Web3

Web3, or Web 3.0, represents the next generation of internet technology, integrating blockchain and cryptocurrencies into everyday online interactions. It's a decentralized online ecosystem where users have control over their data and transactions. Web3 is powered by blockchain networks, providing transparency, security, and trust. It's a key concept in the crypto world, involving various people, from developers and investors to everyday users. Companies are leveraging Web3 to create decentralized applications (dApps), offering users new ways to interact online. Crypto exchanges play a crucial role in Web3, facilitating the trading of digital assets and tokens that fuel the ecosystem. Web3 represents a paradigm shift, offering opportunities for investment, innovation, and the potential to reshape the internet.


Videos

Crypto Investment Firm CoinFund Launches $300M Venture Fund For Web3 Development

CoinFund, a crypto-specific investment firm, inaugurated a $300 million venture capital fund to back early-stage blockchain projects including layer 1 blockchains, Web3 infrastructure, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), gaming, and asset management. “The Hash” panel discusses the latest sign of investor confidence amid a sour mood in the markets.

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Videos

The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of Pseudonymity

What if the shift toward pseudonymity in Web3 marks not a new dawn, but rather a return to a more traditional mode of being, not just in digital spaces but in the physical world as well?

Big Ideas Stage at Consensus 2022

Finance

NFT Developer Yuga Labs Hires Social Token Expert as Senior Executive

Chris Fortier joins the growing Web3 powerhouse after stints with social token marketplace Rally and streaming platform Twitch.

Bored Ape (Yuga Labs)

Finance

Unstoppable Domains Streamlines Use of Web3 Identities Through iPhone App

The domain provider’s iOS app aims to foster Web3 accessibility, interoperability and – soon – community.

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Finance

Pudgy Penguins NFT Prices Surge After Creator Unveils IRL Toys

Selected penguins from the long-standing collection are being turned into physical toys, causing the project’s floor to rise and sales to pump.

Pudgy Penguins are a collection of 8,888 NFTs with proof of ownership stored on the Ethereum blockchain (OpenSea).

Finance

Snapple Created a Bodega in the Metaverse

The virtual installation in Decentraland comes with big savings (as much as $1.39) to visitors who complete its scavenger hunt and register their… PayPal wallets.

A CoinDesk reporter makes it rain in the bodega. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Web2 'Delenda Est,' You Say?

Talking about censorship resistance isn't enough. Web3 proponents should use the applications they advocate for.

Email service provider Mailchimp has cut two crypto-related newsletters from its platform. (Jennifer Griffin/Unsplash)

Finance

Table Tennis Goes Crypto With Plans for NFT, Web3 Crossovers

The event arm of the sport’s governing body is partnering with a non-fungible token startup to build the game.

(Ben Sauer/Unsplash)

Finance

South Korean Web 2 Metaverse Platform Zepeto Gets a Web3 Makeover

The Naver-owned social network worked with Jump Crypto to build ZepetoX on the Solana blockchain.

Seoul, South Korea (Shutterstock)