Danny Nelson

Managing Editor - Data & Tokens

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.

Ultime da Danny Nelson

Politiche

ICE's New Intel Program Used in Every Homeland Security Crypto Investigation

ICE’s recently revealed “Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program” is deployed in all crypto-facing Homeland Security investigations, says the agent whose unit built the tool.

28 feb 2020

Not much is known about the Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program. (Image via betto rodrigues / Shutterstock)

Politiche

Hong Kong to Consider Additional FATF-Style Regulations for Crypto Exchanges

Hong Kong may soon bolster its policing of the cryptocurrency sector to better conform with international anti-money laundering norms.

27 feb 2020

Finanza

MoneyGram Got Another $11M From Ripple to Use Its Cross-Border Payments Tech

Payments firm Ripple has given MoneyGram over $11 million dollars in the past half year, according to regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

25 feb 2020

Politiche

US Commerce Dept. Wants to Survey Firms on Cross-Border Crypto Usage

The Bureau of Economic Analysis plans to ask financial institutions whether they conducted any crypto trades with foreigners in 2019.

25 feb 2020

The proposed rule change would give Commerce Dept. statisticians a more precise look at the prevalence of international crypto transactions. (Image via Jer123 / Shutterstock)

Finanza

Diginex Steps Closer to Backdoor Nasdaq Listing as SEC Approves Merger

Diginex aims to merge with publicly traded firm 8i Enterprises, clearing the path for a backdoor listing on Nasdaq.

25 feb 2020

Politiche

Sweden's Central Bank Finally Embraces DLT, but Only in Simulation Mode

Riksbank's e-krona pilot will run on distributed ledger tech, but the entire project will be operated as only a simulation through at least 2021.

21 feb 2020

Mercati

Morgan Stanley Buys E*Trade in $13B Deal

Morgan Stanley is acquiring E*Trade for $13 billion, hoping to target its 5.2 million-strong client base.

20 feb 2020

Mercati

Dutch Authorities Arrest 2 in Million-Euro Crypto Money Laundering Investigations

Dutch tax enforcers with the Netherlands’ Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service arrested two men Monday for laundering millions of euros in cryptocurrency.

20 feb 2020

The Netherlands' tax enforcer works alongside agencies from across the world. (Image via JPstock/Shutterstock)

Mercati

Gemcoin Founder Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud, Tax Evasion for $147M Scheme

Steve Chen agreed to plead guilty to tax evasion and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with the $147 million Gemcoin scheme.

19 feb 2020

Politiche

EU Official: We Can't Regulate Libra Without More Details

The European Union is still trying to figure out what to do about Libra, according to a new memo.

19 feb 2020

Despite sending the Libra Association multiple questionnaires, the EU doesn't have enough information yet to proceed, says EC Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis. (Image via Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock)