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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Policy

South Korea’s 20% Tax on Crypto Gains Will Take Effect in 2022: Report

NFTs appear to be exempt from the crypto taxes for now because South Korea does not classify them as “virtual assets.”

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Finance

Twitter Exec Shares ‘Sneak Peek’ of NFT Profile Verification

Users’ avatars would get a check mark similar to the blue check mark given to verified Twitter users.

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Finance

Fintech App Titan Adds Algorand, Chainlink and Uniswap to Actively Managed Crypto Portfolio

The company believes the three cryptos will outperform others as they become more widely adopted.

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Finance

FTX Moves Headquarters From Hong Kong to Bahamas

The move comes as regulators around the world are stepping up their scrutiny of cryptocurrencies.

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Finance

Institutional Investors Preferring Ether Over Bitcoin Now: JPMorgan

The spread between futures prices and spot prices for the two cryptos is telling, analysts wrote.

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Finance

BlockFi Gets Another Extension From NJ Regulators on New Interest Accounts Ban

An order prohibiting the crypto lender from creating new interest-bearing accounts has now been postponed for the third time to Dec. 1.

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Policy

Crypto Markets Need More Scrutiny From SEC, Investor Groups Say

The advocacy groups called the crypto industry “a Wild West” in a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler.  

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler

Finance

Crypto Hedge Fund Fraudster Sentenced to 7 1/2 Years for Ponzi Scheme: Report

Australian national Stefan Qin bilked investors in his two hedge funds out of $90 million, according to authorities.

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Policy

Gensler Says Most Crypto Trading Platforms Need to Register With SEC

The SEC chairman said that securities have likely been traded on the platforms.

DeFi and crypto lending may pose issues for investors, SEC Chair Gary Gensler said.

Finance

Bill Miller’s Flagship Fund Discloses $44.7M Stake in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

The Miller Opportunity Trust has made its first investment in bitcoin after first indicating it could do so back in February.

MONACO - JULY 06:  Bill Miller, manager of the Legg Mason Value Trust mutual fund, poses at the Sixteenth Annual Fund Forum International at The Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, Thursday, July 6, 2006.  (Photo by Serge-Henri/Bloomberg via Getty Images)