Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Extra long this edition covering the prior two weeks activity. Atlanta Event Web3 Party and Pitchfest 5/31st 🗓️ Join me and a great judging panel for Web3 Party and Pitchfest at the Atlanta Blockchain Center. The event takes place on Wednesday…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Products Major Finance Leaders Team for Blockchain 🏧 More than a dozen financial institutions including Goldman, BNP, and S&P teamed for a new blockchain called Canton Network. This is designed for institutional assets and built to responsibly unlock the potential of…

W3 Studio is getting close to opening applications for founders to our grant program. Diverse-led startups will get $200,000 grants at the earliest stage of company building to create their first product and find their first customers. This felt like a good time to share what we are looking for…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Products Big Companies Keep Making Web3 Moves 💳 After last week’s Visa announcement, Mastercard discussed their work with Solana and Polygon on a Crypto standard. Google Cloud is also working with Polygon, and Google also announced a web3 startup cloud program…

On Diverse Web3 Builders, we speak to Black, Latinx, and Women founders creating new companies in the web3 space. Our guest today is Drew Williams of FanFundr. This Atlanta startup is decentralizing pop culture through their onchain fan polls. Drew grew up in Atlanta and came back home after college…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Legal Coinbase Goes on the Offensive ⚖️ Coinbase is suing the SEC, and the Crypto market loves it. The brief asks the court to compel the SEC to respond to its demand for clearer Crypto regulations. They included a list of…

For people in the U.S. and major Western European countries, Crypto and web3 will not hit mainstream until we get a wallet that is safe and integrates with our mobile phones. This is the key to mass adoption in my opinion. I’ve had several conversations recently with people about Crypto…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Market Challenges Another Ugly Week for the Sector 📉 SEC Chair Gensler spent hours testifying in Congress and cleared up nothing regarding the agency’s views on Crypto. Former football owner charged with Crypto money laundering with potentially huge fine. The SEC…

Our guest today on Diverse Web3 Builders is Yolanda Barton from RevereXR. She is using VR headsets for immersive technology storytelling around music history. Yolanda grew up in Seattle, where she got exposure to the city’s expressive music scene early. Her mother’s entrepreneurship and her families commitment to education shaped…