Danny Nelson

Blockchain data shows that Polygon quietly gave DraftKings preferential treatment while telling the public that it was an equal member of the validator community. CoinDesk's Managing Editor for Data and Tokens Danny Nelson discusses the key findings and the outlook for the Polygon ecosystem.

Dec 1, 2023

Solana is rising higher in the last 24 hours after sluggish transaction processing spiraled into a near complete shutdown of activity on the protocol. The Solana Foundation says the root cause is "still unknown" and an investigation is underway. CoinDesk Managing Editor for Data and Tokens Danny Nelson discusses the latest developments.

Feb 27, 2023

Genesis Global Holdco LLC, the holding company of troubled cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global Capital, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York after being pummeled by two of 2022's biggest industry collapses. CoinDesk News Desk Managing Editor Danny Nelson discusses what we know so far. DCG is the parent company of CoinDesk and Genesis.

Jan 20, 2023

CoinDesk's Zack Seward, Tracy Wang and Danny Nelson share their key takeaways from this year’s Crypto Bahamas conference, highlighting the participation of Wall Street players. The panel discusses which projects are more represented than others, noting that there seems to be more presence of Solana and Avalanche developers and projects than those involved in Ethereum.

Apr 29, 2022

CoinDesk Deputy Business Editor Danny Nelson broke the story that the more than $600 million exploit of Axie Infinity’s Ronin network was orchestrated by North Korea’s elite “Lazarus” hacker group.

Apr 18, 2022

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor tells CoinDesk how he came to see bitcoin as a technology with the potential to rock the monetary world.

Dec 9, 2020