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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Политика

OpenSea Bars Iranian Users as US Sanctions Talk Ramps Up

Twitter users complained about their accounts being deactivated without notice.

(Nicola Nuttall/Unsplash)

Технологии

Ukrainian Flag NFT Raises $6.75M for Country’s War Efforts

The UkraineDAO-organized sale is the largest NFT-based crypto contribution to the Ukrainian people to date.

(Alice Kotlyarenko/Unsplash)

Финансы

Dapper Hires 2 Execs as NFL NFT Marketplace Debuts to $5M in Sales

The NFL All Day maker is adding an SVP of engineering from Dropbox and a CFO from Recharge Payments as the company’s football marketplace goes live.

(Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Финансы

KPMG Canada Follows Bitcoin Buy With Purchase of World of Women NFT

“Having now gone through the process, we are well-positioned to guide our clients around building a corporate NFT strategy,” KPMG said.

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Финансы

OneOf Expands Sports NFT Presence With New Collection on Polygon

The NFT platform known for its music marketplace is launching a series of one-of-one sports NFTs that grant holders exclusive perks.

OneOf has partnered with the Duke basketball program and its famed coach, Mike Krzyzewski. (Getty Images)

Финансы

Sotheby’s Withdraws Lot of 104 CryptoPunks Minutes Before Expected Auction

The sale was expected to draw up to $30 million before it was abruptly canceled by the seller.

Inside Sotheby's before the expected sale. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

Финансы

Warner Music Group Adding Play-to-Earn Games With Splinterlands Partnership

The music giant is adding blockchain-based gaming to its repertoire in an effort to expand revenue streams for its roster of musicians.

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: General views of Warner Music Group in Downtown L.A., located at the historic Ford Motor Company Factory building on September 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Финансы

A Former Bored Ape Owner Is Suing OpenSea for $1M, but His Lawsuit Is Riddled With Errors

Timothy McKimmy says his Bored Ape was sold out from under him for just a fraction of what it was worth.

The original Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection features right-facing cartoon apes. (Yuga Labs)

Финансы

Snoop Dogg Plans to Turn Death Row Records Into the First NFT Music Label

The Los Angeles-based rapper says he wants the record label to be “the first major [record label] in the metaverse.”

Snoop Dogg

Финансы

L’Oréal Eyes NFTs and the Metaverse, Filing for 17 Virtual Goods-Related Trademarks

The cosmetics giant has filed trademarks for a slew of its properties, indicating plans to venture into virtual cosmetics.

L'Oreal products (Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images)