Industry hope accelerates Japan's Web 3.0—Interview with Sota Watanabe

2024/07/28 16:13 (Updated 2025/08/06 17:51)
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業界のホープが日本のWeb3.0を加速する——渡辺創太インタビュー

Web3.0×Mass Adoption

2023 is the year of “mass adoption”

Industry hope accelerates Japan's Web 3.0

Astar Network brought the "first year of Web 3.0" to Japan with the launch of its mainnet. This year, we will focus on Japan through Startale Labs Japan.

2022 was the year that could be called the first year of Web 3.0. Significant progress has also been made in Japan, with the government expressing its intention to accelerate Web 3.0.

Astar Network founder Sota Watanabe is one of the people who brought the Web 3.0 trend to Japan. How does Mr. Watanabe, who collaborates with the Japanese government and large companies on various initiatives, view Japan's Web 3.0 this year?

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