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

Ghana May Issue Digital Currency in 'Near Future,' Says Central Bank Chief

Ghana is joining the ranks of nations eyeing the launch of a central bank digital currency, and is already in talks over a pilot project.

Ghanaian cedis

Markets

Simon Malls Has 5 New Bitcoin ATMs With Bitstop Partnership

Simon Malls has partnered with Bitstop, installing 5 new bitcoin ATMs in 3 states.

ATM image via Bitstop

Markets

Elliptic Brings AML Compliance to the Zilliqa Blockchain

Elliptic will provide transaction monitoring services on the Zilliqa blockchain.

Elliptic founder and CTO James Smith (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

French Central Banker Advocates for Blockchain-Based Settlements in Europe

The central bank of France wants the eurozone to build a DLT-based settlement system that moves euros faster and more cheaply than existing tech.

The Bank of France is one of Europe's leading voices on CBDCs.

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Markets

Jury Convicts Crypto Ponzi Scheme OneCoin's Lawyer on Fraud Charges

A Manhattan court convicted Mark Scott, OneCoin's lawyer, for fraud after he laundered $400 million for the crypto Ponzi scheme.

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Tech

Algorand 2.0's New Non-Turing-Complete Smart Contracts Are a Feature, Not a Bug

Thursday's Algorand 2.0 upgrade adds decentralized finance (DeFi) features and smart contracts to the $108 million blockchain.

Algorand founder Silvio Micali

Finance

Blockchain Sleuthing Firm Chainalysis Slashes 20% of Workforce

Chainalysis laid off 39 employees Thursday citing the need for a "path to profitability."

Chainalysis at Consensus 2019

Finance

Vermont Utility Customers to Trade Renewable Energy Credits on LO3 Blockchain

With an ambitious 100% renewables goal by 2025, the new marketplace by Green Mountain Power and LO3 Energy is an eco blockchain play.

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Finance

1 Gigawatt Bitcoin Mine Under Construction in Texas Would Dwarf Bitmain's

The $150 million bitcoin mine could become the world's largest – surpassing Bitmain's, whose own mega mining operation is in the same Texas town.

Chad Harris/Whinstone US

Policy

FinCEN: Stablecoin Issuers Are Money Transmitters, No Matter What

“Just because you say you are a banana doesn’t make you a banana,” said Director Blanco.

FinCEN director Kenneth Blanco