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Proponents and developers of Web3 and blockchain argue that thesetechnologies can revolutionize how people live and work by empoweringindividuals and distributing decision-making power. While technologists oftenhave expansive hopes for what their technologies will accomplish over the longterm, the practical challenges of developing, scaling, and maintaining systemsamidst present-day constraints can compromise progress toward this vision. Howtechnologists think about the technological future they hope to enable and howthey navigate day-to-day issues impacts the form technologies take, theirpotential benefits, and their potential harms. In our current work, we aimed toexplore the visions of Web3 and blockchain technologists and identify theimmediate challenges that could threaten their visions. We conductedsemi-structured interviews with 29 operators and professional investors in theWeb3 and blockchain field. Our findings revealed that participants supportedseveral ideological goals for their projects, with decentralization being apivotal mechanism to enable user autonomy, distribute governance power, andpromote financial inclusion. However, participants acknowledged the practicaldifficulties in fulfilling these promises, including the need for rapidtechnology development, conflicts of interest among stakeholders due toplatform financing dynamics, and the challenge of expanding to mainstream userswho may not share the "Web3 ethos." If negotiated ineffectively, thesechallenges could lead to negative outcomes, such as corrupt governance,increased inequality, and increased prevalence of scams and dubious investmentschemes. While participants thought education, regulation, and a renewedcommitment to the original blockchain ideals could alleviate some problems,they expressed skepticism about the potential of these solutions.

Techno-Utopians, Scammers, and Bullshitters: The Promise and Peril of  Web3 and Blockchain Technologies According to Operators and Venture Capital  Investors