Nelson Wang

Nelson edits features and opinion stories and was previously CoinDesk’s U.S. News Editor for the East Coast. He has also been an editor at Unchained and DL News, and prior to working at CoinDesk, he was the technology stocks editor and consumer stocks editor at TheStreet. He has also held editing positions at Yahoo.com and Condé Nast Portfolio’s website, and was the content director for aMedia, an Asian American media company. Nelson grew up on Long Island, New York and went to Harvard College, earning a degree in Social Studies. He holds BTC, ETH and SOL above CoinDesk’s disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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Finance

FTX Japan to Allow Customers to Withdraw Funds Starting in February

The plan would make FTX Japan customers some of the first of the collapsed crypto exchange to get their money back.

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Finance

Crypto Investment Firm Midas Shutting Down Platform Following Losses

The collapse of Celsius Network and FTX led to more than 60% of Midas’ assets under management being withdrawn.

El toque de Midas. (Getty Images)

Policy

New Judge Assigned in Sam Bankman-Fried Fraud Case

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan has replaced Ronnie Abrams, who recused herself because of a potential conflict of interest.

El fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Finance

Hong Kong's New Bitcoin and Ether Futures ETFs Raise $79 Million in Trading Debut

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange now has its first two cryptocurrency funds.

Hong Kong, China Cityscape (Unsplash)

Policy

Judge Approves Sale of Self-Custody Platform to Galaxy Digital in Celsius Bankruptcy

Galaxy, the crypto-focused financial services firm, had won the auction for GK8 earlier in the month.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Says Law Enforcement Requests Rose 66% From Year Ago

The number of requests from the U.S., which accounted for about 43% of the total, increased by 6%.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Says It's Close to Restructuring Without Having to Declare Bankruptcy

The London-based company warned, however, there's no guarantee it will be able to do so.

Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)

Policy

Chinese Police Arrest 63 People Accused of Laundering $1.7B Using Cryptocurrency

The illicit funds were converted into tether and then laundered by people around the world.

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Finance

Shares of Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Suspended in UK and US

The struggling firm said at the end of October that it might have to cease operations if it was unable to secure additional financing.

Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)

Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research Secretly Funded Crypto Media Site The Block and Its CEO

CEO Michael McCaffrey has resigned as a result of the loans coming to light, The Block confirmed.

Michael McCaffrey has resigned as CEO of The Block. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)