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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Finance

Stepn to Bar Gameplay in China, Sending 'Move-to-Earn' Token GMT Spiraling

The crypto rewards game's GMT token has fallen 38% in the last 24 hours, according to CoinGecko.

Stepn rewards runners with crypto – so long as they buy the NFT. (Raúl González/Flickr)

Policy

Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard Says CBDC Could Coexist With Stablecoins

A well-designed central bank digital currency could complement stablecoins and cash, Brainard will say in front of the House Committee on Financial Services on Thursday.

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Finance

ZenLedger Raises $15M to Expand Crypto Tax Products

The funding comes on the heels of ZenLedger’s “best tax season ever.”

The deadline for filing U.S. tax returns is April 18. (Pictures of Money/Flickr)

Finance

Web 3 Education Platform Pitches ‘Earn While You Learn’ to Business Executives

Metacademy.xyz’s mix of crypto incentivization and education already boasts 2,000 users, founder Shelly Palmer told CoinDesk.

Metacademy founder Shelly Palmer (Boris Streubel/Getty Images)

Policy

FTX's Bankman-Fried Is Already a Political Mega-Donor. He's Doubling Down

The effective altruist has given tens of millions of dollars to candidates. He's planning to contribute hundreds of millions of dollars more.

Sam Bankman-Fried standing behind former U.S. President Bill Clinton. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

DeFi Trading Hub Uniswap Surpasses $1T in Lifetime Volume

Although traders still tend to favor centralized exchanges, the DEX is continuing to expand across Web 3.

DeFiance Capital's Arthur Cheong is raising a new liquid venture capital fund.

Policy

Korean Police Move to Freeze Luna Foundation Guard Assets: Report

Seoul police are seeking to ban the entity from withdrawing suspected embezzled funds.

The Terra logo inside the luxury club at Nationals Park. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Aave’s Decentralized Social Media Platform Arrives on Polygon

The launch of Lens Protocol comes weeks after Aave founder Stani Kulechov was temporarily suspended from Twitter.

Stani Kulechov, Lens founder, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archive)

Finance

Terraform's Legal Team Quits Amid Terra Stablecoin Fallout

Marc Goldich, Lawrence Florio and Noah Axler left the Terra ecosystem backer in May, according to their LinkedIn profiles.

Empty seats in the Nationals' Terra Club (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Robinhood Plans ‘Web 3’ Crypto Wallet for DeFi Traders, NFT Buyers

Robinhood’s new custodial wallet will cater to “advanced” crypto users and live separately from the existing wallet, the firm’s Johann Kerbrat said.

Vlad Tenev, CEO and co-founder of Robinhood