Collection of Insights from Web3.0

Web3 101: The Decentralised, Democratised Internet Explained

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Narratives • 12 min read

Web3 101: The Decentralised, Democratised Internet Explained

Your one-stop-shop for insight and information about Web3, the collective term for the next generation of the Internet. It's a future that is decentralised, where monopoly platforms are replaced by democratised networks.…

Rick Huckstep • 17 Jun 2022

Owning Real Estate and Living In The Metaverse

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VR/AR and the Metaverse • 6 min read

Owning Real Estate and Living In The Metaverse

Since Facebook changed its name to Meta in October 2021, prices of virtual real estate have jumped by as much as 500%. Consumers are paying millions of dollars to acquire plots of pixelated property in this virtual world, even though it doesn't completely exist yet.…

Rick Huckstep • 28 Apr 2022

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VR/AR and the Metaverse • 11 min read

👩‍🔬 Newsletter #67: Facebook in the Metaverse | Spotify's CarThing | Apple's $1 Trillion Ambition

Wiser! #67: It's been 6 months and cost $500 million, but The Zuck is determined to turn Facebook into Meta(verse). Meanwhile, Spotify released the Car Thing and different nations have different attitudes when it comes to crypto and Bitcoin.…

Rick Huckstep • 26 Feb 2022

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Newsletters • 10 min read

😱Newsletter #65: Headwinds for Facebook | TikTok's Attention Grab | NFTs | MacDonalds in the Metaverse

Wiser! #65: Facebook are in the wars. As the share price is down a third and regulators line up to take them on, Zuckerberg unveils new company values. Plus: TikTok's attention economy and NFTs Part 2.…

Rick Huckstep • 18 Feb 2022

The Intoxicating Power of Status is Fuelling Growth in NFTs

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Insights • 10 min read

The Intoxicating Power of Status is Fuelling Growth in NFTs

Wiser! #64 (Premium): NFT prices are being fuelled by Status and Scarcity. It's more than just speculating for a huge pay day, NFTs are about bragging rights. And access to a closed community. Sprinkle a limited supply and, voila, you have a $40 billion market!…

Rick Huckstep • 16 Feb 2022

Are NFTs a Passing Fad? Or the Future of Asset Ownership?

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Insights • 9 min read

Are NFTs a Passing Fad? Or the Future of Asset Ownership?

Wiser! #62 (Premium): A year ago, nobody outside of the blockchain community had heard of NFTs. A year later, NFTs are a $40 billion industry and the Word of the Year. But is this a passing fad, or an enduring technology that has re-written the rules on digital asset ownership?…

Rick Huckstep • 10 Feb 2022

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Essays • 10 min read

The Top 10 NFT Sales of 2021

Wiser! Essay: In January 2021, hardly anyone could spell N-F-T. By December, NFT was Word of the Year and the market was worth $40 billion. If you're asking yourself what that was all about...read on!…

Rick Huckstep • 10 Feb 2022

📲 Wiser! #55: iPhone's Birthday | CryptoScams | Google | The Metaverse

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Newsletters • 14 min read

📲 Wiser! #55: iPhone's Birthday | CryptoScams | Google | The Metaverse

Wiser! #55: the iPhone is 15; Crypto scammers had a record year in 2021; Kazakhstan is number 2 in Bitcoin mining; Reese Witherspoon is in the Metaverse, so are Ralph Lauren; plus Google.…

Rick Huckstep • 14 Jan 2022

2021: Tech Trends, Predictions, and Some Answers

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Insights • 19 min read

2021: Tech Trends, Predictions, and Some Answers

Wiser! #53 (Premium): As we end one year and start another, it's a great time to reflect, consider and make a few stabs in the dark about what's to come.…

Rick Huckstep • 04 Jan 2022

🍾 One Year Wiser!: 2021 Review | BigTech | Crypto | Metaverse | Social Media

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Newsletters • 14 min read

🍾 One Year Wiser!: 2021 Review | BigTech | Crypto | Metaverse | Social Media

Wiser! #52: A year in review. A round-up of some of my favourite stories and themes from the 175,000 words written in the first year of the Wiser! Newsletter.…

Rick Huckstep • 31 Dec 2021

ꄢ Wiser! #53: Elon Musk to Pay Tax | TikTok's Unhealthy Behaviour | Dorsey Blocked on Twitter

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Newsletters • 10 min read

ꄢ Wiser! #53: Elon Musk to Pay Tax | TikTok's Unhealthy Behaviour | Dorsey Blocked on Twitter

Wiser #53: Elon Musk to pay $11 billion in taxes, more than any American in history; plus TikTok targeting teens, Dorsey blocked in Twitter and Email as a source of misinformation and fake news.…

Rick Huckstep • 24 Dec 2021

DeFi, DApps and DAOs; Where the Magic Happens in Web3

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Insights • 10 min read

DeFi, DApps and DAOs; Where the Magic Happens in Web3

Wiser! #52 (Premium): Part 2 of the Web3 Series looks at the role of nascent decentralised technologies defining the next iteration of the Internet economy.…

Rick Huckstep • 21 Dec 2021