10 years ago, when @elonmusk talked about colonizing Mars, most thought it was fantasy. Now? Many billionaires are waiting for a seat on the first ships — even OGs I know in the @Polkadot ecosystem dream about it. Today, @gavofyork floated another wild idea: Web3 Outposts. At first it may sound impossible — rules-based, autonomous IRL community spaces powered by blockchains. But by the time you finally accept it, it may already have become a real Web3 nation in the physical world. Here’s what it means 👇 Web3 Outposts - Rules-based, collaborative, high-tech spaces - Especially blending different aspects of everyday life with Web3 - Like, access & booking tied to on-chain collectives - QR codes replace admins - Costs & trust overhead vanish Imagine a bar run on code, not managers — you only trust the drink in your hand 🍸 Early examples: 🏫 Emergent College 🍻 Club Kusama (finally opening soon) 🍹 A Malta bar in the works Web3 isn’t staying online. Outposts are coming IRL....
Beyond DOT’s hard cap and lowering @Polkadot's security costs, Gavin Wood also dropped some big ideas at @Web3summit — a blueprint that could reshape Web3 for the next decade. 🧵
He was blunt: Web3 today still lacks critical foundations. Without solving them, mass adoption won’t happen. His proposed breakthroughs:
🔒 Rebuilding financial privacy — compliant with FATF, yet safe & lawful.
🧑🤝🧑 Proof of Personhood (PoP) — a Sybil-resistant “silver bullet” for Web3.
🔮 Web3 Oracles — decentralized alternatives to centralized services.
🏕️ Web3 Outposts — bringing on-chain rules into real-world communities & economies.👀
💱 Polkadot native stablecoin — not just an overcollateralized DOT-backed coin, but also new “stable-ish” systems.
These aren’t just technical tweaks, they signal an upgrade in Web3’s narrative: from chain-only experiments to real-world institutions & economies.
As Gavin put it: if these pieces come together, they could mark a turning point for Web3’s future.
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