Danny Nelson

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.

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Policy

New Infrastructure Bill Looks to Raise $30B Through Crypto Taxes

The draft language could mean a number of individuals interacting with crypto may have to start reporting their transactions.

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), one of the lead negotiators on the bipartisan Senate infrastructure deal.

Markets

US Marshals Service Chooses Anchorage Digital for Custody of Seized Digital Assets

Anchorage Digital said it will also provide “such activities as accounting, customer management, audit compliance and managing blockchain forks.”

US Marshals

Finance

Prime Trust Raises $64M to Scale Fintech Infrastructure Biz

The crypto custody firm is planning an “aggressive” hiring campaign to extend its reach into the world of fintech

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Finance

Luxor Technologies Launches Index of Crypto Mining Stocks

The crypto mining and data firm’s new index product seeks to capture public-market sentiment on the firms pumping out new coins.

Luxor Technologies CEO Nick Hansen (left) and VP of Business Development Alex Brammer

Finance

Robinhood Under Investigation for FINRA Registration Violation

CEO Vlad Tenev isn’t registered with FINRA, new documents show.

Vlad Tenev, CEO and co-founder of Robinhood

Policy

Senate Banking Committee Bashes Bitcoin's 'Phony' Populism

The hearing was almost certainly the testiest in a trio of crypto-themed inquiries Tuesday morning.

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee.

Finance

Crypto Fintech Eco Raises $60M for High-Yield USDC Savings App

The a16z-backed Eco, where users’ deposits are loaned out in USDC, says it’s keeping an eye on the BlockFi case.

Andy Bromberg speaks at Token Summit NYC 2018.

Markets

Vermont Joins Ranks of States Probing Crypto Lender BlockFi

Alabama, Texas and New Jersey are investigating whether the firm's marquee offering violates local securities laws.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince

Finance

Chainalysis Exec Heads to PayPal to Lead Crypto Regulatory Efforts

Jesse Spiro, chief of government affairs at Chainalysis, is heading to PayPal's crypto wing to work on regulatory policy.

PayPal

Policy

New Jersey Pension Invested $7M in Bitcoin Mining Stocks Last Quarter

The $30 billion pension took stakes in Riot Blockchain and Marathon Digital Holdings in a first for the state.

Vintage postcard of Trenton, N.J.