Danny Nelson

Danny is 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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Markets

NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Sells NFT for $5.4M

Proceeds from the auction are going to the Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Exiled whistleblower Edward Snowden

Markets

Hedge Fund Behind One River Digital to Invest Part of $5.6B Fund in Crypto: Report

Macro fund manager Brevan Howard plans to invest up to 1.5% of its main fund in cryptocurrencies, according to a story in Bloomberg.

Alan Howard, co-founder of Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP

Finance

Much Wow: Slim Jim Has a Dogecoin Strategy. News of It Sends DOGE to a New ATH

The parent company of social media’s favorite meat stick gave DOGE its first-ever earnings call shoutout.

One of Slim Jim's DOGE memes shared on Twitter.

Finance

Coinbase, Before It Was Inevitable

Six archival posts that show the uncertainty of being a bitcoin startup in the early 2010s.

Coinbase staff in 2014, with founder Brian Armstrong at left.

Policy

NYPD's Crypto Sleuthing Is Powered by Chainalysis, Documents Show

The largest police force in the U.S. has beefed up rules governing who can trace crypto transactions. It’s been using Chainalysis software since 2019.

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Finance

Wall Street NFTs? New York Stock Exchange Apparently Has an NFT Strategy

The world’s largest bourse has minted a batch of “first trade” NFTs. But they’re not for sale, according to a source with knowledge.

A trader on the NYSE floor

Finance

Social Token Platform Rally Raises $22M in RLY Sale on CoinList

The “Creator Coin” startup saw more than 40,000 investors participate in its CoinList distribution, a record for the token-sale platform.

Rally's "Creator Coins" are topped by gamers and musicians.

Finance

Topps to Launch Official MLB NFTs in Bid to Best NBA Top Shot

The baseball card company, fresh on the heels of announcing plans to go public, is launching official MLB collectibles on the Wax blockchain later this month.

Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves stands in front of a Topps ads during a game in 2019.

Markets

Bitcoin Price Shoots Past $60K, Ether Hits New All-Time High in Early Saturday Trading

The price action comes just ahead of a highly anticipated Nasdaq listing for leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase.

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Finance

Daniel Loeb's $17B Hedge Fund Is Keeping Crypto With Coinbase – And Maybe Even Staking It

Third Point is the latest institutional stalwart to be revealed as a client of Coinbase Custody.

Daniel Loeb, chief executive officer of Third Point LLC