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

Tim Tebow's Crypto Genesis Story

Heisman Trophy winner and first-round NFL draft pick Tim Tebow shares his Web3 genesis story with "First Mover" and how he co-founded CAMPUS.io. "When there's progress, there should also be purpose with it," he said.

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Tim Tebow on Athletes Taking Compensation in Bitcoin, Sports NFTs Outlook

Heisman Trophy Winner and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow is leading an NFT integration for Nissan and its longtime Nissan Heisman House ad campaign through CAMPUS, a college sports NFT platform he co-founded backed by the Solana blockchain. Tebow joins "First Mover" to discuss the project and the outlook for athletes entering the Web3 space.

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Finance

Bernstein Says Polygon Blockchain Is the Web3 King

The project has hired staff from large global tech companies and is being used by many big brands such as Starbucks and Instagram, a note from the Wall Street firm said.

El cofundador de Polygon, Sandeep Nailwal, en una publicidad en el aeropuerto de Estambul. (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

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Retract Royalties, Reduce Revenue: NFT Creators Are Suffering and so Are Marketplaces

A growing list of marketplaces are seeing the impacts of platforms ceasing to require buyers to pay royalties on collections. Experts aren’t optimistic about what this means for the market.

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Finance

Blockchain Startup Elrond Rebrands to Focus on Metaverse

Elrond will aim to build on its prior work as a layer 1 blockchain with a focus on scalability to advance Web3 technology in the form of metaverse-related products.

(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

Learn

How to Find Your Community in Web3

As the Web3 ecosystem continues to expand, so too have the ways in which people can connect and form communities.

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Web3 Game Developer Mythical Games Loses 3 Top Executives

SVP Chris Ko, COO Matt Nutt and co-founder Rudy Koch announced their departures on Wednesday. Each hinted at new ventures.

(mythicalgames.com)

Videos

Meta's Instagram Will Soon Allow Creators to Mint, Sell NFTs

Starting this week, Instagram will allow a select group of digital creators to mint and sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs) directly on the social media platform. "The Hash" team discusses the latest in Instagram's Web3 ambitions bringing blockchain awareness to the mainstream. 

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Crypto Exchange Kraken Launches 'Gasless' NFT Marketplace

The beta test is open to those who were joined the waitlist and will include a curated offering of 70 NFTs on the Ethereum and Solana blockchains.

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Web3 Platform Alchemy Has a Plan to Thwart Bad Actors in NFT Mints

It’s new technology, Spearmint, is an “allow list” designed to keep out speculators and bots who drive up gas fees.

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