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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Finance

UNXD Raises $4M to Bring Luxury Fashion to the Metaverse

The raise included participation from prominent metaverse investors Animoca Brands and Polygon Studios.

Some of the Dolce & Gabbana items in the NFT collection. (UNXD/Dolce & Gabbana/German Larkin)

Finance

Ukrainian Boxer Wladimir Klitschko Releases NFT Collection to Support Relief Effort

All proceeds will be donated to the Ukraine Red Cross and UNICEF as Russia’s invasion continues.

Wladimir Klitschko (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

Finance

DraftKings Becomes Polygon Validator After NFT Marketplace Clocks $44M in Sales

Zero Hash is providing the technical chops for the sports betting platform to become one of Polygon’s largest governors.

DraftKings appears to be doubling down on its crypto plans. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images for DraftKings)

Finance

Mickey Mantle Baseball Card NFT Sells for $471K in OpenSea Auction

The NFT iteration of the coveted 1952 baseball card racked up a bidding war in the sale’s final hour, making it one of the priciest sports NFTs ever sold.

Mickey Mantle in 1968, around the time he retired from baseball. (Getty Images)

Finance

CVS Eyes Metaverse With 4 NFT-Related Trademarks

The drugstore chain plans to offer virtual prescription drugs, wellness products and other merchandise authenticated by NFTs.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 05:  Pedestrians walk by a CVS store on November 5, 2013 in San Francisco, California.  CVS Caremark reported a 25 percent surge in third-quarter earnings with profits of $1.25 billion, or $1.02 per share, compared to $1.01 billion, or 79 cents a share one year ago.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Juridique

OpenSea Bars Iranian Users as US Sanctions Talk Ramps Up

Twitter users complained about their accounts being deactivated without notice.

(Nicola Nuttall/Unsplash)

Technologies

Ukrainian Flag NFT Raises $6.75M for Country’s War Efforts

The UkraineDAO-organized sale is the largest NFT-based crypto contribution to the Ukrainian people to date.

(Alice Kotlyarenko/Unsplash)

Finance

Dapper Hires 2 Execs as NFL NFT Marketplace Debuts to $5M in Sales

The NFL All Day maker is adding an SVP of engineering from Dropbox and a CFO from Recharge Payments as the company’s football marketplace goes live.

(Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Finance

KPMG Canada Follows Bitcoin Buy With Purchase of World of Women NFT

“Having now gone through the process, we are well-positioned to guide our clients around building a corporate NFT strategy,” KPMG said.

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Finance

OneOf Expands Sports NFT Presence With New Collection on Polygon

The NFT platform known for its music marketplace is launching a series of one-of-one sports NFTs that grant holders exclusive perks.

OneOf has partnered with the Duke basketball program and its famed coach, Mike Krzyzewski. (Getty Images)