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

Market Wrap: Analysts Expect Higher Bitcoin Trading Volume in October

Unlike with the S&P 500, bitcoin’s correlation with commodities has continued to decline over the past few months, mostly due to the steady rise in oil and gas prices.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

Finance

4K NFT Marketplace Goes Live, Bringing Physical Goods to the Blockchain

The red-hot NFT market expands beyond digital art into tokenized Rolexes, Birkins, Yeezys and other luxury products.

Rolex Submariner watch

Markets

Market Wrap: Traders Seek Protection as Crypto and Stocks Dip on US Debt Ceiling Impasse

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were lower on the threat of yet another federal government shutdown.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Traders Cautious After China Crypto Ban, DeFi Outperforms

Some traders are piling into DeFi tokens in the wake of the ban.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stabilizes After China Crypto Ban Sell-Off; Volatility to Remain Elevated

Cryptocurrency trading has calmed, but analysts expect further volatility.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

Finance

NFTs Revive Dot-Com Era Hype Over Domain Names

“Sex.crypto” and “beer.eth” just the beginning for blockchain domain names

decentralized domain name hosting

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rises Even as Indicator Shows Extreme Bearish Sentiment

Some traders buy on the dip as BTC appears oversold; altcoins outperform.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

Finance

Boba Network Launches as Ethereum’s Newest Layer 2

OMG token holders can look forward to a BOBA token drop next month.

Bubble tea

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stabilizes as Risk Appetite Weakens

Support is seen above $40,000.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)