Permissions
Digital asset custodian Koine secured an e-money license from U.K. regulators, while it now looks abroad to prepare for a future Brexit.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 31, 2019 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
Oct 31, 2019
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SEC, CFTC Charge XBT Corp. With Selling Unregistered Swaps for Bitcoin
The SEC and CFTC have settled charges with XBT Corp. after alleging the company sold unregistered security-based swaps for bitcoin.
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Oct 31, 2019 at 6:49 p.m. UTC
Oct 31, 2019
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Peru
New Blockchain-Based System Will Track Steers From Hoof to Plate
Peruvian customers will now be able to access a blockchain of beeves.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 31, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 31, 2019
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Payments
'Clicks and Bricks' Strategy to Drive Korean Users to Terra's Blockchain
Terra Blockchain's CHAI dapp is rolling out a back-to-basics "clicks and bricks" growth strategy to boost retail adoption in South Korea.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 29, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 29, 2019
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Sec
SEC Blasts Kik's 'Void for Vagueness' Defense of 2017 ICO
Kik wants to depose top SEC officials, and expose that they were making it up as they went. But the SEC is having none of it.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 29, 2019 at 6:45 p.m. UTC
Oct 29, 2019
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Hacking
AT&T Responds to Crypto Exec's SIM Swap Suit: See You in Court
The loss highlights an obvious question for security experts, who wondered why an experienced crypto executive would keep such high sums online.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 28, 2019 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
Oct 28, 2019
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Crime
Another AT&T SIM Swapping Hack Targets Trio of Crypto Execs
Another crypto executive is suing AT&T over a SIM swapping hack that he claims cost him $1.7 million in digital assets.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 26, 2019 at 8:20 a.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2019
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Cftc
US Financial Regulators Join UK FCA's 'Global Sandbox'
Four U.S. regulators joined an international alliance of government regulators seeking to bolster the future of fintech.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 24, 2019 at 5:45 p.m. UTC
Oct 24, 2019
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Africa
Eyeing African Market, Binance Adds Nigerian Fiat-to-Crypto Gateway
Facilitated by payments network Flutterwave, the addition starts a new phase of Binance adding sub-Saharan fiat pairs.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 24, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 24, 2019
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Payments
Blockstack's STX Token Now Traded on Binance and HashKey Pro
The advance is set to expand investors' access to Stacks (STX) – especially in Asia, a "priority region" for Blockstack.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 23, 2019 at 9:35 p.m. UTC
Oct 23, 2019
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