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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An F1 Team Might Take a Bored Ape Across the U.S. Grand Prix Finish Line

As a part of an ongoing partnership with the Williams Racing team, crypto exchange Kraken will allow fans to submit and vote for NFTs that will be displayed on cars during the U.S. Grand Prix in October.

Through Kraken and Williams Racing's partnership, NFTs will be displayed on the back of the cars during the U.S. Grand Prix (Kraken)

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NFT Now Cuts Jobs in Restructuring Move

Alejandro Navia, President of NFT Now, tweeted that the Web3 publication had “over-hired.” Meanwhile, another founder of NFT Now had his Twitter account hacked over the weekend.

(Ian Suarez/CoinDesk)

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Suku May Beat Musk to Crypto Twitter Payment Adoption

Last week, Web3 wallet Suku teamed up with Polygon to release a free open-edition NFT collection – during which users minted over 50,000 NFTs directly on Twitter.

Suku and Polygon's Twitter-based NFT mint (Suku)

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Palm Foundation to Scale Its Native Network to Support NFT Minting and Trading

In partnership with Consensys and Polygon Labs, the Palm Network will evolve to facilitate more efficient NFT minting and trading for its 1.7 million registered wallet addresses.

Executive Director of the Palm Foundation Andrea Lerdo and Co-founder of Polygon Sandeep Nailwal (Palm Foundation)

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Animoca Brands Invests $30 Million in Crypto Payments Application Hi

In order to perform KYC on its users, hi will soon utilize a Proof of Human Identity solution that helps prevent bots from transacting on its layer 2 network.

hi's Mastercard debit card (hi)

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From Vintage to MNTGE: Digital Fashion Brand to Release NFT Patches Linked to IRL Rewards

The patches were designed by 11 artists, including Jen Stark, Nyan Cat creator Christopher Torres and Bored Ape Yacht Club artist Seneca, and are embedded with NFC chips.

MNTGE Patchwork (MNTGE)

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Solana-Based NFT Marketplace Exchange.art to Expand Into Ethereum

Larisa Barbu, COO of Exchange.art, told CoinDesk that the marketplace had planned to expand beyond the Solana ecosystem since its launch in 2021.

(Exchange.Art)

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What Is ERC-6551? Unpacking The ‘Backpack’ Wallet

In the past few months, several Web3 projects have adopted the ERC-6551 standard, or token-bound account. The new standard opens up a plethora of use cases across NFTs, gaming, DAOs and the metaverse.

ERC-6551 NFTs are often called "backpack wallets." (Luis Quintero/Unsplash)

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OpenSea Makes ‘Deals,’ Launches Peer-to-Peer NFT Swaps

The new feature allows collectors to trade NFTs directly with each other as well as add WETH to “sweeten the deal.”

Deals screenshot (OpenSea.io)