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

Sotheby’s Withdraws Lot of 104 CryptoPunks Minutes Before Expected Auction

The sale was expected to draw up to $30 million before it was abruptly canceled by the seller.

Inside Sotheby's before the expected sale. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

Finance

Warner Music Group Adding Play-to-Earn Games With Splinterlands Partnership

The music giant is adding blockchain-based gaming to its repertoire in an effort to expand revenue streams for its roster of musicians.

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: General views of Warner Music Group in Downtown L.A., located at the historic Ford Motor Company Factory building on September 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Finance

A Former Bored Ape Owner Is Suing OpenSea for $1M, but His Lawsuit Is Riddled With Errors

Timothy McKimmy says his Bored Ape was sold out from under him for just a fraction of what it was worth.

The original Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection features right-facing cartoon apes. (Yuga Labs)

Finance

Snoop Dogg Plans to Turn Death Row Records Into the First NFT Music Label

The Los Angeles-based rapper says he wants the record label to be “the first major [record label] in the metaverse.”

Snoop Dogg

Finance

L’Oréal Eyes NFTs and the Metaverse, Filing for 17 Virtual Goods-Related Trademarks

The cosmetics giant has filed trademarks for a slew of its properties, indicating plans to venture into virtual cosmetics.

L'Oreal products (Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

How the Marshall Islands Is Trying to Become a Global Hub for DAO Incorporation

The law essentially grants DAOs the same privileges as limited liability corporations.

Marshall islands flag

Finance

OpenSea Expands Into the Venture Capital Business

OpenSea Ventures will be led by OpenSea co-founder Alex Atallah.

(OpenSea/BeFunky, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

NFT-Linked House Sells for $650K in Propy’s First US Sale

The company is merging real estate with NFT lending and has plans to expand its U.S. offerings.

(Breno Assis/Unsplash)

Finance

YouTuber Logan Paul Files Trademarks for NFT Marketplace, DAO Ventures

The social media star and undefeated professional boxer is no stranger to the NFT sector.

CLEVELAND, OHIO - AUGUST 28: Logan Paul, brother of Jake Paul, looks on during the weigh in event at the State Theater for the August 29 fight between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley on August 28, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Policy

Judge Stops Release of Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspects

Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan were arrested Tuesday on allegations they conspired to launder bitcoin from the 2016 hack.

Southern District of New York courthouse (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)