Tracy Wang

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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Writer Michael Lewis interviewed Sam Bankman-Fried at Crypto Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
'Big Short' Author Michael Lewis Spent Months With FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried and Is Writing a Book
A letter circulating in Hollywood says the best-selling author is working on a book and has “a dramatic surprising ending” given the shocking collapse of Bankman-Fried’s crypt...
Writer Michael Lewis interviewed Sam Bankman-Fried at Crypto Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
FTX Trading LLC auditor Prager Metis hosted a metaverse office launch party at Dencentraland coordinates (19, 144) in October. (Prager Metis)
Meet the Metaverse Nightclub–Loving Audit Firm That Presided Over FTX’s Financials
FTX auditor Prager Metis reported the company earned $1 billion in revenue in 2021. An investigation by CoinDesk reveals Prager Metis also operates in Decentraland, where it s...
FTX Trading LLC auditor Prager Metis hosted a metaverse office launch party at Dencentraland coordinates (19, 144) in October. (Prager Metis)
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Bankman-Fried’s Cabal of Roommates in the Bahamas Ran His Crypto Empire – and Dated. Other Employees Have Lots of Questions
“The whole operation was run by a gang of kids in the Bahamas,” a person familiar with the matter told CoinDesk on condition of anonymity.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Hostaged FTX Funds Sold for Pennies on the Dollar in OTC Trades Among Customers
Troubled crypto exchange FTX halted withdrawals on Tuesday, leading panicked customers to offload their bags among themselves at steep discounts.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Former CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
FTX Exchange Halts All Crypto Withdrawals
Customer withdrawals that were previously processing but backlogged have been halted altogether, according to an announcement in the FTX Support Telegram group.
Former CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Martin Shkreli and Do Kwon discuss FTX insolvency fallout on UpOnly podcast livestream. (UpOnly)
'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli to LUNA's Do Kwon: 'Jail Is Not That Bad'
The crypto villians discussed the impending FTX-Binance deal on the UpOnly podcast on Tuesday.
Martin Shkreli and Do Kwon discuss FTX insolvency fallout on UpOnly podcast livestream. (UpOnly)
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk)
FTX Agrees to Sell Itself to Rival Binance Amid Liquidity Scare at Crypto Exchange
The two crypto exchange giants signed a non-binding letter of intent, Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao confirmed on Twitter.
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk)
Evgeny Gaevoy, Wintermute CEO (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Wintermute-Backed DEX Bebop Launches on Polygon
Bebop, which is incubated by crypto market-maker Wintermute, first launched on the Ethereum blockchain this past June.
Evgeny Gaevoy, Wintermute CEO (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk archives)
Binance to Sell Rest of FTX Token Holdings as Alameda CEO Defends Firm's Financial Condition
Alameda's CEO offered to buy Binance's FTT token holdings for $22 apiece.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk archives)
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Huobi Exchange Users Furious After GALA Holdings Are Converted to ‘Meme Token’
The move came after a bug forced a bridging service to relaunch the wrapped version of GALA that trades on Binance Smart Chain, sparking widespread confusion.
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