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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Chinese Police Arrest 63 People Accused of Laundering $1.7B Using Cryptocurrency

The illicit funds were converted into tether and then laundered by people around the world.

Dec 12, 2022

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Shares of Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Suspended in UK and US

The struggling firm said at the end of October that it might have to cease operations if it was unable to secure additional financing.

Dec 9, 2022

Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research Secretly Funded Crypto Media Site The Block and Its CEO

CEO Michael McCaffrey has resigned as a result of the loans coming to light, The Block confirmed.

Dec 9, 2022

Michael McCaffrey has resigned as CEO of The Block. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

House Financial Services Chief Waters Not Planning to Subpoena Sam Bankman-Fried: Report

However, Waters tweeted on Wednesday evening that "lies are circulating" that she's not willing to subpoena the disgraced former head of FTX.

Dec 7, 2022

Rep. Maxine Waters (Sarah Morris/Getty Images)

Blockchain Entrepreneur Arrested in California on Fraud Charges

The Justice Department has accused Rikesh Thapa of bilking his startup firm of over $1 million in U.S. currency, cryptocurrency and utility tokens.

Dec 7, 2022

(Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)

Hedge Fund Fir Tree Sues Grayscale for Details on GBTC: Bloomberg

Fir Tree wants the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to resume redemptions and cut fees.

Dec 6, 2022

Grayscale's Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Invest: NYC 2019 (CoinDesk)

Ledger Taps iPod Creator Tony Fadell for New Crypto Hardware Wallet

The Ledger Stax is a sleek device that features an e-ink display that can show transaction details and even NFTs on its exterior.

Dec 6, 2022

Ledger's new Stax hardware wallet (Ledger)

Kentucky Investigating 2 Proposed Contracts That Would Give Discounted Electricity to Crypto Miners

Kentucky’s Public Service Commission is concerned the rates could result in higher electric bills for state residents.

Dec 5, 2022

Rig de minería cripto. (South_agency/Getty Images)

S. Korean Judge Dismisses Arrest Warrant for Terra Co-Founder Shin

An arrest warrant for Do Kwon, another co-founder, remains in effect, however.

Dec 2, 2022

Daniel Shin, izquierda, y Do Kwon, cofundadores de Terra. (Terraform Labs)

FTX Collapse Highlights Need for Global Crypto Regulations, Says US Treasury’s Adeyemo: Reuters

Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said such regulations are important to ensure the protection of investors, consumers and financial stability.

Dec 1, 2022

Wally Adeyemo, deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk)

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