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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Finance

Solana NFT Layer Metaplex Raises $46M

The project is ramping up operations after a successful 2021 debut.

A scene from the Metaplex-Audius party on the sidelines of the Solana Breakpoint conference in Lisbon, Portugal. (Metaplex)

Finance

Mechanism Capital Launches $100M ‘Play-to-Earn’ Gaming Fund

The firm is tapping former Apple App Store manager Steve Cho to help lead the fund.

(Getty Images)

Finance

Hulu Targets ‘Streamers of Tomorrow’ as It Seeks Candidates With Metaverse, NFT Backgrounds

The streaming platform’s Jan. 14 job listing signaled an interest in crypto tech.

(Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Palau President Talks Stablecoin Plans Following Island Nation’s ‘Digital Residency’ Rollout

The 20,000-person country is turning to blockchain in a digital revamp of its economy.

Palau (Benjamin Lowy/Getty Images)

Finance

NBA Top Shot Bans User ‘FreeHongKong’

The user was banned with little explanation from the site’s support team after attempting to cash out their earnings.

(Tim Warner/Getty Images)

Finance

‘Fan Controlled Football League’ Goes Crypto With $40M Investment From Animoca, Delphi

The league is doubling in size for its second season with the leaders of Bored Ape Yacht Club managing a new team.

A scene from the championship game between Wild Aces and the Glacier Boyz of Fan Controlled Football at Infinite Energy Arena on March 20, 2021 in Duluth, Georgia. (Todd Kirkland/Fan Controlled Football/Getty Images)

Finance

Dez Bryant Taps Chainlink for ‘Dynamic’ Sports NFTs

The collectibles change in appearance based on players’ real-life stats.

Dez Bryant (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Finance

NFT Curation Site JPG Goes Live With $3.8M in Seed Funding

The media curation protocol aims to change who can build an art gallery.

An exhibition at Miami’s Art Basel festival in December 2021 curated by Sofia Garcia of ARTXCODE and Kate Hannah of Art Blocks. The exhibit is now hosted digitally on JPG. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

Finance

Australian Open Apes Into Tennis NFTs and Decentraland, Too

The tennis tournament is merging NFTs with on-court action in a creative twist on generative artwork.

A peek into the Australian Open's metaverse experience. (Australian Open)

Finance

Drone Racing League Zooms Into Metaverse, Bringing ‘Play to Earn’ to Algorand

The league’s partnership with Playground Labs will be the first play-to-earn competition of its kind on the Algorand blockchain.

Algorand signage inside the Drone Racing League arena. (DRL)