Danny Nelson

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.

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Finance

Uniswap Labs to Charge 0.15% Fee on Crypto Swaps Involving ETH, USDC, Other Tokens

The company is levying a fee on some crypto swaps originating through its interface.

Hayden Adams, CEO of Uniswap Labs. (LinkedIn)

Finance

BOND Token Soars After BarnBridge Votes to ‘Comply’ With SEC

Securities regulators have been investigating the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol since at least July.

(Jungwoo Hong/Unsplash)

Policy

Things Sam Bankman-Fried's Lawyers Should Be Freaking Out About

Caroline Ellison kept a watchlist of SBF's biggest gripes. Perhaps his lawyers need one, too.

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Finance

USDR Issuer to Salvage Failed Property-Backed Stablecoin’s Assets, ‘Make Users Whole’

A high-profile failure in crypto’s burgeoning “real-world assets” niche may be about to offer some relief to investors.

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Finance

DeFi Protocol BarnBridge Prepares for SEC Action, Fines

The decentralized autonomous organization is holding a vote on how to respond to securities regulators.

Jacob van Ruisdael	
The Little Bridge
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National Gallery of Art

Policy

Caroline Ellison Was CEO but Sam Bankman-Fried Was Still Boss of Alameda, Her Testimony Suggests

Unforgettable moments from Caroline Ellison’s first day testifying.

SBF Trial Newsletter Graphic

Policy

Star Witness Caroline Ellison Says Sam Bankman-Fried Directed Her to Commit Fraud

“I sent balance sheets at the direction of Sam [Bankman-Fried] that made Alameda’s balances look less risky to investors,” Ellison testified.

Ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison exits the courthouse after testifying in Sam Bankman-Fried's trial on Oct. 10, 2023 (Elizabeth Napolitano/CoinDesk)