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.

Danny Nelson

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Markets

Fidelity International Invests $6M in Firm Behind Hong Kong's OSL Crypto Exchange

BC's OSL exchange is the first crypto brokerage to receive Hong Kong regulators' blessing.

OSL booth

Markets

Anchorage Hires Celsius' Asaf Iram as Head of Risk

Digital asset custodian Anchorage has hired its first Head of Risk.

Anchorage

Markets

GemCoin Founder Sentenced to 10 Years for $147M Crypto Scheme

The judge scheduled a restitution hearing for victim investors for this summer.

prison

Markets

Kentucky Bill Seeks to Lure Crypto Miners With Tax Breaks

Reps. Rudy and Freeland's bill would exempt crypto miners from paying either Kentucky sales or excise tax.

Kentucky state Capitol

Finance

NYDIG Acquires Digital Assets Data

The acquisition bolsters NYDIG's data offerings as it continues to build out an institutional client base.

New York

Markets

SoFi to Go Public Through SPAC Merger at $8.6B Valuation

The lending fintech agreed to merge with SPAC Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp.

SoFi (Shutterstock)

Markets

Finland Pushes to Sell Tainted Trove of Bitcoins Worth Tens of Millions

Finland's customs agency plans to sell nearly 2,000 bitcoins agents seized in drug raids.

Finland border.

Markets

Blockchain.com to Stop XRP Trading Tonight

Blockchain.com is the latest crypto exchange to delist XRP.

Rippl2

Markets

Gambling Tech Giant IGT Patents Way to Fund Bets With Bitcoin

IGT's bitcoin funding patent comes as the gambling tech giant's plans for cashless wagering move forward.

IGT slots

Markets

Tetragon Sues Ripple to Force Stock Redemption

Tetragon was one of Ripple Labs' big financial backers.

water ripples waves