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

El Salvador Commerce Secretary: Bitcoin Won't Replace Dollar

Miguel Kattán, a member of President Nayib Bukele’s cabinet, sought to reassure Salvadorans fearful of a full pivot to a bitcoin standard.

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Finance

President of El Salvador Says He’s Submitting Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender

An emotional Jack Mallers announced the news at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami.

Jack Mallers speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami.

Markets

JPMorgan Job Posts Hint at Bank's Broader Cryptocurrency Ambitions

The megabank is on the hunt for its first crop of crypto-savvy employees. Experience with bitcoin and ethereum is “a huge plus.”

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon

Finance

Coinbase Debit Card Now Works With Apple Pay

The integration brings the crypto exchange’s rewards-heavy spending tool to the iPhones of U.S. users.

The Coinbase Card is coming to U.S. customers in 2021.

Finance

DeFi's Set Labs Raises $14M to Expand Crypto's Tokenized 'ETFs'

The San Francisco startup is building DeFi’s answer to the exchange-traded fund.

The Set Labs team, with CEO Felix Feng at center, pose for a photo in Osaka, Japan.

Finance

WisdomTree Files Ethereum ETF Application as Bitcoin Bids Await SEC Decision

The asset manager becomes the second firm to submit an ETH ETF application with the U.S. regulator.

Which is the wise one?

Policy

White House Cyber Adviser Highlights Potential for Misuse of Crypto

Carole House, the National Security Council’s director of cybersecurity, said crypto developers failed to hardcode necessary guardrails.

The White House cyber adviser C21

Finance

Fidelity Bitcoin Fund Attracts $102M in First 9 Months

New SEC filings show the investment giant’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Index Fund is one of the largest of its kind.

Pedestrians pass a Fidelity Investments office in Boston, Ma

Finance

Apple Is Looking for Crypto Experience in 'Alternative Payments' Job Post

Apple’s payments unit is looking for a crypto-savvy biz-dev specialist to lead partnership efforts.

Apple's Phil Schiller speaks at a company event, Sept. 10, 2019.

Finance

Dapper Labs' NBA Top Shot Has Crossed the Million-User Mark

Steady user numbers and a strong base of small-dollar sales could keep Dapper Labs’ darling humming even if NFTs cool off.

Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou