Eli Tan

Eli was a news reporter for CoinDesk who covered NFTs, gaming and the metaverse. He graduated from St. Olaf College with a degree in English. He holds ETH, SOL, AVAX and a few NFTs above CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1000.

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FTX.US Scores Deal With Owner of Washington Wizards, Capitals in Bid to Expand DC Presence

The crypto exchange hopes to become more visible among regulators with its latest sports partnership.

Spencer Dinwiddie of the Washington Wizards handles the ball against the Memphis Grizzlies at Capital One Arena on Nov. 5, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Investor Peter McCormack Buys UK Soccer Club, Has Big Plans to Improve It

The podcast host is chasing a childhood dream with the purchase of a Tier 10 English club that he hopes can eventually make it to the Premier League.

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Melania Trump Pitches NFT Plans; ‘Cobalt Blue Eyes’ Captivate Crypto Twitter

The former first lady is donating some of the proceeds from her first sale to help children in the foster care system.

Melania Trump (David Hume Kennerly)

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Crypto Custodian BitGo Adds AVAX Support as Institutions Eye Avalanche

It means BitGo clients, such as exchanges Bitstamp and Bitbuy, can now offer AVAX to their users.

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Ancient Rome Play-to-Earn Game ‘vEmpire’ Launches

Mythology meets the metaverse in a play-to-earn game you can actually play.

(Massimo Virgilio/Unsplash)

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Auction Platform Otis House to Sell the First NFT of a Bob Ross Painting

The platform mints NFTs to prove ownership of physical collectibles, and destroys them if their owners ask for the items to be returned.

Bob Ross (Acey Harper/Getty Images)

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Solana Ventures Looks to Boost Web 3 Gaming With Launch of $150M Fund

The initiative tops an earlier $100 million fund raised with FTX and Lightspeed in November.

Solana (Zack Seward/CoinDesk archives)

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Toy Brand L.O.L Surprise! Launches In-Store NFT Collection

The billion-dollar toy brand is calling the collection “the largest retail NFT launch in history.”

L.O.L Surprise! dolls (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

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Twitch Co-Founder Justin Kan Launches Gaming NFT Marketplace on Solana

Fractal is bringing ownership to a community rich in both digital assets and NFT skepticism.

Fractal is Justin Kan's latest venture. (Possessed Photography/Unsplash)

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Audius Is Building a Radio Station in the Metaverse

“DeFi Land” is integrating music streaming into its gameplay by way of the blockchain-based Spotify rival.

DeFi FM is the latest metaverse experiment from Audius. (DeFi Land)