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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Finance

Top FTX Lawyer Orders Documents Preserved as Investigations Ramp Up

FTX US General Counsel Ryne Miller called the turn of events “disappointing.”

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried Says Alameda Winding Down, Promises FTX US Customers' Funds Are 'Fine'

The trading company's owner tweeted the news on Thursday morning.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Helium Network Founder Pledges to Stick With Solana After Bloody Day for SOL

The wireless hotspot network voted to move to Solana in September.

Nova Labs CEO Amir Haleem at Solana Breakpoint (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Staked SOL Tokens Falter as Solana Traders, Stakers Rush for Exits

FTX’s surprise implosion has rattled the infrastructure of Solana staking.

Oficinas de Solana en Nueva York, Estados Unidos. (Danny Nelson)

Finance

Ethereum Apps Could Soon be Launching on Competitor Solana

Neon Labs is nearing the launch of its long-awaited Ethereum Virtual Machine for Solana

Solana Hacker House en Miami, abril del 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Communications Startup Dialect Issues Tech Specs for ‘Smarter Messaging’ in Crypto

"If we look at how standards get adopted, its a chaotic mix of right time right place," said CEO Chris Osborn.

Dialect has made it a lot easier to contact others. (Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Huobi Delists Its HUSD Stablecoin

Huobi has been closely linked with the relatively minor HUSD stablecoin since its launch in 2018.

(Piotr Swat/Shutterstock)