Web3: What is it, when will it be here, and how much is hype?

Tom Allen
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Web3 is about decentralisation and transparency, but critics fear power is already congealing around major players
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Web3 is about decentralisation and transparency, but critics fear power is already congealing around major players

Web3 promises a return to the early ideals of the internet: a utopia of transparency and self-ownership. But how well does it actually work in practice? And what does decentralisation even mean?

There's a new buzzword flying about, and if you're even tangentially on the outskirts of the tech world, you've probably heard about it: Web3, the supposed third version of the World Wide Web. W...

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