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The Web3 Labs Blog

Regular insights and updates relating to web3 in one place.

    What is an Appchain?

    Application-specific blockchains (appchains) are blockchain-like networks that are created for a...

    The Privacy Paradox: Navigating Enterprise Blockchain's Biggest Challenge

    I was recently in San Francisco for the Hyperledger Members Summit , an intimate, excellent event...

    7 Hard-Earned Lessons from 7 Years of Building Open Source Software

    When I created the Web3j library for Ethereum, I had the naive worldview that creating a successful...

    The Urgent Quest for Product-Market Fit in Web3

    Developer activity on web3 protocols is at lows not seen since the end of 2020. The news cycles for...

    The Infinite Fall: Unpacking Michael Lewis's Take on FTX's Collapse

    Michael Lewis's latest, much-anticipated book "Going Infinite" came out last week. Chronicling both...

    Where Web3 is Broken and How to Fix It

    One of the goals at the heart of web3 has always been to create a decentralised internet, which is...

    Why Hyperledger Besu is the Future of Blockchain in Enterprise

    The web3 landscape is continuing to evolve, especially with respect to the choices being presented...

    Building Open Source Software: Web3j, an Origin Story

    This month marks a big milestone for me in the Ethereum community. In September 2016, I announced...

    The Reach of Web3

    I've been reading David Deutsch's excellent book, The Beginning of Infinity of late. For those of...

    Web3 Playbooks

    People talk about change as the one constant in tech. The more cutting-edge the technology, the...

    Unintended Victims of Fintech's Quest for Scale: How Web3 Offers a Lifeline

    The consumer fintech revolution of the past decade has been monumental, impacting everything from...

    Harnessing the Power of 'Being Useful'

    One of the mantras Arnold Schwarzenegger lived his life by was "Be Useful". His father used to say...