Danny Nelson

Danny was 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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23-Year-Old Who Lied to Bank About Bitcoin Holdings Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Randall Joseph Smail faces up to 30 years in prison for lying to a bank about having $640,000 in bitcoin to get a loan.

(Roman R/Shutterstock)

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Only 23% of Hodlers Have a Crypto Estate Plan: Survey

The late Gerald Cotten wasn't the only investor who failed to make a plan for his crypto, according to a survey by the Cremation Institute.

The Inheritance, by Jacques Callot (R.L. Baumfeld Collection/National Gallery of Art)

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Crypto Tracer Chainalysis Raises $13M as It 'Doubles Down' on Government Ties

Chainalysis is also adding former Treasury Department official Sigal Mandelker on as an advisor.

As part of the deal, the crypto tracing firm adds Ribbit Capital general partner Sigal Mandelker as an adviser. (CoinDesk archives)

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Binance Ordered to Halt Offering Derivatives Trading in Brazil

The order is the regulator’s first public stance on cryptocurrency derivatives trading.

Brazilian law treats all derivatives products as securities, no matter the underlying asset. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk, altered with PhotoMoosh)

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Iran Gives Crypto Miners One Month to Register With the State

The government wants to "eliminate the confusion of cryptocurrency activists" with its call for mass mining registration.

Iranian First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri announced the new mining requirement. (Mohammad Hassanzadeh/Tasnim/Wikimedia Commons)

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Arca Labs Launches Ethereum-Based SEC-Registered Fund

After nearly 20 months of discussions, the Los Angeles money manager finally cleared a hurdle involving what appears to be the first regulated fund represented by digital shares.

Arca CEO Rayne Steinberg (CoinDesk archives)

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Travala.com Lets Travelers Once Again Book Expedia Hotels in Crypto

The blockchain-based travel agency's partnership comes as booking rates surge from their COVID-19 lows.

“Travala is one of the very few projects in the crypto space that is bridging the gap to traditional multinationals in a huge way,” said CEO Juan Otero. (4thebirds/Shutterstock)

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The IRS Wants to Know More About Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins, Tools

America's tax collector is laying the groundwork for a possible assault on privacy-enhancing cryptocurrency technologies.

(Andrew F. Kazmierski/Shutterstock)

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US Senators Float Bill Requiring Congressional Watchdog to Study Crypto's Role in Trafficking

Top members of the Senate Banking Committee plan to introduce legislation that would direct the congressional watchdog to study virtual currency’s role in drug and human trafficking.

Senate Banking Committee Chair Mike Crapo (left) and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (U.S. Senate)

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US Appeals Court Allows Warrantless Search of Blockchain, Exchange Data

A federal appeals court ruled public blockchain information and information stored on crypto exchanges do not provide a reasonable expectation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. (Bobak Ha'Eri/Wikimedia Commons)