Is Web3 hype dead now?

Posted by jensec on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @01:53PM
from the self-post dept.

Same as question, I do not see much going around in web3 space except all start up struggling

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Re:Is Web3 hype dead now? by al_borland on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @03:15PM (#47430185)

The only people to hype Web3 were the scammers trying to sell the world on it. Real people didn't actually care about anything it was pushing. It was so painful watching celebrities try to act excited about their exclusive jpeg.

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Re:Is Web3 hype dead now? by devonnull on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @02:06PM (#47429140)

Was it ever alive?

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Re:Is Web3 hype dead now? by bigyabai on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @02:01PM (#47429090)

Web3 never lived. It was a blatant scam to get people to pay for crypto gas, similar to how OpenClaw encourages people to waste/buy tokens.

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Re:Is Web3 hype dead now? by jensec on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @02:07PM (#47429164)

wasn't/isn't Openclaw useful?

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Re:Is Web3 hype dead now? by kohexo on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @02:13PM (#47429256)

I think it is overhyped

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