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

OPNX Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Mike Dudas, Issues Justice Tokens

The bankruptcy claims exchange from Kyle Davies and Su Zhu – the founders of failed hedge fund Three Arrows Capital – has also issued Justice Tokens that offer exposure to defamation lawsuits.

Kyle Davies (left) and Su Zhu (middle). (Kyle Davies/X)

Tech

Solana-Based Crypto Lending Platform Jet Pivots to Fixed-Rate Term Lending

The project's new model uses an order book to match borrowers and lenders, relying on a market-based mechanism to set interest rates.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

TrueUSD Says TUSD Stablecoin Has ‘No Exposure’ to Embattled Prime Trust

Traders are still making multi-million dollar bets on a depeg, however.

(Prime Trust, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Cancels Acquisition of Rival Prime Trust

Prime Trust has been losing clients and deposits to competitors for weeks amid mounting concerns over its business, a source at one former client told CoinDesk.

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Finance

Raft’s R Stablecoin Surges as Traders Embrace Liquid Staking Ether Products

While Raft is centered around its R stablecoin backed by Lido’s stETH, the team has had ongoing conversations about introducing RAFT, an additional token intended to empower community members and help decentralize the protocol.

Raft's total value locked has crossed $55 million in roughly three weeks (DefiLlama).

Finance

Crypto Prime Broker FPG Loses Up to $20M in Cyber Attack

FPG told customers via email that it had ceased trading, deposits and withdrawals after experiencing a cyber security incident on Sunday, June 11.

Digital pseudonyms can help organizations maintain records securely. (Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images)

Finance

Synthetix Community Approves Plan to Nudge Positions Off Soon-to-Shut Version One of Its Perpetuals Market

The market, which was replaced by a new version, has been in close-only mode for months, but about $150,000 remains on the original platform.

(Bernd Dittrich/Unsplash)

Finance

As Multichain Wobbles, Some Fantom-Based DeFi Projects Flee Bridged Tokens

The actions showcase how Multichain’s faltering infrastructure and AWOL CEO are sending shockwaves through Fantom, the blockchain most heavily dependent on Multichain’s bridges.

Bridge (Alex Azabache/Unsplash)