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.

Danny Nelson

Latest from Danny Nelson

BlockFi Files for Bitcoin Futures ETF

The fund would only invest in bitcoin futures contracts traded on the CME.

Oct 8, 2021

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Art Blocks Raises $6M From True Ventures, Galaxy on Strength of Generative NFTs

In an interview on CoinDesk’s “Opinionated” podcast, founder Erick Calderon explained how a crypto side hustle grew into a leading digital art project.

Oct 6, 2021

Art Blocks founder Erick Calderon (Art Blocks)

How Erick Calderon Turned NFT Squiggles Into a $6M Funding Round

Oct 6, 2021

Opinionated

SEC Subpoenas USDC Stablecoin Backer Circle

Circle said it is “fully cooperating” with the investigation but has declined to elaborate on its scope.

Oct 5, 2021

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire

US Bank Launches Crypto Custody With NYDIG Backing

The service will support private funds holding BTC, BCH and LTC, with an ETH option in the works, a source told CoinDesk.

Oct 5, 2021

(Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)

VC Fund NFX to Go Deeper Into Crypto With $450M Seed Fund

The firm, now home to Libra co-creator Morgan Beller, is looking to fund early-stage crypto companies with billion-user potential.

Oct 5, 2021

Morgan Beller, general partner at NFX

Grayscale Adds Solana to $494M Digital Large Cap Fund

The asset manager’s bitcoin-heavy fund allocated 3.24% to SOL Friday.

Oct 1, 2021

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Consensus: Invest 2018. (CoinDesk archives)

Chainalysis, Gensler and a Supposed Senate Bid

Oct 1, 2021

Opinionated

Gensler Reiterates Support for Futures-Based Bitcoin ETFs

The SEC chairman struck a similar tone in August, igniting a rush in tailor-made ETF filings.

Sep 29, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on September 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Algorand Boosts Smart Contract Performance With ‘Virtual Machine’ Launch

The project is making the development process more in line with that of other networks.

Sep 29, 2021

Algorand founder Silvio Micali