# Сопутствующие статьи по теме Web3

Новостной центр HTX предлагает последние статьи и углубленный анализ по "Web3", охватывающие рыночные тренды, новости проектов, развитие технологий и политику регулирования в криптоиндустрии.

After the Collapse of the Believe Flywheel Myth, the 26-Year-Old Prodigy Founder Stands as Defendant in Federal Court

In March 2026, 26-year-old Australian entrepreneur Ben Pasternak and his entities B24, Inc. and Believe Foundation were sued in a New York federal court. Investors accused Pasternak of deceptive practices and false advertising through three consecutive token offerings and a forced token migration, causing hundreds of millions in losses. The case centers on Believe (formerly Clout.me), a Solana-based social token launch platform Pasternak founded. Users could create tokens via tweets, with the platform token LAUNCHCOIN reaching a peak market cap of $370 million in May 2025. Pasternak initially claimed he had "zero ownership" of his self-named token, PASTERNAK, which crashed over 95% within a week. In October 2025, Believe forced a migration from LAUNCHCOIN to a new token, BELIEVE, increasing total supply by 33.3%. New tokens were allocated to team members, investors, and the foundation, diluting existing holders. Pasternak falsely claimed no tokens were allocated to insiders for a year, while the foundation received 40 million tokens with no lock-up. The platform generated an estimated $54 million in fees from $6 billion in trading volume. Pasternak earned creator fees throughout. After the migration, significant selling occurred from top wallets. BELIEVE’s value plummeted from its peak to around $1.2 million. Pasternak, a former teen prodigy who dropped out of school at 15, had previously founded apps like Monkey and the food-tech startup NUGGS. His personal life also drew attention, including a public breakup in early 2026. Once hailed as "the next Zuckerberg," he now faces legal and reputational collapse.

marsbit6 ч. назад

After the Collapse of the Believe Flywheel Myth, the 26-Year-Old Prodigy Founder Stands as Defendant in Federal Court

marsbit6 ч. назад

0G Labs Launches Consumer-Grade AI Development Platform Based on Decentralized Infrastructure

0G Labs has launched 0G App, a consumer AI development platform that enables users to build applications using natural language instructions without coding. It combines decentralized infrastructure, privacy-preserving Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) verification, and integrated token and AI agent deployment. The platform aims to bridge the gap between Web2 usability and Web3 infrastructure, allowing users to create, preview, and deploy applications entirely within a unified ecosystem. Key features include support for real-time iteration, hardware-secured AI inference (using Intel TDX and NVIDIA H100/H200), and the use of the GLM-5 74.4B parameter model. Additionally, 0G App includes a "Launcher Hub" for app, agent, and token deployment, with compute resources tied to the $0G token. Applications can be deployed to platforms like Vercel while storing data on 0G’s decentralized storage layer.

marsbitВчера 13:26

0G Labs Launches Consumer-Grade AI Development Platform Based on Decentralized Infrastructure

marsbitВчера 13:26

Not Just USDT: Tether Wallet Is Attempting to Take Over the Payment System for Ordinary People

Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin USDT, has launched Tether Wallet, branded as "The People's Wallet," marking a strategic shift from being primarily an asset issuer to directly engaging with end-users. This move aims to capture retail traffic and create a closed-loop ecosystem by offering a simplified payment interface. The wallet eliminates key barriers to crypto adoption: complex hexadecimal addresses are replaced with human-readable usernames (e.g., username@tether), transaction fees (gas) are abstracted and paid directly in the transferred asset, and self-custody is combined with an encrypted cloud backup system for easier recovery. Supported assets include USDT on Ethereum, Polygon, and other networks, as well as Bitcoin and Tether’s gold-backed XAUT. Notably, it does not yet support Tron, where nearly half of all USDT is issued. By drastically reducing friction in cross-border payments—enabling instant, low-cost transfers via email-like addresses—Tether is positioning USDT to dominate small-value international settlements, particularly in emerging markets. This challenges traditional remittance services and competing stablecoins like USDC by leveraging its first-mover advantage and network effects. The piece also highlights underlying tensions: while promoting financial inclusion for the unbanked, Tether’s centralized infrastructure creates potential regulatory vulnerabilities. The wallet’s design also anticipates future use by AI agents for machine-to-machine payments. Ultimately, Tether Wallet represents both an expansion of Tether’s influence and a critical test of balancing efficiency, decentralization, and regulatory compliance in the evolving digital financial landscape.

marsbitВчера 09:31

Not Just USDT: Tether Wallet Is Attempting to Take Over the Payment System for Ordinary People

marsbitВчера 09:31

Ozak AI Maintains Strong Presale Activity as Market Attention Shifts Toward AI-Focused Blockchain Projects

Amid reduced crypto market volatility, investor focus is shifting toward utility-driven projects, with AI-blockchain initiatives like Ozak AI gaining prominence. While many altcoins struggle to attract funding, Ozak AI’s presale has surpassed $6 million, reflecting strong investor confidence. Priced at $0.014 per token, the project combines AI automation and analytics with decentralized infrastructure (DePIN) and cross-chain capabilities to support scalable Web3 applications. Strategic partnerships with firms like SINT, Hive Intel, and Pyth Network enhance its execution and data capabilities. This trend highlights a broader market move toward high-conviction, development-stage AI projects over speculative assets.

TheNewsCryptoВчера 04:05

Ozak AI Maintains Strong Presale Activity as Market Attention Shifts Toward AI-Focused Blockchain Projects

TheNewsCryptoВчера 04:05

Silicon Valley Observation: Seeking Certainty in the AI Wave

Silicon Valley is experiencing a multi-polar AI boom, with San Francisco emerging as the hub for new model companies and narratives, while the South Bay remains a stronghold for established tech giants and engineering talent. This geographic distribution offers a sense of stability: both areas provide valuable opportunities, and the choice depends on whether one seeks cutting-edge innovation or mature infrastructure. In terms of sector dynamics, AI demonstrates stronger certainty than Web3. Almost every industry is actively integrating AI, while Web3 relies on AI for automation and analytics—not the other way around. Crypto, particularly stablecoins like USDC, is finding utility in micro-transactions between AI agents, but AI remains the foundational layer. The startup landscape is also shifted. Small teams can now achieve significant results with minimal capital by leveraging AI tools, reducing early dependence on VC funding. However, capital-intensive areas like compute and hardware still require venture support. The role of VCs is evolving from pure capital providers to resource enablers. Ultimately, the search for certainty in the AI era extends beyond geography or investment—it becomes a personal challenge: the willingness to adapt in a rapidly changing, often unsettling technological landscape.

marsbitВчера 03:01

Silicon Valley Observation: Seeking Certainty in the AI Wave

marsbitВчера 03:01

BingX Launches Zero-Fee TradFi Futures While Maintaining Full Partner Commissions

BingX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a zero-fee trading campaign for its TradFi Futures from April 13 to July 31. This initiative allows users to trade futures on traditional financial assets without any fees. Crucially, the platform will use its own subsidies to ensure that partners and affiliates continue to receive their full standard commissions, maintaining their incentive to grow user networks. This campaign is part of the broader BingX TradFi Market, which offers commission-free access to over 100 traditional assets like commodities, forex, stocks, and indices. These TradFi capabilities are integrated with the exchange's ecosystem, including perpetual futures, AI-powered tools, and copy trading. Founded in 2018, BingX serves over 40 million users and is a top-five global crypto derivatives exchange. It is also the principal partner of Chelsea FC and the official crypto exchange partner of Scuderia Ferrari HP.

TheNewsCrypto2 дня назад 15:25

BingX Launches Zero-Fee TradFi Futures While Maintaining Full Partner Commissions

TheNewsCrypto2 дня назад 15:25

XChat Is Here: Musk's Super App Plan Is Reshaping the Encrypted Social Landscape

Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) is launching XChat, an encrypted communication tool supporting text, file sharing, and voice/video calls, on April 17. This move is part of a broader strategy to transform X into a global super-app similar to WeChat, integrating social, payment, and financial services. XChat aims to address Twitter’s historical weakness in private messaging and relationship-building, shifting from a public square to a closed-loop ecosystem. By retaining user relationships within X, the platform can enhance engagement and pave the way for commercial and financial activities. Encrypted messaging is not just a privacy feature but a foundational layer for trust, enabling future payment integrations. X may explore traditional payment systems, stablecoins, or even direct Bitcoin transactions. This could significantly impact the crypto industry by introducing mainstream users to encrypted payments and SocialFi concepts. While XChat may boost adoption and attract attention to crypto narratives, it also poses a threat to existing Web3 social projects that lack scale. Infrastructure projects like wallets and stablecoins may benefit, but consumer-facing decentralized social platforms could face intense competition from X’s vast user base. In summary, XChat represents a structural shift toward integrating social, informational, and financial flows, positioning X as a key player in the future of encrypted communications and digital payments.

marsbit2 дня назад 12:46

XChat Is Here: Musk's Super App Plan Is Reshaping the Encrypted Social Landscape

marsbit2 дня назад 12:46

Web3er Travel Safety Manual: a16z Security Lead's 6-Step Checklist

Web3 Travel Safety Guide: 6-Step Checklist from a16z's Security Lead With increased travel for crypto conferences, a16z's security head and former Secret Service agent Carl Agnelli shares a personal safety guide for Web3 professionals. Step 1: Develop a security mindset. Understand what’s normal, trust your intuition, and create small safety habits. Distance equals safety—avoid confrontation by leaving suspicious situations. Step 2: Stay alert in public. Remain aware of your surroundings, avoid routines, and don’t discuss sensitive travel plans loudly in public or rideshares. Step 3: Day and night safety. Walk with purpose, avoid walking alone at night, share your location with trusted contacts, and never discuss crypto holdings in public. Step 4: Safer travel and hotels. Travel discreetly, familiarize yourself with hotel emergency routes, use the safe, and keep an emergency kit handy. Step 5: Extra precautions for high-risk roles. Use a decoy wallet, avoid company logos, reduce your digital footprint, secure your home, and practice locating exits and cover in public. Step 6: Maintain safety habits. Keep a low profile, avoid sharing family photos online, regularly review home and digital security, and conduct monthly drills.

marsbit2 дня назад 08:46

Web3er Travel Safety Manual: a16z Security Lead's 6-Step Checklist

marsbit2 дня назад 08:46

The True Target of Hong Kong's 'Open Scheme' Was Never Stablecoins

Hong Kong's recent issuance of the first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered—while excluding strategic players like Bank of China Hong Kong—has sparked market disappointment. However, this move may be a deliberate “managed failure” designed not to promote a commercial stablecoin industry, but to advance the government’s broader financial infrastructure goals. The licensed banks, with limited commercial incentive, are effectively subsidizing the development of user education, technical infrastructure, and regulatory frameworks. Their participation ensures that Hong Kong can build the ecosystem needed for its central bank digital currency (e-HKD) without direct public investment. Key narratives around stablecoin use cases—cross-border payments, RWA tokenization, and retail consumption—are structurally flawed and unsustainable in Hong Kong’s context. Instead, the licensing framework serves as a tool to channel private sector resources into developing a state-controlled digital clearing system. The ultimate aim is to reclaim monetary clearing sovereignty amid global shifts toward CBDCs and digital monetary competition. While surface-level Web3 excitement fades, Hong Kong is positioning itself to compete as a next-generation financial hub with a modernized, sovereign financial infrastructure.

marsbit2 дня назад 07:14

The True Target of Hong Kong's 'Open Scheme' Was Never Stablecoins

marsbit2 дня назад 07:14

A Brief History of Web3 Airdrops: A Review of Twelve Iconic 'Rug Pull' Projects

**Summary: A History of Web3 Airdrop "Rug Pulls" – 12 Iconic Cases** The era of Web3 airdrops has shifted from a golden age of mutual benefit between early users and projects to a landscape dominated by systematic exploitation. This article reviews 12 infamous "anti-airdrop" projects that eroded user trust: 1. **Hop Protocol (HOP):** Pioneered a "community witch-hunt" model, encouraging users to report Sybil addresses to claim their rewards, fostering a toxic environment of mutual harm. 2. **Blast:** Introduced the exploitative "points system," locking user funds for meager returns that often underperformed risk-free yields, turning airdrop hunting into a rigged casino. 3. **LayerZero (ZRO):** After 18 months of user-funded gas fees, it implemented a harsh "guilty until proven innocent" Sybil filter, forcing users to "self-confess" or face zero rewards, destroying multi-chain interaction narratives. 4. **zkSync (ZK):** Prioritized "funds held at a specific time" over long-term activity, betraying early contributors who spent significant gas and rewarding insiders, crushing L2 airdrop expectations. 5. **Infinex:** Lured users with NFT and point systems, only to announce a high FDV, a mandatory 1-year lockup, and chaotic rules at its public sale, betraying its community. 6. **Linea:** Perfected user exploitation with endless, grueling Galxe Odyssey tasks and KYC requirements, reducing airdrop hunting to a low-wage, full-time job. 7. **Grass:** Exploited users' physical resources (bandwidth/IP) for DePIN data, rewarding them with tokens worth less than the electricity and proxy costs incurred. 8. **Monad:** Allocated a mere ~3.3% of its airdrop to the community after extensive testnet participation, favoring KOLs and insiders and dampening enthusiasm for new L1s. 9. **Babylon:** Forced Ethereum-style staking onto Bitcoin, causing users massive losses from failed transactions due to high fees and network congestion, damaging trust in L2s. 10. **Backpack:** Encouraged massive trading volume for points, then applied strict KYC and Sybil rules last minute, resulting in massive losses for users and cementing a negative stereotype for projects with Chinese founders. 11. **EdgeX:** Perpetual DEX users lost significant fees for minimal rewards, while "insider" addresses received enormous allocations, exposing blatant corruption and killing the Perp DEX airdrop narrative. 12. **Genius:** The final straw: users were forced to choose between immediately claiming only 30% of their airdrop, locking tokens for a year for 100%, or a 100% burn for a gas fee refund, shattering trust in "elite-backed" narratives. **Conclusion** marks the painful end of the airdrop era. This collective "rug pull" was a co-created disaster of speculation and greed. The collapse, while brutal, forces a return to fundamentals: sustainable products with real product-market fit are paramount. This is not just the end of airdrops but a potential rebirth for Web3, weeding out exploitative projects and rewarding those that build genuine community value.

marsbit2 дня назад 03:14

A Brief History of Web3 Airdrops: A Review of Twelve Iconic 'Rug Pull' Projects