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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Policy

BitBoy Crypto Says He’s Dropping Defamation Suit Against Fellow YouTuber

Ben Armstrong said he didn’t realize his dispute with “Atozy” would become public if he sued the alleged defamer in federal court.

Ben Armstrong (BitBoy Crypto/YouTube)

Finance

Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Sues Prime Trust Over $17M in Tokens

The dispute stems from a trove of assets held by Prime Trust for Celsius customers in New York and Washington state.

Celsius Network is suing Prime Trust for the return of $17M in crypto. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bank Run at NFT Lender BendDAO Prompts Attempt to Avert Another Liquidity Crisis

Faulty auction mechanics highlighted the downside of letting people borrow money against their Bored Apes.

A Bored Ape owner searches for upside without risking auction liquidation. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Faces Singapore Police ‘Actions’ and Job Cuts

The firm, which is the latest in the crypto world to freeze withdrawals, said it is engaged in “proceedings” with authorities.

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Finance

Solana’s Biggest DeFi Lender Is Leaning Into 'Permissionless' Loan Markets

These “permissionless pools'' don't have any of the safeguards afforded to Solend’s whitelisted markets. That’s by design.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Digital Significantly Restructures Debt

The bitcoin miner said negotiations with its lenders were the reason for the delays in releasing its second-quarter earnings report.

Stronghold Digital Mining CEO Greg Beard (right) and Co-Chairman Bill Spence (left). 
(Stronghold Digital Mining)

Finance

Crypto Custody Firm BitGo to Sue Galaxy Digital for Abandoning $1.2B Merger Agreement

BitGo said Galaxy owes it a $100 million breakup fee.

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe (CoinDesk archives)