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

Digital Art Collective Wildxyz Introduces Curatorial Board to Grow Experiential Art Program

The 10 artists, including Deafbeef, Casey Reas and Harm van den Dorpel, will advise the platform’s artist residency program.

(Wild.xyz)

Web3

‘Stand With Crypto’ NFT Spreads Across Crypto Twitter Amid SEC Crackdown

After the SEC announced separate lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase this week, figures across the crypto space have been minting Coinbase’s “Stand with Crypto” NFT to show their support.

Coinbase's Stand with Crypto NFT (Zora)

Web3

NFT Lending Is Trending, Raising Concerns of ‘Predatory’ Platform Behavior

Amid an extended crypto winter that has cooled NFT trading, platforms like Blur, Binance and Astaria have introduced new lending options to boost liquidity. While some traders support NFTfi, others say the trend is risky.

(Blackdovfx/Getty Images)

Web3

To Identify or Not in a Web3 World?

By striking a balance between privacy and identity verification, blockchains can realize their full potential and lure institutional money.

(Boris Zhitkov/Getty Images)

Web3

How AI is Transforming Music Creation in Web3

If the viral Drake deep-fake brought you to this article, welcome to the fascinating (and admittedly spooky) side of how the Web3 music world is embracing artificial intelligence.

(Devrimb/Getty Images)

Videos

Apple's Vision Pro Headset Could Change the Way We Design the Metaverse

Apple on Monday released its new Vision Pro mixed reality headset, tossing its hat into the already-saturated arena of immersive digital technology. Apple has pegged its device as "a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world, while allowing users to stay present and connected to others." The panel reacts to the new product and whether it has the potential to revolutionize Web3 and the metaverse.

Recent Videos

Web3

Louis Vuitton To Release $39,000 Physical-Backed NFTs

According to a Vogue Business, the Via Treasure Trunks are being sold as soulbound tokens, meaning they are non-transferable once purchased.

Louis Vuitton "Via Treasure Trunk" (Louis Vuitton)

Web3

Haun Ventures Leads $10M Seed Round for Web3 Gaming Studio Argus

Argus also announced the World Engine, an SDK that helps developers build their own blockchain-based gaming ecosystems.

Video game controller (Jose Gil/Unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

How the Metaverse May Revolutionize the Creator Economy

Consensus 2023 attendees unpack the future of Web3 and its implications for creator-first digital economies in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report.

Sky Mavis co-founder Jeffrey Zirlin discusses the future of metaverse gaming with CoinDesk's Rosie Perper at CoinDesk's Consensus 2023 event. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Web3

Apple's New Headset Could Change the Way We Design the Metaverse

Apple new Vision Pro headset, which it says "seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world," may expand the borders of our decentralized digital future.

Victoria VR's token surges as it becomes first to release metaverse app for Apple's 'Vision Pro' headset. (Apple)