Web3
The Next Step in the Evolution of Web3: Regenerative Finance
“ReFi,” coined by economist John Fullerton, is the process of using markets to fix the issues markets have created. Crypto, the freest market system yet, can help bootstrap efforts to regenerate the world economy.

The Sandbox Onboards Security Firm OpenZeppelin to Protect Its Platform from Attacks
The blockchain security firm behind the Forta network will monitor vulnerabilities, alert for potential threats and audit smart contracts within the popular metaverse game.

Web3 Domain Provider Unstoppable Domains to Integrate With Etherscan and Polygonscan
The integration will make it easier to trace domain addresses on the two blockchain explorers.

NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Rolls Out Rewards Program
After re-enforcing royalties earlier this month, the marketplace will reward users for trading NFTs on the marketplace.

Gaming Platform Forte Partners With Venture Studio SuperLayer to Expand Beyond Web3 Gaming
The blockchain platform also invested $5 million in the venture studio, which will go towards backing incubated companies.

Building Privacy Infrastructure in DeFi
Railgun DAO's Co-Founder and Head of Product and Engineering John Meurer Jr. brings to I.D.E.A.S. 2022 a presentation on the current issues around privacy in the Web 2 and Web3 space and the significance of building privacy infrastructure in DeFi.

How Can NFT and Web3 Brands Scale Beyond the Drop
Co:Create CEO and Founder Tara Fung brings to I.D.E.A.S. 2022 a presentation on how NFT projects and Web3 brands can scale beyond the initial drop as most NFT collections fail due to a lack of further community engagement.

Bringing Credit to Web3 With Soulbound Identities
Masa Finance founder Brendan Playford joins I.D.E.A.S. 2022 with a presentation on the significance of identity and credit in the Web3 space and how Masa plans on bridging the gap between CeFi and DeFi to provide opportunities for people to create a new financial identity through a decentralized credit score.

How Umee Brings Debt Markets to DeFi
Umee Founder and CEO Brent Xu joins I.D.E.A.S. 2022 to discuss what Umee has done to bring the debt markets to DeFi and the Web3 space, connecting borrowers and lenders across all crypto ecosystems. Plus, an outlook on the application of the IBC protocol.
