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

Markets

Ohio Resident Charged With Laundering $311M in Bitcoin for AlphaBay

Ohio resident Larry Dean Harmon, 36, has been charged with laundering more than $300 million in bitcoin for darknet marketplace AlphaBay.

Feb 12, 2020

Markets

Vermont Turns to Home-Grown Blockchain Company to Track Hemp With Ethereum

Vermont state regulators will begin recording the production of hemp – a low-THC cannabis strain popular in textiles – on the ethereum mainnet this year.

Feb 11, 2020

Vermont's agriculture department plans to start tracking hemp production and shipments on ethereum in partnership with Trace. (Image via Shutterstock)

Markets

Trump's 2021 Budget Proposal Seeks to Optimize Crypto Policing

U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed 2021 budget would shift the U.S. Secret Service from the Department of Homeland Security back to the Treasury Department, creating "new efficiencies" in investigations including crypto.

Feb 10, 2020

Finance

Inside Chainalysis’ Multimillion-Dollar Relationship With the US Government

Public records show Chainalysis made more than $10 million in five years from the U.S. government and stands to take in more than $14 million, dwarfing its competitors in the blockchain surveillance industry.

Feb 10, 2020

BIG MONEY: Chainalysis has made $10 million in five years from the U.S. government, with nearly a dozen agencies and a military branch tapping the blockchain forensics firm for everything from tracking tools to training on analyzing network data. (Image via CoinDesk Research)

Policy

FinCEN: Social Media Companies That Tokenize Must Follow the Law

Social networks with crypto aspirations must guard their systems against criminal exploitation, said FinCEN's deputy chief.

Feb 7, 2020

Markets

CoinFlip Adds Support for Stellar XLM to Its 450 Crypto ATMs

Crypto ATM startup CoinFlip has added Stellar Lumens (XLM) to its network of 450 machines.

Feb 6, 2020

CoinFlip plans to continue adding coins as it rapidly expands its own ATM network, which already has clearance to run in over 40 states. Image via CoinFlip

Finance

Jill Carlson, Meltem Demirors Back $3.3M Round for Non-Custodial Settlement Protocol Arwen

The funding will help the Boston-based Arwen expand its non-custodial settlement system, potentially to institutional players.

Feb 5, 2020

Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer of CoinShares at CoinDesk Invest:NYC 2019.

Policy

US Food Inspectors to Test IBM Blockchain for Export Certifications

The blockchain feasibility assessment will search out efficiencies in a process marred by regulations and often complex documentary requirements.

Feb 3, 2020

"This is the first time that FSIS has sought to utilize blockchain technology,” a spokesperson said. Image credit: Shutterstock

Finance

Crypto Tax Software Developers Get Serious About System Standards

A growing number of crypto tax software developers are trying to bolster their products’ technical credibility with the CPA’s stamp of attestation.

Jan 31, 2020

Markets

Developers Say Google Play Unfairly Booted Their Bitcoin Rewards Game

"Bitcoin Blast," a puzzle game that rewards players with BTC, was kicked off the Google Play store with little explanation, said the game's developers.

Jan 29, 2020

“The moment they see crypto or bitcoin, I think Google's red flags just go off,” Bling CEO Amy Wan said. (Courtesy photo)