‘Has Anyone Seen Web3?’ Musk, Dorsey Mock Tech’s Latest Buzzword

‘Has Anyone Seen Web3?’ Musk, Dorsey Mock Tech’s Latest Buzzword
(L) Elon Musk speaks at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, on June 13, 2019. (R) Jack Dorsey speaks at the Consensus 2018 blockchain technology conference in New York City, on May 16, 2018. Mike Blake, Mike Segar/Reuters
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Billionaires Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey dismissed the so-called Web3 and criticized the involvement of venture capital firms such as Andreessen Horowitz in building out what some have called the next phase of the Internet.

Web3, a vague term for a utopian version of the Internet that is decentralized, is based on digital record-keeping technology blockchain, which also drives the platforms running cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether.