Cam Thompson

News Reporter

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.

Latest from Cam Thompson

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.

Oct 12, 2022

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.

Oct 11, 2022

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.

Oct 11, 2022

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.

Oct 11, 2022

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.

Oct 7, 2022

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.

Oct 7, 2022