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.


Videos

Ex-Warner Music CEO Joins Web3 Firm OneOf’s Board

Warner Music Group’s former CEO, Stephen Cooper, is joining the board of directors at Web3 firm OneOf. Separately, early 2000s music sharing service Napster has acquired NFT music platform Mint Songs through its venture wing, Napster Ventures, to help bring the company into Web3. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest moves mainstreaming NFTs and Web3 and the implications for the music industry.

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New Lamborghini NFT Collection Revs Up for Release on VeVe

The digital collectibles will feature the Huracán STO model of the iconic luxury sports car brand with different rarity traits.

Lamborghini Huracan STO (Lamborghini.com)

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Former Warner Music CEO Joins Web3 Company OneOf’s Board

Stephen Cooper, who also ran entertainment giant Metro-Golwyn-Mayer, will bring decades of experience in music, TV and film to OneOf’s Web3 strategy.

Warner Music Group water tower in Downtown L.A. (AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

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Napster Revives Its Music Ambitions With Web3 Acquisition of Mint Songs

The brand first known for peer-to-peer music sharing from 1999-2001 announced its purchase of the music-focused NFT marketplace.

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Gaming Company Square Enix Partners With Polygon for NFT Art Project

The publisher behind the Final Fantasy video games is continuing its push into Web3 gaming through a new NFT project called Symbiogenesis.

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Finance

Abu Dhabi Starts $2B Initiative to Back Web3 Startups

The Hub71 + Digital Assets ecosystem will also back companies focusing on blockchain technologies.

The Abu Dhabi skyline (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)

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NFT Marketplace Blur Releases Native Token for Community Ownership

After a delay, Blur's highly anticipated token is live. Traders have 60 days to claim their airdropped BLUR tokens.

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Magic Eden Lays Off 22 Staff as Part of Companywide Restructuring

CEO and co-founder Jack Lu explained the company needed to make changes in order to reach new goals in 2023.

Magic Eden CEO Jack Lu at Solana Breakpoint 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Partners With MoonPay to Offer Credit Card Payments

MoonPay has a similar partnership in place with NFT marketplace LooksRare.

Proposed EU money laundering rules for crypto have implications for online privacy (boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images)