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.

Toby Leah Bochan

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Guides

RWA Tokenization: What Does It Mean to Tokenize Real-World Assets?

Traditional finance giants are excited about the idea of putting ownership of assets like precious metals, art, homes and more on the blockchain.

(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Web3

Solana-Based NFT Marketplace Exchange.art to Expand Into Ethereum

Larisa Barbu, COO of Exchange.art, told CoinDesk that the marketplace had planned to expand beyond the Solana ecosystem since its launch in 2021.

(Exchange.Art)

Guides

What Is ERC-6551? Unpacking The ‘Backpack’ Wallet

In the past few months, several Web3 projects have adopted the ERC-6551 standard, or token-bound account. The new standard opens up a plethora of use cases across NFTs, gaming, DAOs and the metaverse.

ERC-6551 NFTs are often called "backpack wallets." (Luis Quintero/Unsplash)

Web3

OpenSea’s New Deal, McNuggets Land in the Metaverse

The NFT marketplace is letting collectors trade directly with one another, McDonald’s launches a virtual experience and more Web3 news of the week.

McNuggets Land in The Sandbox

Web3

Tokenized Collectibles Platform Americana Is Bringing High-End Physical Items On-Chain

Backed by Alexis Ohanian and OpenSea, the platform is creating blockchain-based solutions for several pain points associated with buying and selling high-end physical collectibles.

Americana's "concierge vaulting" facility. (Americana)

Web3

McDonald’s Opens McNuggets Land in the Metaverse, but McWhy?

The fast food giant is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the menu item with a perplexing new Web3 activation.

It's McNugget's time in the Sandbox

Web3

Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Get Spoofed in New Animated Comedy Starring T.J. Miller

An upstart Web3 studio satirizes the FTX saga in a new “interactive” series called "FORTUN3," debuting this fall.

FORTUN3 animated characters

Web3

Digital Art Platform Prohibition Taps Arbitrum to Democratize Generative Art

Created by Web3 innovation studio VenturePunk, Prohibition allows any artist to create generative art on-chain, utilizing the Art Blocks Engine.

Prohibition (VenturePunk)

Web3

VC Funding in Web3 Plummets 76%: Crunchbase Data

In the second quarter of 2023, Web3 startups raised just over $1.8 billion, compared to $7.5 billion during the same period last year.

(Getty Images)

Web3

Google Plays Nice With NFTs, Starbucks Puts Ex-MLB Star’s NFT Project on Deck

Google is allowing NFTs in games in its play store, while Starbucks recruits Micah Johnson’s Aku character for its next at-bat with NFTs.

Google play on a laptop (Getty Images)