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: Bitcoin Drifts Lower as Altcoins Outperform

Bitcoin buyers appear to be exhausted, while altcoins such as Avalanche’s AVAX rally.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

Finance

Floating Point Group Raises $10M in Series A Funding Round

The MIT spin-out is creating trading services for institutional crypto market participants.

Floating Point Group co-founders, l. to r., Kevin March, John Peurifoy and Van Phu (Courtesy Floating Point Group)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rises as Traders Accumulate Positions

Sentiment is improving as traders eye positive technical indicators.

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Finance

Christie’s to List Rare CryptoPunk, Bored Ape in NFT Auction

Demand for NFT-style avatars is driving collector interest, Christie’s says.

9 cryptopunks

Finance

Andreessen Horowitz Seeks Token Delegate Applicants for Uniswap, Other DeFi Holdings

The venture capital giant is spearheading a new framework for decentralized governance.

DeFiance Capital's Arthur Cheong is raising a new liquid venture capital fund.

Markets

Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Stabilize as Regulatory Concerns Rise

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are rangebound as analysts monitor regulatory developments.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Returns Above $46K; ‘Bored Apes’ Fetch $24M

Some analysts see a temporary retracement for bitcoin and expect buyers to step in.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

Sotheby’s Auction of 101 Bored Ape NFTs Fetches $24M, Smashing Estimates

The eight-figure price implies an average sale of $241,515 per NFT.

Screen grab from Sotheby's website showing results of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT auction. (Sotheby's)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bullish Sentiment Fades as Selling Abates

Analysts expect sentiment to become more normal for September as bitcoin’s price consolidates.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Plummets as El Salvador Buys the Dip

Bitcoin tumbled below $46K, triggering billions in long position liquidations.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)