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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Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis speaks during Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk).
OKX Expands to the Bahamas With New Registration and Regional Office
The crypto exchange has officially registered as a Digital Asset Business in the Bahamas under the country’s crypto-friendly DARE Act.
Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis speaks during Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk).
Celestia Labs is betting on a modular blockchain future. (Shutterstock)
Celestia Labs Raises $55M to Build Modular Blockchain Network
The combined Series A and B round was led by Bain Capital Crypto and Polychain Capital.
Celestia Labs is betting on a modular blockchain future. (Shutterstock)
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Consensus Rewind: How Crypto Is Shaking Up the VC World
A venture capitalist is a private-equity investor who provides capital to companies with high growth potential in exchange for an equity stake.
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Crypto Trading Firm NYDIG Lays Off About 33% of Staff
The layoffs had been going on for "several weeks," one person told CoinDesk.
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NFT Infrastructure Company Gomu Closes $5M Seed Round
The fundraise included participation from Coinbase Ventures, DeFiance Capital and Saison Capital, among others.
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Non-fungible token (NFT) gallery at CoinDesk Consensus 2022. (Andrea Escobar)
Beleaguered NFT Traders Can Now Relive Mania With Fantasy League Game
As NFT winter deepens, Flip says its new fantasy league will still provide traders the “sweet adrenaline” of flipping JPEGs.
Non-fungible token (NFT) gallery at CoinDesk Consensus 2022. (Andrea Escobar)
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DeFiance Capital's Arthur Cheong Is Raising Money for a New Fund: Sources
The fund will focus on liquid crypto investments and targets raising about $100 million, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Eclipse co-founders Sam Thapaliya (left) and Neel Somani (right) (Andrew Gonzalez Photography)
Blockchain Infrastructure Project Eclipse Raises $15m To Build ‘Universal Layer-2’
The $9 million seed round was co-led by Tribe Capital and Tabiya, and follows an earlier $6 million in pre-seed funding.
Eclipse co-founders Sam Thapaliya (left) and Neel Somani (right) (Andrew Gonzalez Photography)
Aptos Labs CEO Mo Shaikh (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)
Jump-Backed Wormhole, Pyth Launch on Aptos Blockchain
Aptos co-founder Mo Shaikh says Jump Crypto has been “spending a lot of time” in the Aptos ecosystem.
Aptos Labs CEO Mo Shaikh (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Craig Barritt/Getty Images)
FTX Is in the Lead to Buy Crypto Lender Voyager Digital’s Assets Out of Bankruptcy: Source
Voyager’s collapse shocked crypto markets earlier this year. It’s close to finding a buyer for its assets.
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Craig Barritt/Getty Images)