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.


Policy

Fantasy Sports Company Sorare Charged With Providing Unlicensed Gambling Facilities in U.K.

Sorare was charged with violating the Gambling Act 2005 in the regulator's first move against a blockchain-based platform.

Sorare denies its blockchain-based fantasy soccer game violates U.K. gambling laws. (Unsplash)

Finance

Bridging the Skills Gap: Preparing the Workforce for a Web3 Future

Companies have invested so much on education with a focus on trading, but have not turned their attention to the portion of the workforce that remains unfamiliar with the technology that will be responsible for creating, facilitating, communicating and operating Web3 products and services, says Kelsey McGuire, CGO, Shardeum.

(Sumup/Unsplash)

Policy

Animoca's Timeline to Go Public Would Depend on the Market's Status: Yat Siu

“We are midway through the audit which is a critical piece of the IPO puzzle,” Siu told CoinDesk.

Yat Siu is interviewed by CoinDesk at Ta Zhi DAO's lounge during the Taiwan Blockchain Week (Ta Zhi DAO)

Finance

Investment Firm Lemniscap Raises $70M Fund Targeting Early Stage Web3 Projects

Lemniscap is targeting zero-knowledge infrastructure, consumer applications and decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN).

16:9 Shaishav Todi, Lemniscap General Partner, and Roderik van der Graaf, Founder and Manging Partner (Lemniscap)

Markets

Hamster Kombat Says It Skipped VC Fund Offers, Bashes 'Exit Liquidity' Behavior

The wildly popular Telegram game has apparently amassed millions of users since its April release.

(Hamster Combat)

Tech

Blackbird, Web3 Startup From Resy Co-Founder, Wants Diners to Pay for Meals in Crypto

Blackbird Pay would allow diners to pay for their food using $FLY, the cryptocurrency that doubles as loyalty points in Blackbird's restaurant rewards system.

Ben Leventhal, Blackbird founder (Blackbird)

Finance

Morgan Creek Digital to Raise up to $500M for New Web3 Venture Capital Fund

The new fund will target early stage opportunities in AI, blockchain technology, chips and data.

Morgan Creek Digital to raise up to $500M for new Web3 venture capital fund. (Jason Leung/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Wallet Provider Exodus Aims to Solve Web3's User-Friendly Issue With 'Passkeys Wallet'

The new wallet is able to bypass the need for seed phrases, browser extensions or email verifications to use decentralized apps.

16:9 Wallet (Prasanta Sahoo/PIxabay)

Finance

Animoca Looks to Go Public in Hong Kong or Middle East in 2025: Report

The prominent Web3 investor has held talks with investment banks, but has yet to decide on an adviser.

Yat Siu, co-founder of Animoca Brands at Consensus 2023 (CoinDesk)

Tech

Solana Adds 'Blinks' and 'Actions' so Users Can Trade Crypto on Their Favorite Social Apps

The epicenter of the latest "meme coin" hype, Solana is introducing new tools designed to make crypto trading more accessible

(Matt Cardy/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)