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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SEC Commissioner Peirce Blasts Regulator's Action Against Telegram
"Crypto Mom" took no prisoners in her fiery rebuke of the SEC's Telegram action.
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CipherTrace Says It Can Instantly Flag Shady Transactions With Predictive Risk Scores
The blockchain analytics firm claims its new system respects crypto users’ privacy while also flagging suspect transactions.
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The Bank of France is one of Europe's leading voices on CBDCs.
Accenture, HSBC, Seba Bank Among Bank of France’s Eight CBDC Finalists
The Bank of France’s central bank digital currency experiments are moving forward with eight candidate firms picked.
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Third Centra Tech Founder Pleads Guilty to ICO Fraud
Centra Tech one of the most storied scams of the the 2017 ICO bubble. Its founders have fallen like dominoes since.
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Colorado Is Betting on ETHDenver and Web 3 for Its Next Lottery Games
Eyeing a billion-dollar revenue goal by 2023, the state-run lottery is getting creative with its game offerings.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis at ETHDenver (CoinDesk archives)
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The DOJ Wants to Hire a Crypto Crime Attorney Adviser
The Department of Justice wants to hire an attorney adviser to specialize in cryptocurrency, dark web and hacking criminal cases.
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IRS Seeks Elliptic’s Crypto Tracing Software in Response to COVID-19
President Donald J. Trump invoked the Stafford act in March, authorizing federal agency funding.
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IRS Enlists Coinbase in Latest Crypto Tracing Deal
The tax collector has agreed to pay Coinbase up to $237,000 over the next two years for its "Analytics" tracing software.
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Twitter Hack: Chainalysis and CipherTrace Confirm FBI Investigation
The FBI is investigating Wednesday’s Twitter hack, Chainalysis and CipherTrace confirm.
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Chainalysis Says Bitcoin Scammed From Twitter Users Is 'On the Move'
The bitcoin amassed during Wednesday’s monumental Twitter hack is already “on the move,” according to cryptocurrency tracing firm Chainalysis.
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