Decentralized storage providers power the Web3 economy, but adoption still un...
Decentralized storage providers are proving to be the backbone of Web3, but what does this mean for centralized web service providers? The promise of owning and managing one’s own data is revolutionary, creating increasing interest in Web3 platforms and applications. For instance, recent findings show that the Web3 market was estimated to be worth around $2.9 billion last year, yet this number is expected to reach $23.3 billion by 2028. Web3 is also capturing the interest of venture capitalists, as Cointelegraph Research found this sector to be the most sought-after investment deal in....
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The organization said that it intends to promote awareness and adoption of decentralized technologies, such as Filecoin, IPFS and Libp2p. Decentralized storage network Filecoin has partnered with Protocol Labs and other participants within the Web3 ecosystem to launch the Decentralized Storage Alliance. According to the announcement, one of the main goals of the newly formed alliance is to help Web2 enterprises transition to Web3 through education, advocacy and best practices.The Alliance said it hopes to achieve this by bringing together diverse viewpoints from leading Web2 and Web3....
The Web 3.0 era is upon us with adoption increasing at a rapid rate, especially as more and more decentralized offerings continue to make their way onto the market. However, before proceeding any further, it would be beneficial for our readers to understand what exactly the term Web3 means. In its simplest sense, Web3 refers […]
The data suggests that DeFi apps running on mostly centralized cloud providers may make Ethereum vulnerable. The majority of 4,653 active Ethereum nodes are in the hands of centralized web providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS), which could “expose Ethereum to central points of failure,” according to crypto analytics platform Messari.A Monday post shows that three major cloud providers account for 69% of hosted nodes on the Ethereum Mainnet, with over 50% of that coming from Amazon Web Services (AWS), over 15% from Hetzner and 4.1% from OVH. Figures from Ethernodes additionally show that....
The firm, whose data centers are located in the United States, generated $40 million in sales last year. On Monday, W3BCloud, a firm building global data centers for the Web3 and blockchain sectors, announced that it was going public via a takeover by special purpose acquisition vehicle (SPAC) Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I. Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, has $345 million in trust and has received commitments from AMD, ConsenSys, SK Inc., and others for an additional $50 million in new investments. The combined transaction will value....
The Web3 infrastructure race heats up as more providers compete with each other, which indicates a healthy decentralization of the Web3 ecosystem. People interact with open-source applications like MetaMask, Web3 games, the metaverse and DeFi protocols every day but don’t often stop to think about what happens in the background for it all to work. If we think of Web3 as a burgeoning new city, node infrastructure providers are the underlying power grid that makes operations possible.All DApps need to communicate with blockchains, and full nodes serve billions of requests from DApps to read....