Andreessen Horowitz launches its research lab focused on Web3

    Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is launching a new technological research lab to focus on innovation and problem solving as the world of crypto and blockchain expands and matures. The new team of a16z Crypto Research is staffed with academics aiming to provide deeper insights for the firm’s portfolio companies. In a new press…

    Coinbase Ventures reveals its crypto outlook for the rest of the year

    Coinbase Ventures, the investment arm of crypto exchange Coinbase, recapped what it did in Q1 and what it sees happening in crypto over the rest of the year. One of the most active venture capital firms in the crypto market made 71 investments over the first three months of the year, with a record $12.5…

    Emirates is betting on NFTs, Web3, and the metaverse

    Emirates revealed its plans to expand the airline’s use of the metaverse and launch NFTs to increase revenue and improve customer service. The NFTs are designed to be both collectible and utility-based, and the first projects are already underway, with launch anticipated in the coming months, it said in a statement on Thursday. Emirates added…

    FTX partners with AZA Finance to push Web3, NFTs and cryptocurrencies in Africa

    Crypto exchange FTX announced the start of a partnership with AZA Finance, whose objective is to “expand the adoption of Web3 and digital currencies throughout Africa,” including also non-fungible tokens (NFTs). A statement released by AZA Finance said the two companies will work to “create pathways for African users to participate and learn about the…

    MetaMask builder ConsenSys raises $450 million at a $7 billion valuation

    Ethereum software company ConsenSys, which created MetaMask, and Infura, raised an additional $450 million, doubling its valuation in four months. ConsenSys Software Inc will use its new funding to bring in more people from traditional finance. Ethereum software company ConsenSys announced on March 15 that it has raised a $450 million Series D round led…

    Web3 relies on participatory economics, and that is what is missing – Participation

    Web3 needs to reframe around participation in terms of technology, architecture, design, and talent to achieve a decentralized internet, Nitin Gaur shares his opinion on Cointelegraph. Web3 is hailed as a technology paradigm that is fueled by the creator economy and is in the future, or rather, the next evolution of the internet. As we…