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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.

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Save a Tree, Use Web3
Distributed technologies can reshape supply chains, and help consumers and businesses to make more responsible decisions.
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SEC Issues First Enforcement Action Targeting NFTs
The agency ruled Impact Theory’s NFTs were sold as unregistered securities.
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Artist Reflects on Journey From the Traditional Art World to NFTs
Artist Reflects on Journey From the Traditional Art World to NFTs
NFT artist Bobby Lee joins "The Hash" to share his journey that led him from the traditional art world to the Web3 space. He weighs in on the state of the non-fungible token m...
Artist Reflects on Journey From the Traditional Art World to NFTs

FTX Saga Satirized by Web3 Studio in Interactive Series Called 'FORTUN3'
FTX Saga Satirized by Web3 Studio in Interactive Series Called 'FORTUN3'
Verified Labs co-founder Jon Heder, who is also known for the smash hit comedy “Napoleon Dynamite,” joins Verified Labs CEO Justin Trevor Winters on "The Hash" to discuss the...
FTX Saga Satirized by Web3 Studio in Interactive Series Called 'FORTUN3'

NFT Platform Recur to Wind Down Due to 'Unforeseen Challenges' in Business Landscape
NFT Platform Recur to Wind Down Due to 'Unforeseen Challenges' in Business Landscape
NFT startup Recur announced plans to shut down its Web3 platform due to "unforeseen challenges and shifts in the business landscape," according to a recent post on X (formerly...
NFT Platform Recur to Wind Down Due to 'Unforeseen Challenges' in Business Landscape

Billionaire Investor Mark Cuban Says OpenSea Making NFT Creator Fees Optional Is a 'Huge Mistake'
Billionaire Investor Mark Cuban Says OpenSea Making NFT Creator Fees Optional Is a 'Huge Mistake'
NFT marketplace OpenSea plans to "sunset the OpenSea operator filter" and "move to optional creator fees on all secondary sales for new collections," according to a recent pos...
Billionaire Investor Mark Cuban Says OpenSea Making NFT Creator Fees Optional Is a 'Huge Mistake'

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Saying Goodbye to The Airdrop
But CoinDesk is not abandoning Web3 content.
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Empowering Tomorrow's Internet | Decentralized Storage and AI in a Changing Data Landscape With Frank McCourt
A short tease of an upcoming new book that explores the evolution of decentralized storage and its potential to rectify Web2's injustices as AI's rise and data proliferation u...
Money Reimagined 1:1

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Immutable, Web3 Gaming Platform, Launches zkEVM Testnet in Bid to Diversify Infrastructure
The ZK rollup is built using Polygon scaling technology, designed to make it easier for developers to spin up new application-specific blockchains.
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Metaverse-focused blockchain Lamina1 has launched its betanet and Hub for creators and developers. (Lamina1)
Neal Stephenson's Metaverse Vision Is One Step Closer as Lamina1 Blockchain Launches Betanet
The metaverse-focused layer-1 blockchain, dreamed up by science-fiction author Neal Stephenson and blockchain expert Peter Vessenes, is launching the Lamina1 Hub for Web3 buil...
Metaverse-focused blockchain Lamina1 has launched its betanet and Hub for creators and developers. (Lamina1)