The new book “Unresolved Issues of Web3” goes on sale today (February 29, 2024). It also includes material such as the Nikkei XTech paid article published on February 27, “The Fallacy of Decentralization”. It is available from Amazon and other retailers. A Kindle edition is also available.
Also, if you bring the print edition to BGIN Block #10 , which starts on Sunday, you may be able to get it signed by Professor Matsuo and me.
I hope you will pick up a copy.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: What Was Web3?
1-1 NFT (Non-Fungible Token)
Can It Really Be Used to Assert Digital Rights?
1-2 DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization)
Is It Possible to Issue Governance Tokens in Japan?
1-3 SBT (Soulbound Token)
Could It Become a New Identity Layer for the Internet?
Chapter 2: Friction Between Blockchain and Financial Regulation
2-1 Stablecoins
Can They Lead to Better Payment Services?
2-2 Whether Tokens Are Securities (1)
Rapid Growth in Blockchain-Based Businesses: How Far Does Securities Regulation Extend?
2-3 Whether Tokens Are Securities (2)
Differences Between Japan and the United States Seen in the Latest U.S. Ruling
Chapter 3: Technical Challenges That Remain for Blockchain
3-1 Key Management
The Difficult Problem Revealed by the Unauthorized Transfer of Crypto Assets on Solana
3-2 Scalability
Reconsidering the Pitfalls of Web3
Chapter 4: The History of “Decentralization” and “Centralization”
4-1 DID (1)
Looking Back at the History of How the W3C Standardized the Decentralized ID Specification
4-2 DID (2)
From Centralized ID to Decentralized ID, History Repeats Itself
4-3 The Fallacy of Decentralization
4-4 Will Web3 Swallow Web2?
4-5 The Rediscovery of Timestamps
Chapter 5: Roundtable Discussion—Blockchain Must Learn from the History of Cryptography
Conclusion