Web3

Calling Web3 Corrupted by VCs, Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Pitches Web5
Calling Web3 Corrupted by VCs, Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Pitches Web5
June 29, 2022  |  Blockchain

DEK: The Block CEO wants to build a decentralized web, but doesn’t believe the current vision of a blockchain-based internet — where people control their...

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Napster Plans Web3-Focused Comeback With NFTs
Napster Plans Web3-Focused Comeback With NFTs
June 29, 2022  |  NFTs

Napster, the brand of an early, free music-file sharing service that was born in a university dorm room and helped turn the music industry on...

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Today in The Connected Economy: Mastercard Debuts ‘Belle Block’ Community
Today in The Connected Economy: Mastercard Debuts ‘Belle Block’ Community
June 23, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Mastercard unveils the Belle Block, a crypto and Web3 community aimed at women and nonbinary people. Also, Mastercard and WhatsApp...

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Mastercard Launches ‘The Belle Block’ Web3, Crypto Community for Women, Nonbinary Individuals
Mastercard Launches ‘The Belle Block’ Web3, Crypto Community for Women, Nonbinary Individuals
June 23, 2022  |  Mastercard

Mastercard is leading an effort to make Web3 and cryptocurrency more accessible to women and nonbinary people through The Belle Block, a community focused on...

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Is the Metaverse Just the Web Wearing 3D Glasses?
Is the Metaverse Just the Web Wearing 3D Glasses?
June 22, 2022  |  Metaverse

There’s a huge amount of hype, and increasingly, money, being poured into “the metaverse” by some of the largest companies in the world as well...

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Tintra Seeks UK Patent to Protect Digital Wallet Linking Tech
Tintra Seeks UK Patent to Protect Digital Wallet Linking Tech
June 17, 2022  |  Payment Methods

FinTech firm Tintra Plc filed a U.K. patent application to protect its technology that links digital wallets with common ownership across different platforms and accounts,...

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With FinTech Funding Tanking, Crypto Remains VC Firms’ Darling
With FinTech Funding Tanking, Crypto Remains VC Firms’ Darling
June 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In late May, venture capital (VC) giant Andresseen Horowitz raised $4.5 billion for a new fund to invest in crypto startups, almost a third more...

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Star Atlas, MoonPay Team on Crypto-Based Metaverse In-Game Payments
Star Atlas, MoonPay Team on Crypto-Based Metaverse In-Game Payments
June 09, 2022  |  Metaverse

Metaverse design company Star Atlas partnered Thursday (June 9) with cryptocurrency payments infrastructure company MoonPay to allow players to buy nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and in-game...

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Behind the Hype, Metaverse Marketing Offers Dismal ROI
Behind the Hype, Metaverse Marketing Offers Dismal ROI
June 09, 2022  |  Metaverse

There has been a staggering amount of hype around “the metaverse” over the past six months to a year, with major brands from McDonald’s to...

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