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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European Football NFT Platform Sorare Raises $680M Series B

The raise values the company at $4.3 billion.

Real Madrid CF v Juventus (Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

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Huobi Global Token Burn Spikes 55% in August, Indicating Strong Revenue Gain

The sharp increase in token burn contrasts to a steep drop in July.

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CleanSpark Picks Atlanta Area for $145M Bet on Carbon-Neutral Bitcoin Mining

The company will add 20 skilled jobs to the Norcross data center that it purchased in August for over $6.5 million.

Data Center Server Room Bitcoin Mining

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Crypto.com Signs $15M Esports Partnership With Fnatic

The five-year partnership is Crypto.com’s first in the esports space.

Kris Marszalek, Crypto.com

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Dapper Labs Leads $5M-Plus Seed Funding Round for Music NFT Platform RCRDSHP

The platform is bringing electronic music-inspired NFTs and collectibles to the Flow blockchain.

Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou

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Square Joins Open Invitation Network to Limit Cryptocurrency Litigation

The network asks its members to pledge royalty-free access to patents for open source technology.

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Blockchain Companies Among Winners of FDA Food Traceability Challenge

Mojix, Wholechain and Tag One all focus on helping companies create more efficient, lower cost food supply chains.

WHITE OAK, MD - JULY 20: A sign for the Food and Drug Administration is seen outside of the headquarters on July 20, 2020 in White Oak, Maryland. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

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Coinseed Ordered to Shut Down Following Lawsuit From New York Attorney General

The company was temporarily shut down in June via a preliminary injunction.

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Recur Raises $50M in Round Led by Steve Cohen-Backed Digital

The fundraising values the company at $333 million.

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The New Yorker Auctions Off NFT Cover for Sept. 11 Anniversary

Proceeds from the sale on the WAX blockchain will be donated to a nonprofit focused on community service.

The New Yorker's Sept. 13, 2021, cover (CoinDesk screenshot)