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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Markets

Binance Has No Plans to Go Public, CZ Says

CEO Changpeng Zhao said the world's largest crypto exchange is happy with its status as a private company.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

Markets

JPMorgan's New Crypto Bond 'Not for the Faint of Heart,' Former Star Analyst Hintz Says

Brad Hintz, a former star Sanford Bernstein analyst, Morgan Stanley treasurer and Lehman Brothers CFO, explains the risks in the fine print.

NYU Adjunct Professor Brad Hintz, a retired star Sanford Bernstein analyst, former Morgan Stanley treasurer and Lehman Brothers CFO, says there are lot of risks in JPMorgan's new "structured note" focused on cryptocurrency-related stocks.

Finance

JPMorgan to Launch 'Cryptocurrency Exposure Basket' of Bitcoin Proxy Stocks

The debt instrument would lean heavily on MicroStrategy, Square and Riot Blockchain stocks.

JPMorgan Trading-Floor Staff Return To Office

Finance

Galaxy's Institutional Ethereum Funds Raise $32M at Launch – From a Select Few

Five investors have put money into the funds since Galaxy unveiled them in late January, SEC documents show.

Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz

Markets

Senator Lummis Calls Biden 'Legitimate' US President

Lummis was one of just eight Senate Republicans to vote against certifying Presidet Biden's electoral victory on Jan. 6.

Cynthia Lummis

Finance

DAO Investing in NFTs Raises $1.3M From Crypto VCs

Yield Guild Games will use the funds from Delphi Digital, Scalar Capital and others to invest in virtual land and other in-game assets.

Axie Infinity land

Markets

DeFi Index Fund Is Bitwise's Fastest Grower, With $32.5M in 2 Weeks: Hougan

The asset manager's chief investment officer says institutional interest in DeFi tokens is ramping up.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan

Policy

Crypto-Friendly CFTC Commissioner Tarbert to Leave Regulator Friday

Heath Tarbert is leaving the regulator after an 18-month tenure that included debut of an ether futures contract.

CFTC Chair Heath Tarbert

Policy

IRS Says Buying Crypto With Fiat Does Not Trigger Tax Reporting Rules

The IRS has narrowed the breadth of its new crypto reporting question.

IRS 1040 2020