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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DAO Backed by Deadmau5 to Launch on Multiple Platforms

The initiative is aiming to bring DAO governance to the music industry.

Deadmau5 performs at SoFi Stadium on July 17, 2021 in Inglewood, California. (Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

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FTX, Lightspeed, Solana Ventures to Invest $100M in Web 3 Gaming

The initiative is one of the largest capital investments ever in the growing Web 3 gaming space.

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FTX, Lightspeed Lead $21M Funding Round in Gaming Studio Faraway

Faraway’s Mini Royale will be the first multiplayer title to integrate Solana-based FTXPay with NFTs and wallets.

Mini Royale (Faraway)

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International Cricket NFTs to Hit Flow Blockchain Following $17M Seed Round

Tiger Global and Dapper Labs are backing Faze Technologies’ bid to “build the metaverse for cricket.”

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup match between West Indies and Bangladesh at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Oct. 29, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

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Deadmau5, Gregory Siff Merge Digital and Physical Art With Solana NFT Drop

The duo is tapping metaverse studio Looks Rare to turn real-life art into NFTs.

Deadmau5, aka Joel Thomas Zimmerman, poses for a photo at an event on Oct. 30, 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Jason Koerner/Getty Images)

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Animoca Brands Backs Upland’s Real Estate-Based Metaverse With $18M Raise

The property game is home to more than 100,000 landowners across 13 virtual cities.

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DeFi Startup Notional Expands Fixed-Rate Lending Presence With V2 Upgrade

The crypto lending protocol’s second iteration brings an improved focus on security and liquidity.

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How a 14-Year-Old Used Solana NFTs to Raise $100K for Beluga Whale Conservation

Thanks to the success of her Solana collection, 14-year-old Abigail is saving whales and donating another $100K for a children’s hospital program.

NFT artist Abigail at work. (Abigail)

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Facebook’s Metaverse Will Support NFTs

The company changed its name to Meta in a further sign of its metaverse ambitions.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Startup Raises $1.5M to Make DAO Creation as Easy as Starting a Group Chat

The Solana-based Squads is looking to unleash the next wave of DAOs.

(Papaioannou Kostas/Unsplash)