Danny Nelson

Managing Editor - Data & Tokens

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.

Latest from Danny Nelson

Markets

CFTC Charges Florida Resident With Defrauding Crypto Investors Out of $1.6M

The CFTC alleged Florida resident Alan Friedland defrauded investors out of $1.6 million, promising returns through his “Compcoin” token and an algorithmic trading software which never materialized.

Apr 16, 2020

Compcoin brought in $1.6 million, the CFTC claimed, and even managed to get listed – temporarily – on digital asset exchanges during its sale from 2016 through 2018. (CFTC Chair Heath Tarbert image via CoinDesk archives)

Markets

US Agencies Publish List of North Korea's Alleged Crypto Crimes

The US government urged countermeasures to stymie North Korea's billion-dollar cybercrime campaigns.

Apr 15, 2020

Kim Jong-un, Supreme Leader of North Korea

Markets

Algorand Foundation Sets Aside $50M in Tokens to Spur Development

The Algorand Foundation has earmarked 250 million ALGO for a grant program that aims to spur development of the Algorand ecosystem.

Apr 14, 2020

The Grants Program will allocate 2.5 percent of tokens minted at genesis. (Silvio Michali image credit: CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Coinbase Custody to Support Polkadot Staking With up to 20% Returns

Coinbase Custody is partnering with Bison Trails to add staking support for Polkadot’s native DOT tokens in anticipation of the network’s mainnet launch.

Apr 14, 2020

Coinbase Custody CEO Sam McIngvale (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

FBI Warns COVID-19 Scammers Are Targeting Crypto Holders

The FBI is warning that fraudsters are about to unleash a surge of coronavirus cryptocurrency scams.

Apr 14, 2020

Markets

Huobi's New Crypto Transaction Monitor Will Automatically Freeze Suspicious Accounts

Huobi Group has launched a new in-house transaction intelligence tool to snuff out illicit activity across its crypto exchanges.

Apr 13, 2020

Finance

Brazil's New Blockchain Data Tool Cost $250K, Runs on Quorum

Brazil's central bank spent 1.3 million Brazilian reals (USD $250K) over two years building its new database for financial regulators on Quorum, replacing a slow and expensive paper-based system with a fully digitized version.

Apr 10, 2020

Markets

Researchers Are Tapping Blockchain Tools in Fight Against Coronavirus

A variety of projects are tapping blockchain tools to securely store and carefully share personal information in the ongoing fight against COVID-19.

Apr 9, 2020

Researchers are increasingly turning to blockchain tools to mitigate the COVID-19 impact, which saw lockdowns and stay-at-home orders in numerous countries. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

US Prosecutors Ask to Pause SEC Action Against Alleged Crypto Scammer

U.S. prosecutors are seeking to pause the SEC's civil action against Blockchain Terminal founder and alleged $30 million ICO fraudster Boaz Manor to complete their own criminal prosecution.

Apr 8, 2020

Boaz Manor never told investors of his criminal background, real identity, or his ties to a failed Canadian hedge fund, complaints against him allege. (Newark Federal Courthouse image by Ron Coleman / flickr)

Finance

Overstock Is Set to Finally Pay Out Its Digital Security Shareholder Dividend

The blockchain-friendly online retailer is planning to distribute its long-delayed digital asset shareholder dividend on May 19.

Apr 8, 2020

Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne (Credit: CoinDesk archives)