Why web3 Is The Place To Be
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-iigN2WjvY&ab_channel=ProtocolLabs There’s a lot of hype about web3 , so much so that the New York Times recently ran a profile on the many tech executives leaving their posts to join the space . The article focuses on the financial leverage that cryptocurrencies offer and less so on why web3 matters as the next wave of computing. As a software engineer, and someone who recently joined the web3 space, I wanted to share my view of the excitement and challenges facing web3. web Let’s start with the exciting stuff :) The Technology . Achieving consensus in an untrusted network is a technological breakthrough that the Bitcoin blockchain pioneered. It’s a real breakthrough, unlocking the digital ability to create scarcity, make guarantees in the future, and create the first resilient, real-world applicable version of digital money. Also, all of these protocols rely on some major advancements in the field of cryptography...