The future is rapidly approaching, and the crypto industry is determined to establish its place in it. Web 3 is shaping up in opposition to the current Web 2, moving away from the centralized, data-driven approach of today's internet. Alongside Web 3 is the metaverse, where individuals can fragment themselves into two parts: their physical self and their digital … [Read more...] about NYT’s Kevin Roose on the Future of Crypto
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Vitalik Buterin on why cross-chain bridges will not be a part of the multi-chain future
In a much-publicized tweet this past week, Vitalik Buterin voiced his opposition to the use of cross-chain solutions by Ethereum and other blockchains, in favor of a multi-chain future.My argument for why the future will be *multi-chain*, but it will not be *cross-chain*: there are fundamental limits to the security of bridges that hop across multiple "zones of sovereignty". … [Read more...] about Vitalik Buterin on why cross-chain bridges will not be a part of the multi-chain future
What Is Web 3? Here’s How Future Polkadot Founder Gavin Wood Explained It in 2014
The protocols and technologies on the web, and even at large the internet, served as a great technology preview. The workhorses of SMTP, FTP, HTTP(S), PHP, HTML and Javascript each helped contribute to the sort of rich cloud-based applications we see today such as Google’s Drive, Facebook and Twitter, not to mention the countless other applications ranging through games, … [Read more...] about What Is Web 3? Here’s How Future Polkadot Founder Gavin Wood Explained It in 2014
DAOs are the foundation of Web3, the creator economy and the future of work
Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) started out as a simple concept envisioned as organizations, created by an idea and fueled by developers, that automate business functions and processes by leveraging smart contracts and all the fundamental tenets of blockchain. The core idea was to flatten the complex business process that various organizations are mired in and … [Read more...] about DAOs are the foundation of Web3, the creator economy and the future of work
Three Dominant Trends in the Future of Blockchain Gaming
This year, OP Games, a Web 3 gaming arcade platform built on Near, changed how users buy, own and trade in-game assets. Unlike typical AAA games, which are produced by major publishers, and mobile games, which often sandbox digital assets on their platforms, OP Games is turning them into collectible non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which players can own outside of the OP Games … [Read more...] about Three Dominant Trends in the Future of Blockchain Gaming