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

Bitwise Launches DeFi Crypto Index Fund

The fund bets on 10 Ethereum-based protocols angling to shape the future of finance.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan

Finance

MicroStrategy Boosts Latest Debt-for-Bitcoin Offering to $900M

The firm has already bought 70,784 bitcoin, an amount now worth around $3.6 billion.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael J. Saylor

Markets

Most Finance Chiefs Still Balk at Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet: Survey

Bitcoin's legendary volatility is seen as a major concern barring corporate investments, according to Gartner.

assets and liabilities

Markets

MicroStrategy Begins Hiring for Bitcoin Data Product

After buying 71,079 BTC, the business intelligence company is building its first bitcoin-related software product.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor

Markets

BlockFi Boosted Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Holdings by 11.9M Shares, Now Holds $1.7B GBTC

The disclosure comes as BlockFi prepares to launch a competitor bitcoin trust product.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince

Policy

Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo Stumps for Digital Dollar

"Crypto Dad" made his case for the next evolution of America's greenback.

Former CFTC Chairman Giancarlo thinks bitcoin became an investment-grade asset following the introduction of key financial products.

Markets

Framework Ventures' DeFi Fund Booms as Tech Team Staffs Up

The studio's flagship ventures fund increased in value from $14 million to $300 million.

Framework Ventures co-founders Vance Spencer and Michael Anderson

Markets

SEC Commissioner Peirce Says Market Is Ready for a Bitcoin ETP

Peirce also pushed back against an emerging government narrative that cryptocurrency is a dangerous rail for terrorist financing.

Hester Peirce

Markets

Uber CEO Says Company to Consider Crypto for Rides, Not Its Balance Sheet

The rideshare company will look into cryptocurrencies including bitcoin as a potential form of payment.

Uber