The Web3 Era: NFTs, the Metaverse, Blockchain and the Future of the Decentralized Internet

Length: 288 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2023-04-03
ISBN-10: 1119983932
ISBN-13: 9781119983934
Sales Rank: #1149126 (See Top 100 Books)

Get a sneak peek into the future of technology, finance, and the metaverse

In The Web3 Era: NFTs, the Metaverse, Blockchain and the Future of the Decentralized Internet, renowned finance and technology expert David Shin connects pivotal moments from the history of human progress and global trade with current events that are shaping the world of tomorrow through a fascinating and insightful exploration of the long-term, next-level use cases of non-fungible tokens and digital assets, and their implications for industries that leverage these advancements. In the book, you’ll find discussions of the challenges and opportunities for institutions awaiting the arrival of the Web3 space; how old Western central powers are struggling to keep up with the digital currencies of the East; and why our voices will matter as consensus-driven tribes converge to form DAOs. You’ll also discover the potential of blockchain as a pivotal engine for driving the metaverse economy and transforming contemporary web infrastructure into a decentralized network of free trade and social interaction governed by users themselves.

The author covers topics that include:

The potential institution of a smart treasury in a digital economy
The convergence of metaverse infrastructure with decentralized finance, creating a virtual world of open finance
Use cases for government-backed digital tokens in a variety of industries, including education, healthcare, and banking
Social interactions and commerce tied to Soulbound-identity, A.I. technology, archeological revelations, de-dollarization, and the rising Global South

An essential and one-of-a-kind resource for business leaders, executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and finance professionals, The Web3 Era: NFTs, the Metaverse, Blockchain and the Future of the Decentralized Internet will also benefit technology enthusiasts, digital marketers, and digital transformation specialists who seek to gain invaluable insights into the future of technology and finance, as well as anyone who believes that we are in need of a new system of governance for a better tomorrow.

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction
1 Rise of the DAOs
    King for a Day
    Does Your Vote Really Count?
    What a Wonderful, Trustless World
    Why the First DAO Had to Fall
    New‐Age Tribes
2 When the World Becomes Your Village…
    When We Left Gold Behind…
    The Corruption of Trade
    Decentralized Trading, Reputation Tokens, and the Death of the Irresponsible Influencer‐Marketer
    Can't Buy Me Love…
3 The New Centralization
    Who Owns the Fed?
    To Teach the World to Sing in Perfect Harmony
    Central Bank Digital Currencies and Data Collection
    Is Anything Real Anymore?
    You Can't Always Get What You Want…
4 Tower of Babel 2.0
    Lost in Translation
    The Language of Progress
    The Byzantine Generals Problem
    Creating Consensus and Spreading It
    The Antichrist is Coming
5 Soul Beyond Face Value
    Digital Gangsters' Paradise
    The Angry Face Algorithm
    It's a Long Road From Rakhine
    If You Tolerate This Then Your Children Will Be Next
    Your Soul Defines You
    Notes
6 Back to Africa
    We are Family? We are Françafrique
    The Last Colonial Currency
    The African Union?
    The Last Digital Frontier
    Notes
7 The American Way
    The United States of Isolation
    The Fall of the Petrodollar
    Defeating the Dollar
    The New Bretton Woods
8 When We Meet in the Metaverse…
    Beyond the Planet of the Bored Apes
    When Worlds Collide…
    A Meaningful Place
9 Of Builders and Villains…
    Walking on the Moon: The Rise and Fall of Terra LUNA
    Sex, Drugs, and Balance Sheets: How a Bunch of Kids Created and Destroyed FTX
    Speculation, the Language of Fools
10 The Nature of a Nurturer: Reflecting on the Klaytn Journey
    A Blockchain to Connect All Blockchains
    TPS is King
    Building on Top of The World's Blockchain
    Shared Governance of a Shared Ecosystem
    Notes
11 A Brave New World
    I'm Still Walking, So I'm Sure I Can Dance
    The First Days are the Hardest Days
    You Speak My Language
    Notes
Index
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