Eli Tan

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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Over $30M Pours Into ApeCoin Staking in First Day
The native token of the Yuga Labs ecosystem is unavailable to stake in the U.S. because of regulatory concerns by its parent foundation.
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A mockup of a Coinbase NFT profile page (Coinbase)
Coinbase Disables Mobile NFT Transfers, Citing Apple’s App Store Policies
The exchange said Apple is demanding it pay a 30% tax on gas fees used to transfer NFTs.
A mockup of a Coinbase NFT profile page (Coinbase)
Uniswap unicorn balloon (Getty Images)
NFT Trading Goes Live on Uniswap With $5M Airdrop
The decentralized exchange is giving the funds to past users of Genie, the NFT marketplace aggregator it acquired in June.
Uniswap unicorn balloon (Getty Images)
FTX ad patches seen on an MLB umpire (Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
MLB Commissioner: It’s a “Pretty Good Bet” FTX Patches Won’t Be on Umpires Next Season
The league’s commissioner Rob Manfred said the MLB has “been really religious about staying away from coins,” calling the FTX deal “a meaningful deal for us.”
FTX ad patches seen on an MLB umpire (Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
California Memorial Stadium (Kilfmuny/Wikipedia)
UC Berkeley Suspends Stadium Naming Rights Deal With FTX
The 10-year deal is the latest to fall through in the wake of the crypto exchange’s bankruptcy filing.
California Memorial Stadium (Kilfmuny/Wikipedia)
Team TSM line up on stage during the ESL One Stockholm Dota Major at Hovet Arena on May 22, 2022 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Joe Brady/Getty Images)
Esports Giant TSM Suspends $210M Partnership with FTX
It’s the latest sponsorship deal to fall through since the troubled crypto exchange’s surprise bankruptcy filing last week.
Team TSM line up on stage during the ESL One Stockholm Dota Major at Hovet Arena on May 22, 2022 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Joe Brady/Getty Images)
Bored Apes (OpenSea, modified by CoinDesk)
FTX Blowup Puts Trove of Prized Bored Apes at Risk of Liquidation
Yuga Labs, the NFT collective behind the majority of tokens held in the crypto empire’s wallet, has previously raised capital from FTX Ventures, although Alameda Research is i...
Bored Apes (OpenSea, modified by CoinDesk)
Solana's offices in New York (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Staked SOL Tokens Falter as Solana Traders, Stakers Rush for Exits
FTX’s surprise implosion has rattled the infrastructure of Solana staking.
Solana's offices in New York (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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OpenSea Launches First Royalty Enforcement Tool Amid NFT Marketplace Drama
The on-chain tool will blacklist collections from being resold on marketplaces that don’t enforce royalties and will only apply to new collections listed on the platform.
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OpenSea Rolls Out Two New NFT Theft Protection Features
The top NFT marketplace by market share is taking additional efforts to protect its users from phishing attacks and prevent the resale of stolen NFTs on its platform.
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