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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Hip-Hop Collab Teams PUMA, Roc Nation and Legitimate for Sneaker Release

The three models of sneakers celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and each one has an NFC chip owners can scan to access exclusive music content.

"Evolution of the Mixtape" Sneaker (Legitimate)

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Auction House of Gucci: Christie’s Teams Up With Luxury Brand on NFT Collection

The “Future Frequencies: Explorations in Generative Art and Fashion” collection derives inspiration from Gucci designs and features works from artists including Claire Silver and Emily Xie.

Artwork by Emily Xie (Christie's)

Web3

Who Are the 81 Recipients of Snowfro’s Latest Squiggle Mint?

The Art Blocks CEO isn’t selling a single one of his new NFTs. Instead, he’s giving them to individuals and communities that supported him and the platform’s genesis collection.

Chromie Squiggle NFTs on OpenSea

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Dapper Labs Lays Off 51 as NFT Market Stays Chilly

The newest cuts are the third round for the company in the past year.

Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou (Vivien Killilea/Getty Images)

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Google Play Changes Policy on Tokenized Digital Assets, Allowing NFTs in Apps and Games

The company is opening up the ability for developers to let users buy, sell or earn digital assets in apps as long as they maintain transparency and adhere to other rules.

Google Play (Victoria_Regen/Pixabay)

Web3

The Jackson Pollock Studio Splatters Beyond the Physical, Releases Digital Art Collection

Beyond the Edge, inspired by the famed artists’ former workspace, features digitized Pollock works that come with a physical counterpart.

Beyond the Edge (The Jackson Pollock Studio)

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Digital Toy Company Cryptoys Integrating Kid-Friendly AI Chatbot Into NFTs

The company’s ChatGuardian is designed to be as “safe as possible” and will allow kids to play and interact with their Cryptoys NFT, while allowing parents to filter and control the conversations.

Zoo-F-O characters (Cryptoys)

Web3

Snoop Dogg and a16z Back Web3 Music Platform Sound’s $20M Funding Round

The company aims to help artists make a living for their music by minting their songs on-chain and selling them directly to fans.

Sound co-founder David Greenstein (Sound)

Web3

Dan Harmon’s Web3 TV Show ‘Krapopolis’ Finally Gets Premiere Date

The animated show, helmed by the “Rick and Morty” co-creator, has already been renewed for a second and third season ahead of its September release.

Krapopolis (FOX)

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"What Is ActivityPub?" Understanding the Social-Media Protocol Meta’s Threads Plans to Use

Meta’s launch of Threads has brought new interest in ActivityPub and how the social network protocol and the associated fediverse – including the Twitter-like Mastodon – work.

Twitter and Threads logos are displayed on a cell phone (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)