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

Tech

Opera's Android Web Browser Adds Access to .Crypto Domains for 80M Users

The “blockchain-ready” web browser has added support for Unstoppable Domains’ decentralized .crypto websites.

Mar 30, 2020

From a technical standpoint, the integration marks an intriguing if obscure milestone for Opera. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

Riot Blockchain Says Coronavirus Outbreak Might Hurt Crypto Mining Farms

Riot Blockchain's 10-K filing captures the fear COVID-19 is sowing in American companies.

Mar 30, 2020

Finance

While Some Hoard Dollar Bills, Others Envision Germy Cash's Quick Demise

Is a cash-based society sustainable in a pandemic? Hoarders say yes. Health experts say maybe. Visionaries say no: It’s a moment for systemic change.

Mar 28, 2020

TAINTED? “A single dollar bill can be home to as many as 3,000 different bacteria and has changed hands upwards of a thousand times,” claims the Colorado Bankers Association. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

Coinbase's Retail Payments Wing Crosses $200M in Transactions

Coinbase Commerce's 8,000 retailers have processed more than $200 million since its launch two years ago.

Mar 27, 2020

Markets

US Says Venezuelan President Maduro Hid Massive Drug Ring Proceeds in Crypto

Nicolas Maduro and his crypto supervisor were two of the Venezuelan officials indicted Thursday on claims they used crypto to conceal the profits from drug running.

Mar 26, 2020

U.S. officials allege Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro operated a drug smuggling over the past 20 years. (Credit: Shutterstock / StringerAL)

Markets

Brave Partners With Binance to Develop In-Browser Crypto Trading

Brave is in the early stages of building an in-browser trading tool with Binance and Binance America.

Mar 26, 2020

Markets

Malta Financial Regulator Warns Against Unauthorized Crypto Firms

Malta’s financial regulator has issued warnings against COINMALEX and Crypto Foxtrades, two websites that falsely claimed they were licensed by the Maltese authority.

Mar 26, 2020

Policy

Global Stablecoins May Be Subject to Securities Regulation, Says IOSCO

Global stablecoins may be subject to securities laws, says IOSCO, in a new report that could complicate such projects’ embrace of decentralization.

Mar 25, 2020

Markets

8 US States Follow DHS in Naming 'Blockchain Managers' as Essential Employees in Coronavirus Crisis

At least eight U.S. states have directed “blockchain managers” in food and agriculture to keep working through COVID-19 shutdowns following guidance from the Department of Homeland Security, though it remains unclear who this includes.

Mar 24, 2020

There’s a certain pride that comes with being labeled “critical infrastructure,” said blockchain researcher Allen Gulley. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

Emin Gün Sirer's AVA Labs Seeks Wall Street Business After Open Sourcing 'Avalanche' Protocol

AVA Labs is looking to build financial infrastructure for Wall Street businesses after open sourcing its novel “Avalanche” protocol.

Mar 24, 2020

AVA Labs open-sourced its "Avalanche protocol" codebase earlier this month. (Credit: Shutterstock)