Eli Tan

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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CryptoNovo's recent activity via OpenSea (Screenshot)
Web3 Builders Lose Dozens of High-Value NFTs in Back-to-Back Attacks
Nikhil Gopalani, COO of an NFT project owned by Nike, and CryptoNovo, a prominent NFT collector, lost NFTs estimated to have been worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to sca...
CryptoNovo's recent activity via OpenSea (Screenshot)
Y00ts NFT collection (Magic Eden)
Magic Eden Issue Leads to Fake NFT Listings, Will Refund Affected Users
An issue on the popular NFT marketplace allowed imposter NFTs to be added to high-priced collections like Y00ts and ABC.
Y00ts NFT collection (Magic Eden)
Interior of EmpireDAO (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Web3 Co-Working Hub EmpireDAO Closes Amid Bear Market Woes
The hopeful “WeWork of Web3” is closing its doors and looking for a new home just months after it opened at 190 Bowery in Manhattan.
Interior of EmpireDAO (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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Tax-Loss Harvesting Platform Unsellable is Building ‘The World's Largest Collection of Worthless NFTs
The platform has so far purchased over 9,300 no-longer valuable NFTs that previous owners can count as losses to reduce taxable capital gains.
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China to Launch First National ‘Digital Asset’ Marketplace
While trading digital collectibles has been popular among Chinese collectors through heavily regulated marketplaces, this is the country’s first official foray into NFTs.
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(DeGods via Magic Eden, modified by CoinDesk)
Solana’s Top NFT Projects DeGods and Y00ts to Migrate Chains
DeGods will go to Ethereum, while its sister project, Y00ts, will move to Polygon with a grant from the layer 2's partnership fund.
(DeGods via Magic Eden, modified by CoinDesk)
Chessboard (PIRO4D/Pixabay)
International Chess Federation Checks Into Web3 With Avalanche Integration
The global chess authority is looking to onboard the game’s 500 million players into Web3 with the new partnership.
Chessboard (PIRO4D/Pixabay)
Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open (George Sal/TENNIS AUSTRALIA)
Australian Open Adds NounsDAO Collaboration Ahead of Second Web3 Activation
The famed tennis tournament is teaming up with NounsDAO, OnCyber and Vayner Sports Pass ahead of its second ArtBall NFT release.
Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open (George Sal/TENNIS AUSTRALIA)
(Charles Hoffmeyer)
In the Wake of Collapse, FTX Fortune Cookies Are Still on the Menu
“My fortune was, ‘There’s a price to waiting,’” Chinese restaurant diner Morgan Polikoff told CoinDesk. “Pretty ironic given that in the case of FTX, the price to waiting was...
(Charles Hoffmeyer)
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'Do You Believe In Second Chances?' Another DAO Is Raising Funds to Buy a Copy of the US Constitution
Inspired by ConstitutionDAO's attempt last year, the unaffiliated ConstitutionDAO2 received $34,000 in public contributions on its first day.
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