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

Reddit to the Moon, Razer Stays Sharp

Reddit has released another wildly popular NFT collection while Razer has launched a Web3 gaming accelerator.

Reddit Collectible Avatars (Reddit)

Regulación

UK’s New Technology Department to Tackle Country’s Metaverse, Web3 Strategy

The department will explore economic growth, investment and business opportunities in these areas, as well as implications on regulation.

Metaverse (We Are/Getty Images)

Web3

Popular Tea Shop Boba Guys Taps Solana for On-Chain Loyalty Rewards Program

On top of building the chain’s loyalty infrastructure, the Solana Foundation recently invested $100,000 into Boba Guys.

(Solana)

Aprende

The Top 10 Most Expensive NFTs of All Time

While the market for NFTs has cooled from the frenzy that marked 2021, the digital assets are still generating billions of dollars in trading volume in 2023.

(Beeple)

Web3

MonkeDAO Plans to Buy Rights to Popular Solana Monkey Business NFT Collection for $2M

The decentralized autonomous organization formed by owners of the Solana Monkey Business NFT project will purchase all intellectual property rights to the collection from its current owner HadesDAO.

Solana Monkey Business NFT collection (Screenshot via Magic Eden)

Web3

Sotheby's Relaunches Glitch Digital Art Sale After Representation Backlash

The "Glitch: Beyond Binary" art sale is a reboot of last month's "Glitch-ism" auction and features a more diverse roster of artists.

"Chimera" by Marta Timmer. (Sotheby's)

Consensus Magazine

The Future of Web3 Animation

In a CoinDesk interview, Colin Brady, chief creative officer at AMGI Studios, talks about how Web3 and AI will change movie-making, and why big studios fail to adopt new technologies.

(Ian Suarez/CoinDesk)

Web3

Solana-Based NFT Collection Okay Bears Partners With (RED) to Fund Global Health Efforts

The PFP project will release (RED)-themed merchandise to raise funds for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

(Okay Bears via Magic Eden, modified by CoinDesk)

Web3

AI Will 'Accelerate' the Metaverse, Empower Creators: The Sandbox Co-Founder

Sebastien Borget says artificial intelligence will bring a greater volume of original content to metaverse platforms.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Web3

Mastercard Drops Free NFTs, Launches Web3 Music Accelerator

The Mastercard Music Pass NFT allows musicians to access its Mastercard Artist Accelerator Program, giving artists tools and resources to bolster their Web3 music careers.

Mastercard Music Pass NFT. (Mastercard)