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

Kevin Rose’s Proof Acquires Divergence Engineering Team

The entrepreneur's NFT project, which is responsible for the Moonbirds collection, is gearing up for a “social universe” launch later this summer.

(Moonbirds)

Finance

Tony Hawk llega al metaverso con el “skatepark virtual más grande jamás creado”

La incursión del skater en el universo virtual tendrá lugar en The Sandbox, un juego de terrenos basado en Ethereum.

Tony Hawk incursiona en el metaverso. (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)

Finance

Rare CryptoPunk Sells for $2.6M as Collection Continues Resurgence

The Tuesday sale was tied for the fifth largest in the collection’s history.

A CryptoPunk collage (Sotheby's)

Finance

Tony Hawk Skates Into the Metaverse With ‘Largest Virtual Skatepark Ever Made’

The skateboarder's foray into the metaverse will take place in The Sandbox, an Ethereum-based virtual land game.

Tony Hawk incursiona en el metaverso. (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)

Finance

A Saudi Arabia-Themed NFT Collection Is the Latest Free-to-Mint Hit

The Saudis topped the volume charts in its debut weekend with $7.7 million in sales.

The Saudis saw $7.7M in sales in its opening weekend. (OpenSea)

Finance

What's Your NFT Really Worth? This Man Is Using AI to Find Out

Nikolai Yakovenko has harnessed the power of machine learning for everything from professional baseball to human genomics. Now he’s coming for NFTs.

Nikolai Yakovenko, right, and his trainer after a workout at a Miami Beach boxing gym.

Finance

Bitmark Raises $5.6M, Launches Interoperable NFT Wallet

The wallet, named “Autonomy,” is looking to bridge the gap between mainstream art collectors and the world of NFTs.

A run-of-the-mill NFT collection on the new Bitmark app (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Nansen to Track Solana NFT Data Amid Boom in Minting, Trading Activity

The platform’s data comes from the ecosystem’s two most popular marketplaces, Magic Eden and OpenSea.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Azuro Raises $4M for ‘Decentralized Sportsbook Protocol’

The funding marks the latest injection of capital into the nascent blockchain betting industry.

(Sarah Stierch/flickr)

Tech

‘We’re Poor Again, but We’re Still Here’: Why NFT.NYC Won’t Die

It was fun, it was cringe – in short, the premier NFT conference was again itself.

Attendees gather on the dance floor at the Goblintown party. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)