GLOBAL WEB3 ECO INNOVATION

Along with the maturing of blockchain technology, the scope of Web3 has been expanding from hash rate to crypto market, then from crypto market to metaverse. This book introduces the origin of the Web3 concept, before looking into the infrastructure of Web3, namely the blockchain and its main applications — the development of which started from the genesis block of BTC to date. The book also covers the key developing tracks of the current Web3 world, including DeFi, NFT, GameFi, DAO and Metaverse. A review of the 'twins' of Web3 — investors and regulators — in the regulation of this field wraps up the discussion.

Contents:

• Preface
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Web3: The Renaissance of Cyberspace (Gavin Qu and Bosheng Ding)
• Infrastructure — Public Blockchains (Mozhi Wang, Xueyan Qin, Yu-chen Hung, and Swee Won Lo)
• Infrastructure — Extension (Mozhi Wang, Xueyan Qin, Swee Won Lo, and Yu-chen Hung)
• Decentralized Finance (Jincheng Zheng)
• Non-Fungible Token (Kyle Zhao and Jiancang Guo)
• Blockchain Gaming (Jiancang Guo)
• Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO): From Layers to Networks (Sue Tang, Bosheng Ding, and Jack Cheng)
• The Next Step of Web3 — Metaverse (Jiajian Wang and Qinxu Ding)
• Industry Regulation (Richard Li and Brian Heng)
• Introduction of Web3's Major Investors (Wendy Wang)

Readership: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and practitioners in the fields of finance, financial technology, business management and innovation.

Key Features:

• This is one of the world's first comprehensive books on blockchain-based ecology from the perspective of Web3