Tracy Wang

Deputy Managing Editor

Tracy Wang was the deputy managing editor of CoinDesk's finance and deals team, based in New York City. She has reported on a wide range of topics in crypto, including decentralized finance, venture capital, exchanges and market-makers, DAOs and NFTs. Previously, she worked in traditional finance ("tradfi") as a hedge funds analyst at an asset management firm. She owns BTC, ETH, MINA, ENS, and some NFTs.

Tracy won the 2022 George Polk award in Financial Reporting for coverage that led to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Yale College.

Latest from Tracy Wang

Policy

Coinbase, SEC Spar Over Definition of Securities, Nature of Staking in First Court Hearing

U.S. Judge Katherine Polk Faila questioned both sides on a range of topics in a Manhattan courthouse on Thursday.

Jul 13, 2023

The Southern District of New York's courthouse (elbud / Shutterstock)

Policy

Solana Foundation: SOL Is 'Not a Security'

The native token of the Solana blockchain, SOL, was alleged to be an unregistered security in this week’s SEC lawsuits against crypto exchanges Binance.US and Coinbase.

Jun 8, 2023

Solana party in Lisbon (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Tensions Rise Between SushiSwap, Lido Over Return of Exploited Funds

Two decentralized finance projects are butting heads over a governance proposal that could see the recovery of 40 ETH stolen in Sushiswap's April hack.

May 24, 2023

Finance

Binance Announces Exit from Canada, Citing Regulatory Tensions

The world’s largest crypto exchange by volume said new guidance related to stablecoins and investor limits prompted the exit.

May 12, 2023

Canada's regulatory situation is both clear and more conservative than in the U.S. (Sebastiaan Stam/Unsplash)

Finance

U.S. Internal Revenue Service Files Claims Worth $44 Billion Against FTX Bankruptcy

The largest of the claims includes a $20.4 billion claim against Alameda Research LLC, which details nearly $20 billion in unpaid partnership taxes.

May 10, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service has shared the form that U.S. taxpayers will be using soon to report their crypto gains. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Cata Labs Raises $4.2M to Develop 'Bridging' Software

The round was led by Spartan Group and included participation from Robot Ventures, Maven 11, Alchemy Ventures, HashKey Capital, Circle Ventures and Superscrypt.

Apr 26, 2023

Finance

FTX's LedgerX Derivatives Exchange Sold to Miami International Holdings in Bankruptcy Auction

FTX.US purchased Ledger Holdings, the parent company of LedgerX, for $298 million in October 2021, according to audited financial documents viewed by CoinDesk.

Apr 25, 2023

Finance

DeFi Protocol DFlow Raises $5.5M to Bring Payment for Order Flow to Crypto

The project would bring a controversial practice in the equities market into the world of decentralized finance.

Apr 25, 2023

Lending money handing over paying cash (Shutterstock)

Finance

DeFi-Focused Layer 1 Berachain Raises $42M Series A at $420.69M Valuation

The round was led by Polychain Capital and included participation from venture capital firms Hack VC, dao5, Tribe Capital, Shima Capital, CitizenX and Robot Ventures.

Apr 20, 2023

Finance

Ondo Finance Plans Yield-Generating Stablecoin Alternative for Institutional Investors

The new stablecoin-like token, OMMF, will be backed by conventional money market funds and is available only to qualified purchasers and accredited investors. But retail investors can lend against the tokens via Ondo’s DeFi protocol Flux to indirectly access the yield.

Apr 13, 2023

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