Web 3.0

Why Web 3.0 Tokens Might Be the Next Hot Trade in Cryptocurrencies

Digital assets like livepeer, helium and bittorent have soared in value this year despite the recent slump in cryptocurrencies.

Markets  ·  4 August 2021

How Axie Infinity Creates Work in the Metaverse

A cute NFT pet game called Axie Infinity is currently raking in more protocol revenue than Ethereum and Bitcoin. Filipinos are benefitting.

Features  ·  17 July 2021
Web 3.0

OpenBazaar Co-Founder Explains Why Web 3’s Answer to eBay Folded Its Tents

The P2P marketplace was backed by powerhouse VCs Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures. Brian Hoffman candidly reflects on where it went wrong.

Business  ·  15 July 2021
Newsletters

We Should Sign On to the Web, Not to Websites

You are you everywhere offline. You should be able to be you everywhere online, too.

Opinion  ·  12 July 2021
China

Didi’s Downfall and the Case for Web 3.0

Chinese autocracy cut off the ride-hailing giant at the knees. But tech centralization leaves tech companies worldwide just as vulnerable.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 July 2021
Opinion

Web 3.0 Is Coming for the Sharing Economy

DeFi demonstrates how "sharing" businesses can be built using open protocols, says EY's blockchain leader.

Business  ·  19 April 2021
Coronavirus

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
Censorship

Internet Deplatforming as Class Warfare

Protecting democracy from misinformation and hate speech? More like preventing everyday people from communicating with each other.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 March 2021
YouTube

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
Cloudflare

Cloudflare Teams With Unstoppable Domains to Bring .Crypto Addresses to Web Browsers

The new integration means web users can directly access decentralized websites form any browser.

Tech  ·  16 February 2021
Web 3.0

Pirated Academic Database Sci-Hub Is Now on the ‘Uncensorable Web’

Sci-Hub, a pirate database of academic papers using bitcoin for funding, has joined the distributed domain names network Handshake.

Tech  ·  12 January 2021
Opinion

Now Is the Time to Advance the Decentralized Web

After the U.S. Capitol insurrection and Twitter's unilateral ban of President Trump, decentralizing the web has never been more necessary.

People  ·  11 January 2021
Cryptography

The Future of Cryptographic Security in the Age of Quantum

How blockchain technology can thrive in an age of quantum computing.

Tech  ·  6 January 2021
Opinion

Building the Next Wave of Web 3.0

Building an internet we can trust requires trustless protocols, says Filecoin's ecosystem lead.

People  ·  26 December 2020
Dapps

Web 3.0 Infrastructure Blockchain ‘The Graph’ Now Live on Ethereum

The Graph seeks to create usable decentralized indexes and API feeds for blockchain-based projects through its own blockchain and native token GRT.

Tech  ·  17 December 2020