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.


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NFT Collection Goblintown Will Prioritize the ‘Worst’ Traders in Second Season Mint

Big Inc, the sequel to the goblin-themed collection, will be giving a 50% discount to token holders who mint using the meme coin PEPE.

Goblintown NFTs (OpenSea)

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Sports Illustrated Launches NFT Ticketing Platform on Polygon

Sports Illustrated's ticketing marketplace SI Tickets has developed "Box Office" in partnership with Ethereum software company ConsenSys.

(Igor Ovsyannykoy/Pixabay)

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CoinMarketCap Launching 'Shark Tank'-Inspired Crypto Competition TV Show

Crypto price tracking site CoinMarketCap is diving into the world of reality TV, releasing a crypto competition show called "Killer Whales" that draws inspiration from the popular TV series "Shark Tank." The show will allow entrepreneurs to pitch ideas for new Web3 products and projects to a panel of judges. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest move potentially bringing Web3 to the mainstream.

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Sotheby's Launches On-Chain Secondary NFT Marketplace

Sotheby’s Metaverse will now offer a curated, peer-to-peer marketplace via the Ethereum and Polygon networks.

XCOPY "Departed" and "Right Click Save Guy" (Sotheby's Metaverse, modified by CoinDesk)

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NFT Marketplace Blur Launches Blend, a Peer-to-Peer Lending Platform

Short for Blur Lending, Blend will allow collectors to buy blue-chip NFTs with a smaller upfront payment, similar to a down payment on a house.

(Blur.io)

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'Shark Tank' but Make It Crypto: CoinMarketCap Launching Competition TV Show

"Killer Whale" will allow entrepreneurs to pitch ideas for new Web3 products and projects to a panel of judges.

“Whales” are removing BTC from exchanges en masse. (Nitesh Jain/Unsplash)

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Yuga Labs CEO: 'The Metaverse Is Not New'

Yuga Labs' new CEO Daniel Alegre discusses at Consensus 2023 why he thinks gamers want to participate in the creative environment of gaming and be a part of the Web3 ecosystem. Plus, why he thinks users will flee if they think that the metaverse and Web3 are just about swindling them out of money. "The reality is the metaverse is not new,” he said.

Consensus 2023 Highlights

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Studio LOGIK Founder on Web3 and Art

Studio LOGIK founder Julian Gilliam joins CoinDesk's "Why Web3" special in Austin, Texas, to discuss how art can be a catalyst for mainstream Web3 adoption. Plus, insights on granting decentralized access to Web3 as tech giants like Google are moving into the space. And, the significance of diversity in Web3 and his Japanese language school.

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Web3 News From Consensus

A special edition of The Airdrop on the ground in Austin at CoinDesk's festival.

Daniel Alegre, CEO, Yuga Labs and Rosie Perper, Deputy Managing Editor, Web3, CoinDesk (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Yuga Labs CEO: 'The Metaverse Is Not New'

The company behind the Bored Apes Yacht Club has a new CEO from Web2, and he knows that you can’t build Web3 with a Web2 mindset.

Yuga Labs CEO Daniel Alegre, left, and Rosie Perper, CoinDesk's Web3 deputy managing editor (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)