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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Finance

Libra Token’s Co-Creator Claimed He Paid Argentinian President Milei’s Sister

It was unclear if any money was exchanged between Davis and Milei's inner circle in advance of Libra's launch.

Javier and Karina Milei

Finance

CZ's Dog Made a Killing for One Memecoin Creator and Murdered Everyone Else

Broccoli coin is the latest example of the dangers of playing in an anything goes market.

CZ and Broccoli

Markets

Coinbase Posts $2.27B in Q4 Revenue, Blowing Through $1.84B Estimate

The crypto exchange benefited from a major bull move in crypto during the fourth quarter surrounding Trump's election victory.

Coinbase app opening screen on mobile phone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Finance

MetaDAO Hires Futarchy's Creator Robin Hanson as Adviser

Hanson, who devised the new form of governance a quarter century ago, gives a boost to the year-old crypto group.

metaDAO

Tech

How a Sitting President Became Crypto's Most Sought-After Investor

Blockchain founders like MOVE's Rushi Manche are clamoring for a spot in the president's crypto portfolio, hoping it will boost their token price.

Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

South Korea to Start Lifting Ban on Corporations Trading Crypto

The country restricted institutions from trading crypto in 2017.

South Korea flag (Planet Volumes / Unsplash)

Policy

US to Release Jailed BTC-e Operator Vinnik in Russia Prisoner Swap

Alexander Vinnik previously pled guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Alexander Vinnik (Shutterstock)

Markets

LinksDAO Plans to Launch a Community Token on Base

LinksDAO began by selling NFTs, but the market has moved on in the time since.

(Steven Shircliff/Unsplash)

Finance

Solana ETF Applications Reach Next Stage in SEC Review

The regulator could reach a decision at the end of a 21 day comment period.

Canary Capital founder and CEO Steve McClurg (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Unichain Launch Drives Up UNI Token's Price and Social Activity, Data Shows

While UNI's price rose, sentiment surrounding UNI remained positive amid a 30% increase in social media posts.

Uniswap logo on phone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)