Building your Digital Identity in Web3

Web3 turns everyone into an investor - not just in terms of their ability to invest dollars or crypto, but in terms of time and community engagement. Those who invest time into Web3 and invest into joining and building communities in Web3 will survive and thrive in this new world - whether they are an individual or an institution.

Web3 creates tools where this becomes practical. Allowing us to opt-in and out of value systems that add to our identities and contribute to understanding who we are and what is important to us

Once we solve the Social Token Paradox, capital will no longer be the primary status symbol in web3. Instead, status will be composed of how many communities you are a part of, or how many things you’ve done online. The more online history you have, the richer your own story is, and the more things you can be a part of in the future.

With the blockchain, you can do all of that with the addition of a new option. You can record your activity in a permanent record that nobody else can alter or destroy. You can also control what that record reveals about you. Some, like me, use real-world names and easily identifiable details. Others--most, I think--use an anonymous identity. So, y... See more

On the simplest level, web3 can allow us to “bring our whole selves” to platforms without fear of scrutiny or judgment by aggregating our online data and sharing the parts we find relevant to receive better recommendations and find better opportunities. Web3 enables us to traverse all these spaces and carry this identity—in the form of an address w... See more