Eli Tan

Eli was a news reporter for CoinDesk who covered NFTs, gaming and the metaverse. He graduated from St. Olaf College with a degree in English. He holds ETH, SOL, AVAX and a few NFTs above CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1000.

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Kevin Smith to Issue ‘Comedy-Horror’ Film as NFTs on Secret Network

Quentin Tarantino, another filmmaker, released his “Pulp Fiction” NFTs on the same Cosmos-based blockchain in November.

Kevin Smith (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)

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Universal Music Group Files 4 Trademarks for Its Bored Ape Band Leader

UMG’s NFT band experiment continues with plans for tokens and a physical merch marketplace.

Universal Music Group bought this Bored Ape in March. (UMG)

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Crypto’s Night at the Grammys

From Binance and OneOf to a side of PFP NFTs, a crypto presence was felt during the music industry’s marquee event.

Attendees of the Grammy Awards mingle on the red carpet. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

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NFTs Take Hollywood: My Week at NFT LA

The star-studded week brought out the good and bad of NFT mania. But who was it for?

Attendees gather outside NFT LA. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

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Twitch Co-Founder’s Gaming NFT Marketplace Raises $35M

Fractal is ramping up development with the help of big-name backers.

Justin Kan (Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

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Google Files Trademark for ‘Non-Fungible Planet’

The filing details plans for the internet giant’s information campaign on environmental activism.

Google (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Diplo Joins Nas With NFT Drop on Tokenized Royalties Platform Royal

The Grammy-winning DJ will be releasing his new single on the Polygon-powered site.

Diplo (Dave Benett/Getty Images for Ned's Club)

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Sotheby’s Expands NFT Arm With Liverpool FC Partnership

The iconic football club becomes the latest English Premier League squad to enter the NFT game.

(Matthew Ashton/Getty Images)

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PUBG Publisher Krafton Partners With Solana Labs

The agreement could bring blockchain integrations and NFTs to the popular battle-royale style game.

A scene from PUBG (Almost Yeti via Flickr)

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Bored Ape Yacht Club Owner Yuga Labs Raises $450M Led by A16z

Now valued at $4 billion, the company will use the funds to build out its NFT-based metaverse.

Bored Ape #64 (BAYC)