Danny Nelson | CoinDesk Author

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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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, left, exits a Seattle courthouse after being sentenced to four months in prison. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

How Changpeng Zhao's 'Good Guy' Reputation Secured a 4-Month Prison Sentence

Judge Richard Jones said he spent the weekend poring over the voluminous letters of support for the ex-CEO of Binance until the book they were contained in literally fell apar...

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, left, exits a Seattle courthouse after being sentenced to four months in prison. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

By Danny Nelson

Apr 30, 2024 at 10:25 p.m. UTC

Apr 30, 2024

AnalysisChangpeng "CZ" ZhaoBinance

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao exits a Seattle courthouse after being sentenced to four months in prison. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Gets 4 Months in Prison

"There's no evidence that the defendant was ever informed" of illegal activity at Binance, the judge said.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao exits a Seattle courthouse after being sentenced to four months in prison. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

By Nikhilesh De Danny Nelson

Apr 30, 2024 at 1:56 p.m. UTC

Apr 30, 2024

RegulationsBinanceChangpeng "CZ" ZhaoU.S. Department of Justice

bitcoin, money, virtual. (Leamsii/Pixabay)

Finance

Bitcoin-Linked Stablecoin Firm OpenDelta Raises $2.5M

The startup is one of the first to build tokenized tech for Bitcoin's Runes era.

bitcoin, money, virtual. (Leamsii/Pixabay)

By Danny Nelson

Apr 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Apr 26, 2024

BitcoinStablecoinRunesVenture CapitalExclusive

Mango (Desirae Hayes-Vitor/Unsplash)

Policy

Jury Begins Deliberations in $110M Mango Markets Fraud Trial

Avi Eisenberg faces up to 20 years in prison if he’s convicted on all three counts against him.

Mango (Desirae Hayes-Vitor/Unsplash)

By Cheyenne Ligon Danny Nelson

Apr 17, 2024 at 8:06 p.m. UTC

Apr 17, 2024

RegulationsAvi eisenbergMango Markets

Paris Saint-Germain stadium (Tim Lontano/Unsplash)

Markets

PSG Fan Token Jumps 25% as Football Club Triumphs Over Barcelona

Paris Saint-Germain's fan token is one of several issued for sports clubs by the crypto company Socios.

Paris Saint-Germain stadium (Tim Lontano/Unsplash)

By Danny Nelson

Apr 16, 2024 at 9:22 p.m. UTC

Apr 16, 2024

SociosFootballSportsPSGBarcelona

DRIFT is airdropping over 100 million tokens. (Drift Protocol)

Technology

Solana DEX Drift to Airdrop 100M Tokens in Weeks

Some surprise winners in Drift's road to decentralization include MetaDAO.

DRIFT is airdropping over 100 million tokens. (Drift Protocol)

By Danny Nelson

Apr 16, 2024 at 11:52 a.m. UTC

Apr 16, 2024

SolanaDEXTrading

Avi Eisenberg is accused of fraudulent trading on Mango Markets ((Deon Black, Unsplash)

Policy

Avi Eisenberg May Testify in $110M Crypto Fraud Trial, Defense Says

The crypto trader is facing up to 20 years in jail if convicted on all counts.

Avi Eisenberg is accused of fraudulent trading on Mango Markets ((Deon Black, Unsplash)

By Danny Nelson

Apr 11, 2024 at 7:14 p.m. UTC

Apr 11, 2024

marginFi banner (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Chaos at MarginFi Shakes up Solana DeFi's Borrow-and-Lend Landscape

Solend and Kamino were the biggest winners in the Solana DeFi landscape.

marginFi banner (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

By Danny Nelson

Apr 11, 2024 at 6:03 p.m. UTC

Apr 11, 2024

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(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Technology

MarginFi Leader Resigns on Fiery Day for Major Solana Lender

"The main problem was our lack of organizational execution," MarginFi's longtime leader Edgar Pavlovsky told CoinDesk.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

By Danny Nelson

Apr 11, 2024 at 4:37 a.m. UTC

Apr 11, 2024

SolanaDeFiResignationsLending

Binance Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance 'Working Collaboratively' With Nigerian Government to Free Detained Executive, Compliance Chief Says

Tigran Gambaryan was detained in February.

Binance Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

By Danny Nelson

Apr 10, 2024 at 3:55 p.m. UTC

Apr 10, 2024

RegulationsBinanceNigeriaTigran GambaryanNoah-Perlman