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

Alfa Romeo Is Building NFTs Into Latest Hybrid Car to Record Vehicle Data

The integration by the famed Italian car brand is the most recent example of the growing trend of minting “useful” NFTs.

Alfa Romeo (Getty Images)

Guides

What Can You Buy With Bitcoin?

At some point you’re going to want to spend your bitcoin. But where can you go to exchange it for goods and services?

Shopping online concept (Shutterstock)

Technologies

Who’s Using the Metaverse? Poker Players in Decentraland

Decentral Games’ casino has made $7.5 million in revenue over the past three months with daily user counts topping 5,000.

A scene from inside Decentral Games' metaverse casino. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

Finance

GameStop Taps Immutable X for NFT Marketplace, Launches $100M Gaming Fund

The retail gaming staple is taking a carbon-neutral swing at Web 3 with no shortage of bankroll.

(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Finance

Meta Reports Loss of $10.2B on Augmented/Virtual Reality Operations in 2021

The company formerly known as Facebook also reported 2021 revenue of $2.3 billion from the newly broken out division.

MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 28: A pedestrian walks in front of a new logo and the name 'Meta' on the sign in front of Facebook headquarters on October 28, 2021 in Menlo Park, California. A new name and logo were unveiled at Facebook headquarters after a much anticipated name change for the social media platform. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Technologies

This Marathon Is Among the First IRL-Metaverse Mashups

Raramuri’s June 2 event gives you plenty of time to train for the metaverse’s first marathon.

Inside Raramuri's metaverse marathon route (Raramuri)

Finance

Arcade Launches NFT Lending Platform as Blue Chips Hold Strong

The move follows the platform’s $15 million Series A funding round in December.

arcade, crane

Technologies

Elvis Impersonators Are Trying to Set a Record in the Metaverse

Elvis Presley Enterprises will be airdropping thousands of jumpsuits and wigs in February in an attempt to take down one of the rock star’s longest-standing world records – this time virtually.

(Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Finance

Warner Music Group to Launch ‘Concert Theme Park’ in Sandbox Metaverse

The deal could bring big name stars like Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and Dua Lipa to the metaverse for the first time.

Coming to a metaverse near you? (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

The Sandbox Looks to Boost Metaverse Startups With $50M Incubator Program

The Animoca Brands subsidiary has committed to invest $250,000 in up to 40 metaverse projects each year over the next three years.

(Elijah Hiett/Unsplash)