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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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Byrne Sells Overstock Stake to Buy Crypto and Battle 'Deep State'
Former Overstock CO Patrick Byrne dumped his 13% stake in the company he founded to buy cryptocurrency and gold as he prepares to battle his enemies.
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By Danny Nelson
Sep 20, 2019 at 2:35 a.m. UTC
Sep 20, 2019
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Markets
Wallets
Israeli Startup Creates Offline Crypto Wallet with Online Connectivity
Israeli startup GK8 unveiled a cold-storage crypto wallet with on-network transfer capabilities.
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By Danny Nelson
Sep 18, 2019 at 8:52 p.m. UTC
Sep 18, 2019
WalletsNewsZcashLior LameshIsrael Innovation AuthorityGK8Shahar ShamaiEran Tromer
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Decentralized Employment Ecosystem Opolis to Integrate MakerDAO’s Dai Cryptocurrency
Opolis received a grant from MakerDAO to integrate its Dai cryptocurrency into its decentralized employer ecosystem for payroll and benefits.
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By Danny Nelson
Sep 18, 2019 at 2:45 p.m. UTC
Sep 18, 2019
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Space
European Space Agency Backs Blockchain Satellite Project
Blockchain startup SpaceChain won a 60K euro grant from the European Space Agency to investigate use-cases for their satellite-based wallet system.
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By Danny Nelson
Sep 18, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 18, 2019
SpaceNewsSatelliteSpaceChainZee ZhengESA
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Real estate
AssetBlock Launches Tokenized Property Trading on Algorand Blockchain
Real estate startup AssetBlock has launched a new platform for trading commercial properties linked to tokens on the Algorand blockchain.
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By Danny Nelson
Sep 17, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 17, 2019
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Tech
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HTC's Blockchain Phone Now Supports Bitcoin Cash
Native support for bitcoin cash is coming to HTC's blockchain phone via a partnership with Bitcoin.com.
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By Danny Nelson
Sep 16, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2019
BCHHTC ExodusOther Public ProtocolsBusiness News
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Markets
Banking
Tagomi Rollout Paves Way for Institutional Crypto Shorting
Crypto brokerage Tagomi released its borrowing and lending platform to the wider public, enabling investors to short cryptocurrencies.
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By Danny Nelson
Sep 13, 2019 at 5:14 p.m. UTC
Sep 13, 2019
BankingNewsCapital MarketsBusiness News
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Bitcoin.com
Bitcoin.com Looks to List BCH Futures on CFTC-Approved Exchange
Bitcoin.com is in talks to list a bitcoin cash futures contract on a regulated exchange, according to the head of the company’s exchange division. 
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By Danny Nelson
Sep 13, 2019 at 2:50 a.m. UTC
Sep 13, 2019
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