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<title>web3chile.cl · Web3 basics</title>
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<author><name>Enschile</name><uri>https://enschile.cl</uri></author>
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<title>What is Web3? The internet where what&#x27;s yours is yours</title>
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<published>2026-09-10T12:00:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-09-10T12:00:00Z</updated>
<summary>The first web was for reading and the second is for writing. The third promises something different: that you can own what you have on the internet. What that means in practice, and what it doesn&#x27;t.</summary>
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<entry>
<title>What is a blockchain, and why can&#x27;t it be erased?</title>
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<published>2026-09-10T12:00:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-09-10T12:00:00Z</updated>
<summary>A record that nobody controls alone, that anyone can check and that nobody can rewrite without it showing. This is how it works, without formulas.</summary>
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<entry>
<title>Ethereum, smart contracts and gas, explained</title>
<link href="https://web3chile.cl/en/blog/ethereum-smart-contracts-and-gas/"/>
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<published>2026-09-10T12:00:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-09-10T12:00:00Z</updated>
<summary>Bitcoin proved that money can move without intermediaries. Ethereum asked what would happen if programs could run too. The answer changed the web.</summary>
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<entry>
<title>Why does Ethereum matter?</title>
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<published>2026-09-10T12:00:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-09-10T12:00:00Z</updated>
<summary>It isn&#x27;t the only blockchain or the fastest. It&#x27;s the one most people build on, the one that set the standards others copy and the one banks and asset managers pick to experiment with. Here&#x27;s why.</summary>
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<entry>
<title>Wallets, keys and recovery phrases: how your wallet works</title>
<link href="https://web3chile.cl/en/blog/what-is-a-wallet/"/>
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<published>2026-09-10T12:00:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-09-10T12:00:00Z</updated>
<summary>Your wallet doesn&#x27;t hold coins: it holds keys. Understanding that difference is half of staying safe in Web3.</summary>
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<entry>
<title>Digital identity: your wallet, your ID and the blockchain</title>
<link href="https://web3chile.cl/en/blog/digital-identity-wallet-id-blockchain/"/>
<id>https://web3chile.cl/en/blog/digital-identity-wallet-id-blockchain/</id>
<published>2026-09-10T12:00:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-11-03T12:00:00Z</updated>
<summary>Today your identity on the internet is scattered across accounts that are lent to you. Web3 proposes another one, controlled with your own key. How the wallet, the name and the blockchain fit together, and what you should never put on a chain.</summary>
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<entry>
<title>Tokens, stablecoins and NFTs: what they are and how they differ</title>
<link href="https://web3chile.cl/en/blog/tokens-stablecoins-and-nfts/"/>
<id>https://web3chile.cl/en/blog/tokens-stablecoins-and-nfts/</id>
<published>2026-09-10T12:00:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-09-10T12:00:00Z</updated>
<summary>Your wallet can hold ETH, digital dollars, an event ticket and your .eth name side by side. Under the hood they look a lot alike; what they promise is very different.</summary>
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<entry>
<title>Tokenization: what it is and why banks are testing it</title>
<link href="https://web3chile.cl/en/blog/what-is-tokenization/"/>
<id>https://web3chile.cl/en/blog/what-is-tokenization/</id>
<published>2026-09-10T12:00:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-11-03T12:00:00Z</updated>
<summary>A bond, a share in a fund or a deposit can exist as tokens on a blockchain. The promise: markets that settle in minutes, at any hour. What&#x27;s missing: mostly, the legal part.</summary>
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<entry>
<title>How a .eth name works under the hood</title>
<link href="https://web3chile.cl/en/blog/how-an-eth-name-works/"/>
<id>https://web3chile.cl/en/blog/how-an-eth-name-works/</id>
<published>2026-09-10T12:00:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-11-03T12:00:00Z</updated>
<summary>You type yourname.eth, your wallet shows an address and the payment arrives. In between there are four steps, two contracts and a hash function. This is how ENS works, and where its traps are.</summary>
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