Web3


Consensus Magazine

The Year of Decentralized Social Media

Farcaster, Friend.tech and Lens showed how much can change in a year — but is Web3 networking ready for primetime?

EFDOT's image of Racer, the co-founder of Friend.tech, for Most Influential 2023.

Finance

KuCoin Ventures to Provide $20K Grant to TON Ecosystem

The funding will be allocated to five "mini-apps" focusing on payments and gaming.

16:9 KuCoin (Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto for Advisors: Investing in Web3

Alex Tapscott, author of the recently published book Web3: Charting the Internet’s Next Economic and Cultural Frontier, takes us through Web3 investment opportunities in today’s Advisors.

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Videos

Web3 Gaming Market Still Growing in 2023: Game7 Data

The Web3 gaming market continues to grow, albeit at a slower rate than before, according to a recent report from Game7. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Policy

EU Lawmakers Call to Reduce Tech Dependency on Other Countries With Metaverse Strategy

The European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection wants the bloc to take the lead on shaping virtual worlds according to EU values.

The EU's metaverse strategy is due soon (Pixabay)

Videos

The Creator Economy, AI and Future of Web3

Host Megha Chaddah dives into the state of crypto regulation in Hong Kong as the city continues its effort to keep a check on bad actors. Plus, a conversation with Animoca Brands Executive Chairman Yat Siu on non-fungible tokens (NFT), crypto regulation and the future of Web3. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world are in this episode of "Forkast IQ."

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Opinion

There Is a World of Web3 Outside the U.S. and Europe

Crypto is thriving in the Asia-Pacific region -- where uses, users and builders abound, Gitcoin's Azeem Khan argues.

Night view of Singapore from the habor. (Larry Teo/Unsplash)

Finance

Hong Kong Gaming Company Boyaa Interactive Seeks Approval to Buy $100M in Crypto to Boost Web3 Strategy

The company's plan highlights Hong Kong's rising profile as a digital asset hub.

Hong Kong (Unsplash)

Videos

Ethereum's 'Next Wave' of Adoption Is Coming: Optimism Unlimited Chief Growth Officer

Optimism Unlimited Ltd. Chief Growth Officer Ryan Wyatt, who previously worked at Polygon Labs and YouTube, discusses his new role at an operating subsidiary of the Optimism Foundation. Wyatt discusses Optimism's competitive advantages against other layer 2 blockchains in the Ethereum ecosystem, along with possible partnership plans and insights into the future of decentralized Web3 gaming.

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Opinion

Disney Does NFTs Again in Partnership With NBA Top Shot Makers Dapper Labs

CEO Roham Gharegozlou and VP Ridhima Kahn discuss the company's latest consumer-facing app.

Dapper Labs, inventors of CryptoKitties, have been working with Disney on the entertainment giant's latest foray into Web3. (PAN XIAOZHEN/Unsplash)