Web 3.0


Opinion

DeSo Wants Your Seed Phrase. Let Them Come and Take It

Private key security is a fundamental building block of Web 3. One project seems a little too eager to compromise.

Sterling Hayden (left) as Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper and Peter Sellers as Captain Lionel Mandrake in the 1964 film "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb." (John Springer Collection/Getty Images)

Opinion

Is Moxie Marlinspike Right About Web 3?

Crypto may not be as decentralized as its proponents claim.

Moxie Marlinspike argues that there is a tendency towards centralization in crypto. (Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

Opinion

Not Everyone Can Afford to Be Satoshi

Some think crypto devs should work for gratis, like Bitcoin’s founder. But paying coders is essential and Web 3 finds a fairer way to do it.

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Finance

Nas Selling Rights to Two Songs via Crypto Music Startup Royal

It’s the debut drop for Justin Blau’s Web 3 music platform, which Nas invested in last year.

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Videos

Ex-ConsenSys Ventures Head: Why a Multichain Ecosystem Is Needed

Kavita Gupta, Ex-ConsenSys Ventures head and Delta Blockchain Fund founder, explains why her fund believes in the importance of a multi-chain ecosystem and the growing applications of blockchain technology.

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Videos

Near Foundation CEO on Developer Grants and Ethereum Competition

The newly appointed CEO of Near Foundation, Marieke Flament, discusses what lies ahead for the Near ecosystem after a momentous year for the protocol. Flament touches on why a decentralized Web 3.0 is beneficial to content creators, Near Foundation’s developer grant program that supports promising projects using the Near protocol, and how the organization plans to co-exist with other chains in the ecosystem like Ethereum.

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Opinion

What Is Web 3? Here’s How Future Polkadot Founder Gavin Wood Explained It in 2014

A classic blog post envisioning a “post-Snowden web” takes on new relevance today.

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