Founder of Web3 Messaging App: Decentralized Platforms Enable Users ‘to Build...

Founder of Web3 Messaging App: Decentralized Platforms Enable Users ‘to Build...

In a world where censorship is growing and the right to privacy is being undermined, Web3 — the next iteration of the world wide web — looks to some like the solution users of online platforms are waiting for. As some pioneering Web3 products and solutions have demonstrated, when users are in control, there are fewer incidents of breaches or unsanctioned use or transfer of their data. Decentralized Communication Finance (Dcfi) Building on this success, some Web3 startups are now attempting to create solutions that make it possible to combine decentralized finance....


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