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.

Danny Nelson

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Finance

MoneyGram to Allow Bitcoin Buying and Selling Across Retail Network

The money transfer company will debut cash-for-bitcoin trades at 12,000 locations after linking up with Coinme.

MoneyGram

Markets

SEC Staff Calls Bitcoin ‘Highly Speculative,’ Hints at ETF Skepticism

SEC staff intend to determine whether the "bitcoin futures market could accommodate ETFs," the note said.

SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission

Finance

Peter Thiel’s Palantir Now Accepts Bitcoin Payments, ‘Thinking’ About Treasury Investment

In a Tuesday earnings call, CFO Dave Glazer said bitcoin on the balance sheet is “definitely on the table.”

Peter Thiel, co-founder and chairman of Palantir Technologies

Policy

NY Attorney General Moves to Shut Down Crypto App Coinseed Over Fraud Claims

The action follows allegations of fraud against the app in February.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James

Finance

Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Taps NYDIG as Bitcoin ETF Custodian, Documents Show

New SEC filings reveal NYDIG has been picked for SkyBridge's pending bitcoin ETF application.

Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital

Finance

Upshot’s NFT Appraisal Protocol Nabs $7.5M From CoinFund, Framework

The peer prediction startup is trying to add some nuance to the wildly-priced world of NFT valuation.

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Finance

E-Commerce Giant MercadoLibre Discloses $7.8M Bitcoin Buy

The Latin American retailer said the purchase was in the last quarter.

A MercadoLibre distribution center

Markets

Coin Metrics Closes $15M Funding Round Led by Goldman

Goldman's global head of digital assets is joining the company's board.

Seed funding

Finance

New York Giants Ink Sponsorship Deal With Grayscale in NFL First

The tie-up also involves “educational seminars on cryptocurrencies for Giants personnel.”

Giants Chief Commercial Officer Pete Guelli (left) and Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein