Archive - SO WHAT? A Web3 Digest for Executives

We will never know who created Bitcoin—and that’s a good thing

Anonymous creator is the ultimate proof that Bitcoin works

Oct 15 •

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Token2049: a Web3 carnival with 20K people and Ethereum-Solana showdown

This is probably the most important Web3 event in the world

Oct 3 •

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September 2024

Prediction markets have blown up around the US election—are they here to stay?

More than $1 billion has been bet on the US election, despite platforms being banned in the US

Sep 18 •

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Telegram is essentially a Web3 company now

Telegram is already the messaging app of choice for Web3 but today its entire business model is inextricably linked with this volatile industry

Sep 5 •

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August 2024

Why crypto’s most polarizing figure is worrying Bitcoiners

Justin Sun, founder of TRON, has spooked Web3 by getting involved in wrapped Bitcoin, a crucial connection between Web3 and Bitcoin

Aug 28 •

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North Korea has made over $3B from Web3 hacks—here’s how

Web3 is flushed with cash and without the robust security of traditional finance—ideal conditions for hackers from the isolated nation

Aug 20 •

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July 2024

Tokenized funds are on the rise—no wonder JPMorgan wants a piece of the action

JPMorgan is set to become the latest bank to dive into tokenized funds, which have more than doubled in volume since February

Jul 30 •

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Anonymous and accountable: how blockchain can change the game for polls

A new service allows people to vote anonymously without polls being ravaged by spam or bots

Jul 8 •

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June 2024

Farcaster, the billion dollar Web3 social project, has ambitious plans

It may not have huge user numbers but its goal to connect social networks and apps fulfills an ambition Twitter once held

Jun 25 •

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Telegram’s aborted blockchain project came back from the dead and is now the hottest platform in Web3

Integrations with Telegram and its 900 million users mean TON offers a different route for developers seeking mainstream adoption

Jun 17 •

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Inside Base—the blockchain Coinbase launched to reach a billion users

Base has made promising progress less than a year after launch but more users and less centralization are key challenges

Jun 10 •

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A controversial trademark claim may sour this year’s most-anticipated Web3 launch

Matter Lab’s now-aborted move to trademark ZK technology threatens to overshadow its much-hyped zkSync launch

Jun 3 •

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