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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
GM, $3 billion. That’s an estimation of just how much money North Korea has made from cryptocurrency hacks between 2017 and 2023. There’s no sign that the regime is slowly down, however. Last month, North Korea was thought to be the attacker that stole $235 million from India-based
GM, Earlier this month, 150-year-old bank Goldman Sachs said it plans to launch its first tokenized funds. The news generated plenty of attention—but why? The premise is that tokenized funds will knock down the walls and allow anyone to enjoy access to financial instruments that are currently only for
GM, Speaking your mind online can come at a price in some countries—even just indicating your preference can be costly in some, too. This week we are looking at how blockchain technology can have a tangible impact on free speech and opinion online. We’ve written about zero-knowledge proofs
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It may not have huge user numbers but its goal to connect social networks and apps fulfills an ambition Twitter once held Web3 social media service Farcaster raised eyebrows in May when it announced that it had raised a massive $150 million round that valued its business at $1 billion.
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GM, Web3 is all about taking unfair advantages. Last week, we looked at how Coinbase used its position as an industry bellwether and public company to develop the second largest Ethereum layer-two platform in less than a year. On a related theme, today we are diving into TON, the blockchain
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GM, Coinbase is one of the leading names in Web3. When it makes a move, the industry sits up. In August 2023, it launched a layer-two (L2) blockchain—designed to help make transactions on Ethereum 10X cheaper and significantly faster. The lofty goal is to onboard the next billion crypto
Verifiable Private Identity
A Verifiable Private Identity (VPI) is comprised of self-sovereign data (stored and accessed via an identity oracle) and privacy-preserving ‘identity assets’ such as Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and Verifiable Credentials (VCs).
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GM, Matter Labs is the story of the year. Its zkSync platform is used by millions who enjoy faster and cheaper transactions on Ethereum. Oh, and it is about to launch the year’s most-anticipated token. But it became talk-of-the-town for all the wrong reasons last week when it emerged
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GM, The trial of the developers behind a Web3 platform called Tornado Cash is dividing public opinion. Tornado Cash is a service that brings privacy to the transparent world of blockchain-based transactions. One developer has been sentenced to five years in jail in The Netherlands, while another faces trial in
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GM, It’s been an eventful few weeks for the concept of decentralized, blockchain-based identification. Worldcoin, the project co-founded by Sam Altman, last month announced plans to introduce its own chain. That was quickly followed by MicroStrategy—yes, the firm synonymous with buying loads of Bitcoin—revealing it is working
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GM, Bitcoin continues to be the story of Web3 this year, so you know we had to attend the inaugural Bitcoin Asia event which took place on SO WHAT’s home turf in Hong Kong. We spent the week at side events, dinners, drink meetups, breakfasts and, of course, the
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Decentralized physical infrastructure network are offering new ways for cloud computing, mobile networks, EV charging and much more Decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) is one of the buzziest topics in Web3 right now. The concept is to build physical networks that can run without middlemen. File-storage, WiFi, mapping and artificial
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GM, It finally happened. Last week saw the latest Bitcoin halving, an event that decreases the rewards received by Bitcoin miners—who are integral to the process of transactions and new coin minting. If you heard about the halving but don’t really get it, this is the issue for
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GM, Bitcoin, Bitcoin, Bitcoin. The upcoming halving is all that Web3 is talking about—although the crazy weather in Dubai, where the latest Token 2049 event is happening, is not far behind. Halvings tend to be a tense affair. Past events have been preceded by a sizeable drop in Bitcoin
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GM, Dogecoin. Pepe Coin. Dogwifhat. Degen. Shib Inu. Bonk. Based Fink. Jeo Boden. These are some of the thousands of ‘memecoins’ that traders have bought this year. Memecoins are a unique part of the cryptocurrency landscape. Based around tapping online memes, they offer little in the way of utility, trade