Nelson Wang

U.S. News Editor, East Coast

Nelson edits features and opinion stories and was previously CoinDesk’s U.S. News Editor for the East Coast. He has also been an editor at Unchained and DL News, and prior to working at CoinDesk, he was the technology stocks editor and consumer stocks editor at TheStreet. He has also held editing positions at Yahoo.com and Condé Nast Portfolio’s website, and was the content director for aMedia, an Asian American media company. Nelson grew up on Long Island, New York and went to Harvard College, earning a degree in Social Studies. He holds BTC, ETH and SOL above CoinDesk’s disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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CFTC Charges California Firm and CEO With Fraud, Misappropriation of Digital Assets

The commission alleges the defendants fraudulently solicited over $7 million worth of bitcoin and ether and misappropriated some of the funds in a Ponzi scheme.

Feb 16, 2023

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

FDIC Tells Crypto Exchange CEX.IO to Stop Claiming US Dollars Held in Its Wallets Are Insured

The agency issued a cease-and-desist letter on Wednesday.

Feb 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 6: The entrance to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), located across the street from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, is viewed on June 6, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The nation's capital, the sixth largest metropolitan area in the country, draws millions of visitors each year to its historical sites, including thousands of school kids during the month of June. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

CFTC Case Against Sam Bankman-Fried Postponed Until After Criminal Trial

The request to stay the SEC’s civil case against Bankman-Fried is still pending.

Feb 13, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried outside court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Paxos ‘Categorically Disagrees’ With SEC That BUSD Is a Security, Says It Will Litigate if Needed

The stablecoin issuer confirmed it has received a Wells Notice from the SEC, indicating a possible enforcement action is forthcoming.

Feb 13, 2023

Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla (CoinDesk)

Robinhood’s Crypto Revenue Declined 24% to $39M in Q4

The online trading broker overall missed both earnings and revenues estimates for the quarter.

Feb 8, 2023

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev

Robinhood Board Authorizes Purchase of Shares Bought by FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried, Gary Wang

The online brokerage firm is planning to buy most or all of the 55 million shares previously owned by holding company Emergent Fidelity Technologies.

Feb 8, 2023

(Shutterstock)

Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Judge’s Decision to Reveal Names of His $250M Bond Backers

Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled early last week that the two currently unidentified people who co-signed the bond could be made public.

Feb 7, 2023

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton, modified by CoinDesk)

US Prosecutors Ask for Postponement of SEC, CFTC Cases Against Sam Bankman-Fried

The prosecutors are asking that the civil cases be put off until the criminal case against FTX’s founder is decided.

Feb 7, 2023

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves federal court in New York after his arraignment and bail hearings on Dec. 22. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Sam Bankman-Fried Lawyer Says Agreement Has Been Reached on Use of Messaging Apps

The former CEO of FTX was previously barred form using any messaging apps.

Feb 6, 2023

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Silvergate Stock Tanks on Report of DOJ Probe Tied to FTX, Alameda Dealings

Shares of the crypto bank were falling almost 30% following the publication of a Bloomberg article Thursday.

Feb 2, 2023

(CoinDesk)

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