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.

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French Financial Regulator Suggests Europewide Security Token Sandbox

France’s top securities watchdog has proposed that all of Europe adopt a “Digital Lab” sandbox to support the creation of security token offering regulation.

The AMF's legal analysis found that existing EU markets regulations would stifle any promising blockchain enterprise. (Credit: Bruno Bleu / Shutterstock)

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US Homeland Security Charges LocalBitcoins Seller With Money Laundering

Homeland Security and Drug Enforcement Administration officials charged a LocalBitcoins user with laundering more than $140,000 in bitcoin.

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New York Crypto Companies Move to 'Work From Home' in Face of Rising COVID-19 Threat

The New York metropolitan area’s surging coronavirus count is forcing more of the region’s cryptocurrency and blockchain companies to act decisively.

DECENTRALIZED DESK: New York-based crypto companies are asking or mandating employees work from home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Danny Nelson for CoinDesk)

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UK Trade Negotiators Eye Blockchain Provisions in Coming US Trade Talks

The U.K.'s trade negotiators want to set the pace for global blockchain regulation in its upcoming free trade talks with the United States.

Image by Willy Barton / Shutterstock.

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Bithumb Taps Chainalysis for FATF-Grade Crypto Investigation Tool

The Bithumb exchange is tapping investigative tools offered by Chainalysis just a week after South Korea voted for tough new laws around the space.

"Bithumb had an immediate need for Reactor to manage their hack last year, and wanted to focus on boosting their investigative skills," said Chainalysis' Maddie Kennedy. Image by Danny Nelson

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Overstock's VC Wing Leads $8.2M Funding Round in GrainChain

GrainChain, a blockchain platform for tracing commodities, raised $8.2 million from Medici and Eden Block.

GrainChain's blockchain tracing platform has already made inroads in the Honduran coffee scene. Image via: Roger Johnson/Medici

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Nike, Macy's Run Blockchain Trial With Auburn's RFID Lab

Blockchain might help major apparel brands from Nike to Macy’s better share their product data across the retail supply chain, according to a new white paper from Auburn University’s RFID Lab.

A university research center found a blockchain tracking tool could aid retailers share product info across supply chains. (Image credit: Allan Gulley/RFID Lab)

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South Korean Lawmakers Greenlight Strict Crypto AML Bill

South Korean lawmakers voted to place tough new requirements on cryptocurrency exchanges, adding legitimacy to the country’s sprawling crypto economy – and potentially triggering a market consolidation.

The legislation may spell bad news for questionable ICOs. (Image via: Sean Pavone / Shutterstock)

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Unstoppable Domains Chrome Extension Lets Users Browse Ethereum-Based Sites

Unstoppable Domains, the censorship-resistant web developer, has released a Google Chrome extension in its bid to open up web 3.0.

Unstoppable Domains CEO Matthew Gould (left) and Chief Technical Offier Braden Pezeshki

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BIS Paper Reckons With P2P Payments, Tokenized Securities, Central Bank Digital Currencies

Researchers at the Bank for International Settlements say the future of payments may be peer to peer, but a number of considerations must be satisfied before distributed ledger-based systems can go mainstream.

“The most transformative option for improving payments is a peer-to-peer arrangement that links payers and payees directly and minimizes the number of intermediaries,” said BIS chief Agustin Carstens (center). (Image: Wikimedia)