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Web3 combines the ideals of the original internet with the most exciting aspects of new technology.<\/p>\n

And the\u00a0reason<\/em>\u00a0this tech currently embodies Web3 is that the architecture of this technology – the very fabric of it – is open source, anti-authority, and decentralized.<\/p>\n

It could be a version of the internet where everyone has custody over their data. But it could also be a place where fraud runs rampant, where people hack each other\u2019s data, and a place that promises something that will never exist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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