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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Політика

Trump's CFTC Pick Clears Top Ranks of Key US Crypto Regulator

Caroline Pham, the CFTC's interim chief elevated by President Donald Trump, has cleared the decks of the derivatives regulator's senior officials.

Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

Технології

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Goes on Offense Amid Major Leadership Shake-up

Buterin labeled inflammatory X posts about the head of the Ethereum Foundation as "pure evil."

Vitalik Buterin

Фінанси

Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial to Acquire TRX for its Treasury: Source

A Tron delegation will attend Trump's inauguration on Monday.

Donald Trump at BTC 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Політика

Texas Man Sues Attorney General Over DOJ’s Prosecution of Crypto Software Devs

The plaintiff is seeking a declaratory judgment protecting his forthcoming crypto crowdfunding project from being prosecuted for unlicensed money transmitting.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland (Photo by Jefferson Siegel-Pool/Getty Images)

Політика

Crypto's Senate Ally Lummis Pushes Federal Agencies on Digital Assets Issues

Senator Cynthia Lummis, set to lead the Senate Banking Committee's digital assets panel, went after the sale of U.S. bitcoin holdings and FDIC debanking.

Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Wyoming Republican

Ринки

Why Litecoin Might Be the Next Crypto to Get Its ETF

Canary Funds’ litecoin ETF filings were recently amended, potentially indicating that the SEC is engaging with the filing.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Фінанси

Coinbase to Offer Bitcoin-Backed Loans Through Morpho

The ability to post collateral, rather than credit rating, will determine whether a client can borrow.

Coinbase adds bitcoin-backed borrowing

Фінанси

Chainalysis Buys Israeli Fraud Detection Startup Alterya for $150M

Alterya's AI driven fraud models have "substantial opportunities in the traditional market."

Chainalysis at Consensus 2019

Фінанси

Tether Group to Establish Headquarters in El Salvador in Emerging Markets Push

The stablecoin behemoth is setting up shop for the group and its companies in the nascent crypto hub.

El Salvador flag (Unsplash)

Політика

Kenya Prepares to Legalize Cryptocurrencies in Policy Shift: Report

Kenya's move represents a significant policy shift from their previous warnings about the crypto industry.

Nairobi, Kenya (Amani Nation/Unsplash)