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

Japanese Crypto Exchange TaoTao Agrees to SBI Purchase After Binance Talks End

The all-stock deal bolsters SBI's crypto exchange services in Japan.

Japan shops

Policy

Ripple Chairman Says Firm Could Leave US if Regulatory Environment Doesn't Change

Ripple has threatened to leave the U.S. if crypto regulation doesn't change.

Ripple Executive Chairman Chris Larsen and Lyna Lam

Markets

Unsuccessful Telecom Hack Targeted Israeli Crypto CEOs

Mossad and Shin Bet are have been made aware of an early September hack that hit 20 cryptocurrency executives.

A cell tower in Or Yehuda.

Markets

US-Regulated Bitcoin Derivatives Market Bitnomial Raises $11.6M in Electric Capital-led Series B

The disclosure comes shortly after U.S regulators' crackdown on retail competitor BitMEX.

Retail traders were eager to get in on the bitcoin action.

Markets

John McAfee Arrested in Spain on US Criminal Charges

John McAfee allegedly received $11.6 million in bitcoin and ether for pumping ICOs in 2017 and 2018.

John McAfee

Markets

Bitcoin Escrow Chief Pleads Guilty to Crypto Fraud, Also Ordered to Repay $7.4M

The head of the Volantis escrow company faces up to 10 years in prison for defrauding customers.

New York City

Markets

Atari Plans November Premiere for Video Game Cryptocurrency

Atari's self-styled entertainment payments token has been in the works since early 2018.

Atari

Markets

Malta Disputes Crypto Arbitrage Hub Arbitly's Registry Claims

Arbitly's crypto licensure and registration claims are bogus, according to Malta's financial regulator.

Valletta, Malta

Markets

European Central Bank Moves to Trademark 'Digital Euro'

The EU's central bank has laid a claim to the phrase "digital euro" before deciding whether to actually issue one.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde

Tech

Blockstack's Clarity Smart Contracts Will Source Data From Chainlink Oracles

Blockstack and Algorand's Clarity smart contracts will source their data from Chainlink's oracle network.

John William Waterhouse, "Consulting the Oracle"