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If you want to build the future, you must have good companions in this adventure. @AstarNetwork signed an agreement with one of its most experienced comrades in the technology industry about a week ago; @sonynetworkcom 🫶🏼🎉😊
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#Astr #Dot #Web3 #Sony

In our article today; I will write an article about what the definition of #Web3 is, about Astar Network's partnership with Sony Network Communication and why Astar Network cares so much about development. I wish you good reading.
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Mission #1 Web 3 belongs to us!

Despite the barriers created by the 2022 crypto bear market and the collapse of several companies focused on Web3 and #blockchain development, the development of the Web3 industry is gradually increasing.
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So, what is this definition of web3, where many blockchain projects compete fiercely, let's examine it together.

Social media platforms, which have become popular thanks to Web 2.0, serve users with a dynamic infrastructure.
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Blockchain and artificial intelligence concepts form the basis of Web 3.0, which was used by @gavofyork , the co-founder of #Ethereum in 2014. Web3, which is also associated with the Metaverse universe, which has become popular recently, was put forward to solve security and
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centralization problems today. Web 3.0, which aims to minimize monopoly activities with decentralized platforms, is very assertive in security thanks to blockchain technology. Web 3.0, which plays a role in the formation of concepts such as crypto money, #NFT, #DeFi, #dApp
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and Cross-chain, comes up with unusual solutions in many different fields. Many concepts that entered our lives with Web 2.0 gained a different dimension through Web 3.0 technologies. For example, thanks to the concept of DeFi, which means #decentralized finance,
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dependence on traditional finance platforms has decreased. Another advantage of Web 3.0 is its high transparency. Users become part of platforms built with blockchain technologies.
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In short; Web3 refers to the internet infrastructure that is not yet completed but is currently under development. According to Web3 supporters, in the future, the internet aims to provide a more personalized, intelligent and autonomous browsing experience compared to today,
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thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.

The @Polkadot ecosystem, established by Gavin Wood, who first used the Web3 definition in 2014, is one of the projects that has made this decentralized structure a top priority.
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Produced by the Swiss Web3 Foundation, Polkadot is an ecosystem that connects multiple blockchains into a single network. Thanks to the blockchain networks connected by the Polkadot protocol, data transfer can also be made between the chains.
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Polkadot has emerged to provide solutions to scalability and governance problems in the basic sense.Astar, one of the most popular projects of #Polkadot, which wants to gather many decentralized structures under one roof, has also rolled up its sleeves for Web3 development.
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Mission #2 Companies as large as states; Sony

@AstarNetwork , which has made a name for itself with its partnership with @sonynetworkcom, a subsidiary of @SonyGroupGlobal , for the last 1 week, let's see what it will provide to the blockchain industry with this agreement?
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Sony Network Communications has partnered with Polkadot's innovation center Astar Labs to offer a Web3 Incubation Program.

This incubation program aims to develop the latest Web3 use cases using the knowledge and resources of Sony and Astar.
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The program is online and will be open to all participants worldwide. This program, which will start in March, will continue for about 3 months until June. So what will this program offer to developers?
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Attendees will be able to connect directly with top Web3 innovators such as the @Web3foundation and @AlchemyPlatform , get feedback and attend valuable sessions for free. Developers will not only benefit from the resources of Sony and Astar, but also receive
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technical and financial support. After the incubation program, some of the successful projects will be able to move on to the next stage and have a chance to do a proof-of-concept experiment with Sony.
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In this way, developers will have the opportunity to take their Web3 initiative to a higher level with Sony support. So what will be the benefits of participating in this incubation program for you?The program offers free sessions and mentoring from top-notch web3 companies
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In addition, all projects that share our values ​​will have the opportunity to receive support to develop their Proof of Concept projects. You will have the opportunity to receive financial support and collaborate with Sony Network Communications and the #Astar Foundation
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to conduct research and development. During the three-month incubation period, mentoring and weekly web3 sessions will be held to refresh your business plans. On the last day, a demo day will be held at Sony Group Corporation Headquarters in Tokyo.
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Participants will make presentations to their mentors. All dApps in Astar can join. New developers and existing projects wishing to develop using Sony Network Communications and Astar resources are also welcome to apply.
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There are no restrictions on the qualifications required for participation in the program.

Applications continue until 6 March. You can apply by filling out the forum at the link below. ⬇️

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Mission #3 Our mission is development, not impossible! “Even @TomCruise gets jealous!”

About a year ago, we entered a winter season in the Blockchain industry due to the interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve after Covid-19 and inflation in the global world.
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During this time, most projects faltered or stalled in their development. But would this winter season, which is called the bear season, affect the real developers? The most important thing I learned in the blockchain industry; Focusing on development and the future
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rather than financial concerns brings success. Astar Network; It establishes partnerships with many companies, such as the agreements with Sony, and invites those who want to develop products on the blockchain to the Polkadot ecosystem.
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Astar Network; Due to these values ​​it gives to the future and the community, it has started to become the central focus of many developers day by day.
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I foresee that Astar Network, which also manages a program with Toyota, will launch many more programs with different companies in the future to attract developers to its ecosystem. On February 17, Astar Network CEO @WatanabeSota mentioned this in a tweet.
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“Through Toyota hackathon, more than 100 projects will be deployed on Astar. And through SONY incubation program, we will nurture more than 15 selected DApps on Astar. Likely we will see 115+ applications in the coming months :)”
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To create a living ecosystem, it is necessary to nurture that ecosystem. In order to create an ecosystem, it is necessary to support young people who are prone to innovation and produce bright ideas.
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Astar Network attaches great importance to developers because the core team knows what I'm talking about. Most projects, companies and even countries that attach importance to the development of science and technology have always succeeded.
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Although this web3 program he made with Sony group seems simple from the outside, it was a very right move. The best improvement comes from quiet production. Who of us would have known before the invention of smartphones that it would become so widespread?
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You are all reading this tweet series on smartphones right now. Let's see what other programs will emerge in this Web3 support march from Astar Network. I invite everyone who likes to develop products to this program.
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We also thank @sonynetworkcom for providing such program support to us blockchain developers. Wishing you to be the biggest project that supports the @Polkadot ecosystem; @AstarNetwork !
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What do you think about @AstarNetwork supporting developers so much? I look forward to your comments. Don't forget to rt and like my article so that it reaches more people. Hope to see you in the next article, have a nice day. 🫶🏼😊😇
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