There’s been a lot of discussion lately about what Web3 is and isn’t. Here’s my definition: Web3 is user-generated authority, enabled by…
Chris Granger - "Is Web3... anything?"
The term “web3” seems pretty fluid and is being used as a label for a bunch of disparate ideas. Given that it’s a decentralized group describing a decentralized movement, that lack of focus isn’t exactly surprising. Almost by definition it’s going to end up being different things to different people.
Web3 is not decentralization
It's just not. Here's a deep dive into why, exactly, I think that.
Understanding Web 3 — A User Controlled Internet
Coinbase breaks down the motivation and technology behind the development of Web 3
The Debate Over DWeb vs. Web3 & The Decentralized Elephant in the Room | FFDW
Comparing DWeb and Web3's approaches to decentralization, focusing on the key question: who designs, controls, and benefits from these technologies?
WEBCAT - Verifiable Code for the Web
WEBCAT helps people trust the websites they use by making it possible to verify the code running in their browser.
Web of the People — Open Indie
Whether you think of web3 as the advent of peer-to-peer protocols, coin-operated blockchains or autocomplete-AI synthesizers, change is c...
The Web3 Decentralization Debate Is Focused on the Wrong Question
Fixating on the degree—rather than the type—of decentralization is leading us astray.
The next phase of the internet is coming: Here’s what you need to know about Web3
Web3 has become a catch-all term for the next iteration of the internet. But what does it mean exactly?
Four "Digital Identity" lessons every Web3 builder should know - blog.boscolo.co
This article was originally published on Mirror.xyz May 17, 2022
Who Shapes Web Standards? Uncovering the Main Topics of Interest in the W3C
Web of trust
In cryptography, a web of trust is a concept used in PGP, GnuPG, and other OpenPGP-compatible systems to establish the authenticity of the binding between a public key and its owner. Its decentralized trust model is an alternative to the centralized trust model of a public key infrastructure (PKI), which relies exclusively on a certificate authority. As with computer networks, there are many independent webs of trust, and any user can be a part of, and a link between, multiple webs.
WebID - W3C Wiki
The W3C is still exploring better ways to do authentication, for example in the 2014 workshop on authentication. The WebID is a Community Group, and anyone can start a Community Group. A Community Group does not necessarily reflect the endorsement of the W3C, but we encourage grassroots communities to experiment with technology that may become a future standard.
12 November 2025 | Isolated Web Apps - Current state and future direction | Calendar
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards.
Working on HTML5.1
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards.
Weave
Weave is accelerating the interoperability of the internet's missing trust layer. True community portability. Trust that travels.
Weave
Weave is accelerating the interoperability of the internet's missing trust layer. True community portability. Trust that travels.