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Danny Nelson

Danny Nelson

Danny is CoinDesk's managing editor for special projects. 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, as well as the LinksDAO NFT.

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New FTX CEO Charged Crypto Exchange $690K Last Year: Hearing
John J. Ray III replaced former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried at the bankrupt crypto exchange.
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By Danny Nelson
Feb 6, 2023 at 5:07 p.m. UTC
Feb 6, 2023
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Defi
DeFi Lender Alchemix Approves ALCX Token Buyback Plan
The new revenue spend model seeks to move Alchemix’s synthetic tokens in line with their underlying assets.
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Feb 6, 2023 at 3:59 p.m. UTC
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Ftx
FTX Asks Politicians Who Received Bankman-Fried Donations to Return Money
The “confidential letters” escalate a fight over what could be $93 million in campaign contributions.
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By Danny Nelson
Feb 5, 2023 at 6:22 p.m. UTC
Feb 5, 2023
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Alleged Mango Markets Exploiter Eisenberg Is Working to Negotiate Bail Following First NY Court Hearing
Avraham Eisenberg has publicly admitted to draining $116 million from the crypto exchange.
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Feb 2, 2023 at 8:06 p.m. UTC
Feb 2, 2023
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Orion Protocol Loses $3M of Crypto in Trading Pool Exploit
Wallets associated with the event are sending ether through mixer Tornado Cash.
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By Danny Nelson
Feb 2, 2023 at 6:13 p.m. UTC
Feb 2, 2023
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AI in Newsrooms, Crooked Crypto and Mango Madness
Where does AI fit into journalism? Plus, a conversation with “Crypto Crooks” host David Z. Morris. [reward]3701c144-73ab-45fc-b9ee-be6b66dabbf2[/reward]
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By Danny NelsonCam Thompson
Feb 2, 2023 at 1:23 p.m. UTC
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Lbry
LBRY Token Rally Stalls as Traders Move on From Court Speculation
The token has still nearly doubled in price in the past seven days.
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By Danny Nelson
Feb 1, 2023 at 10:27 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2023
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Sidechains
Social Token Project Rally Shuts Ethereum Sidechain, Stranding Users’ Crypto Assets
Rally blamed its sidechain’s demise on "macro headwinds."
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 31, 2023 at 9:36 p.m. UTC
Jan 31, 2023
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Dao governance
Mango Markets Exploiter Thought a DAO Protected Him. Then US Courts Showed Up
Avraham Eisenberg lost his gamble in more ways than one.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 31, 2023 at 4:03 p.m. UTC
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Fundraising
Crypto Issuance Startup Tokensoft Brings Its Token Launchpad On-Chain
Tokensoft version 2 will allow for greater abstraction in how teams structure their token distributions.
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By Danny Nelson
Jan 31, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 31, 2023
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