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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.
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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.
DAVID SHIN was the Global Group Head at Klaytn, a Forbes Blockchain Top 50 company and the blockchain arm of Korean internet company Kakao. He is currently overseeing business development in EMEA and Asia for Immutable X, a well funded Australian web3 game and NFT startup. He has also previously held the roles of Head of Exchange at Bitcoin.com and Head of TZ APAC, an adoption entity supported by the Tezos Foundation.
Contents
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
6 Back to Africa
We are Family? We are Françafrique
The Last Colonial Currency
The African Union?
The Last Digital Frontier
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 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
10 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
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