Web3 generated enormous hype and a fair amount of disappointment. For most businesses the honest position is neither true believer nor cynic, but a careful look at whether the technology solves a problem they actually have.
Where it can fit
When multiple parties who do not fully trust each other need a shared, tamper-resistant record, a blockchain can genuinely help. That is a narrower set of cases than the marketing suggested.
Where a database is better
- A single trusted owner of the data needs no blockchain.
- Speed, cost, and simplicity usually favour a normal database.
- User experience still lags for most on-chain products.
Decide on the problem, not the label
Start from the problem and pick the simplest tool that solves it. Sometimes that is web3, and far more often it is the boring, reliable stack you already know.
Abishek Bimali
Founder & Engineer
Abishek founded SiteCraft Innovation and leads its engineering. He writes about building web and mobile products that hold up in production, for teams in Nepal and abroad.
