web three

6 statements across 6 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 15, 2021 by Benedict Evans · across every show →

Everything said about web three, oldest first

Nov 15, 2021 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Evans: In 10 years, the metaverse will run on Web3 infrastructure
“Go forward 10 years and the two of them sort of merge. In that, you know, if everyone is doing, if they could both work, and everything that you do in the metaverse will be web three, will be running on web three.”
Benedict Evans Nov 15, 2021 ▶ 32:23 What we know about web 3 so far
Mar 14, 2022 positive
Insight
Evans: Web3 architectures enable full ownership of creator and subscription graphs
“In a web three model, you as a, you know, you would own both who subscribed to you, and you would also, in a sense, own what you subscribed to, because it would, It's sort of transparent and composable. You know, any bit of it is addressable. You can point it …”
Benedict Evans Mar 14, 2022 ▶ 9:56 The Evolution of networks
May 16, 2022 neutral
Prediction Open · timeframe May 2032
Evans: Mass consumer blockchain adoption is 5 to 10 years away
“And, you know, if one looks at, you know web three, it's sort of realistic to say, you know, what point are we going to see hundreds of millions of people using a consumer, mass market consumer app that's built on a blockchain? Well, not next year. And sort of…”
Benedict Evans May 16, 2022 ▶ 1:00 Metaverse - how to be wrong in the right way
Jul 18, 2022 neutral
Opinion
Evans: Web3 and crypto hype diverted tech attention from AI
“And so I sort of just, I mean, I just kind of think like with all of the attention and all the buzz and hype around like metaverse and web three and crypto and DeFi and VR, we kind of stopped paying attention to AI.”
Benedict Evans Jul 18, 2022 ▶ 3:03 Remember AI?
Nov 18, 2022 bearish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Web3 Does Not Exist and Cannot Support Instagram Today
“And in fact, web three doesn't exist yet. And it would not be possible to build Instagram on a blockchain today.”
Benedict Evans Nov 18, 2022 ▶ 14:12 The FTX face-palm
Apr 16, 2023 neutral
Insight
Evans: VR/AR, generative AI, and Web3 are technologically independent
“So, you know, if VR and AR work, VR and AR might or might not work, that has nothing to do with whether Generative Machine Learning works, and very little, a little bit, and very little to do with whether Web three works.”
Benedict Evans Apr 16, 2023 ▶ 6:16 Metaverse and crypto - beyond the BS
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