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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Moonbirds NFTs Fly on Debut, Clocking $200M in Sales

The project is the first tied to Kevin Rose’s PROOF Collective, a private community of NFT collectors whose membership pass costs at least 99 ETH.

(Moonbirds)

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MGM Grand Tests NFT Ticketing in YellowHeart Tie-Up

The Polygon-based platform is adding utility-backed tickets to one of the largest event spaces on the Vegas Strip.

Members of the Jabbawockeez dance crew perform in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

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Dallas Cowboys Ink Deal With Blockchain.com as NFL Teams Begin Crypto Embrace

The team is partnering with the exchange as the NFL loosens its policy on which types of crypto firms can be sponsors.

(Al Pereira/Getty Images)

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NFL Teams Test the Waters of Crypto Fan Tokens

Thirteen franchises are set to announce a tie-up with fan token platform Socios.

NFL (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)

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NBA’s Crypto Chief Registers Second .Eth Domain as League Files for 4 NFT Trademarks

The basketball league’s launch into crypto could come sooner than later.

(Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Bored Apes Go Hollywood With Coinbase-Produced Movie Trilogy

The trio of films will tie into the launch of Coinbase’s long-awaited NFT marketplace.

Inside the Bored Ape Yacht Club–themed pop-up burger restaurant in Long Beach, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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HBAR Foundation Commits $250M to Drawing Metaverse Apps to Hedera

The announcement follows a $155 million DeFi fund launched at the end of March.

(Henry & Co./Unsplash)

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EToro Is Aping Into Blue-Chip NFTs With $20M Fund

The trading platform is launching eToro.art, its foray into the world of non-fungible tokens.

EToro's Guy Hirsch speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Kevin Smith to Issue ‘Comedy-Horror’ Film as NFTs on Secret Network

Quentin Tarantino, another filmmaker, released his “Pulp Fiction” NFTs on the same Cosmos-based blockchain in November.

Kevin Smith (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)

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Universal Music Group Files 4 Trademarks for Its Bored Ape Band Leader

UMG’s NFT band experiment continues with plans for tokens and a physical merch marketplace.

Universal Music Group bought this Bored Ape in March. (UMG)