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.


Finance

A16z Leads $15M Round for Game Studio Roboto Games

The studio, which was founded by Web2 veterans, plans to add Web3 elements to its forthcoming survival/crafting MMO game.

Roboto Games' upcoming title, codenamed Foragers and Fighters (Roboto Games)

Web3

Sony Launches Motion-Tracking Metaverse Wearables

The Mocopi sensors will cost about $358 and allow users to move as an avatar in real time.

(Sony)

Videos

TIME President Grossman Explains the Business Approach to Web3

Outgoing TIME President Keith Grossman, who led the way in the legacy media's digital assets adoption through NFT launches and crypto subscription payments, explains the business approach to Web3. "Do you want to be an online renter? Or do you want to be an online owner?" This comes as Grossman announced via Twitter that he is set to become MoonPay's president of enterprise.

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Videos

Here's Why TIME President Decided to Join MoonPay Amid Crypto Winter

Keith Grossman, president of TIME, is leaving the legacy media firm to join crypto payments infrastructure firm MoonPay. "MoonPay is the natural evolution ... to bring the next billion people into the [Web3] ecosystem," he says, explaining why he's decided to join the start-up amid crypto winter.

Recent Videos

Finance

Web3 DAO Game7 Unveils $100M Grant Program

The grants will be awarded to Web3 game projects over five years.

Game7 presenta un programa de ayuda de US$100 millones para juegos basados en blockchain. (Pixabay)

Web3

ApeCoin DAO Launches Community-Driven NFT Marketplace

The platform offers features built especially for the Bored Ape Yacht Club and Otherside communities, its CEO said.

(The British Library, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Gaming Industry Doesn’t Need Web3, but Gamers Might

Web3 gaming isn’t conceptually misaligned with what gamers want, but gameplay must be prioritized above all else before gamers will even begin to consider the upside.

(Jose Gil/Unsplash)

Learn

What Is Zion, the Web5 Social Network App?

After Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, many people are looking for alternatives and wondering what the future of social networks may be. One contender is Zion, which uses Web5 components.

Web5 (developer.tbd.website)

Web3

Foresight Ventures Launches $10M Web3 Startup Fund, in Spite of Market Turmoil

The Singapore-based crypto fund plans to back the development of blockchain projects across global markets.

Singapore road (Shutterstock)

Web3

Crypto Custodian Aegis Trust Offers $25M Insurance Policy for NFTs

The policy, provided by insurance marketplace Lloyd’s of London, will protect institutional investors’ NFTs.

(Passakorn Prothien/Getty Images)