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

‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo to Quit BlockFi’s Board After 4 Months

The departure comes as BlockFi faces mounting legal pressure over its flagship interest-bearing crypto accounts.

J. Christopher Giancarlo, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), speaks during an interview at the Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) annual meting in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. SIFMA represents the U.S. securities industry including broker-dealers, banks and asset managers with nearly one million employees providing access to the capital markets. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

Finance

Mutual Fund Giant Franklin Templeton Eyes Bitcoin, Ether Trades With Planned Hires

The $1.5 trillion asset manager is a newcomer to crypto investing despite years of experimenting with blockchain tech.

Benjamin Franklin (Culture Club/Getty Images)

Finance

FTX.US to Buy LedgerX in Bid for US Crypto Derivatives

The move paves the way for Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire to gain a foothold in the restrictive U.S. derivatives scene.

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Finance

Nigeria’s Central Bank Taps Bitt to Launch CBDC by Year’s End

The bank is working with the blockchain startup to develop an eNaira digital currency.

Godwin Emefiele, governor of Nigeria's central bank. (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Tech

Polkadot’s Parallel Finance Raises $22M at $150M Valuation

The startup wants to become a DeFi “brand” across multiple blockchains.

Parallel lights, Parallel Finance. (Martin Sanchez/Unsplash)

Finance

RLY Holders Approve Social Token Platform’s Decentralization Plan

The proposal’s 36 voters unanimously backed Rally’s plan to spawn a venture studio, an Asia-focused affiliate and other new entities.

Bremner Morris, the new CEO of Rally's U.S. entity. (Rally)

Finance

3LAU Raises $16M to Tokenize Music Royalties for Artists and Fans

Paradigm and Founders Fund each invested $7 million, the crypto-savvy DJ told CoinDesk, with Paradigm’s Fred Ehrsam joining the board.

Justin Blau is launching Royal Markets with some high-profile backers. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Billboard Magazine)