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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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded “not guilty” to eight charges in federal court. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Judge Rules Identities of 2 Parties Who Backed Sam Bankman-Fried’s $250M Bond Can Be Revealed
A number of media companies filed to get the court to release the names of the people who co-signed Bankman-Fried’s $250 million bail bond.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded “not guilty” to eight charges in federal court. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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Moody’s Developing Scoring System for Stablecoins: Bloomberg
The move comes as the quality of stablecoin reserves continues to receive scrutiny.
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Tesla Did Not Buy or Sell Any Bitcoin in the Fourth Quarter
The company reported $34 million in impairment charges to its bitcoin holdings, however.
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Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss, founders of crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co.  (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Crypto Exchange Gemini Cutting Another 10% of Staff: Report
Gemini has been swept up in the problems of crypto lender Genesis Global Capital, with which it partnered on an interest-earning product.
Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss, founders of crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co.  (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
FTX CEO John Ray III (U.S. House Financial Services Committee)
New FTX Head Says Crypto Exchange Could Be Revived: Wall Street Journal
John J. Ray III made the comment in his first interview since taking over FTX in November.
FTX CEO John Ray III (U.S. House Financial Services Committee)
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Crypto Brokerage Genesis Global Capital May Be Nearing Bankruptcy Filing: Reports
The collapse of FTX in late 2022 may have been the final straw for Genesis, which earlier that year reportedly suffered losses of several hundred million dollars due to its ex...
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Justice Department Announces Major International Crypto Enforcement Action
The department held a press conference at noon Eastern time on Wednesday.
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John J. Ray III (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
FTX Debtors Give Details on Digital Assets Identified So Far
The FTX Debtors group has identified $1.6 billion of digital assets associated with FTX.com and $181 million connected to FTX US.
John J. Ray III (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
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Fidelity International-Backed Exchange OSL Cuts Workers Amid Crypto Winter: Bloomberg
Hugh Madden, CEO of OSL's parent company, cited current market conditions.
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Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) will chair the new subcommittee on digital assets, financial technology and inclusion (Getty Images)
US House Republicans to Set Up Crypto Committee to Oversee Shaky Industry: Report
The new subcommittee on digital assets, financial technology and inclusion will be chaired by Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.)
Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) will chair the new subcommittee on digital assets, financial technology and inclusion (Getty Images)