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

Solana Wallet Phantom Nixes Auction for iOS Beta Invites After Community Erupts

Solanaland’s top crypto wallet abandoned its NFT auction hours before the pricey proceedings were set to begin.

(Arnel Hasanovic/Unsplash)

Policy

Wyoming Sen. Lummis to Propose New Crypto Regulator, Clear Guidance in 2022 Bill

The bitcoin-holding U.S. senator is trying to “fully integrate” crypto into the U.S. financial system, an aide said.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) walks the halls of the Capitol outside the Senate chamber on Aug. 10, 2021. (Liz Lynch/Getty Images)

Finance

B.Protocol Raises $2.2M to Backstop DeFi Liquidations

1kx, Spartan Group and Robot Ventures are backing a project that aims to smooth DeFi’s sometimes-hairy liquidation events.

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Finance

This Behind-the-Scenes Crypto Firm Saw 2,000% Account Growth in 2021

Rising demand for APIs helped Prime Trust grow its footprint across crypto, said CFO Rodrigo Vicuna.

(Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Opera Eyes Polygon for Next Mobile Wallet Integration

The Norwegian browser developer plans to support transactions in Polygon’s MATIC from Q1 2022.

From a technical standpoint, the integration marks an intriguing if obscure milestone for Opera. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

Decentralized Rendering Engine Raises $30M as Metaverse Graphics Go Big

Multicoin, Alameda and the Solana Foundation are backing Render Network’s vision for a decentralized alternative to Pixar’s massive rendering farms.

(Souro Souvik/Unsplash)

Finance

Ivan on Tech’s Crypto Company Pitches Metaverse Devs on Software Toolkit

Moralis is out with a new “Metaverse SDK” that the company says cuts down on developer time.

(julien Tromeur/Unsplash)

Policy

Financial Stability Group Warns of Stablecoin, DeFi Risks in Annual Report

Top U.S. financial system regulators highlighted crypto’s growing risk in their annual stability annual report.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (right) chairs the FSOC, which also includes Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Alex Wong/Getty Images)