Tracy Wang

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.

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Markets

‘Peaceful World’ Token Spoofs Traders Ahead of Now-Canceled Ukraine Airdrop

The WORLD tokens spotted earlier on Etherscan were a spoof of the country's now-canceled airdrop.

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Markets

No, the 'Peaceful World' Token Is Not Ukraine's Secret Airdrop

Data from Etherscan appeared to show Ukraine's official crypto donation wallet was testing airdrops and seeding a Uniswap liquidity pool. It was not the real thing.

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Markets

Ukraine's Airdrop Tease Spurs Influx of Microdonations

Thousands of small donations ranging from 0.0001 to 0.01 ETH are flooding the Ethereum blockchain ahead of an announced giveaway.

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Markets

Ukraine Expands Crypto Donations to Accept Dogecoin

The dog-themed meme coin joins bitcoin, ether, USDT, SOL and DOT as cryptocurrencies currently accepted by Ukraine.

Shiba inu, the dog breed that inspired dogecoin, now accepted among donations to Ukraine. (Getty Images)

Finance

NFT Artist Pplpleasr’s New Project ‘Shibuya’ Brings Long-Form Animation to Web 3

It’s Kickstarter meets Netflix, but on the blockchain. The pilot episode for Shibuya’s inaugural “White Rabbit” series drops on Wednesday.

The name Shibuya is a homage to a famous crosswalk in Japan that bears the same name. (@fungusamongus/@spazdotjay)

Markets

Pixelmon NFT Reveal Disappoints With Hilariously Ugly Art

The project raised an eye-popping $70 million to create a Pokémon-like metaverse game. It’s off to a rough start.

Pixelmon raised $70 million to create a NFT-based game inspired by Nintendo's Pokémon. (CoinDesk Screenshot/Pixelmon)

Tech

BUIDLing Among the Chaos: What Devs Discussed at ETHDenver

High school students, Web 2 converts and crypto founders spent a week building the future of finance in a jam-packed venue. What comes next?

People at work in the developer area of the main venue of ETHDenver 2022. (Chet Strange/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Tech

Algorand Pushes for Ethereum Compatibility With $20M Incentive Program

In a bid to court app developers, $10 million is earmarked for making the network Ethereum Virtual Machine–compatible.

The Algorand booth at ETHDenver 2022. (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)

Finance

Ethereum System Skale Launches $100M Ecosystem Fund

The fund, which coincides with the March launch of Skale v.2, will kick off with $5 million in grants for blockchain gaming projects.

SKALE CEO Jack O'Holleran. (Courtesy photo)

Markets

How the 'Big Short DAO' Bet Against the Crypto Market and Won

The pseudonymous crypto trader @GiganticRebirth was feeling bearish at the market top last November. Here’s how his team of alpha hunters say they made money shorting altcoins in the ensuing sell-off.

The "Big Short," crypto edition. (Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)