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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How to Get a Job in Crypto

Cryptocurrency jobs are on the rise. Here are some top tips on how to start your new career in the booming crypto industry.

Photo taken in Chiang Mai, Thailand

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MassMutual-Owned Fintech Flourish to Offer Bitcoin Investment Service to Advisors

Flourish Crypto is being launched in partnership with Paxos, the infrastructure provider that connects traditional payment services to cryptocurrency markets.

Logo on facade at headquarters of Pacific branch of Massachusetts Mutual (MassMutual) insurance company on a sunny day in Walnut Creek, California, September 14, 2018. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

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Polygon Bolsters Augur Betting Platform With $1M Liquidity Program

Augur is looking to expand into betting markets such as the National Football League, the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball.

(Atul Vinayak/Unsplash)

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Solana-Based NFT Firm Metaplex Names Adam Jefferies CEO of New Studio

He will be joined by a new board that includes members from Audius, Coinshares, Cultur3 Capital, Phantom and Saber Labs.

Solana logo on a smartphone arranged in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S., on Saturday, July 31, 2021. The Senate's bipartisan infrastructure deal envisions imposing stricter rules on cryptocurrency investors to collect more taxes to fund a portion of the $550 billion investment into transportation and power systems. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Dapper Labs Is Bringing Its NFTs to the NFL

The NFT marketplace will run on the Flow blockchain and is expected to be released during the current NFL regular season.

NFL (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

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Top NFL Prospect Kayvon Thibodeaux Taps Rally to Launch Own Cryptocurrency

The highly touted edge rusher out of Oregon is the first football player and second college athlete to do so.

Kayvon Thibodeaux of the Oregon Ducks (Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

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Dapper Labs Said to Reach $7.6B Valuation in $250M Funding Round

The firm behind NBA Top Shot and the Flow blockchain also announced a deal with Spain’s top soccer league, LaLiga.

Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou

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European Football NFT Platform Sorare Raises $680M Series B

The raise values the company at $4.3 billion.

Real Madrid CF v Juventus (Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

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Huobi Global Token Burn Spikes 55% in August, Indicating Strong Revenue Gain

The sharp increase in token burn contrasts to a steep drop in July.

Huobi OTC

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CleanSpark Picks Atlanta Area for $145M Bet on Carbon-Neutral Bitcoin Mining

The company will add 20 skilled jobs to the Norcross data center that it purchased in August for over $6.5 million.

Data Center Server Room Bitcoin Mining