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

Robinhood Under Investigation for FINRA Registration Violation

CEO Vlad Tenev isn’t registered with FINRA, new documents show.

Vlad Tenev, CEO and co-founder of Robinhood

Policy

Senate Banking Committee Bashes Bitcoin's 'Phony' Populism

The hearing was almost certainly the testiest in a trio of crypto-themed inquiries Tuesday morning.

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee.

Finance

Crypto Fintech Eco Raises $60M for High-Yield USDC Savings App

The a16z-backed Eco, where users’ deposits are loaned out in USDC, says it’s keeping an eye on the BlockFi case.

Andy Bromberg speaks at Token Summit NYC 2018.

Markets

Vermont Joins Ranks of States Probing Crypto Lender BlockFi

Alabama, Texas and New Jersey are investigating whether the firm's marquee offering violates local securities laws.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince

Finance

Chainalysis Exec Heads to PayPal to Lead Crypto Regulatory Efforts

Jesse Spiro, chief of government affairs at Chainalysis, is heading to PayPal's crypto wing to work on regulatory policy.

PayPal

Policy

New Jersey Pension Invested $7M in Bitcoin Mining Stocks Last Quarter

The $30 billion pension took stakes in Riot Blockchain and Marathon Digital Holdings in a first for the state.

Vintage postcard of Trenton, N.J.

Finance

Bitcoin ATMs to Invade Circle K Convenience Stores

Crypto kiosk company Bitcoin Depot plans to hit “thousands” of locations, with 700 units already installed.

Circle K

Finance

BlockFi Faces Crackdown by a Third US State, Texas

The Lone Star state’s proposed cease-and-desist order would bar BlockFi from offering interest accounts without registering with the state’s securities regulator.

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Markets

JPMorgan's Retail Customers Can Now Tap Crypto – Just Not Directly

JPMorgan will let wealth management clients invest in Grayscale and Osprey crypto trusts.

JPMorgan

Finance

Coinbase Commerce Adds Support for Dogecoin Payments

The memecoin is only the sixth crypto to be integrated with Coinbase’s e-commerce platform.

Dogecoin Joke Is Turning Serious In Latest Crypto Binge