Hacker News with Generative AI: Web3

DPRK IT Workers in Open Source and Freelance Platforms (ketman.org)
On February 9, 2025, we discovered a suspicious actor within the repository of a legitimate developer. Initially, we informed the developer about the potential malicious intent of one of his active committers. This led us into a two-month-long process of discovering additional North Korean actors, “PR Spammers” and experiencing the subpar vetting process present in one of the “Pay for PR” (freelance) platforms in Web3.

Cybersecurity, North Korea, Open Source, Web3

11 points by jtraglia 11 days ago | 8 comments

Show HN: A "Buy Me a Coffee" Button for Crypto Donations (bunnylabs.dev)
Built for creators, powered by Web3.

Cryptocurrency, Web3, Donations, Creators, Show HN

14 points by SamPerson 22 days ago | 17 comments

Atproto Ethos (atproto.com)
AT Protocol (or atproto) is a protocol for creating decentralized social applications.

Web3, Protocols

8 points by steveklabnik 24 days ago | 0 comments

GameBoy retro games to play online (on IPFS to stay there forever) (dweb.link)

Retro Gaming, Gaming, Web3, Decentralized Web, IPFS

56 points by evgy 51 days ago | 18 comments

Vision of a New World – Design Issues (2024) (w3.org)
This article envisions a transformative world enabled by the Solid protocol, a decentralized system for personal data storage and sharing.

Decentralization, Web3, Design, Personal Data

11 points by todsacerdoti 97 days ago | 5 comments

ATProto and the ownership of identity (anirudh.fi)
atproto is very exciting to me as it’s the perfect abstraction between the identity and user data layer, and the application layer. Compare that to the fediverse and some striking differences become apparent.

Identity, Decentralization, Social Media, Web3, Technology

109 points by icy 100 days ago | 131 comments

Digital Homeownership (muni.town)
You deserve a home on the World Wide Web that’s built to keep you safe; a magical place for virtual living that‘s yours for life, existing in a sociable web.

Web3, Decentralization, Digital Ownership, Community

15 points by erlend_sh 115 days ago | 3 comments

Confession: I Barely Use Web3 (auditless.com)
This is a weird confession from someone who has worked in the industry since 2018.

Web3, Blockchain, Confession, Industry Analysis

43 points by Peteris 122 days ago | 33 comments

Solo Founders – What resources helped? (ycombinator.com)
I’m about to embark on the solo founder journey and I wanted to get feedback from others who have experience starting companies in the Web3/ Blockchain/ DeFi space - what resources actually helped you?

Web3, Blockchain, DeFi, Startups, Resources

11 points by nilawafer 128 days ago | 0 comments

Web3 Is Going Just Great (web3isgoinggreat.com)

Web3, Satire, Criticism

4 points by imichael 128 days ago | 0 comments

A Single Pudgy Penguins NFT Now Costs More Than a Bitcoin (coindesk.com)
The Pudgy Penguins NFT collection is keeping Web3 hopes afloat in a sea of dead NFT projects and a generally muted collectibles market.

NFTs, Cryptocurrency, Web3, Art Market

4 points by PaulHoule 130 days ago | 2 comments

The open social web is the future of the internet. Here's why I'm excited (werd.io)
The open social web puts control back in your hands. Unlike big social media platforms, it’s not run by a single company — it’s made up of independent, connected communities where you decide how and with whom you interact. It respects your privacy, avoids intrusive ads, and gives you the freedom to truly own your online experience. It’s like the internet used to be: open, personal, and community-focused.

Privacy, Social Media, Decentralization, Web3, Open Source

11 points by benwerd 136 days ago | 2 comments

Supply Chain Attack Detected in Solana/Web3.js Library (socket.dev)
A supply chain attack has been detected in versions 1.95.6 and 1.95.7 of the popular @solana/web3.js library.

Security, Web3, Javascript, Cryptocurrency, Supply Chain

17 points by feross 145 days ago | 0 comments

Build network societies, not network states (combinationsmag.com)
Balaji Srinivasan aspires to be the John Locke of the Digital Age. His book, The Network State (TNS), puts forth a new social contract enabled by “Web3 technology,” centered on blockchains. In a sentence, he defines the network state (NS) as a startup country—“a highly aligned online community with a capacity for collective action that crowdfunds territory around the world and eventually gains diplomatic recognition from pre-existing states.”

Politics, Technology, Decentralization, Social Contracts, Web3

62 points by laurex 154 days ago | 33 comments

The Legacy of Web3 (stephendiehl.com)
Web3 is dead, we killed it. But the legacy of the fever dream is still with us.

Web3, Technology, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain

14 points by colesantiago 168 days ago | 7 comments

Subvert – Collectively owned music marketplace (subvert.fm)
Bandcamp's corporate acquisitions threaten independent music. It's time for a new model - one we collectively own and control.

Music Industry, Decentralization, Ownership, Blockchain, Web3

230 points by cloudfudge 192 days ago | 136 comments

Show HN: Chain Traverser – Fast Ethereum graph explorer (dictynna.com)
Explore the Ethereum blockchain with our in-memory indexing and graph traversal tools.

Ethereum, Blockchain, Tools, Web3

53 points by anophelon 197 days ago | 8 comments

"read, write, own" web (geocities.institute)
Those who don’t remember the web before platforms, tend to believe that for 10 years web users stared at their monitors in anticipation. Actually they were made to believe it. First by Web 2.0 proponents, and nowadays by aggressive Web3 campaigns that rewrite the history by stating that Web1 was a dull, passive, read only place.

Web History, Web 2.0, Web3, Decentralization

10 points by speckx 208 days ago | 0 comments

Evan Prodromou Launches the Social Web Foundation (wedistribute.org)
In a gesture that’s been a long time coming, Evan Prodromou, co-author of the ActivityPub protocol, has launched The Social Web Foundation.

Social Media, Decentralization, Web3, Open Source, Non-Profits

69 points by DeadSuperHero 216 days ago | 17 comments

The Generational Transition to Programmable Cryptography (0xparc.org)

Cryptography, Blockchain, Web3, Generational Change, Technology

48 points by newsreaderguy 242 days ago | 9 comments

Brave Deprecates IPFS Support (github.com/brave)

Brave Browser, Web3, Decentralization

19 points by pr337h4m 243 days ago | 7 comments

Ask HN: What Happened to Web3/Crypto? (ycombinator.com)

Web3, Cryptocurrency, Technology, Finance, Ask HN

11 points by Cold_Brew 245 days ago | 19 comments

Web3 Is Going Just Great (web3isgoinggreat.com)