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.

Danny Nelson

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Finance

Chinese Web Firm Meitu Buys $10M More in Bitcoin

The publicly traded app developer has now spent $100 million on bitcoin and ether.

Cai Wensheng, founder and chairman of Meitu

Finance

Audius Brings NFT Galleries to EDM-Heavy Streaming Service

The decentralized library of underground tunes is letting artists pool their NFTs in a single online gallery in a bid to be a one-stop shop for their biggest fans.

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Finance

NYDIG Raises $100M From Insurance Giants in Latest Round

The institutional bitcoin shop is quickly expanding its crypto footprint with a foray into bitcoin insurance products.

Liberty Mutual

Policy

Wyoming's New Online Sports Betting Law OKs Crypto Wagers

Pro-blockchain lawmakers in the state have made cryptocurrency inclusion a natural feature of their legislative agenda.

The Wyoming Capitol

Policy

The Accidental Crypto Lobbyist

Our reporter contacts state lawmakers for clarification and ends up inadvertently reshaping a bill.

West Virginia legislature

Finance

Topps, Going Public at $1.3B Valuation, Charts NFT Future

The legacy trading card company's new investor, Jason Mudrick, said he’s betting on the buzzy market for NFTs.

Topps baseball cards

Finance

Sacramento Kings to Offer Bitcoin Salary Option to All Players

he NBA franchise has long been one of the most crypto-forward teams in professional sports.

Vivek Ranadivé (center) announced the move on Clubhouse.

Finance

Coinbase and Bakkt Are Behind Paul Tudor Jones' Bitcoin Bets, SEC Documents Show

The macro king’s $44 billion hedge fund has quietly brokered crypto custody ties with some of the industry’s biggest names.

Paul Tudor Jones (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Robin Hood)

Policy

New Jersey Man Admits to Running Unlicensed Bitcoin Exchange

The erstwhile operator of “Destination Bitcoin” could face up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.

IRS