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

Revolut Launches Direct Crypto Purchase Into MetaMask Wallets in Bid to Simplify Web3

The digital bank continues to expand its crypto offerings with its new product “Revolut Ramp,” which aims to make it easier for customers to purchase cryptocurrencies.

By Lyllah LedesmaMar 6, 2024

Revolut to Suspend Certain Crypto Services (Kaysha/ Unsplash)

Videos

CoinFunds’ Jake Brukhman On Decentralizing AI

Addressing issues such as bias, data ownership, innovation and trust in order to foster a more inclusive and accessible technological landscape.

Feb 28, 2024

Podcasts

CoinFunds’ Jake Brukhman On Decentralizing AI

By Sheila Warren, Michael J. CaseyFeb 28, 2024

Money Reimagined Digital Money Stage at Consensus 2022

Videos

What's the Biggest Mistake Web3 Founders Make?

Earn Alliance CEO and founder Joseph Cooper answers five rapid fire questions from CoinDesk including his favorite Web3 game, why he decided to build in Hong Kong and the biggest mistake Web3 founders make.

Feb 27, 2024

Videos

Earn Alliance CEO on Helping Gamers Discover Web3

Earn Alliance CEO and founder Joseph Cooper joins "First Mover" to discuss the challenges of attracting more users to Web3 games and bridging the gap between the Web 2 and Web3 gaming industries. Plus, why he decided to build his company in Hong Kong and the new features of Earn Alliance.

Feb 27, 2024

Policy

Japan Moves Closer to Allowing Venture Capital Firms to Hold Crypto Assets

If approved in parliament, the draft bill could see VCs fund Web3 startups in exchange for crypto assets.

By Amitoj SinghFeb 19, 2024

Tech

Telefónica Teams Up With Chainlink to Provide Security Against 'SIM Swap' Hacks

The partnership will be a "significant step" in integrating telecom capabilities into the blockchain technology, the firms said.

By Aoyon AshrafFeb 15, 2024

Fishing Phishing Sim Card Chip Scam Bait (Andrey Metelev/Unsplash)

Tech

What Is ERC-404? The Experimental Standard Whose First Token Has Rocketed 12,000% in One Week

ERC-404 allows multiple wallets to directly own a single NFT and, in the future, create a use case where that specific exposure can be tokenized and used to take out loans or stake holdings.

By Shaurya MalwaFeb 9, 2024

Treasure chest (Ashin K Suresh/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Web3

NFTs Are the Pillars of Digital Capitalism, Animoca Founder Says

Yat Siu explains why we shouldn't dismiss NFTs as monkey JPEGs and how blockchain acts as a political system of sorts, fostering a consensus-based democratic process.

By Sam ReynoldsFeb 8, 2024