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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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

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