Beginner’s guide to Web3: crypto heads dream up a new kind of internet
If you’re still trying to get your head around the web, let alone crypto, NFTs and dapps, there’s a hard road ahead
14 December 2021 - 19:08
If you follow the world of cryptocurrency even casually, you know it produces a constant supply of jargon. There’s NFT, dapp, DeFi and tokenomics, to name a few. Brace yourself for a new one: Web3. The idea is that crypto isn’t just for sending money or speculating with, but could be used to build a whole new web. If the believers are right, this is one bit of cryptospeak worth getting familiar with, even if you never touch bitcoin...
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