Cam Thompson

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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FedNow to debut in less than a year (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Federal Reserve’s FedNow Real-Time Payments Set for Mid-2023 Debut
The instant payments service is seen as a step towards eventual rollout of a CBDC.
FedNow to debut in less than a year (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Facebook testing NFTs (Solen Feyissa/Unsplash)
Facebook Joins Meta’s Instagram in Supporting NFTs
Users can now link their crypto wallets and begin sharing their digital collectibles, parent company Meta Platforms said.
Facebook testing NFTs (Solen Feyissa/Unsplash)
Moonbeam has integrated LayerZero (Getty Images)
Polkadot Parachain Moonbeam Integrates Cross-Chain Messaging Protocol LayerZero
Developing Web3 interoperability via cross-chain messaging has become a growing trend.
Moonbeam has integrated LayerZero (Getty Images)
Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan (Danny Nelson)
Alchemy Acquires Web3 Educational Platform ChainShot to Onboard Developers
The Web3 developer backend has been steadily growing its educational resources over the past several months.
Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan (Danny Nelson)
(Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Tether Sticks to Decision Not to Bar Tornado Cash Addresses
The stablecoin issuer sees a freeze of secondary Tornado Cash addresses as premature, and awaits more clarity from U.S. authorities.
(Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
TikToker David Friedman, 25, opted for bitcoin on a Coinme machine. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Coinme Brings DOGE, ETH, MATIC and More to Grocery Crypto Kiosks
“People are attracted to different coins for different reasons, whether that's a store of value or a medium of exchange,” said Coinme CEO Neil Bergquist.
TikToker David Friedman, 25, opted for bitcoin on a Coinme machine. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Members of Uniswap, whose symbol is a unicorn, has voted to create the Uniswap Foundation. (Heinrich Jonas/Wikimedia Commons)
Uniswap Community Behind DEX Establishes Foundation to Support Open-Source Development
“There's no organization within the Uniswap ecosystem focused on reducing the friction in governance, and that is one area that the foundation will be focused on,” said Devin...
Members of Uniswap, whose symbol is a unicorn, has voted to create the Uniswap Foundation. (Heinrich Jonas/Wikimedia Commons)
The alliance is trying to build a messaging standard for crypto projects. (Domingo Alvarez/Unsplash)
Solana-based Projects Team Up to Make Cross-Chain Messaging Standard
Notifi Network, Bonfida and Only1 are leading a 19-member effort known as the "Open Chat Alliance."
The alliance is trying to build a messaging standard for crypto projects. (Domingo Alvarez/Unsplash)
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov (Getty Images)
Telegram Founder Teases Marketplace for Address Auctions
Since founder Pavel Durov discussed the feature Monday afternoon, the price of TON – the native token behind The Open Network – increased 15%.
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov (Getty Images)
Organizers are mobilizing the jailed developer's supporters. (Crash71100/Flickr, modified by CoinDesk)
#FreeAlexPertsev: Protests Planned for Amsterdam Following Tornado Cash Developer’s Arrest
Last week’s arrest sparked a public outcry. With a protest on Saturday, a petition seeking his release and legal funds being crowdsourced, the question remains: Should develop...
Organizers are mobilizing the jailed developer's supporters. (Crash71100/Flickr, modified by CoinDesk)