9 CAUTIONARY TALES FROM CRYPTOLAND

An interview with Molly White by Tom Stackpole

Suddenly it feels like Web3 is everywhere. The money, the buzz, the name all make it seem like Web3 will inevitably be the next big thing. But is it? And do we even want it to be?

As the hype has reached a fever pitch, critics have started to warn of unintended and overlooked consequences of a web with a blockchain backbone. And while Web3 advocates focus on what the future of the internet could be, skeptics such as Molly White, a software developer and Wikipedia editor, are focused on the very real problems of the here and now.

White created the website Web3 Is Going Just Great, a timeline that tracks scams, hacks, rug pulls, collapses, shady dealings, and ...

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