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

Animoca Brands-Backed Game 'Wreck League' Puts Bored Apes Into the Storyline

The new game, launching in the next few weeks, will allow players to assemble giant robotic characters using collectible NFT parts.

A screenshot from the trailer for nWay and Animoca Brands' new game "Wreck League." (nWay)

Web3

More Money For Creators: NFT Minting Platform Zora Initiates New Revenue Split

The platform is now giving creators nearly half of the funds earned from free mints and all of the profits made from paid mints.

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Web3

July Was a Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Month For NFTs, DappRadar Report Shows

NFT trading volume declined 29% and the number of sales dropped 23% from June, while Yuga Labs collections’ dominance slipped.

Sad NFT trader (Getty Images)

Finance

Metaverse Project Futureverse's Co-Founders Start $50M Venture Fund

The Born Ready venture studio will invest in early-stage Web3 and metaverse projects.

(Pixabay)

Web3

NFT Trading Volume Is Sinking, But It’s Not Stopping Developers From Entering Web3

According to Alchemy’s Q2 Web3 Development Report, while NFT trading volume fell 41%, almost six million smart contracts were deployed across chains including Ethereum and Polygon.

(Sarin Soman/Getty Images)

Opinion

Has the Bear Market Called Crypto's Bluff?

Despite crypto's problems, there is hope in the industry's capacity to enable more creative and democratic kinds of governance, Nathan Schneider writes.

(Norman Rockwell/Norman Rockwell Museum/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Web3

Beeple Goes Punk With $208K NFT Purchase

The artist behind the most expensive NFT ever sold bought his first-ever PFP, CryptoPunk #4593.

Punk #4953 NFT (OpenSea)

Web3

This Art Exhibit Is Bringing New Life to Allen Ginsberg’s Poetry Using AI

The Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles will preview a collection of poems generated by an AI trained using Ginsberg’s literary body of work, supported by his estate.

Allen Ginsberg, photographed by William S. Burroughs in 1953 with Ginsburg’s writing in the margins. (© Allen Ginsberg; courtesy of Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles)

Web3

The Ordinals Team is Creating a Non-Profit to Support Bitcoin NFT Developers

The team behind the Ordinals protocol, led by Casey Rodarmor, has created the Open Ordinals Institute to grow its ecosystem without compromising neutrality.

Los NFT lideran la actividad en la blockchain de Bitcoin. (Ordinals Protocol)

Opinion

How AI, Web3 and Humans Can Work Together to Solve Complex, Global Problems

Fear abounds about AI, but the technology combined with blockchain can serve as an excellent complement to human ingenuity.

(Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)