Danny Nelson

Managing Editor - Data & Tokens

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.

Latest from Danny Nelson

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New York Man Charged With Trafficking Credit Card Info, Using Bitcoin to Launder Proceeds

Vitalii Antonenko, 28, has been indicted for allegedly stealing and selling reams of payment card data, the proceeds of which he laundered in bitcoin.

May 28, 2020

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South Korean Electronics Giant LG Joins Hedera Hashgraph Council

Electronics giant LG joined the Hedera Hashgraph governing council Wednesday. Its the council's first home appliance manufacturer and second Asia-based member.

May 27, 2020

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ErisX Releases API for Bulk Trading of Bitcoin, Ether

ErisX has released a block trading API for futures contracts and spot market trades to help large traders.

May 26, 2020

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Louisiana State Senate to Consider Crypto Business Licensing Bill

The Louisiana State House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday to regulate and license virtual currency businesses. A Senate committee will now evaluate the proposal.

May 22, 2020

A statue beside the Louisiana State Capitol (Credit: Jeffrey Schwartz / Wikimedia Commons)

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Binance, Eosfinex Join EOSDT Stablecoin Governance Board

Binance and eosfinex are joining the oversight team for Equilibrium, the decentralized finance group behind the EOSDT stablecoin.

May 22, 2020

Binance and eosfinex will take part in overseeing the governance of EOSDT. (Credit: Shutterstock)

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US Lawmaker Proposes Legislative Groundwork for National Blockchain Strategy

A new bill in Congress asks the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to consider a national blockchain strategy.

May 20, 2020

“The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has made it clear that we need to maintain American leadership in technology,” said Rep. Brett Guthrie. (Credit: Office of Rep. Guthrie)

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Brazil Regulator Votes to Continue Probe Into Banks' Rejection of Crypto Firms

Brazil’s national competition regulator is about to decide the fate of its investigation on whether some of the largest banks in the country wrongly locked local crypto brokers out of financial services.

May 20, 2020

“No company, no enterprise can survive in capitalism without access to the financial system,” said lawyer Fernando de Magalhães Furlan. (Credit: Tupungato / Shutterstock)

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US Military Is Falling Behind China, Russia in Blockchain Arms Race: IBM, Accenture

The U.S. Department of Defense can’t afford to lose the global military blockchain race to Russia and China, warns a new private sector whitepaper.

May 20, 2020

The new U.S. Space Force is one branch of the military that could benefit from blockchain usage, a new think tank report says. (Credit: United Launch Alliance / U.S. Air Force)

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DTCC Considers DLT Use in Securities Trading With 2 New Studies

DTCC, the plumber to capital markets’ quadrillion-dollar pipes, is wondering if DLT can boost securities processing

May 19, 2020

DTCC's Jennifer Peve, image from CoinDesk archives

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Company That Sued FTX and Ripple Now Sets Its Sights on BitMEX

BMA LLC, which two weeks ago sued Ripple, has now accused crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX of orchestrating the largest financial crime in U.S. history.

May 18, 2020