The term Web3 covers a number of trends that make up what is sometimes called the "decentralized internet." The vision here is to create an internet that isn’t controlled by huge corporations like ...

Web3 has the potential to disrupt pretty much everything we know about life online and who controls it. But as with any technology that’s rapidly evolving, it can be hard to separate the facts from ...

The internet has grown from a basic information-sharing network (Web1) to an interactive platform where users create content (Web2). Now, it’s shifting toward a decentralized model (Web3), where users ...

Web3-based gaming, also known as blockchain gaming, refers to gaming that utilizes distributed ledger technology to offer greater transparency, security, democratization and user control over in-game ...

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This is part of “The Latecomer’s Guide to Crypto,” a mega-F.A.Q. about cryptocurrency and its offshoots. Kevin Roose, a Times technology columnist, is answering some of the most frequently asked ...