Centralization has helped onboard billions of people to the Web and created the stable, robust infrastructure on which it lives. At the same time, a handful of centralized entities have a stronghold on Web2, unilaterally deciding what should and should not be allowed.
Web3 gives you ownership of your digital assets in an unprecedented way. For example, say you're playing a web2 game. If you purchase an in-game item, it is tied directly to your account. If the game creators delete your account, you will lose these items.
Web3 allows for direct ownership through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). No one, not even the game's creators, has the power to take away your ownership. And, if you stop playing, you can sell or trade your items on open markets and recoup their value.
200 million Ethereum cumulative unique addresses
460 million addresses with a balance greater than 0 BTC
Trading in NFTs increased by 21000% from 2020, according to Nonfungible.com.
