Nelson Wang

Nelson Wang

Nelson was CoinDesk’s U.S. News Editor for the East Coast. He previously served as the technology stocks editor and consumer stocks editor at TheStreet, and prior to that was the business and personal finance editor for Yahoo.com. He has also held editing positions at Condé Nast Portfolio’s website and was the content director for aMedia, an Asian American media company. Nelson grew up on Long Island, New York and went to Harvard College, earning a degree in Social Studies. He holds BTC and ETH above CoinDesk’s disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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Riot Blockchain Reports Record Q2 Results
The bitcoin mining company reported revenue and sales results that beat analyst estimates for the second quarter.
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VanEck
VanEck, ProShares Abruptly Withdraw Ether Futures ETF Proposals
Investment firms Van Eck and ProShares have both withdrawn their applications with the SEC for approval of ether futures ETFs, just two days after filing them.
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A promotional image for Topps' MLB NFT plans.
NFT-Focused Topps Abandons Plan to Go Public in SPAC Merger
The longtime trading card company pulled out of its deal following the loss of its exclusive contract to make cards for Major League Baseball.
A promotional image for Topps' MLB NFT plans.
Robinhood
Robinhood’s Revenue From Cryptocurrency Trading Jumps to 41% of Total
The popular zero-commission trading exchange warned in its second-quarter earnings report its reliance on cryptocurrency trading, and on dogecoin in particular, was a potentia...
Robinhood
Outgoing Civic CEO Vinny Lingham
Blockchain Identity Firm Civic Promotes Chris Hart to CEO
Vinny Lingham is stepping down from the role and will become executive chairman of the board.
Outgoing Civic CEO Vinny Lingham
David Marcus, the head of Facebook's blockchain projects.
Facebook: Novi Digital Wallet Is ‘Ready to Come to Market’
Most states in the U.S. have approved the product.
David Marcus, the head of Facebook's blockchain projects.
A technician monitors cryptocurrency mining rigs at a Bitfarms facility in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.
Bitfarms Increases Revenue by Almost 400% in Q2
The crackdown on crypto mining in China has helped the results and outlook for the Canadian bitcoin mining firm.
A technician monitors cryptocurrency mining rigs at a Bitfarms facility in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.
Screengrab from message encoded into the Ethereum blockchain by the Poly Network attacker.
Poly Network Hack Not Over as Attacker Prolongs Return of Funds
The attacker now says they are considering accepting the $500,000 bounty offered by Poly Network as a reward for returning the funds, and using it to pay anyone else who can h...
Screengrab from message encoded into the Ethereum blockchain by the Poly Network attacker.
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)
Congressmen McHenry, Thompson Call SEC Chair Gensler’s Remarks on Crypto ‘Concerning’
The two congressmen wrote that rather than potentially regulating innovation and job creation out of the U.S., lawmakers and regulators should “promote an active dialogue betw...
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)
Bitcoin mining machines
Marathon Digital Shares Rise as Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates
The bitcoin miner's stock has more than tripled this year.
Bitcoin mining machines