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06.07 / 19:31

Blockchain Web3 Analysis Reddit Opinion API Web 2.0 Buckle up, Reddit: Closed APIs cost more than you’d expect

On July 1, the popular discussion website Reddit took a ruinous step: Its application programming interface (API) — the tool that gives developers access to its rich store of data as they build and train applications — ceased providing free, open access. Going forward, it will be closed and, for some developers, too expensive to access.

24.05 / 10:01

Blockchain defi Web3 interview Web 2.0 Web3 threatened by Web2.5 and regulations, exec warns

As Web3 remains in its early stages, its ideals and original vision of creating an interoperable financial landscape are under attack, according to Jamie Burke, the founder and CEO of Web3 accelerator Outlier Ventures.

09.03 / 16:49

Blockchain Adoption wallet Web3 Africa Web 2.0 Self-Custody Wallet Web3 platform partners with self-custody wallet to broaden crypto adoption in Africa

Cassava Network, an African Web3 platform focused on NFTs, gaming and loyalty rewards, has launched the third version of its platform, featuring an integration with non-custodial smart contract wallet Unipass to lets users use email addresses instead of seed phrase and gas.

07.03 / 21:59

Technology Adoption Web3 Tech Web 2.0 Tech Analysis Why didn't crypto walk the walk at ETHDenver?

Last week’s ETHDenver conference highlighted a disturbing trend in the crypto industry. While not unique to blockchain, the trend of not using the products our industry creates is something that the crypto community needs to grapple with. In more mature industries, this “dogfooding” is enforced. Microsoft employees must use Outlook, Word and so on. But in early industries such as blockchain, this dynamic is still being worked through.

01.02 / 19:37

business Technology Adoption Web3 Software Cloud Services Web 2.0 Web3 could seize on the decades-old software-as-a-service business model

In the era of services like Netflix, Dropbox or Amazon Prime, it’s quite easy to forget about the times when customers were getting in line to acquire boxed digital products, like software or entertainment media, with one-time purchases. The age of annual fees started when consumer products turned into subscription-based services.

06.01 / 15:49

NFT Web3 community Web 2.0 Industry seeks solutions for NFT image-hosting disasters

The image-hosting aspect of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) needs major improvements. First, people saw NFTs on FTX breaking after it declared bankruptcy. More recently, NFTs on the marketplace Magic Eden showed some questionable images instead of their actual thumbnails.

08.12 / 13:01

NFT Web3 FTX Web 2.0 NFTs minted on FTX break, highlighting Web2 hosting flaws

The FTX collapse highlighted many flaws in the crypto industry. Now, the effects of the FTX debacle have broken into the nonfungible token (NFT) space with users unable to view their FTX-hosted NFTs.

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