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.

Cam Thompson

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Web3

NFT Marketplace LooksRare Switches to Optional Royalties

It joins a growing list of platforms that are choosing to forego royalty requirements as the default, including X2Y2 and Magic Eden.

LooksRare's NFT marketplace (LooksRare)

Web3

Norway Steps Into the Metaverse With Decentraland Tax Office

The move is part of a greater effort to educate a younger audience about taxes related to DeFi and NFTs, starting with an office in Decentraland.

Virtual shtick aside, the metaverse has its share of bad actors. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Web3

Reddit NFTs Challenge Bored Apes on OpenSea With Trade Surge

As of Tuesday, three Reddit collections ranked within the top 10 NFT projects on OpenSea, reaffirming the massive appeal of PFP collections.

Reddit collectible avatars (Reddit)

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Over $1.8B in Royalties Have Been Paid Out to Ethereum-Based NFT Creators: Galaxy Digital

Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs has earned the most in royalties to date, with over $147 million in payouts.

(Passakorn Prothien/Getty Images)

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Jack Dorsey-Backed Decentralized Social Network Bluesky Gets 30,000 Signups in 48 Hours

And that’s just for the beta version's waitlist.

(Jonny Clow/Unsplash)

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Warner Bros. Is Transforming the Original ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie Into a Web3 Experience

The entertainment company has big plans to create a WB ‘Movieverse’ and adapt other films in its archives into multimedia NFTs.

Warner Bros. tiene grandes planes para llevar sus producciones a la Web3. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)

Web3

Reddit Users Open 2.5 Million Crypto Wallets After Launch of NFT Marketplace

Among the total 3 million users that have opened Reddit Vault Wallets, 2.5 million have occurred since its NFT marketplace opened in July.

Reddit has submitted a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RDDT.” (Brett Jordan/Unsplash)

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Ozzy Osbourne, Dillon Francis and Soulja Boy to Perform at Decentraland’s Metaverse Music Festival

The free four-day event aims to bridge the real world and Web3 to mutually benefit fans and artists.

(de Witt/Unsplash)

Web3

Here Are the Most Expensive NFTs Bought by Celebs – and What They're Worth Today

Celebrities have been putting millions into NFTs since the initial boom in early 2021. But with the decline in prices in both Ethereum and the overall NFT market, we looked into what their purchases are worth now.

(Bored Ape Yacht Club, modified by CoinDesk)

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NFTs and Intellectual Property: What Do You Actually Own?

As non-fungible token holders look for new ways to monetize their digital collectibles, creators might seek to define what collectors can and can’t do with the original artwork.

(Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)