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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Web3

NFT Marketplace Blur Launches Blend, a Peer-to-Peer Lending Platform

Short for Blur Lending, Blend will allow collectors to buy blue-chip NFTs with a smaller upfront payment, similar to a down payment on a house.

(Blur.io)

Web3

Web3 Entertainment Studio Toonstar to Release NFT-Backed TV Series ‘Space Junk’

The animated show about trash collectors in space was written by “Workaholics” producer Dominic Russo and stars "Napoleon Dynamite" actor Jon Heder.

Space Junk (Toonstar)

Web3

Twitter Ends Legacy Blue Checks and Bluesky Emerges as a Decentralized Alternative

Twitter, a social network that once connected journalists, trusted public figures and Web3 natives, dropped its legacy verification program last week, leading some users to look for alternatives.

(James O'Neil/Getty Images)

Web3

Decentralized Media Is Breaking Barriers in a Web2 World

“The blockchain is simply a tool to re-architect the relationship between the subscriber and the publication,” said Daisy Alioto, founder of Web3 media outlet Dirt.

(We Are/Getty)

Web3

Web3 Security Startup Shield Raises $2.1M in Pre-Seed Funding

The company, a member of a16z’s Crypto Startup School, aims to create a security standard across Web3 projects through its API, Discord Bot and certification program.

Co-founders of Shield (left to right) Emmanuel Udotong, Luis Carchi and Isaiah Udotong (Shield)

Web3

Trump’s Second NFT Collection Sells Out While Prices on First Collection Plunge

The former president released his second series of Trump Trading Cards on Tuesday, though it appears that the hype surrounding his Web3 debut is cooling off.

(OpenSea)

Finance

Donald Trump presentó la segunda parte de su colección de tarjetas digitales de trading

A principios de este mes, el precio mínimo para la colección de NFT de Trump había subido tras conocerse la noticia de su imputación, pero el nuevo lanzamiento de la segunda parte ha hecho que el precio de la primera colección se desplome.

Donald Trumo. (Timothy A. Clary-Pool/Getty Images)

Web3

Trump Drops Second Series of Digital Trading Card Collection

Earlier this month, the floor price on the original Trump NFT collection jumped after the news of his indictment, but the new Series 2 release has sent the first collection’s price downward.

Trump Digital Trading Card Series 2 NFT (OpenSea)