via Siamak Masnavi of CRYPTOGLOBE
On Monday (June 13), American serial entrepreneur and technology investor Kevin Rose commented on Ethereum, Web3, and the current crypto market conditions.
Rose currently works as a partner at True Ventures, where he is focused on “blockchain (NFTs, cryptocurrency, DeFi), consumer internet, and health/wellness.” He also hosts the “PROOF” and “Modern Finance” podcasts.
Some of Rose’s angel investments are Twitter, Square, Foursquare, Nextdoor, Blue Bottle Coffee, and Facebook.
On Monday, Rose told his over 1.6 million followers on Twitter that no matter how low the Ethereum ($ETH) price gets in the current bear market, projects that are more interested in the technology and the promise of Web3 — rather than focuses solely on how much money they can make — will continue to build.
https://twitter.com/kevinrose/status/1536361217039601667
On February 28, at the (virtual) Web 3.1 Leadership Summit, Brian Solis, who is a Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, as well as an award-winning author and world-renowned futurist, gave the keynote speech.
In this speech, Solis “spoke about where we are and where we need to be, to leave the world better off than it is.”
He said, “the top 9% of accounts in web3 hold 80% of the $41 billion dollar market value of NFTs, the top 2% own 95% of the $800 billion supply of bitcoin, and 0.1% of bitcoin miners are responsible for half of all mining output.” He went on to say that “Web3 is not supposed to be about this elitism or exclusivity”, and in fact, it is “supposed to be built on transparency, accountability, security, decentralization, trustless networks, and community.”
Brian Solis | Author, Keynote Speaker, Futurist
Brian Solis is world-renowned digital analyst, anthropologist and futurist. He is also a sought-after keynote speaker and an 8x best-selling author. In his new book, Lifescale: How to live a more creative, productive and happy life, Brian tackles the struggles of living in a world rife with constant digital distractions. His previous books, X: The Experience When Business Meets Design and What’s the Future of Business explore the future of customer and user experience design and modernizing customer engagement in the four moments of truth.
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Great article, Brian and Siamak! It’s refreshing to read a focus on the true potential of Web3 beyond just the price charts, especially during a volatile time. That stat about concentration of wealth is a stark reminder that we have a long way to go to build a truly decentralized and equitable space. On that note of practical utility, I recently had a bit of a scare trying to figure out a transaction issue. I was searching everywhere for the official support contact and eventually found that the most reliable way to get help with account-specific problems is through the trustwallet phone number, which can be helpful for navigating support options when you’re stuck. It’s a small thing, but having a direct line to sort out problems quickly makes a huge difference in feeling secure while exploring new projects.