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

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.

Nov 3, 2022

Web3

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.

By Rosie PerperNov 3, 2022

Web3

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.

By Cam ThompsonNov 3, 2022

Finance

Venture Capital Firm Paradigm to Host Crypto Tech Event for US Policymakers

The Hands On Web3 affair aims to give U.S. policymakers a hands-on demonstration of the crypto technologies they could regulate.

By Brandy BetzNov 3, 2022

Web3

SuperRare NFT Marketplace Launches RarePass for Exclusive Curated Art Drops

The artist-first marketplace will airdrop exclusive art to 250 holders of the subscription-like passes over the course of a year.

By Fran Velasquez, Doreen WangNov 3, 2022

Matt Kane, CRYPTOART MONETIZATION GENERATION, 2022 (SuperRare)

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What Dance Tells Us About the Uses and Limitations of Art

NFTs may be able to help creators monetize their work, but questions of copyright and ownership have yet to give creators true ownership over their creations.

By Fran VelasquezNov 3, 2022

Woman Strong 1980s Abstract Fashion Model Skipping Dance Pose Pink Blue Purple Pixel Art Cube Block Voxels 3d illustration render (Getty Images)

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Vitalik Buterin's 'Proof of Stake': The CoinDesk Megareview

What a decade of essays – covering everything from Soulbound tokens to superrational DAOs – says about Ethereum and crypto.

By Marc Hochstein, Daniel Kuhn, David Z. Morris, Benjamin Schiller, Sage D. YoungNov 3, 2022

DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 18: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at ETHDenver on February 18, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. ETHDenver is the largest and longest running Ethereum Blockchain event in the world with more than 15,000 cryptocurrency devotees attending the weeklong meetup. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Web3

Web3 Browser Opera Offering New NFT Analytics Tool

The product aims to help users navigate NFT projects and gain insights from the community.

By Xinyi LuoNov 3, 2022

Opera's new tool is named DegenKnows (Johan Elbers/Getty Images)

Web3

Instagram Users Will Soon Be Able to Mint and Sell NFTs

The latest update to the platform's Digital Collectibles feature will first be tested among a small group of creators.

By Rosie PerperNov 2, 2022

Web3

OpenSea Rolls Out Two New NFT Theft Protection Features

The top NFT marketplace by market share is taking additional efforts to protect its users from phishing attacks and prevent the resale of stolen NFTs on its platform.

By Eli TanNov 2, 2022