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The end of 2022 is only a few days away, and as the first year of active public interest in Web 3.0, Japan and the rest of the world have been paying attention to the Web 3.0 industry, with many industry terms such as NFT, DeFi, and DAO trending on the Internet. In reviewing developments […]

DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization),” a term which has been attracting a great deal of attention along with “Web 3.0” and “NFT” since 2022, has become a hot topic as a new form of organization different from existing organizational structures. In this issue, we will introduce an overview of DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations), their structure, and

GameFi (a term coined by combining gaming and finance) has been taking the crypto asset industry by storm since 2021. The spark that ignited GameFi is the existence of “Play to Earn,” a form of earning through game play. Other eccentric projects, such as earning by walking and sleeping, have also become the talk of

As digital transformation (DX) is widely introduced into the real world, “Web 3.0” has become the new buzzword. While Web 3.0 has been called a technology that will change the way society works and the next generation Internet, many people say it is just media speak and that they don’t really understand the concept. In

Directions for the Post-Digital Era in Public Administration and Local Government DX (Digital Transformation), an ongoing hot topic in industry and business, is expanding its reach to public institutions such as public administration and local governments. “Administrative DX” projects are now being considered and, in some cases, carried out.In this issue, we will introduce the

The term “Metaverse” has become widely known since the second half of 2021 and continues to be a hot topic. It has attracted a lot of attention in the areas of business participation, technology development, and investment inflow from domestic and foreign companies and organizations. In addition to an overview of the Metaverse, this article

NFTs are creating a new market by adding unique value to digital data that can be easily duplicated using blockchain technology. There have even been recent cases of digital art and text posted on social networking sites being sold for hundreds of millions of yen/dollars. This column will explain why NFTs are attracting so much

The rise of the cryptographic asset (virtual currency) industry has led to the frequent use of the word “token.” Tokens are an applied technology that was created as a product of blockchain development, but not many people have a proper understanding of its definition. In addition, there are more and more examples of tokens being

Blockchain, a technological revolution in the industrial world Since the advent of the Internet in the 20th century, a variety of Internet industries and online businesses has been created. In recent years, digital transformation (DX), an industrial revolution that multiplies digital technologies, has been promoted. While many digital technologies such as quantum computers, AI, and

The future of digital work that is essential for working remotely Remote work increased by 49% in Tokyo due to the impact of COVID-19 The corona-virus pandemic that has spread throughout the world is an opportunity to rethink the structure and state of society. One kind of change is in work or operations. Today, in