Web3

At last week's Benzinga Future of Digital Assets conference, a spotlight shone on the future of Web3 technologies and their potential to reshape data ownership and privacy. Markus Kuhnert, founder and CEO of 1iO, shared his vision for a decentralized internet that empowers users by eliminating...

Amid the transformative rise of digital currencies and blockchain technology, one project has captured global attention for its simplicity and ingenuity: Notcoin. Conceived by Sasha Plotvinov and his team at Open Builders, what began as a straightforward clicker game has blossomed into a viral...

Playbux CEO Sarun Vichayabhai predicts that movies, games and TV shows will one day be “far more interactive and personalized” than they are today. The key to this evolution? Playbux’s so-called “real intelligence (RI)” technology. It combines artificial intelligence...

RAIR Technologies, an open-source platform for building decentralized Web3 applications, has been accepted into the Denarii Labs Accelerator, a competitive program aimed at helping early-stage Web3 companies develop and fine-tune their tokenomics. The 12-week accelerator program, led by RedBeard...

Payments infrastructure platform Mercuryo on Thursday introduced a new product, Spend, a euro-denominated debit card designed to bridge the gap between self-custodial crypto wallets and traditional payment systems. The card, issued by Quicko and operating on the Mastercard network, can be...

The integration of AI within the Web3 ecosystem is taking a significant leap forward, according to Nick Havryliak, CEO and co-founder of data provenance protocol Assisterr. Havryliak told Benzinga in an exclusive interview on Tuesday about the importance of creating a decentralized AI...

VeeCon will bring the best of business, pop culture and Web3 in a multi-day conference hosted by serial entrepreneur and VeeFriends founder Gary Vaynerchuk (aka Gary Vee) for a third straight year. Here's the latest on the event, including the newly announced speakers added to the star-studded...

For the third straight year, serial entrepreneur and VeeFriends founder Gary Vaynerchuk (aka Gary Vee) will host an annual conference that combines elements of business, pop culture and Web3. Here's the details on VeeCon 2024 and the first round of speakers announced. VeeCon 2024: After hosting...

The 150th Kentucky Derby on May 4 could have more people paying attention to the superfecta odds and top four finishers than in past years. What Happened: Virtual horse racing game Photo Finish LIVE announced a SuperFecta Scratch-Off event that will offer a $100,000 prize to one lucky winner....

The Web3 landscape is experiencing a significant shift, with user expectations for their wallets evolving rapidly. Gone are the days when secure asset storage was the sole function; users now seek a more comprehensive and integrated experience within their Web3 wallets. Features like DApp browsing...

MyShell, a web3-enabled AI platform focused on creators, has raised $11 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Dragonfly. Other investors in the round included Delphi Ventures, Bankless Ventures, Maven11 Capital, Nascent, Nomad Capital and OKX Ventures, MyShell said Wednesday. Angel...

For the latest edition of my “Crypto Opinion with Mike Ermolaev” series, I was able to chat with Allen Day, who, in his time with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), was able to build the company’s web3 development team from the ground up. In our wide-ranging discussion, Allen touched on many...

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko sparked discussions on blockchain's role in e-commerce, sharing the success story of their recent mobile phone sales. What Happened: Partnering with web3 payment platform Helio, Solana pre-sold 100,000 "chapter 2" phones, raking in a...

RAIR Technologies unveiled Thursday, Feb. 8 a Web3 marketplace and management platform designed for enterprise use. What Happened: The company debuted the RAIR.market platform, its first production-ready suite aimed at facilitating the entire digital asset lifecycle for businesses, from asset...

Crypto's version of "Shark Tank" — called Killer Whales — is set to premiere on Feb. 8. What Happened: The show, produced by CoinMarketCap and HELLO Labs, will feature Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci as the anchor. Scaramucci, known by his...