- What are the benefits of web 3.0 (decentralized internet)?
Web 3.0 offers various benefits, a few of them being the following:
Decentralized internet can mitigate some of the issues of web 2.0 because storing data on many nodes in a decentralized network instead of on a centralized server improves data security, integrity and immutability and it increases overall transparency with regard to what happens to the data.
With regard to user experience, web 3.0 can host dapps or other programs that run on a blockchain which makes it possible to incorporate a token economy in those programs. This, in turn, offers the users the additional benefit of receiving rewards for contributions that are valuable to the program or network. In case the token becomes valuable, this means that users can receive monetary compensation for their contribution to the program or network.
The token economy also represents a possibility for young and/or small companies that run an internet-based business model to compete with large incumbents. For example, a young social media platform can use token economy to quickly grow a large user base (because users want to accumulate tokens that possibly rise in value) and, assuming it offers similar services as the incumbents, it may outcompete incumbents in the long run because users have the possibility to enjoy the “standard” services and on top of that the chance to capture value in form of tokens.
- What is a token?
A token is a programmable digital asset that is to be used with a smart contract, dapp or another program that runs on top of an existing blockchain. A token has many use cases – it can be a cryptocurrency, it can hold information about the ownership of a physical or digital item, it can grant the owner of the token access rights to something, etc. A token can be fungible (each token is identical and all have the same economic value) or non-fungible (each token is unique and each may have a different economic value).
- How do you create a token on Ethereum?
On Ethereum, a token can be created by following the instructions provided by the ERC-20 standard. This standard provides a common set of features and interfaces for token contracts in Ethereum, which helps developers to create a platform-compatible token that can be quickly deployed after its development. However, before the token gets deployed on the Ethereum platform, the token needs to be reviewed, tested and finally be verified on Etherscan.