What technology benefits more than 3 Billion people for 80% of their waking hours every single day? Web 2.0. Web 2.0, coined as such by O’Reilly and others between 1999 and 2004, moved the world on from static desktop web pages designed for information consumption and served from expensive servers to interactive experiences and user-generated content that brought us Uber, AirBnB, Facebook and Instagram. The rise of Web 2.0 was largely driven by three core layers of innovation: mobile , social and cloud . With the launch of the iPhone in 2007, mobile internet access drastically broadened both the user-base and the usage of the Web: we moved from dialling up to the internet a few hours a day at home at our desktops to an “always connected” state — the web browser, mobile apps and personal notifications were now in everyone’s pocket. Until Friendster, MySpace and then Facebook in 2004, the Internet was a largely dark and anonymous place. These...
Many things have gone meta recently, and I'm not just referring to Facebook. It seems like everybody's talking about the metaverse. And investors are piling into metaverse crypto tokens. Metaverses are virtual worlds where you can socialize, shop, work, visit art galleries, and attend concerts -- many of the things you can do in the real world. There are many ideas about how the metaverse will evolve, but some form of cryptocurrency will likely be the payment of choice. We're already seeing people using crypto to buy land and goods in various virtual universes. So, which metaverse tokens should be on your watchlist? Here are the top five by market cap, according to CoinGecko. 1. Axie Infinity (AXS) Axie Infinity is one of the top-performing cryptocurrencies of 2021. It's already seen eye-watering gains of over 24,000% so far this year and inspired a slew of similar games. Players breed, raise, and compete with cute (and unique) Axies, which they can also sell...