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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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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 27: U.S. President Joe Biden participates in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. President Biden and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump are facing off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Markets

Biden's Odds of Dropping Out Surge to Almost 80% on Polymarket After New York Times Report

It had been only 55% earlier in the day.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 27: U.S. President Joe Biden participates in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. President Biden and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump are facing off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

By Danny Nelson

Jul 3, 2024 at 3:21 p.m. UTC

Jul 3, 2024

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Finance

Ironblocks' 'Venn' Network Aims to Keep Malicious Transactions From Ever Hitting Blockchains

The Israeli firm's Venn security network uses a network of operators to seek out and freeze suspect transactions before they execute.

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By Danny Nelson

Jul 2, 2024 at 2:18 p.m. UTC

Jul 2, 2024

Donald Trump at an NFT event at Mar-a-Lago on May 8, 2024. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Solana ETFs and Huge SOL Gains a Real Possibility Under Trump, Major Crypto Trader Says

Market maker GSR sees bigger upside for SOL than bitcoin saw when it got U.S. ETFs.

Donald Trump at an NFT event at Mar-a-Lago on May 8, 2024. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

By Danny Nelson

Jun 27, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 27, 2024

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TipLink's new crypto wallet aims to appeal to the masses (James Cridland via Creative Commons)

Finance

TipLink Aims for Crypto Newcomers With Google-Powered Solana Wallet

"It unlocks the rest of the world for easy onboarding," said CEO Ian Krotinsky.

TipLink's new crypto wallet aims to appeal to the masses (James Cridland via Creative Commons)

By Danny Nelson

Jun 11, 2024 at 3:41 p.m. UTC

Jun 11, 2024

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Solana Hacker House in Miami (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Solana Heavyweights Wage War Against Private Mempool Operators

Validators found to be facilitating sandwich attacks face stiff penalties.

Solana Hacker House in Miami (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

By Danny Nelson

Jun 10, 2024 at 4:52 p.m. UTC

Jun 10, 2024

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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - JUNE 10: Iggy Azalea performs at the Tel Aviv Pride Parade on June 10, 2022 in Jerusalem, Israel. The annual Pride Parade draws thousands of people from around the world and across Israel. According to a 2019 report it is the largest pride parade on the continent of Asia. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld /Getty Images)

Finance

Iggy Azalea's MOTHER Meme Coin Turned $3K Into $9M for 1 Lucky Crypto Trader

The raunchy rapper's token has spawned fortunes and furor over celebrity cryptocurrencies.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - JUNE 10: Iggy Azalea performs at the Tel Aviv Pride Parade on June 10, 2022 in Jerusalem, Israel. The annual Pride Parade draws thousands of people from around the world and across Israel. According to a 2019 report it is the largest pride parade on the continent of Asia. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld /Getty Images)

By Danny Nelson

Jun 6, 2024 at 5:47 p.m. UTC

Jun 6, 2024

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Finance

Coinbase Wallet Adds Crypto Trading Alerts From Notifi

"If you're not constantly monitoring what's happening on-chain it's impossible to keep up," said Notifi CEO Paul Kim.

Coinbase Wallet (Coinbase)

By Danny Nelson

Jun 6, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 6, 2024

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Finance

Crypto Security Firm Ironblocks Builds 'Firewall' for DeFi Protocols

"Once you get hacked in most of the cases you're done," CEO Dadosh said. "And this is what we're trying to prevent."

(Georg Bommeli/ Unsplash)

By Danny Nelson

Jun 5, 2024 at 4:10 p.m. UTC

Jun 5, 2024

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SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC to Shutter Office Behind Failed DEBT Box Crypto Lawsuit

The judge dismissed the SEC case against DEBT Box last week, after the regulator filed for dismissal without prejudice.

SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

By Danny Nelson

Jun 4, 2024 at 7:48 p.m. UTC

Jun 4, 2024

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Finance

PayPal Makes Retail Stablecoin Play with PYUSD on Solana

The asset comes with Token Extensions that give it compliance superpowers.

By Danny Nelson

May 29, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

May 29, 2024

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