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

MicroStrategy Raises $1.05B in Latest Debt-for-Bitcoin Offering

MicroStrategy's business strategy is to buy as much bitcoin as it possibly can.

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Markets

Fidelity's Charity Arm Raised $28M in Crypto Donations Last Year

The 2020 crypto totals beat 2019's tally of $13 million, but the amount fell short of 2018's $30 million.

Fidelity CEO Abigail Johnson at Consenys 2017

Markets

Tesla Tapped Coinbase for $1.5B Bitcoin Buy: Report

Coinbase is emerging as a major player in corporate America's march toward bitcoin.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Markets

Automated Crypto Investing App Coinseed Faces Fraud Charges in NY, SEC Lawsuits

Coinseed allegedly bilked investors of $1 million through false statements, hidden fees and a flopped token.

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Markets

Crypto Wallet Startup Blockchain.com Raises $120M From Investors Including Google Ventures

Blockchain.com said the institutional backing will power an increasingly institutional-minded business.

Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith

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.

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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