Toby Leah Bochan

Toby Leah Bochan was the managing editor of Web3 and learn at CoinDesk. Toby has worked as an editor at GoBankingRates, TD Ameritrade, Yahoo, MSN, and Storyful. She's also written a book on poker and holds BTC.

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Base Is Here, But Some of Its Projects Raise Red Flags

This week, Coinbase launched its new Base blockchain while DeGods NFTs are way up after the project announced its upcoming Season III series. Plus, Microsoft and Aptos are teaming up to launch new blockchain AI tools.

DeGods Season III art preview. (DeGods)

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Is Friend.tech a Friend or Foe? A Dive Into the New Social App Driving Millions in Trading Volume

The new social app has driven 4,400 ETH ($8.1 million) in trading volume in less than 24 hours since its launch, far surpassing OpenSea’s in the same time frame. But with its mysterious origins, lack of privacy policy and lagging network, it raises some red flags.

Friend.tech homepage (Friend.tech)

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DeGods Sales Leap as Artwork Evolution Is Unveiled

Early Thursday morning, the popular NFT project shared its plans for “Season III,” sending DeGods’ sales soaring. In the past 24 hours, trading volume increased nearly 200% to 1,359 ETH, or about $2.5 million.

DeGods (OpenSea)

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Grimes Made More Money From NFTs Than From Her Entire Music Career: Wired

The artist also said she hopes that the tokens and crypto can “come back” to help compensate digital artists.

Grimes attends the 2021 Met Gala in New York. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

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‘The Next Crypto Gem’ TV Show Aims to Be ‘The Apprentice’ for Crypto

The new reality show pits contestants against one another for a prize package estimated to be worth over $150,000.

The Next Crypto Gem judges Brian D. Evans, Layah Heilpern and George Tung

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Why PayPal's Stablecoin Scares Washington and Could Shake Legislative Talks

For some U.S. financial regulators, the ghost of Libra — the then-Facebook effort to establish a mass-appeal stablecoin — will forever haunt the debate over regulating stablecoins.

PayPal headquarters (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Web3

NFT Trading Is Ice Cold But Developers Are Still Hot for Web3

This week, new reports were released that point to a major slowdown in NFT trading. Plus, Etihad Airways will soon let its community of frequent fliers stake NFTs for miles.

3D planes from the EY-ZERO1 NFT collection. (OpenSea)

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Is It 2022 Again? Comedian Adam DeVine Appears in Strange Ad for Crypto Exchange Bitget

The “Workaholics” co-creator and star is the face of Bitget’s new #SetForChange campaign, which released a new “Crypto & Beach Houses” video to kick off the partnership.

Screenshot from "Crypto & Beach Houses" video (Bitget/Youtube)

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LinksDAO, the Online Community That Bought a Golf Course, Is Accepting New Members

The new tiers of membership offer various levels of access to the group's private Discord, network of peer-to-peer private courses and eventual entry to its Spey Bay Golf Club in Scotland.

A Long Island golf course bathed in sunlight. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Animoca Brands-Backed Game 'Wreck League' Puts Bored Apes Into the Storyline

The new game, launching in the next few weeks, will allow players to assemble giant robotic characters using collectible NFT parts.

A screenshot from the trailer for nWay and Animoca Brands' new game "Wreck League." (nWay)