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

IHS Markit Likely to Join Race for Crypto Indexes on Wall Street: Exec

Every millennial that works for the company thinks there should be more crypto products offered, said CEO Lance Uggla.

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Japan's FSA Says XRP Not a Security: Report

The regulator's stance contrasts with that of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Coinbase Apologizes to UK and EU Customers Hit by Regulatory Lockouts

The mea culpa was mum on Coinbase's broader troubles in keeping global trading running smoothly.

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Acting SEC Enforcement Director Berger to Step Down

Berger presided over the enforcement division when it launched the Ripple lawsuit.

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Fidelity International Invests $6M in Firm Behind Hong Kong's OSL Crypto Exchange

BC's OSL exchange is the first crypto brokerage to receive Hong Kong regulators' blessing.

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Anchorage Hires Celsius' Asaf Iram as Head of Risk

Digital asset custodian Anchorage has hired its first Head of Risk.

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GemCoin Founder Sentenced to 10 Years for $147M Crypto Scheme

The judge scheduled a restitution hearing for victim investors for this summer.

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Kentucky Bill Seeks to Lure Crypto Miners With Tax Breaks

Reps. Rudy and Freeland's bill would exempt crypto miners from paying either Kentucky sales or excise tax.

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Finance

NYDIG Acquires Digital Assets Data

The acquisition bolsters NYDIG's data offerings as it continues to build out an institutional client base.

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Markets

SoFi to Go Public Through SPAC Merger at $8.6B Valuation

The lending fintech agreed to merge with SPAC Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp.

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