Danny Nelson

Danny was CoinDesk's managing editor for Data & Tokens. 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 tokens, as well as the LinksDAO NFT.

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Policy

White House Cyber Adviser Highlights Potential for Misuse of Crypto

Carole House, the National Security Council’s director of cybersecurity, said crypto developers failed to hardcode necessary guardrails.

The White House cyber adviser C21

Finance

Fidelity Bitcoin Fund Attracts $102M in First 9 Months

New SEC filings show the investment giant’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Index Fund is one of the largest of its kind.

Pedestrians pass a Fidelity Investments office in Boston, Ma

Finance

Apple Is Looking for Crypto Experience in 'Alternative Payments' Job Post

Apple’s payments unit is looking for a crypto-savvy biz-dev specialist to lead partnership efforts.

Apple's Phil Schiller speaks at a company event, Sept. 10, 2019.

Finance

Dapper Labs' NBA Top Shot Has Crossed the Million-User Mark

Steady user numbers and a strong base of small-dollar sales could keep Dapper Labs’ darling humming even if NFTs cool off.

Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou

Finance

Crypto VC 1confirmation Raises $125M for Third Fund

The $800 million asset manager intends to keep investing in early-stage crypto projects with disruptive potential.

1confirmation founder Nick Tomaino

Policy

A16z Tells Congress SEC Disadvantages 'Ordinary Folks' From Token Investing

Andreessen Horowitz Managing Partner Scott Kupor blamed unclear guidelines for locking regular investors out of crypto’s upside.

Andreessen Horowitz's Scott Kupor

Finance

Goldman Sachs Report Projects Coinbase Stock Will Climb to $306, Looks to DeFi and Beyond

The mega-bank initiated its COIN coverage with a deep look at retail exchange upside and long-term growth drivers.

Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

MicroStrategy CFO Says Tech Companies Have an 'Imperative' to Hold BTC

"If you're not putting any of [your corporate treasury] into bitcoin, I don't think you're doing your fiduciary responsibility," said Phong Le.

Phong Le, president and CFO of MicroStrategy

Finance

Galaxy Digital Continues M&A Streak With Vision Hill Acquisition

Following its $1.2 billion BitGo acquisition, Galaxy is adding a data-focused asset management firm.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz

Policy

Gensler Says SEC Should Be 'Ready to Bring Cases' Involving Crypto

The SEC chair continued to highlight investor protection as he previewed the regulator’s cryptocurrency enforcement efforts.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler