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.

Latest from Nelson Wang

Finance

Crypto Hedge Fund Fraudster Sentenced to 7 1/2 Years for Ponzi Scheme: Report

Australian national Stefan Qin bilked investors in his two hedge funds out of $90 million, according to authorities.

Sep 15, 2021

Policy

Gensler Says Most Crypto Trading Platforms Need to Register With SEC

The SEC chairman said that securities have likely been traded on the platforms.

Sep 13, 2021

DeFi and crypto lending may pose issues for investors, SEC Chair Gary Gensler said.

Finance

Bill Miller’s Flagship Fund Discloses $44.7M Stake in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

The Miller Opportunity Trust has made its first investment in bitcoin after first indicating it could do so back in February.

Aug 27, 2021

MONACO - JULY 06: Bill Miller, manager of the Legg Mason Value Trust mutual fund, poses at the Sixteenth Annual Fund Forum International at The Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, Thursday, July 6, 2006. (Photo by Serge-Henri/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Fox Leads Investment in Blockchain Tech Firm Eluvio

The deal values the startup at $100 million.

Aug 25, 2021

FOX headquarters in New York City (Getty Images)

Finance

Withdrawal of Ether Futures ETF Proposals Good Sign for Bitcoin Futures ETF: Analyst

Bloomberg Intelligence’s James Seyffart thinks a bitcoin futures ETF could get approved as soon as October.

Aug 24, 2021

Jan van Eck, president and CEO of VanEck speaks at Consensus Invest 2018 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Riot Blockchain Reports Record Q2 Results

The bitcoin mining company reported revenue and sales results that beat analyst estimates for the second quarter.

Aug 23, 2021

Markets

VanEck, ProShares Abruptly Withdraw Ether Futures ETF Proposals

Investment firms Van Eck and ProShares have both withdrawn their applications with the SEC for approval of ether futures ETFs, just two days after filing them.

Aug 20, 2021

Finance

NFT-Focused Topps Abandons Plan to Go Public in SPAC Merger

The longtime trading card company pulled out of its deal following the loss of its exclusive contract to make cards for Major League Baseball.

Aug 20, 2021

Finance

Robinhood’s Revenue From Cryptocurrency Trading Jumps to 41% of Total

The popular zero-commission trading exchange warned in its second-quarter earnings report its reliance on cryptocurrency trading, and on dogecoin in particular, was a potential risk.

Aug 18, 2021

Markets

Blockchain Identity Firm Civic Promotes Chris Hart to CEO

Vinny Lingham is stepping down from the role and will become executive chairman of the board.

Aug 18, 2021

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