Cam Thompson

Cam Thompson was a Web3 reporter at CoinDesk. She is a recent graduate of Tufts University, where she majored in Economics and Science & Technology Studies. As a student, she was marketing director of the Tufts Blockchain Club. She currently holds positions in BTC and ETH.

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Web3

Is Friend.tech a Friend or Foe? A Dive Into the New Social App Driving Millions in Trading Volume

The new social app has driven 4,400 ETH ($8.1 million) in trading volume in less than 24 hours since its launch, far surpassing OpenSea’s in the same time frame. But with its mysterious origins, lack of privacy policy and lagging network, it raises some red flags.

Friend.tech homepage (Friend.tech)

Web3

DeGods Sales Leap as Artwork Evolution Is Unveiled

Early Thursday morning, the popular NFT project shared its plans for “Season III,” sending DeGods’ sales soaring. In the past 24 hours, trading volume increased nearly 200% to 1,359 ETH, or about $2.5 million.

DeGods (OpenSea)

Web3

After Co-Founding Salesforce’s Web3 Studio, Mathew Sweezey Is Bullish on Smart Tokens

The former Salesforce executive who entered Web3 during the NFT boom of 2021 sees smart tokens, aka the ERC-5169 token standard, as a gateway for companies to create new digital ownership opportunities.

Mathew Sweezey is joining Smart Token Labs as Chief Strategy Officer (MathewSweezey.com)

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Coca-Cola and Friends With Benefits Headline Base’s ‘Onchain Summer’ Web3 Festival

Coinbase’s layer 2 network is celebrating its launch with Onchain Summer, a multi-week series of Web3 activations across art, gaming and music.

Onchain Summer commemorative NFT (Coinbase)

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Grimes Made More Money From NFTs Than From Her Entire Music Career: Wired

The artist also said she hopes that the tokens and crypto can “come back” to help compensate digital artists.

Grimes attends the 2021 Met Gala in New York. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Web3

NFT Trading Volume Is Sinking, But It’s Not Stopping Developers From Entering Web3

According to Alchemy’s Q2 Web3 Development Report, while NFT trading volume fell 41%, almost six million smart contracts were deployed across chains including Ethereum and Polygon.

(Sarin Soman/Getty Images)

Web3

Beeple Goes Punk With $208K NFT Purchase

The artist behind the most expensive NFT ever sold bought his first-ever PFP, CryptoPunk #4593.

Punk #4953 NFT (OpenSea)

Web3

The Ordinals Team is Creating a Non-Profit to Support Bitcoin NFT Developers

The team behind the Ordinals protocol, led by Casey Rodarmor, has created the Open Ordinals Institute to grow its ecosystem without compromising neutrality.

Los NFT lideran la actividad en la blockchain de Bitcoin. (Ordinals Protocol)