Decentralization Takes Center Stage: 1iO CEO Stresses The Need For User Control In Digital Assets
At the Benzinga Future of Digital Assets conference, experts examined the evolving digital space, focusing on how Web3 technologies could transform data ownership and decentralization.
Leaders in the field shared their thoughts on overcoming technical and regulatory hurdles while building systems that empower users and reduce dependence on centralized models.
A Call for Data Ownership
Markus Kuhnert, CEO of 1iO, stressed that Web3’s primary goal is to give users control over their data. “Web3 is all about cutting out the middleman economy… it’s about ownership, owning the data, owning the infrastructure,” he explained. According to Kuhnert, decentralization allows individuals and businesses to regain authority over their information, ensuring they can decide how and where it’s used.
Kuhnert argued …