Danny Nelson

Managing Editor - Data & Tokens

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.

Latest from Danny Nelson

Finance

Galaxy Digital’s Entertainment Arm Raises $325M Fund for NFT, Gaming Bets

Galaxy Interactive has already showered about $150 million on projects such as Art Blocks.

Oct 20, 2021

Finance

Chainalysis Adds Bitcoin to Balance Sheet

The crypto tracing firm didn’t disclose how much it bought but said NYDIG facilitated the purchase.

Oct 19, 2021

Chainalysis Director of Research Kim Grauer speaks at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk archives)

Podcasts

DraftKings Co-Founder Matt Kalish Explains Why the Betting Site Is Serious About NFTs

Oct 18, 2021

Policy

SEC Approves Bitcoin Futures ETF, Opening Crypto to Wider Investor Base

ProShares is set to launch trading of its bitcoin futures ETF next week.

Oct 16, 2021

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Melissa Lyttle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin supera los $60.000 tras conocerse que la SEC no impedirá la creación de un ETF de futuros

El precio de la criptomoneda tocó el viernes los $62.217.

Oct 15, 2021

Finance

Jacobi Asset Management Wins Bitcoin ETF Approval in Guernsey

The news comes as investors eagerly await the SEC’s verdict on a crop of bitcoin futures ETFs.

Oct 15, 2021

ST PETER PORT, GUERNSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS: Castle Cornet, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Isles. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)

Policy

Bitcoin Climbs Above $60K After Report That SEC Won’t Block Futures ETF

The key cryptocurrency’s price touched $60,300 Friday.

Oct 15, 2021

Bitcoin's price has crossed above $60,000 for the first time since April. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Traders to Blame for 300% Sales Spike at Midwest Tungsten Service

While everyone is wondering why everyone is talking about tungsten, one manufacturer is cashing in.

Oct 15, 2021

Nic Carter's 2.5-inch tungsten cube, which weighs about 10 pounds. Said Carter: “It's dense!” (Nic Carter)

Finance

Stripe Is Hiring a Crypto Team 3 Years After Ending Bitcoin Support

“Crypto is a brand new team at Stripe,” one job post says.

Oct 13, 2021

John Collison, co-founder and president of Stripe (Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images)

Tech

Solana’s Phantom Adds Safety Rails After Scammers Drain Wallets

Phantom’s security upgrades highlight the tug-and-pull between developers trying to simplify crypto’s user experience and scammers exploiting their shortcuts.

Oct 13, 2021