Web3

Web3 is a vision for the next generation of the internet, built on decentralized technologies like blockchain, that aims to give users ownership and control over their data and digital assets. It encompasses applications, platforms, and infrastructure, including wallets, gaming networks, and trading hubs, that operate without centralized authorities.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news now due to its continued evolution, with major companies expanding into the space, new infrastructure being developed for AI, and significant exploits affecting its platforms.

Latest on Web3

• The best Web3 wallets in 2026: from crypto storage to onchain trading hubs
• Phillip’s Web3 arm Symphony bets on Kazakhstan for Central Asia push
• AI agents are getting wallets: the Web3 infrastructure behind the machine economy
• Web3 gaming network Sandbox stops Base and BNB chain bridging after exploit
• Web3 is not dead, it is finally growing up: What will define the next generation of Web3 companies
• Singapore’s Psalion raises US$50M fund for Web3’s next practical phase
• Microsoft's M12 backed the first Web3 company without solving how an enterprise AI system actually *trusts* data that lives on a blockchain instead of behind a firewall.

Connections

10 entities linked to Web3 across the news graph.