Decentralized Web

The Node: COVID-19 and the Need for Web 3.0

Societal change has been both small- and large-scale, from the acceleration of e-commerce and work from home to the loss of trust in experts and institutions.

News  ·  11 March 2021

Lessons from CoinDesk’s One-Day YouTube Shutdown

The helplessness we felt during the suspension points to a much bigger problem for everyone, writes Michael J. Casey.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 March 2021
Newsletters

Blockchain Bites: DOGE, Musk, Robinhood, GameStop and Crypto’s ‘Populist’ Revolution

A renewed the pitch to create open access and decentralized standards is much bigger than what's happening to a few stocks.

News  ·  29 January 2021
Brave

Brave Becomes First Browser to Offer Native IPFS Integration

IPFS integration gives Brave users easier access to the protocol while improving the overall resilience of the internet.

Tech  ·  19 January 2021
Opinion

The Terminators: A Short Story

Sia co-founder David Vorick's short story takes the perspective of the decentralized web recounting its own, inevitable rise.

People  ·  8 November 2020
Opinion

How the Decentralized Web Transfers Wealth From Corporations to People

Companies today control our domain names, the content we host and our access to the internet. By 2030, that will change.

Tech  ·  6 October 2020
Opinion

Why the Decentralized Web’s Development Is Unstoppable

The time to hone in on the “New Internet” is now.

Tech  ·  18 August 2020
Bitcoin

Blockstack’s New Consensus Mechanism Creates New Use Case for Bitcoin

Blockstack is rolling out a consensus mechanism that presents a fresh use case for the world's most popular cryptocurrency.

Tech  ·  6 February 2020
Data Storage

Filecoin, But Forever: Arweave Raises $5 Million to Build Out ‘Permaweb’

Arweave, a startup building a decentralized storage protocol for the world's knowledge, raises $5 million via token sale from a16z, USV and Multicoin.

Markets  ·  5 November 2019
Venture Capital

Crypto Investing May Have Finally Met Its Tinder Match

Meet Jeff Morris, Jr., who's the director of product at online dating provider Tinder, but also a venture capitalist in the crypto space.

Business  ·  26 October 2018
Cloudflare

Cloudflare Launches Decentralized Web Gateway at Its First ‘Crypto Week’

Cloudflare intends to announce a new cryptography-related product every day this week. The first: a gateway to access the InterPlanetary File System.

Business  ·  17 September 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Second-Ever Developer Is Back (With a Big Vision for Crypto)

The first developer to code alongside Satoshi couldn't stay away from crypto for long. He's now helping to launch a new token.

Tech  ·  31 July 2018
App Store

Blockstack Announces ‘Universal’ Dapp Store for the Decentralized Web

Blockstack announced app.co, a decentralized app store aimed at bringing together all dapps for users' convenience.

Business  ·  16 May 2018