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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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National Police of Spain
Markets
Money laundering
Spanish Police Accuse Illegal Drug Vendor of Laundering $3.3M Haul in Crypto
The National Police of Spain said vendors’ “purchase of virtual currency stands out.” Police arrested 33 suspects across two parallel raids.
National Police of Spain
By Danny Nelson
Jun 30, 2020 at 9:30 p.m. UTC
Jun 30, 2020
Money LaunderingSpainDrugs
helicopter money
Markets
Money printing
Crypto VC Chiefs Talk COVID-19 Recovery, Bitcoin Upside at Real Vision Conference
Pantera's Dan Morehead and 10T Holdings' Dan Tapiero can't agree on our economic future. Even so, they think it bodes well for bitcoin.
helicopter money
By Danny Nelson
Jun 30, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Jun 30, 2020
Money PrintingDan MoreheadDan Tapiero
Benoit Coeure, head of the BIS Innovation Hub
Markets
Bis
BIS Plans New Central Banking Fintech Research Hubs in Europe, North America
The Bank for International Settlements is expanding its “Innovation Hub” with a handful of new locations in Canada and Europe.
Benoit Coeure, head of the BIS Innovation Hub
By Danny Nelson
Jun 30, 2020 at 12:08 p.m. UTC
Jun 30, 2020
BISCBDCsInnovation Hub
Lloyd D. George Federal District Courthouse in Las Vegas (Department of Justice/Wikimedia commons)
Markets
Fraud
Digital Currency Guru of $568M Cyber Fraud Forum Pleads Guilty
Sergey Medvedev pleaded guilty to racketeering charges as part of a $568 million payment card fraud forum, which used Liberty Reserve and bitcoin to launder funds.
Lloyd D. George Federal District Courthouse in Las Vegas (Department of Justice/Wikimedia commons)
By Danny Nelson
Jun 29, 2020 at 10:23 p.m. UTC
Jun 29, 2020
FraudEscrowLawsuitCredit Card Fraud
Washington's Grand Coulee Dam, the largest power station in the United States (C. P. Johnston Co/Wikimedia)
Markets
Bitcoin mining
Consumer Watchdog Moves to Block Canadian Bitcoin Miner From US Power Grid
Public Citizen warned the U.S. Dept. of Energy that DMG Blockchain's bid to export electricity could set a dangerous precedent.
Washington's Grand Coulee Dam, the largest power station in the United States (C. P. Johnston Co/Wikimedia)
By Danny Nelson
Jun 25, 2020 at 7:39 p.m. UTC
Jun 25, 2020
Bitcoin MiningPublic CitizenDMG Blockchain
Part of the BIS headquarters, the Botta Building in Basel
Markets
Libra
CBDC Issuance Is 'Not a Reaction' to Libra, Says Central Bank Body
The Bank for International Settlements appears to contradict its own prior statements in a new digital payments report.
Part of the BIS headquarters, the Botta Building in Basel
By Danny Nelson
Jun 25, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 25, 2020
LibraCentral BankingBISCBDCs
The charges appear to be Singapore's first attempt to enforce its new ban on unlicensed crypto sellers. (Tremendous Shots/Shutterstock)
Markets
Crime
Singapore Begins Crackdown on Unlicensed Bitcoin Sellers
Singapore authorities charged a 23-year-old woman with breaking the city-state’s months-old ban on unlicensed bitcoin sales.
The charges appear to be Singapore's first attempt to enforce its new ban on unlicensed crypto sellers. (Tremendous Shots/Shutterstock)
By Danny Nelson
Jun 24, 2020 at 8:28 p.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2020
CrimeSingaporeMonetary Authority of SingaporeBitcoinPayment Services Act
Benjamin Lawsky (NYDFS/Wikimedia Commons, altered with PhotoMosh)
Policy
Bitlicense
BitLicense at 5: Despite Architect Lawsky's Hopes, Few States Copied NY Rules
Few states have developed their own cryptocurrency regulations – and none that did build a regulatory regime have followed the New York model.
Benjamin Lawsky (NYDFS/Wikimedia Commons, altered with PhotoMosh)
By Danny Nelson
Jun 24, 2020 at 3:01 p.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2020
BitLicenseNYDFSRegulationsBitLicense at 5
(Raoyang Yang/Shutterstock)
Policy
Bitlicense
BitLicense Recipients
A list of all New York Department of Financial Service BitLicense and limited purpose trust charter recipients.
(Raoyang Yang/Shutterstock)
By Nikhilesh DeSandali HandagamaJaspreet KalraDanny Nelson
Jun 24, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2020
BitLicenseNYDFSBitLicense at 5
“We are the part of the U.S. government that believes that talent does not stop at borders,” said SVIP's Blockchain Guru, Anil John (CBP San Diego/Twitter)
Markets
Department of homeland security
US Homeland Security's Tech Scouts Reissue Call for Blockchain Startups
The Silicon Valley Innovation Program challenged blockchain startups to build Social Security number alternatives, an essential worker license and supply chain solutions for D...
“We are the part of the U.S. government that believes that talent does not stop at borders,” said SVIP's Blockchain Guru, Anil John (CBP San Diego/Twitter)
By Danny Nelson
Jun 24, 2020 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2020
Department of Homeland SecuritySecurityBlockchain StartupsSilicon Valley Innovation Program