Web 3.0


Markets

CoinDesk 20 Update: ATOM, ICP and SOL Are In; AAVE, GRT and UNI Are Out

Web 3 is replacing DeFi among the most traded currencies in crypto.

The Solana conference's closing gala in Lisbon's main square. (Zack Seward/CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Hashed Raises $200M for Web 3 Investments

The South Korean venture firm has now raised $320 million in the past 12 months.

(Markus Spiske/Unsplash)

Finance

El metaverso representa una oportunidad de mercado de $1 billón, según Grayscale

Los ingresos de los mundos virtuales de juego podrían crecer hasta los $400.000 millones en 2025.

(The Sandbox)

Finance

German VC Greenfield One Raises $160M Crypto Fund With Backing From Swisscom, Others

The VC’s third fund is its biggest yet, and most likely one of the largest crypto funds in Europe.

Berlin (Adam Vradenburg/Unsplash)

Tech

Web 3 Social Media Needs Dedicated Blockchains

General-purpose blockchains are awesome at DeFi, but prohibitively expensive for decentralized social media.

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Markets

Loopring Price Up 7-Fold This Month on GameStop Speculation, Metaverse Bets

The token has surged from below $1 to over $3 in the space of weeks.

There's suddenly a halo around Loopring in cryptocurrency markets. (Art Institute of Chicago, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Decentraland’s MANA Jumps 80% as Facebook Rebrand Fuels Metaverse Bets

Facebook’s commitment to building out the metaverse is a signal there is value to be unlocked, an analyst says.

Metaverse gaming world

Finance

Blockchain Game Companies Pen Open Letter to Valve: ‘Don’t Ban Web3 Games’

The developer booted the games from its Steam platform last month.

Steam

Finance

Blockchain Development Platform QuickNode Raises $35M

The Series A follows a $5.3 million seed round earlier this year and includes participation from Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian and entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano.

QuickNode co-founders (left to right) Dmitry Shklovsky, Manuel Kreutz, Auston Bunsen and Alex Nabutovsky pose for a photo in Miami. (QuickNode)

Policy

Why US Policymakers Should Embrace Web 3

Three words: progress, opportunity and inclusion.

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