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

Despite Crypto Bear Market, Web3 Developers Are Still Building, Study Shows

A report from Web3 developer platform Alchemy shows the number of smart contracts deployed on Ethereum has increased by 40% since the end of the first quarter, despite ether’s 60% price plunge this year.

The number of smart contracts deployed on Ethereum has increased by more than 40% since the end of Q1, according to Alchemy. (Getty Images)

Web3

New York Cares Non-Profit Highlights Using Web3 for Good With NFT Fundraise

The Stand with Students initiative, dedicated to supporting underprivileged youth, will feature over 16,000 digital pieces created by Open AI’s DALL-E.

An NFT from Pablo Stanley's Humankind collection (Pablo Stanley)

Finance

Zerion Raises $12.3M to Facilitate Interoperable Web3 Identity

Originally a DeFi platform that released a Web3 wallet in May, Zerion now aims to make Web3 data and identity transition seamless across applications.

Unstoppable Finance has raised $12.8 million to develop its DeFi wallet. (analogicus/Pixabay)

Web3

DappRadar Says It’s Recalculating Decentraland User Data

The data tool is working with the metaverse platform to more accurately track its number of daily “active" users following a CoinDesk report.

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

Web3

CNN Shutters Vault NFT Marketplace, Prompting Rug Pull Accusations

The cable news network said the platform was originally launched in June 2021 as a six-week experiment.

(Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Web3

OpenSea Aims for an Avalanche of NFT Interest

Avalanche is best known for its DeFi presence, but it is making strides to establish itself in the NFT space with its launch on OpenSea.

(Unsplash)

Policy

Dapper Labs Restricts Services to Russia Amid EU Sanctions

The collective that’s home to NFT collections NBA TopShot and Crypto Kitties will no longer support wallets, accounts, or custody services that are traced to Russia.

NBA Top Shot. (Dapper Labs)

Web3

It's Lonely in the Metaverse: DappRadar Data Suggests Decentraland Has 38 ‘Daily Active’ Users in $1.3B Ecosystem

Data from DappRadar suggests metaverse platforms Decentraland and The Sandbox each have fewer than 1,000 "daily active" users, despite $1 billion valuations. The platforms say these numbers don’t tell the full story.

Inside metaverse platform Decentraland. (decentraland.org)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Crypto.com’s Downsizing Larger Than Previously Reported: Ad Age

In addition to job cuts of as much as 40% of staff, the company has also been pulling back from marketing deals, according to the story.

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Web3

Mythical Games Creates Mythos Foundation to Decentralize Web3 Gaming

The gaming technology company is also expanding its ecosystem with the Mythos DAO and the $MYTH governance token.

Video game controller (Martínez/Unsplash)