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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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Gets in on NFT Craze With Collectible Balloons

The famed parade’s 95th run will feature an NFT collection in partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (Getty Images)

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NFL Dabbles With NFT Ticket Collectibles on Polygon

The league is exploring NFT ticketing through the launch of its “Virtual Commemorative Ticket” collection on the Polygon blockchain.

NFL logo (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)

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Solana-Based Sports Betting Protocol BetDEX Closes $21M Seed Funding Round

Crypto exchange FTX and crypto investment firm Paradigm led the raise, which included a number of prominent venture capital firms.

Sports betting is growing rapidly in the U.S.

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Staples Center Name Change Tops List of Crypto Sports Sponsorship Deals

Crypto exchanges FTX and Crypto.com have invested over $1 billion in sports sponsorships in the past year. Here are the 10 largest deals to date.

Staples Center no more. The iconic Los Angeles venue will be known as Crypto.com Arena starting in December. (FG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

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Director Quentin Tarantino Sued by Miramax Over ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs

The powerhouse entertainment company that produced the film has its own NFT plans and says the sale isn’t covered by Tarantino’s republishing rights.

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino speaks during the Annual Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Event in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. NFT.NYC brings together over 500 speakers from the crypto, blockchain, and NFT communities for a three-day event of discussions and workshops. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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MLB Sensation Shohei Ohtani Becomes FTX’s Newest Brand Ambassador

The exchange’s deal with the Japanese-born pitcher and slugger is the latest in its run of high-profile athlete partnerships.

Shohei Ohtani (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

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VCs Back ‘Pawn Shop of the Metaverse’ With $3M Raise

Pawnfi lets customers take out loans against their NFTs while also providing appraisal and liquidation services.

The pawnbrokers' symbol (Bethany Clarke/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

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New England Patriots Partner With Fan Token Site Socios

The NFL team is dabbling with something that had been a European football phenomenon until now.

A fan holds a sign for the New England Patriots during a game in Foxboro, Mass. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

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Discord Shutters Plans for Ethereum Integration After Community Backlash

The social network cancelled plans to integrate Metamask and WalletConnector after outrage sparked by a tweet from its CEO teasing the features.

Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron (Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

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Solana-Based GameFi Title Genopets to Partner With Yield Guild Games

The companies are aiming to expand play-to-earn gaming worldwide.

(Carol Yepes/Getty Images Plus)