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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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Fraud
SEC Claims Brothers Lied About Digital Asset Fund Performance, Used Profits for Personal Use
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission moved Friday to halt an allegedly fraudulent digital asset investment fund run by two Pennsylvania brothers.
SEC logo
By Danny Nelson
Jun 19, 2020 at 6:04 p.m. UTC
Jun 19, 2020
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U.S. DEA Mobile Command Post (Master Sgt. Kendra M. Owenby, 134 ARW Public Affairs/U.S. Air National Guard)
Markets
Dea
US Drug Agency Failed to Properly Oversee Crypto Investigations: DOJ Report
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration failed to adequately police its undercover agents’ handling of cryptocurrency, a Department of Justice Inspector General report found....
U.S. DEA Mobile Command Post (Master Sgt. Kendra M. Owenby, 134 ARW Public Affairs/U.S. Air National Guard)
By Danny Nelson
Jun 17, 2020 at 5:06 p.m. UTC
Jun 17, 2020
DEADOJCryptocurrency CrimesInspector General
WisdomTree's new ETF filing proposes investing in bitcoin futures, among other commodities. (dp Photography/Shutterstock)
Markets
Bitcoin etf
WisdomTree Proposes ETF With 5% Bitcoin Exposure Despite SEC's Long-Standing Blockade
WisdomTree is seeking to launch an exchange-traded fund that invests in part in the growing bitcoin futures market.
WisdomTree's new ETF filing proposes investing in bitcoin futures, among other commodities. (dp Photography/Shutterstock)
By Danny Nelson
Jun 16, 2020 at 10:15 p.m. UTC
Jun 16, 2020
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Markets
Fraud
Centra Tech Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to Fraud After $25M Token Sale
A co-founder of the celebrity-backed Centra Tech crypto scam has pleaded guilty to his role in the $25 million fraudulent ICO.
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By Danny Nelson
Jun 16, 2020 at 6:44 p.m. UTC
Jun 16, 2020
FraudCentra TechICO Scam
Bank of Canada
Policy
Canada
Canada’s Central Bank Is Serious About Designing a CBDC, Job Posting Reveals
The Bank of Canada is preparing to design its own central bank digital currency (CBDC), detailing its plans in a new job posting.
Bank of Canada
By Danny Nelson
Jun 16, 2020 at 5:04 p.m. UTC
Jun 16, 2020
CanadaBank of CanadaDigital CurrencyCentral BanksCBDCCBDCs
SIMBA Chain is setting up a node at Tinker Air Force Base, home to the USAF's 448th Supply Chain Management Wing (Greg L. Davis/U.S. Air Force)
Markets
Supply chain
US Air Force Gives Blockchain Firm $1.5M to Build Supply Chain Network
SIMBA Chain, a blockchain-as-a-service company, has two years and $1.5 million to further build out its supply chain logistics platform for the United States Air Force.
SIMBA Chain is setting up a node at Tinker Air Force Base, home to the USAF's 448th Supply Chain Management Wing (Greg L. Davis/U.S. Air Force)
By Danny Nelson
Jun 15, 2020 at 9:18 p.m. UTC
Jun 15, 2020
Supply ChainDARPASIMBA ChainUSAF
Revolut CEO Nikolay Nikolay Storonsky (Stephen McCarthy/Web Summit via Sportsfile/Flickr)
Markets
Banks
UK Fintech Bank Revolut Will Give Customers 'Legal' Ownership Over Cryptos – But With a Caveat
UK fintech bank Revolut will give its customers legal ownership over their cryptocurrencies next month, but will limit how they can spend those coins.
Revolut CEO Nikolay Nikolay Storonsky (Stephen McCarthy/Web Summit via Sportsfile/Flickr)
By Danny Nelson
Jun 15, 2020 at 6:07 p.m. UTC
Jun 15, 2020
BanksRevolut
Bitcoin mining machines
Markets
Bitcoin mining
Hut 8 Plans $7.5M Offering to Upgrade Bitcoin Mining Rigs
Hut 8 Mining is looking to raise at least $7.5 million to upgrade its fleet of BlockBox bitcoin miners.
Bitcoin mining machines
By Danny Nelson
Jun 10, 2020 at 9:58 p.m. UTC
Jun 10, 2020
Bitcoin MiningHut 8 Mining
(Credit: Danny Nelson / CoinDesk)
Markets
Smart contracts
Algorand and Blockstack Are Building a Multi-Chain Smart Contract Language
Clarity, a new open-source programming language, promises to deliver less-buggy smart contracts.
(Credit: Danny Nelson / CoinDesk)
By Danny Nelson
Jun 10, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 10, 2020
Smart ContractsBlockstackAlgorand
Chain broken
Tech
Hacking
Elrond Will Pay You $60,000 to Break Its Blockchain
Elrond is conducting a “trial by fire” exercise on its blockchain protocol, offering big bounties to white-hat hackers who can disrupt the network.
Chain broken
By Danny Nelson
Jun 10, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. UTC
Jun 10, 2020
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