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.


Web3

Update: Adidas Cancels Sneaker NFT Collaboration With FEWOCiOUS

The Adidas Originals x FEWOCiOUS collection was meant to include an NFT and a physical Adidas Originals Campus 00’s sneaker designed by the 20-year-old artist.

(Fewocious x Adidas Originals)

Web3

Snoop Dogg Drops New NFTs That Evolve With His Tour

The Snoop Dogg Passport Series digital collectibles will give holders access to exclusive art, merchandise and behind-the-scenes content.

(Snoop Dogg Passport Series)

Web3

Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar Launch Web3 Tequila Loyalty Program

The Santo Spirits Club NFT loyalty program will reward members with tiered perks, including an opportunity to win a virtual tequila tasting with Hagar and Fieri, as well as autographed guitars.

Guy Fieri (L) and Sammy Hagar (R). (Santos Spirits)

Web3

A $1,200 Baseball Hat? Why Disco's Swag Is 'Prohibitively Expensive'

Disco, a digital identity company, wants people to think harder about their online reputation and personal data.

Disco.xyz hat (disco.xyz)

Web3

Louis Vuitton’s Soulbound Luxury NFTs, Apple’s Expensive Vision

Louis Vuitton is releasing a collection of NFTs retailing for $39,000 each. Plus, Apple announced its Vision Pro augmented reality headset.

Louis Vuitton "Via Treasure Trunk" (Louis Vuitton)

Web3

NFT Inspect Introduces New PFP Discovery Tool for Twitter

The recently-resurrected NFT analysis platform has a new Chrome browser extension that provides real-time data on Twitter profile pictures.

(Franklinisbored/NFT Inspect)

Videos

Decentralization, Equity, and Purpose: The Triad for DAO Evolution

CoinDesk Web3 Reporter, Cameron Thompson, outlines key insights the Consensus @ Consensus Report on DAOs: The imperative to shun 'decentralization theater', address prevalent voter apathy with the principle that 'each member of the DAO should have one vote', and the pivotal call for DAOs to engage in 'solving real-world problems' with Web 3.0 technologies, beyond just capitalizing on the hype. These key takeaways set the tone for the future discourse on DAOs.

Recent Videos

Videos

What Apple's Vision Pro Headset Means for Web3

Apple announced details of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset on Monday, but could that revolutionize Web3 and the future of the metaverse? CoinDesk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker weighs in.

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Consensus Magazine

Cut the Jargon, Keep Your Promises: How Crypto Can Fix Its Image Problem

Consensus 2023 attendees argued that improving crypto's image requires a clearer explanation of digital assets and a focus on tangible, user-centric products and services

CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey discussed how crypto's banking problems are downstream of the industry's image issue with Custodia Bank CEO Catlin Long, BCB Group CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie and Fortress Trust Company Chief Compliance Officer Richard Booth at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Web3

Banks Have Come to the Metaverse

Several big-name financial institutions have set up shop in virtual worlds, making inroads to a whole new generation of clients.

(Erik Mclean/Unsplash)