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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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Markets
Regulation
UK Startup Takes Billion-Dollar Tokenization Plan Stateside
Smartlands, a UK tokenization firm, is betting on a billion-dollar security token crowdfunding model with a new broker-dealer partnership in the U.S.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 15, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 15, 2019
RegulationNewsCapital MarketsSmartlandsIlia ObraztsovIIP SecuritiesUS & Canada
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Markets
Europe
Switzerland's 'Crypto Valley' Is Bringing Blockchain to Zurich
The Crypto Valley Association and Zurich Tourism are working to bring blockchain awareness, tourism and business to Zurich.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 14, 2019 at 11:31 a.m. UTC
Oct 14, 2019
EuropeSwitzerlandStartupsZurichNewsCrypto Valley AssociatonZurich Tourism
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Markets
Security
tZERO-Backed Startup Seeks SEC Approval to Launch Security Token Market
BSTX is seeking regulatory approval to launch one of the first markets for publicly traded, registered security tokens.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 11, 2019 at 11:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2019
SecurityExchangesSECFINRARegulationNewsTzeroBOX
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Markets
Identity
Facebook's Calibra Sued by Mobile Banking App Over Similar Logos
The complaint alleges the Calibra logo is too similar to Current’s, which the fintech firm has been using since August 2016.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 11, 2019 at 5:35 p.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2019
IdentityStartupsLawsuitLibraNewsLegalCalibraCharacterCurrentBusiness NewsUS & Canada
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Markets
Startups
TRON, Stellar Join Mousebelt's Blockchain Education Alliance to Train Student Developers
The 13-firm alliance will tackle crypto recruiters' quandary with a raft of tools to train students.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 11, 2019 at 3:45 p.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2019
StartupsStellarNewsTronMousebeltTrainingTechnology NewsUS & Canada
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Markets
Australia
Australia's Gold Mint Is Backing a Crypto Token Based on Ethereum
The government-owned Perth Mint is backing a new digital token aimed to allow investors to trade and settle gold in real time.
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By Daniel PalmerDanny Nelson
Oct 11, 2019 at 9:01 a.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2019
AustraliaEthereumGoldNewsCapital MarketsTokensTechnology News
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Markets
Canada
Canada's Blockchain Sector Wants Legal Clarity, New Report Shows
A report from the Canadian Digital Chamber of Commerce compiles fresh data on Canada's blockchain industry – including some promising salary stats.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 9, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 9, 2019
CanadaSECRegulationNewsTanya WoodsJustyna Osowska
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Policy
Crime
MakerDAO Bounty Program Catches 'Critical' Bug Before Launch
MakerDAO patched a "critical" bug in its upcoming Multi-Collateral Dai upgrade that could have put 10% of the system's total collateral at risk.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 3, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2019
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Markets
Security
Algorand Integrates Tech to Bring Users Detailed Analysis of Largest Blockchains
Algorand is gaining the ability to analyze the largest blockchains by adding the PARSIQ monitoring system to its platform.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 3, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2019
SecurityIdentityNewsDistributed Ledger TechnologyAlgorandSteve KokinosPARSIQ
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Markets
Ethereum
Chainalysis Adds More ERC-20 Tokens to Crypto Sleuthing Service
Chainalysis' expansion brings its compliance and tracking software to a larger swath of ERC-20 tokens.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 3, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2019
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