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Danny Nelson

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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Bitcoin
Opera Browser Adds Bitcoin Payments to Android Update
The enhanced crypto functionality will let Opera for android users make bitcoin payments from its built-in digital wallet and interact with dapps on TRON.
opera, android
By Danny Nelson
Oct 22, 2019 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 22, 2019
BitcoinDappsNewsOperaTron
stephen moore
Markets
News
Former Fed Nominee Stephen Moore Backs Fractional Reserve Stablecoin
Stephen Moore, whose failed bid to join the Fed imploded within months, has a new plan to disrupt global finance: a fractional reserved-backed stablecoin.
stephen moore
By Danny Nelson
Oct 21, 2019 at 10:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 21, 2019
NewsStablecoinLael BrainardDigital DollarStephen MooreSam Kazemian
University of Malta, malta
Markets
News
You Can Now Get a Master's in Blockchain From a School in (Where Else?) Malta
The multidisciplinary masters' program is Malta’s latest in a national campaign to become a global blockchain business and education hub.
University of Malta, malta
By Danny Nelson
Oct 20, 2019 at 9:35 a.m. UTC
Oct 20, 2019
NewsMaltaJoshua EllulGordon PaceUniversity of MaltaJoseph Muscat
National Bank of Cambodia
Markets
Banking
Cambodia's Central Bank Testing Digital Wallet to Ease Cross-Border Payments
Cambodia’s Central Bank wants to slash the cost of cross-border payments and is studying how its Bakong digital wallet might help.
National Bank of Cambodia
By Danny Nelson
Oct 18, 2019 at 5:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 18, 2019
BankingNewsAsia PacificCambodiaDigital Wallet
Federal Reserve
Markets
Federal reserve
Fed Governor Brainard Identifies Libra Threat, Says Regulatory Hurdles Abound
Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard delivered a sharp critique of Libra, which would need to resolve many regulatory hurdles before going live.
Federal Reserve
By Danny Nelson
Oct 17, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 17, 2019
Federal ReserveFacebookLibraRegulationNewsCentral BankingLael BrainardRob KaplanDigital DollarUS & Canada
Bank of France
Markets
Europe
French Central Banker: The World Needs to Standardize Crypto Regulations
A French central banker is calling for a global regulatory framework on crypto assets.
Bank of France
By Danny Nelson
Oct 16, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 16, 2019
EuropeRegulationNewsCentral BankingBank of FranceDenis Beau
Nasdaq
Markets
Nasdaq
Nasdaq Lists an AI-Powered Index of Crypto Market's Top 100 Performers
The Nasdaq stock exchange has listed an index of crypto’s top 100 coins alongside traditional market bellwethers like the S&P 500 and the Dow.
Nasdaq
By Danny Nelson
Oct 16, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 16, 2019
NasdaqNewsIndicesCryptoindex.comMarkets News
etoro
Markets
Twitter
eToro Launches Crypto Portfolio Weighted by Twitter Mentions
With an AI system trawling 850,000,000 tweets a day, the eToro product calibrates an optimal coin portfolio based on Crypto Twitter sentiment.
etoro
By Danny Nelson
Oct 15, 2019 at 9:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 15, 2019
TwittereToroEthereumBitcoinNewsCapital MarketsInvestmentsStuart ColianniThe TIE
Ilia Obraztsov, Smartlands CEO1
Markets
Regulation
UK Startup Takes Billion-Dollar Tokenization Plan Stateside
Smartlands, a UK tokenization firm, is betting on a billion-dollar security token crowdfunding model with a new broker-dealer partnership in the U.S.
Ilia Obraztsov, Smartlands CEO1
By Danny Nelson
Oct 15, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 15, 2019
RegulationNewsCapital MarketsSmartlandsIlia ObraztsovIIP SecuritiesUS & Canada
zurich
Markets
Europe
Switzerland's 'Crypto Valley' Is Bringing Blockchain to Zurich
The Crypto Valley Association and Zurich Tourism are working to bring blockchain awareness, tourism and business to Zurich.
zurich
By Danny Nelson
Oct 14, 2019 at 11:31 a.m. UTC
Oct 14, 2019
EuropeSwitzerlandStartupsZurichNewsCrypto Valley AssociatonZurich Tourism