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

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

Policy

IRS Seeks Names of Circle Customers Transacting Over $20K in Crypto

A federal court is supporting a request from the IRS to obtain the records of Circle customers, the Department of Justice said Thursday.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire

Finance

Morgan Stanley Approves Bitcoin Exposure for Handful of Mutual Funds

The megabank is positioning itself to take an active role across the bitcoin markets.

morgan stanley

Finance

Zora Gets In on NFT Funding Craze With $8M Raise, SEC Documents Show

It’s the latest NFT marketplace investors are betting on as the mainstream gateway to crypto.

The homepage of the Zora NFT marketplace on March 31, 2021.

Policy

DeepDotWeb Operator Pleads Guilty to Laundering $8.4M in Bitcoin Kickbacks

Tal Prihar admitted to taking bitcoin payments from darknet marketplaces in exchange for referral links.

DOJ

Finance

BlackRock Has Begun Trading Bitcoin Futures

BlackRock held $6.5 million in CME bitcoin futures earlier this year with an appreciation of $360,000, new SEC filings show.

BlackRock headquarters

Finance

Andreessen Horowitz Leads $4.4M Round in DeFi's Element Finance

Element Finance, which is building a yield-maximizing marketplace for crypto interest rates, has landed some prominent backers.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) co-founder Marc Andreessen