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Web3 technologies have experienced unprecedented growth in the last decade, achieving widespread adoption. As various blockchain networks continue to evolve, we are on the cusp of a paradigm shift in which they could provide services…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-06-23 Khalid Hassan , Amirreza Sokhankhosh , Sara Rouhani

Web3 aims at creating a decentralized platform that is competitive with modern cloud infrastructures that support today's Internet. However, Web3 is still limited, supporting only applications in the domains of content creation and sharing,…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-12-15 Pedro Ákos Costa , João Leitão , Yannis Psaras

Web 3.0 promises to have a significant effect in users and businesses. It will change how people work and play, how companies use information to market and sell their products, as well as operate their businesses. The basic shift occurring…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2014-01-24 Fernando Almeida , José D. Santos , José A. Monteiro

With the recent hype around the Metaverse and NFTs, Web3 is getting more and more popular. The goal of Web3 is to decentralize the web via decentralized applications. Wallets play a crucial role as they act as an interface between these…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-06-16 Christof Ferreira Torres , Fiona Willi , Shweta Shinde

Proponents and developers of Web3 and blockchain argue that these technologies can revolutionize how people live and work by empowering individuals and distributing decision-making power. While technologists often have expansive hopes for…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-11-08 Amy A. Winecoff , Johannes Lenhard

Blockchain is challenging the status quo of the central trust infrastructure currently prevalent in the Internet towards a design principle that is underscored by decentralization, transparency, and trusted auditability. In ideal terms,…

Since Facebook officially changed its name to Metaverse in Oct. 2021, the metaverse has become a new norm of social networks and three-dimensional (3D) virtual worlds. The metaverse aims to bring 3D immersive and personalized experiences to…

Since the dawn of human civilization, trust has been the core challenge of social organization. Trust functions to reduce the effort spent in constantly monitoring others' actions in order to verify their assertions, thus facilitating…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2023-01-18 Rohan Madhwal , Johan Pouwelse

Web 3.0 is the new generation of the Internet that is reconstructed with distributed technology, which focuses on data ownership and value expression. Also, it operates under the principle that data and digital assets should be owned and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-09-19 Meng Shen , Zhehui Tan , Dusit Niyato , Yuzhi Liu , Jiawen Kang , Zehui Xiong , Liehuang Zhu , Wei Wang , Xuemin , Shen

With the evolution of content on the web and the Internet, there is a need for cyberspace that can be used to work, live, and play in digital worlds regardless of geography. The Metaverse provides the possibility of future Internet and…

Databases · Computer Science 2023-04-28 Zefeng Chen , Wensheng Gan , Jiayi Sun , Jiayang Wu , Philip S. Yu

The rise of Web3 and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has enabled borderless access to financial services empowered by smart contracts and blockchain technology. However, the ecosystem's trustless, permissionless, and borderless nature presents…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-29 Hesam Sarkhosh , Uzma Maroof , Diogo Barradas

In the era of Web3, decentralized technologies have emerged as the cornerstone of a new digital paradigm. Backed by a decentralized blockchain architecture, the Web3 space aims to democratize all aspects of the web. From data-sharing to…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-03 Tiantian Gong , Aniket Kate , Alexandros Psomas , Athina Terzoglou

The advent of Web 3.0, underpinned by blockchain technologies, promises to transform the internet's landscape by empowering individuals with decentralized control over their data. However, this evolution brings unique security challenges…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-07-25 Danyal Namakshenas

This paper introduces Web3DB, a decentralized relational database management system (RDBMS) designed to align with the principles of Web 3.0, addressing critical shortcomings of traditional centralized DBMS, such as data privacy, security…

Metaverse is a new type of Internet application and social form that integrates a variety of new technologies. It has the characteristics of multi-technology, sociality, and hyper spatiotemporality. This paper introduces the development…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-11-19 Huansheng Ning , Hang Wang , Yujia Lin , Wenxi Wang , Sahraoui Dhelim , Fadi Farha , Jianguo Ding , Mahmoud Daneshmand

This paper summarises the intersection of Web3 and AI technologies, synergies between these technologies, and gaps that we suggest exist in the conception of the possible integrations of these technologies. The summary is informed by a…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-11-08 David Hyland-Wood , Sandra Johnson

Web3 provides users and service providers several benefits not found in Web2. However, despite the benefits provided, Web3 faces several obstacles that prevent the paradigm from gaining widespread adoption. Developers should understand the…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-02-08 Collin Connors , Dilip Sarkar

Blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the architecture of cyberspace by transforming the way information is stored, circulated, and exchanged in cyberspace through decentralization, transparency, and de-identification.…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-05-09 Zihao Li , Hao Xu , Yang Fang , Boyuan Zhao , Lei Zhang

Decentralization is a fundamental design element of the Web3 economy. Blockchains and distributed consensus mechanisms are touted as fault-tolerant, attack-resistant, and collusion-proof because they are decentralized. Recent analyses,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-15 Harang Ju , Madhav Kumar , Ehsan Valavi , Sinan Aral

Dubbed "the successor to the mobile Internet", the concept of the Metaverse has grown in popularity. While there exist lite versions of the Metaverse today, they are still far from realizing the full vision of an immersive, embodied, and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-08-23 Minrui Xu , Wei Chong Ng , Wei Yang Bryan Lim , Jiawen Kang , Zehui Xiong , Dusit Niyato , Qiang Yang , Xuemin Sherman Shen , Chunyan Miao