Web1 (1990s) was the read-only internet: static pages, no interaction. Web2 (2000s–present) is the read-write internet: social media, user-generated content, centralized platforms that monetize your data. Web3 is the proposed read-write-own internet: users control their data, identities, and digital assets through blockchain-based systems.
The Problem Web3 Is Solving
The Problem Web3 Is Solving
In Web2, platform companies own all the data, set all the rules, and capture all the economic value generated by users. Twitter can ban your account (removing years of content and followers). App stores can remove your game (taking your virtual items). Facebook can sell your data without meaningful compensation to you.
Web3 uses blockchain technology to create user ownership: you own your tokens, NFTs, domain names, and social graph in wallets you control. Platforms cannot arbitrarily revoke access because the data exists on-chain, not on corporate servers.
The Web3 Technology Stack
The Web3 Technology Stack
- ✓Layer 1 blockchains: Ethereum, Solana, XRP Ledger — provide base security and settlement
- ✓Smart contracts: on-chain logic for DeFi, DAOs, NFT ownership, lending
- ✓Wallets: MetaMask, Phantom, Xumm — your identity and asset manager in Web3
- ✓ENS / XRPL username services: human-readable Web3 domain names (.eth, .xrp)
- ✓Decentralized storage: IPFS, Arweave — data storage not controlled by corporations
- ✓DAOs: decentralized governance of protocols and communities
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