Nelson Wang

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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Dogecoin Jumps on Elon Musk SpaceX Tweet

The Tesla CEO said merchandise for his space exploration startup could soon be bought using the meme cryptocurrency.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk once again tweeted about DOGE on Friday. (Getty Images)

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Commerce Dept. Asks for Public Comments on Framework for US Crypto Competitiveness

The request is in response to President Biden’s executive order in March asking for agencies to coordinate their approach to digital assets.

(Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Stronghold Digital Beats Q1 Revenue Estimates, Misses on Earnings

Shares of the bitcoin miner that uses waste coal for energy fell slightly in after-hours trading.

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US Agencies Warn of Attempts by North Koreans to Get IT Jobs While Concealing Nationality

In many cases, these workers say they are U.S.-based and not North Korean teleworkers, and they often take on virtual currency projects.

North Korea's flag painted on a wall (Shutterstock)

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Ex-BitMEX CEO Hayes Asks for No Jail Time, Ability to Travel Freely: Report

Lawyers for Arthur Hayes argued he was unlikely to be a repeat offender and included a letter of support from his mother.

Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes

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MicroStrategy Reports $170M Impairment Charge on Bitcoin Holdings in Q1

The software firm owns 129,218 bitcoins valued at just under $5 billion.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor (MicroStrategy via Flickr)

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Meta Platforms' 'Metaverse' Division Loses $3B in 1Q

Facebook's parent company reported revenue of $695 million for the division, which beat analysts' expectations.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during testimony about the Libra digital currency project before the House Financial Services Committee on October 23, 2019.

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Robinhood Cuts 9% of Workforce as ‘Hyper Growth’ Slows

CEO Vlad Tenev said the platform’s rapid growth in 2020 and 2021 led to duplication of roles and functions.

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Reggie Fowler Pleads Guilty in Crypto Capital Corp. Case Tied to Bitfinex's Missing Millions

The former football player was initially indicted on charges of banking fraud in 2019 and additional charges in 2020.

Reggie Fowler in happier times, on the sidelines of a January 1, 2006 matchup between the Minnesoat Vikings and Chicago Bears at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Fowler now faces decades in prison for his role in the shadow bank Crypto Capital. (Mark Brettingen/Getty Images)

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Tesla’s Bitcoin Holdings Unchanged in Q1

The electric car maker hasn’t bought or sold any of the bitcoin held on its balance sheet for the past four quarters.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Getty Images)