Much has changed since 2016, when the Internet Archive held the first Decentralized Web Summit. Scrappy teams with lean funding have grown into formidable organizations with budgets in the millions. Niche technologies and far-fetched debates from a few years ago have dominated headlines and are shaping entire economies. Each of…

This is a list of articles and research papers related to non-fungible tokens (or NFTs), prepared ahead of the Decentralized Web Meetup in May 2021. Introductory Readings The History of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) by Andrew Steinwold History of NFTs, with a good general description of NFTs. The Non-Fungible Token Bible by Devin…

People’s access to accurate, reliable information is always essential. Of course, it becomes ever more critical during a global pandemic like COVID. But giving people “internet access” alone is not enough. For information to be useful to people, the means of access cannot be a one-way street. Information is social…

DWeb Camp is created by and for radical internet experimenters who are building a more decentralized, people-powered digital future “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” — R. Buckminster Fuller “To make a revolution, people…

One of the most promising aspects of the decentralized Web (DWeb) is that it’s a movement that envisions a world in which anyone can be empowered to build their own communication networks. But DWeb is about something more than just internet connectivity. For many, the DWeb movement has grown beyond…