Zero Knowledge Proofs: What They Are, How They Work, and Why Your Business Needs Them
Discover how zero-knowledge proofs prove compliance, block fraud, and slash breach costs without revealing customer data.
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Vietnam Legalises Digital Assets Under New Digital Technology Law
Discover how Vietnam’s Digital Technology Law defines crypto assets, mandates strong KYC / AML controls, and how Terminal 3’s ZKP identity rails keep firms compliant.
Stablecoin payment adoption is rocketing— and this is only the beginning
GM, Shopify, Stripe, PayPal, Visa, Uber, Apple, Google… these are some of the companies that have integrated or are considering integrating stablecoins into their business. We wrote about the potential of stablecoins nearly 18 months ago, but the concept of digital money has rapidly gained traction even over that short
Can MANTRA regain trust and momentum after a 95% token price drop?
GM, Launching a token can make founders of Web3 startups rich—and in far quicker time than it takes to be acquired or go public in an IPO. Cryptocurrency markets are liquid, but that can also spell peril for companies if their token price falls. That’s the subject of
Letter from the Founders: Seed Round Reflections and Thanks
Dear Friends, When we founded Terminal 3, we were imagining what the internet could be if it were truly equitable. We envisioned a digital world where privacy is a right not a privilege, and where businesses can innovate without compromising trust. Our mission is to prove that data should be
Terminal 3 Raises US$8mn Seed Round to Scale Privacy Technology In New Age of AI
Hong Kong, 30 April 2025: Terminal 3, a Hong Kong-based Web3 startup, has successfully raised a seed funding round of US$8m. The investment will drive the development of a novel data privacy and security protocol due for launch later in the year and accelerate the adoption of the company’
Circle IPO: A unique money printing model that will divide investors
GM, Circle’s IPO has been talked about for a number of years, and finally it just took a big step to reality after the US firm—which issues popular stablecoin USDC—filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This week we’re digging into its
The growing convergence between traditional payment and finance and Web3
GM, This week we’re looking at the growing convergence between traditional finance and payments and the Web3 industry. This year alone, billions have been spent on acquisitions both ways and companies on both sides are likely to increasingly look like each other. Let’s dive in! Best, Jon and
3 big takeaways from the record $1.5 billion ByBit hack
GM, It’s been a month since Web3’s largest ever hack took place: ByBit lost $1.5 billion at the hands of North Korea-affiliated hackers. The audits are in, the real-time stories have been written, but what are the bigger takeaways from this catastrophic event? Our newsletter this week
The SEC Just Flipped on Crypto: What It Means for Web3
Dropping 2-year-old Coinbase lawsuit signals a major shift in US crypto regulation
USA, AI and developers: what does 2025 have in store for Web3?
Our predictions for this year and our review of last year’s forecasts
Our 10X recap of Web3 in 2024
GM, Happy New Year! We enjoyed a restful festive period here at SO WHAT and we are excited to be back. How excited you ask? Excited enough to 10X our annual recap, which includes 30 must-note topics from the year that was 2024. Stand by for our predictions, which will
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Terminal 3 partners with Varmeta to advance Web3 identity solutions
We are excited to announce our strategic partnership with Varmeta, an end-to-end development studio building products with emerging technologies to revolutionize industries. This collaboration brings together Terminal 3's expertise in privacy-preserving verifiable identities with Varmeta's comprehensive capabilities in Blockchain and AI development. Together, we are set
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How Bitcoin looks at $100K compared to $1K
GM, The world of Web3 is crazy at the best of times, but it’s been a particularly wild ride over the last few weeks since Donald Trump won the US Presidential election. The President-elect has said a number of positive things about crypto and Bitcoin generally—his win saw
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Terminal 3 joins Soneium as an infrastructure ecosystem partner
Terminal 3 is officially live on Soneium to bring Web3 technologies to everyday users. As part of the Soneium community, Terminal 3 will support emerging Soneium-based projects with private, native digital identity, universal credentials, and decentralized storage solutions. By enabling seamless integration, Terminal 3 allows developers and builders on Soneium
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Terminal 3 powers BuckID: Decentralized user profiles for gamers on BeraBucks
BuckID, powered by Terminal 3 Identity, is officially live on BeraBucks.com. BeraBucks is a decentralized gaming platform designed to connect the largest gaming communities in one place. Built on BeraChain, BeraBucks offers gamers a space to engage and compete, while offering community-driven gaming brands an unparalleled loyalty and questing
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Meet Pump.fun, the memecoin factory making $1M a day
GM, One of the most lucrative companies in Web3 today may also be one of the most controversial. This is not a company aiming to build a new internet, democratize financial services, or pursue other lofty goals. In fact, critics accuse it of enabling gambling, although some have praised it
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W3TS24 Highlights: Building Trust in a Digital World
ICYMI: Learnings from the 2024 Web3 Trust Summit in Hong Kong
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We will never know who created Bitcoin—and that’s a good thing
GM, This past week has been dominated by Satoshi Nakamoto, after HBO released its long-anticipated documentary aiming to answer the question of who created Bitcoin. No spoilers just yet, if you haven’t seen the show, but the truth is that we don’t need to know Satoshi’s true
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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 GM, It’s been a busy couple of weeks and we apologize for our absence. But we are back and recovered after a major week in Singapore. We returned to Token 2049 in the country known as Little Red
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Terminal 3 joins Hedera in Building All-in-One Toolkit for Tokenizing Real-World Assets
At Terminal 3, we believe in the transformative power of Web3 technologies to enhance financial ecosystems. Since our inception, part of our mission has been to reduce friction between digital assets and regulated spaces by leveraging private identities and credentials. We aim not only to streamline processes but also empower
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Prediction markets have blown up around the US election—are they here to stay?
GM, More than $1 billion has been wagered on the 2024 US election using a Web3 service that could break out into the mainstream. That figure is impressive, but it is even more notable considering the platform in question, Polymarket, is banned from offering bets on US soil. Welcome to
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Telegram is essentially a Web3 company now
GM, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest on August 24 in France has sparked major discussions across the Web3 space. Governments across the world have raised their focus on Telegram and Durov, predominantly on the impact of its lack of content moderation, and the debate between privacy and anonymity. While
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Why crypto’s most polarizing figure is worrying Bitcoiners
GM, Bitcoin is the front door to Web3, but this month it has been a major talking point after one of the industry’s most controversial figures became involved in a key asset that bridges Bitcoin to the rest of Web3: that’s wrapped BTC, aka WBTC. This week we