Danny Nelson

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.

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Tech

2 Russian Nationals Charged With Mining Crypto on State Computers

Two Russian nationals are being prosecuted for allegedly crypto mining on Russian government-owned computer systems, state news agency TASS reported Monday.

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Policy

Accenture Picked to Build Sweden's E-Krona Digital Currency Pilot

Sweden has picked Accenture to handle its e-krona digital currency pilot.

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Finance

Stablecoin Startup Terra Expands to Mongolia With Taxi Payment Service

Terra is partnering with a Mongolian taxi company to let residents pay for rides using a stablecoin.

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Markets

US Authorities Allege SIM-Swapping Thief Bought Music Royalties, Jewelry With Crypto

Court documents allege that Pennsylvania resident Anthony Faulk hijacked a crypto company executive's phone, stealing crypto and using the proceeds for an expensive watch, music royalties, jewelry and a house.

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Markets

Mining Giant Glencore to Trace Cobalt Using 'Responsible Sourcing' Blockchain Consortium

Glencore, one of the world’s largest cobalt producers, will use a Hyperledger Fabric blockchain to responsibly source its supply chain.

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Markets

Development Group: Southeast Asian Consumers Too Bullish on Crypto?

Many southeast Asians consumers are interested in establishing or increasing their crypto investments, according to the OECD, but also admit to not really understanding them.

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Markets

Equilibrium’s Stablecoin Now Has $17.5M in Insurance That Pays Out Automatically

Equilibrium will hold 6.5 million EOS tokens in reserve as an insurance policy for users should its stablecoin lose its peg.

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Markets

Bitfury Invests in Shyft Network to Build Decentralized Identity Products

The Bitfury Group has made what it calls a “strategic acquisition” in decentralized credential provider Shyft Network as it prepares to build out government-facing identity products.

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Finance

France's New 'Napoleon Bitcoin Fund' Is Tied to CME's Cash-Settled Futures

French asset management firm Napoleon AM has launched a new fund tied to CME's cash-settled bitcoin futures.

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Policy

FinCEN Sees Jump in Crypto-Related Suspicious Activity Reports

Crypto companies have filed 7,100 Suspicious Activity Reports since May, America’s anti-money-laundering chief said at a banking conference Tuesday.

FinCEN director Kenneth Blanco