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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Opera Browser Adds Bitcoin Payments to Android Update

The enhanced crypto functionality will let Opera for android users make bitcoin payments from its built-in digital wallet and interact with dapps on TRON.

opera, android

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Former Fed Nominee Stephen Moore Backs Fractional Reserve Stablecoin

Stephen Moore, whose failed bid to join the Fed imploded within months, has a new plan to disrupt global finance: a fractional reserved-backed stablecoin.

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You Can Now Get a Master's in Blockchain From a School in (Where Else?) Malta

The multidisciplinary masters' program is Malta’s latest in a national campaign to become a global blockchain business and education hub.

University of Malta, malta

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Cambodia's Central Bank Testing Digital Wallet to Ease Cross-Border Payments

Cambodia’s Central Bank wants to slash the cost of cross-border payments and is studying how its Bakong digital wallet might help.

National Bank of Cambodia

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Fed Governor Brainard Identifies Libra Threat, Says Regulatory Hurdles Abound

Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard delivered a sharp critique of Libra, which would need to resolve many regulatory hurdles before going live.

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French Central Banker: The World Needs to Standardize Crypto Regulations

A French central banker is calling for a global regulatory framework on crypto assets.

Bank of France

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Nasdaq Lists an AI-Powered Index of Crypto Market's Top 100 Performers

The Nasdaq stock exchange has listed an index of crypto’s top 100 coins alongside traditional market bellwethers like the S&P 500 and the Dow.

Nasdaq

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eToro Launches Crypto Portfolio Weighted by Twitter Mentions

With an AI system trawling 850,000,000 tweets a day, the eToro product calibrates an optimal coin portfolio based on Crypto Twitter sentiment.

etoro

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UK Startup Takes Billion-Dollar Tokenization Plan Stateside

Smartlands, a UK tokenization firm, is betting on a billion-dollar security token crowdfunding model with a new broker-dealer partnership in the U.S.

Ilia Obraztsov, Smartlands CEO1

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Switzerland's 'Crypto Valley' Is Bringing Blockchain to Zurich

The Crypto Valley Association and Zurich Tourism are working to bring blockchain awareness, tourism and business to Zurich.

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