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Web3

Social Media App MeWe to Bring Frequency Blockchain's Self-Sovereign Identity to Its 20M Users

The Frequency blockchain aims to create a fundamental layer to Web3, based on a social identity that users can control.

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Opinioni

A Technologist’s Approach to Explaining What Crypto Fixes

Co:Create co-founder Ankush Agarwal presents a user-centric guide to development, balancing Web3 technology’s potential with the needs of customers.

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Decentralization Is the Point, and We’re Not Talking Enough About Why

The internet has a habit of producing companies that dominate their industry because of network effects. The answer is the decentralization and openness that only blockchain technology affords, says EY’s Paul Brody.

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True Consumer Protection in Crypto Lies Between Centralization and Decentralization

Government regulators are getting keen on crypto's points of centralization. How can those be put to use for everyone's benefit?

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Web2’s Lesson for AI: Decentralize to Protect Humanity

In order to prevent the potentially destructive impact of AI on humanity, we need open-source innovation and collective governance that is possible through blockchain protocols and Web3, rather than the monopoly defaulting structure of Web2, according to Michael Casey, CoinDesk's chief content officer.

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Finanza

Modular Blockchain Astria Raises $5.5M for Shared Sequencer Network

Astria's aim is to enable anyone to deploy their own censorship-resistant rollup without having to rely on a centralized sequencer.

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Imparare

What Is Decentralized Identity?

Decentralized identity aims to empower Web3 users to have control over their digital personas and keep their data secure.

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Video

Decentralization in Focus

Host Joel Flynn discuses whether the developments in decentralization can bring back trust in the crypto industry. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Opinioni

U.S. Banking Collapse Doesn't Necessarily Make Crypto Trustworthy

The fall of Silicon Valley Bank had a convenient deus ex machina to fix collateral damage. Crypto cannot expect the same, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partners Jess Cheng and Amy Caiazza write.

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Video

Lido Gearing Up For Ethereum's Upcoming Shanghai Upgrade

Lido, the biggest liquid staking platform on the Ethereum blockchain, opened a snapshot vote on its version 2 (v2) upgrade, which includes a "Staking Router" said to ease the onboarding of different validator subsets. The second element of the v2 upgrade will allow users to redeem Lido’s flagship stETH tokens for the underlying ether tokens once Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade, more accurately known as "Shapella," hits. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for the Lido community and the future of decentralization.

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