Danny Nelson

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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SECFinHub
US Financial Regulators Join UK FCA's 'Global Sandbox'
Four U.S. regulators joined an international alliance of government regulators seeking to bolster the future of fintech.
SECFinHub
nigeria, niara
Eyeing African Market, Binance Adds Nigerian Fiat-to-Crypto Gateway
Facilitated by payments network Flutterwave, the addition starts a new phase of Binance adding sub-Saharan fiat pairs.
nigeria, niara
muneeb, blockstack
Blockstack's STX Token Now Traded on Binance and HashKey Pro
The advance is set to expand investors' access to Stacks (STX) – especially in Asia, a "priority region" for Blockstack.
muneeb, blockstack
Manama, Bahrain
Algorand Wins Sharia Compliance Certificate to Enter $70 Billion Market
A sharia certification could open up the platform to a global network of observant Islamic investors estimated to be worth more than $70 billion.
Manama, Bahrain
Jaoan lanterns
Bitcoin.com Acquires Japanese Blockchain Developer 03 Labs
The deal, which closed recently for an undisclosed sum, will see O3 Labs’ eight-person developer team integrate into Bitcoin.com.
Jaoan lanterns
opera, android
Opera Browser Adds Bitcoin Payments to Android Update
The enhanced crypto functionality will let Opera for android users make bitcoin payments from its built-in digital wallet and interact with dapps on TRON.
opera, android
stephen moore
Former Fed Nominee Stephen Moore Backs Fractional Reserve Stablecoin
Stephen Moore, whose failed bid to join the Fed imploded within months, has a new plan to disrupt global finance: a fractional reserved-backed stablecoin.
stephen moore
University of Malta, malta
You Can Now Get a Master's in Blockchain From a School in (Where Else?) Malta
The multidisciplinary masters' program is Malta’s latest in a national campaign to become a global blockchain business and education hub.
University of Malta, malta
National Bank of Cambodia
Cambodia's Central Bank Testing Digital Wallet to Ease Cross-Border Payments
Cambodia’s Central Bank wants to slash the cost of cross-border payments and is studying how its Bakong digital wallet might help.
National Bank of Cambodia
Federal Reserve
Fed Governor Brainard Identifies Libra Threat, Says Regulatory Hurdles Abound
Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard delivered a sharp critique of Libra, which would need to resolve many regulatory hurdles before going live.
Federal Reserve