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Crypto Valley vs Berlin: Two European Web3 Hubs Compared

Crypto Valley vs Berlin: The Two Faces of European Web3

Europe has produced two distinct centres of Web3 activity. They share a continent and a commitment to …

28 Feb 2026

Dfinity Foundation and the Internet Computer: Zug's Most Ambitious Protocol

Dfinity Foundation and the Internet Computer: Zug’s Most Ambitious Protocol

Of all the protocol foundations clustered in Zug’s canton of Web3 …

28 Feb 2026

NEAR Foundation: Zug's Human-Friendly Blockchain

NEAR Foundation: Zug’s Human-Friendly Blockchain

In the crowded field of high-throughput blockchain platforms competing to be “the Solana …

28 Feb 2026

What Is Web3? Definition, Architecture, and Significance

Definition

Web3 is the term used to describe the third evolutionary phase of the internet, characterised by decentralisation, token-based economics, and user …

28 Feb 2026

Solana Foundation in Zug: High-Performance Blockchain and Switzerland's Role in the Solana Ecosystem

The Solana Foundation chose Zug for the same reasons the Ethereum Foundation did a decade earlier: Switzerland's Stiftung law, FINMA's principles-based oversight, and Crypto Valley's legal infrastructure. What Solana brought to that foundation is a radically different performance architecture — one that continues to divide protocol engineers and attract institutional capital in equal measure.

25 Feb 2026

Web3: Definition, History, and the Decentralised Internet Vision

Web3: Definition, History, and the Decentralised Internet Vision

Web3 (also written Web 3.0, though distinct from earlier “semantic web” uses of …

24 Feb 2026