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Danny Nelson
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We need to build a bike lane from Portland to Portland, and back to Portland!"
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    Danny Nelson
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    Sep 13, 2025
    Guilty as charged
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    Links Golf Club
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    Sep 13, 2025
    Did you swing too hard and need to upgrade your clubs? LinksDAO members save $$$ on top brands like Callaway, Cobra, and more!
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    Danny Nelson
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    Oct 6, 2025
    Solana might just be winning the GENIUS Era Solana doesn’t host the most stablecoins. And yet: it boasts the fastest-growing stablecoin supply. In the nearly 3 months since Trump signed the GENIUS Act, Solana’s stablecoins in circulation have jumped over 40%, reaching $15b.
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    Danny Nelson
    @realDannyNelson
    Dec 9, 2022
    Mike McCaffrey had a secret penthouse in the Bahamas but he was too cheap to buy his own $30 drink. I hope you enjoyed that Macallan, buddy. I didn't appreciate the bill.
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    Danny Nelson
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    Aug 4, 2022
    SCOOP: The chief architect of Solana's once mighty stablecoin exchange Saber hid behind anonymous developer accounts to pump billions of dollars into his DeFi empire. coindesk.com/layer2/2022/08…
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    Danny Nelson
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    Oct 5, 2021
    Circle is under SEC investigation. Story to come
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    Danny Nelson
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    Apr 23, 2025
    Professional update: After 5.5 years of journalism at CoinDesk I've started my next chapter with the @bitwise Research team. I'll be helping anchor their analysis of Solana, Ethereum, L2s and beyond. Those who know me for scoops, stay tuned. My spicy takes era is nigh!
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    Danny Nelson
    @realDannyNelson
    Feb 18, 2025
    My latest in CoinDesk: Hayden Davis bragged of buying influence in Milei's inner circle months before the Argentine President promoted the Libra memecoin launch. "I control that n****," he wrote in text messages. 1/3
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    Danny Nelson
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    Sep 3, 2025
    Pokémon and other TCGs are about to have their “Polymarket moment.” Here’s why you should be paying attention: Most of crypto’s teal world asset (RWA) plays cater to well-established TradFi markets, like treasuries, real estate, gold and stocks. Sure, tokenization brings these
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    Danny Nelson
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    Aug 5, 2021
    SCOOP: JPMORGAN LAUNCHES IN-HOUSE BITCOIN FUND “I am not a Bitcoin supporter," Jamie Dimon has said. “On the other hand, clients are interested and I don’t tell clients what to do.” coindesk.com/jpmorgan-launc…
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    Danny Nelson
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    Jun 4, 2024
    The SEC's Salt Lake City office – notorious in the crypto world for its failed fraud lawsuit against DEBT Box – will shut down after seeing "significant attrition" among its staff, some of whom were pushed out over the case.
    SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
    SEC to Shutter Office Behind Failed DEBT Box Crypto Lawsuit
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    Danny Nelson
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    Nov 3, 2023
    Exactly one year ago CoinDesk's Ian Allison exposed Alameda Research's kinda funky balance sheet It set off a chain of events that led to this day: the conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried on massive fraud charges This is the power of journalism
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    Danny Nelson
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    May 19, 2021
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    Scott Minerd
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    May 19, 2021
    Crypto has proven to be Tulipmania. As prices rise, tulip bulbs and #crypto currencies multiply until supply swamps demand at previous market clearing prices.
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    Danny Nelson
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    Nov 21, 2023
    CZ has a three year prohibition on working with Binance, per the plea agreement CZ CEO: The Return. coming in 2027
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    Danny Nelson
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    Dec 16, 2022
    I bought a trump nft using a credit card because why the heck wouldn’t I and the website sent it to a wallet that I don’t control Tremendous
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