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items: What Is an Embedded Crypto Wallet?
items: Are NFTs Dead in 2026?
items: Why Does a Product Need Web3 If Everything Can Already Be Done on Web2?
items: Best Marketplace Development Companies to Consider
items: What Is Web3 Gaming and How Does It Work?
items: NFT Sport Guide: Market, Drops & Top Marketplaces
items: How to Build a Tap-to-Earn Game on Telegram
items: Guide to AI Agentic Workflow Design: How to Automate Web3 Safely
items: What Is Agentic Architecture? Key Components, Workflows and Web3 Examples
items: Agentic AI Security: Risks, Guardrails and Best Practices for Web3

What Is an Embedded Crypto Wallet?
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creator: Dmitry K.
date: 2026-08-12T10:21:02Z
subject: Blockchain
subject: blockchain
subject: crypto wallet
subject: web3
description: An embedded crypto wallet brings wallet functions directly into another application. Users can receive assets and approve blockchain actions without installing a separate wallet app or browser extension. The application often creates the wallet during signup and links access to an email address, social login, one-time passcode (OTP), or passkey. That simple interface still depends […] The post What Is an Embedded Crypto Wallet? appeared first on ND Labs | Web3 Solutions Built at AI Speed.
encoded: An embedded crypto wallet brings wallet functions directly into another application. Users can receive assets and approve blockchain actions without installing a separate wallet app or browser extension. The application often creates the wallet during signup and links access to an email address, social login, one-time passcode (OTP), or passkey. That simple interface still depends on signing keys, recovery rules, custody choices, and transaction controls. These layers determine who can move assets and what happens when a user loses a device or a provider becomes unavailable. This guide explains how each layer works and what product teams should examine before choosing an architecture. New to private keys, addresses, and blockchain transactions? Start with our guide to how crypto wallets work. Key takeaways Embedded describes the product experience. Wallet actions happen inside the application. Custody follows control. Signing authority, administrator powers, and recovery rules determine who can move assets or replace access. Seedless wallets still use cryptographic keys. They store or split those keys so users do not need to manage a recovery phrase. Login and blockchain signing are separate steps. One system can identify the user while another approves and signs the transaction. Portability requires an exit plan. Teams should test device recovery, provider outages, signer migration, and service replacement before integration. What makes a wallet embedded? An embedded wallet is created and used through the host application. A wallet provider typically supplies a software development kit (SDK) or application programming interface (API) for wallet creation, signing, recovery, and transaction tracking. The application may create a wallet automatically when someone signs up or wait until the first wallet-related action. It connects the wallet to the application’s existing user identity and keeps transaction prompts inside the same interface. Recovery also becomes part o…

Are NFTs Dead in 2026?
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creator: Dmitry K.
date: 2026-08-03T13:14:05Z
subject: Blockchain
description: During a product discussion with the ND Labs team, the CPO of a US-based sports technology company raised a question that many product teams still have: “I’ve been in the crypto space for over a decade. I remember when NFTs came out and then just kind of fell off the earth. Is there actually still […] The post Are NFTs Dead in 2026? appeared first on ND Labs | Web3 Solutions Built at AI Speed.
encoded: During a product discussion with the ND Labs team, the CPO of a US-based sports technology company raised a question that many product teams still have: “I’ve been in the crypto space for over a decade. I remember when NFTs came out and then just kind of fell off the earth. Is there actually still a market for them?” He had a point. In 2021, NFTs were everywhere. New collections appeared every day. Brands launched projects because everyone else was doing it. But then prices fell and trading activity slowed down. Many projects disappeared along with their roadmaps and communities. So, are NFTs dead? NFTs receive much less public attention today, yet the technology is still used in digital collectibles, loyalty programs, gaming, and digital ownership. Often under different names and with a more practical purpose. What Happened to NFTs After the Hype? The first NFT boom was driven largely by speculation. People bought digital images expecting their prices to increase. Many collections had no working product behind them. Their value depended on attention, scarcity, and the hope that another buyer would pay more later. This model could only work while new buyers continued to enter the market. The market is much smaller and more cautious now. Activity has not disappeared. According to the DappRadar Q3 2025 industry report, more than 18 million NFTs were sold during the quarter, generating $1.6 billion in trading volume. These numbers should be treated carefully. NFT trading can change significantly from one quarter to another. High volume also says little about whether a particular product will attract users. However, the figures show that the infrastructure is still active. People continue to create, hold, and exchange blockchain-based assets, but the reasons for doing so have changed. Why Many Products Use Different Names for NFTs The term NFT still carries associations from the market boom. For many people, it means expensive digital pictures, speculation, external cry…

Why Does a Product Need Web3 If Everything Can Already Be Done on Web2?
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creator: Dmitry K.
date: 2026-07-31T15:36:59Z
subject: Blockchain
description: “If we can already track digital assets and their ownership in our Web2 system, what additional value would Web3 create?” This is the question that the CPO of a US-based sports technology company asked the ND Labs team during a product discussion. The company is developing a platform that enables sports fans to interact with […] The post Why Does a Product Need Web3 If Everything Can Already Be Done on Web2? appeared first on ND Labs | Web3 Solutions Built at AI Speed.
encoded: “If we can already track digital assets and their ownership in our Web2 system, what additional value would Web3 create?” This is the question that the CPO of a US-based sports technology company asked the ND Labs team during a product discussion. The company is developing a platform that enables sports fans to interact with teams and athletes through digital collectibles, rewards, auctions, and other digital assets. The company already plans to track ownership of these assets within its own system. Its reservations about adding blockchain are therefore entirely reasonable. This conversation prompted the ND Labs team to examine a broader product question: when does blockchain create meaningful value, and when is a conventional database the better choice? Web3 Is Not Needed Just to Keep a Record of Ownership A conventional database is perfectly capable of keeping track of digital items, because it can store information about: who received the asset; whom it was sold to; how much it is worth; what rights it provides; what operations were performed with it within the application. If the asset is never supposed to leave the platform and users fully trust its operator, blockchain may not provide the product with any noticeable advantage. In other words, merely turning a database record into a token does not create value. Web3 becomes useful when a product requires not only internal record-keeping but also independently verifiable digital ownership. What Independently Verifiable Digital Ownership Means In Web2, the user does not actually own the asset. They own an account that the platform permits to use a particular digital object. At the same time, the platform retains full control and if the platform changes the rules, they can block the account, restrict the transfer of the asset, or shut down the service. In Web3, an asset can be linked to the user’s wallet and exist independently of the application’s internal database. This creates several additional possibilities: …

Best Marketplace Development Companies to Consider
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creator: Dmitry K.
date: 2026-07-23T15:47:32Z
subject: Blockchain
description: A marketplace connects several participant groups through one product. Buyers, sellers, service providers, administrators, and external partners all need clear workflows, reliable transactions, and appropriate levels of control. This structure creates challenges that reach far beyond a standard online store. A marketplace team may need to design vendor onboarding, commissions, payouts, moderation, search, matching, booking, […] The post Best Marketplace Development Companies to Consider appeared first on ND Labs | Web3 Solutions Built at AI Speed.
encoded: A marketplace connects several participant groups through one product. Buyers, sellers, service providers, administrators, and external partners all need clear workflows, reliable transactions, and appropriate levels of control. This structure creates challenges that reach far beyond a standard online store. A marketplace team may need to design vendor onboarding, commissions, payouts, moderation, search, matching, booking, auctions, identity verification, and dispute management. Every feature affects several sides of the platform. Selecting a development partner therefore requires evidence of relevant marketplace work. A polished portfolio offers a starting point. A strong shortlist also considers the complexity of completed projects, product discovery capabilities, payment experience, architecture, UX design, and post-launch support. This guide compares marketplace development companies across those criteria. Each company has a distinct area of strength, helping founders and product leaders find a partner that fits their marketplace model, current stage, and technical requirements. How we selected the companies We reviewed publicly available information from company websites, service pages, project portfolios, and detailed case studies. The evaluation focused on evidence that a team had worked with marketplace-specific product and engineering challenges. The main criteria included: confirmed marketplace projects; complexity and relevance of marketplace workflows; experience with multiple user roles; product discovery and business analysis; seller or provider onboarding; catalog, search, matching, or booking functionality; commissions, payments, payouts, and financial workflows; moderation, identity verification, and platform administration; integrations and scalability; UX design for buyers, sellers, and internal teams; ongoing development and platform modernization. E-commerce experience received weight when a project involved multi-vendor operations, supplier po…

What Is Web3 Gaming and How Does It Work?
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creator: Dmitry K.
date: 2026-07-20T23:55:00Z
subject: Blockchain
description: Web3 gaming brings blockchain-based capabilities into a game or gaming platform. These capabilities may include player wallets, verifiable digital assets, smart contracts, marketplace transactions, token-based access, and on-chain rewards. The quality of the result depends on how these components fit the game. Players still expect responsive gameplay, familiar onboarding, reliable accounts, clear progression, and useful […] The post What Is Web3 Gaming and How Does It Work? appeared first on ND Labs | Web3 Solutions Built at AI Speed.
encoded: Web3 gaming brings blockchain-based capabilities into a game or gaming platform. These capabilities may include player wallets, verifiable digital assets, smart contracts, marketplace transactions, token-based access, and on-chain rewards. The quality of the result depends on how these components fit the game. Players still expect responsive gameplay, familiar onboarding, reliable accounts, clear progression, and useful support. Blockchain adds another technical layer to that experience, along with new decisions about ownership, custody, security, and operations. This guide explains how Web3 gaming works, which components belong in the architecture, what can be added to an existing game, and how product teams can define a practical integration scope. What Is Web3 Gaming? Web3 gaming describes games and gaming products that use blockchain infrastructure for selected player, asset, payment, or governance functions. The core gameplay may still run through a conventional game client and backend. Blockchain becomes relevant when the product needs an independently verifiable ownership record, wallet-based access, programmable asset rules, or settlement between participants. A Web3 game can be a new blockchain-native title, an established game with tokenized assets, a fantasy or collectible platform, a Telegram Mini App, a creator ecosystem, or a broader gaming service with shared wallets and inventory. The term covers a wide range of products. Some use a wallet only for sign-in or asset ownership. Others combine NFTs, marketplace trading, token rewards, community governance, and integrations with decentralized applications. Each additional component brings its own player value, engineering requirements, and risks. How Does Web3 Gaming Work? A Web3 game coordinates two environments. The game environment processes gameplay, accounts, progression, matchmaking, inventory, and player support. The blockchain environment records selected transactions and asset states through wal…

NFT Sport Guide: Market, Drops & Top Marketplaces
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creator: Dmitry K.
date: 2026-07-08T19:11:00Z
subject: Blockchain
subject: NFT
subject: blockchain
subject: NFT collections
subject: web3
description: Sports NFTs are blockchain-based digital assets connected to athletes, teams, leagues, events, and sports brands. They can represent collectibles, memberships, tickets, rewards, merchandise, or access to exclusive experiences. Today, the strongest sports NFT products go beyond static collectibles. Teams, leagues, athletes, and brands use digital assets to support loyalty programs, athlete passes, branded rewards, ticketing, and […] The post NFT Sport Guide: Market, Drops & Top Marketplaces appeared first on ND Labs | Web3 Solutions Built at AI Speed.
encoded: Sports NFTs are blockchain-based digital assets connected to athletes, teams, leagues, events, and sports brands. They can represent collectibles, memberships, tickets, rewards, merchandise, or access to exclusive experiences. Today, the strongest sports NFT products go beyond static collectibles. Teams, leagues, athletes, and brands use digital assets to support loyalty programs, athlete passes, branded rewards, ticketing, and long-term fan engagement. For NIL platforms and athlete-commerce companies, this creates an opportunity to add a fan-facing engagement layer to existing athlete discovery, campaign, payment, or merchandise workflows. We explore that product model in our guide to Web3 fan engagement for NIL platforms. In this guide, you’ll learn how sports NFTs work, how they are created, where they trade, which use cases offer practical fan value, and what buyers and sports organizations should evaluate before participating. What Is NFT Sport? A sports NFT is a blockchain-based token associated with a sports-related asset or experience. Examples include digital trading cards, licensed video highlights, fantasy items, athlete memberships, game-day collectibles, and digital twins of physical merchandise. The token can provide a verifiable record of blockchain ownership, defined scarcity, and programmable rules for access or transfer. Whether an NFT can be resold, moved to another wallet, or used on another platform depends on its smart contract, license, and marketplace rules. Owning an NFT does not automatically transfer copyright, image rights, or commercial usage rights. Those rights must be defined in the applicable license. Buyers should always verify the official issuer, contract, included utility, and permitted uses. How Do Sports NFTs Work? Blockchain and smart contracts. Minting, transfers, and eligible sales are recorded on a blockchain. Smart contracts can define supply, transfer rules, marketplace fees, and utility. Media and token. The image, video…

How to Build a Tap-to-Earn Game on Telegram
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creator: Dmitry K.
date: 2026-07-05T07:59:00Z
subject: Blockchain
subject: Telegram
description: Tap-to-earn games can attract users with a simple first action, but tapping alone does not create a sustainable product. A successful game needs a clear progression system, secure backend, fraud controls, retention mechanics, analytics, and a reward model that works even when a token is not involved. This guide explains how to build a tap-to-earn game as […] The post How to Build a Tap-to-Earn Game on Telegram appeared first on ND Labs | Web3 Solutions Built at AI Speed.
encoded: Tap-to-earn games can attract users with a simple first action, but tapping alone does not create a sustainable product. A successful game needs a clear progression system, secure backend, fraud controls, retention mechanics, analytics, and a reward model that works even when a token is not involved. This guide explains how to build a tap-to-earn game as a Telegram Mini App: what components the product needs, which mechanics support retention, when blockchain adds value, and what founders should validate before development begins. A Telegram tap-to-earn game is a lightweight game or gamified product that runs inside Telegram and rewards users with in-game points, resources, status, or other benefits for completing simple actions. Tapping may be the entry mechanic, but the complete product usually includes upgrades, quests, referrals, leaderboards, time-based rewards, social competition, and recurring events. Telegram Mini Apps reduce onboarding friction because users can launch the experience without installing a separate mobile application. However, easy access also increases exposure to bots, scripted activity, fake referrals, and multi-account farming. Those risks must be addressed in the product design and backend architecture—not added as an afterthought. What Is a Tap-to-Earn Game? A tap-to-earn game uses simple, repeatable actions to generate in-game progress. The player may tap to collect points, produce resources, complete a task, charge an item, or improve a virtual business. The action is easy to understand, making it useful for rapid onboarding and short mobile sessions. Despite the name, “earn” should not automatically imply cryptocurrency or real-world income. A player may earn: off-chain points; energy or other game resources; virtual upgrades; access to new levels or features; leaderboard status; cosmetic items; discounts, eligibility, or campaign benefits; on-chain assets, if the product has a compliant blockchain use case. Points do not need to bec…

Guide to AI Agentic Workflow Design: How to Automate Web3 Safely
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creator: Dmitry K.
date: 2026-07-01T15:58:41Z
subject: Blockchain
description: When implementing artificial intelligence, Web3 companies often ask the wrong question: “Which model should we choose?” At ND Labs, we believe the ultimate question should be: “Which specific business workflow can an AI agent safely support?” The agent is not the product; the workflow is. This is why successful AI deployment doesn’t start with building […] The post Guide to AI Agentic Workflow Design: How to Automate Web3 Safely appeared first on ND Labs | Web3 Solutions Built at AI Speed.
encoded: When implementing artificial intelligence, Web3 companies often ask the wrong question: “Which model should we choose?” At ND Labs, we believe the ultimate question should be: “Which specific business workflow can an AI agent safely support?” The agent is not the product; the workflow is. This is why successful AI deployment doesn’t start with building a generic, sci-fi “AI assistant.” Instead, it begins with one focused product process that is easy to map, test, monitor, and scale. If you are still exploring the core differences between basic prompts and fully autonomous systems, start with our deep dive into Agentic AI vs Generative AI. This guide focuses entirely on the practical layer: how to design a safe, highly-optimized AI agentic workflow tailored for the unique challenges of the Web3 ecosystem. What is an AI Agentic Workflow? AI agentic workflow automation means using specialized autonomous software to execute multi-step, complex processes inside a digital product. Unlike traditional automation (like Zapier or rigid RPA scripts) that simply moves data from point A to point B using strict “if-this-then-that” rules, an agentic workflow introduces reasoning, context evaluation, and dynamic tool selection at every turn. A resilient agentic workflow follows a strict, traceable path engineered into the system: Trigger → Inputs → AI Reasoning Loop → Tool Execution → Verification → Human-in-the-Loop Approval → Output & Logs The core philosophy behind this design is predictability. By structuring the workflow layer correctly, we define exactly what data the agent can read, which smart contracts it can analyze, and precisely where the system must pause to wait for human verification. The Spectrum of Autonomy: From Reading to Acting To avoid unnecessary risks, especially when handling on-chain data, we categorize agentic workflows into four distinct tiers. For Web3 applications, we heavily advise starting with lower-risk tiers before unlocking fully autonomous capabi…

What Is Agentic Architecture? Key Components, Workflows and Web3 Examples
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creator: Dmitry K.
date: 2026-06-30T10:21:39Z
subject: Blockchain
description: Agentic architecture is the system design that allows AI agents to plan tasks, use tools, access memory, coordinate workflows, request approval, and complete goals with controlled autonomy. It defines how an AI system moves from a user request to a real result: which agent acts, which tools it can use, what data it can access, […] The post What Is Agentic Architecture? Key Components, Workflows and Web3 Examples appeared first on ND Labs | Web3 Solutions Built at AI Speed.
encoded: Agentic architecture is the system design that allows AI agents to plan tasks, use tools, access memory, coordinate workflows, request approval, and complete goals with controlled autonomy. It defines how an AI system moves from a user request to a real result: which agent acts, which tools it can use, what data it can access, or when it should stop. Building a robust technical infrastructure is only half the battle. Before engineering the database models and LLM routing layers, the product team must define the boundaries of the underlying business logic. To see how to map these processes step-by-step, review our framework on blueprints and safety controls for AI agentic workflow automation. If you are comparing agentic AI and generative AI, start with our guide to Agentic AI vs Generative AI. This article goes one layer deeper and explains how agentic systems are structured. What is agentic architecture in AI? Agentic architecture is the structure behind AI agent systems. It connects the model, planning logic, memory, tools, agent roles, approval rules, and monitoring into one workflow. The goal is to help the system complete a task in a controlled way. For example, an agentic system can review a smart contract audit, identify high-risk findings, compare them with an internal checklist, prepare a summary for developers, and flag issues that need manual review. A well-designed agentic architecture usually includes: an LLM or another reasoning model; goal interpretation; planning logic; memory and context; tools and APIs; orchestration; agent roles; evaluation; approval controls; monitoring and logs. Without these parts, an AI agent often becomes a chatbot with extra features. Why agentic architecture matters for production AI systems Most companies need agents that can help with real work. In production, the answers to these questions matter because they define whether an agentic system is usable, safe, and reliable. What can the agent do? Which tools can it use? Wh…

Agentic AI Security: Risks, Guardrails and Best Practices for Web3
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creator: Dmitry K.
date: 2026-06-23T17:27:06Z
subject: Blockchain
description: In this article, we explain the biggest agentic AI security risks, how they apply to Web3, and what guardrails teams need before putting AI agents near wallets, smart contracts, transactions, or user assets. If you are still comparing agentic AI and generative AI concepts, start with our guide to agentic AI vs generative AI. If […] The post Agentic AI Security: Risks, Guardrails and Best Practices for Web3 appeared first on ND Labs | Web3 Solutions Built at AI Speed.
encoded: In this article, we explain the biggest agentic AI security risks, how they apply to Web3, and what guardrails teams need before putting AI agents near wallets, smart contracts, transactions, or user assets. If you are still comparing agentic AI and generative AI concepts, start with our guide to agentic AI vs generative AI. If you want to see practical scenarios first, read our guide to agentic AI examples. What Is Agentic AI Security? Agentic AI security is the practice of protecting AI systems that can pursue goals, use tools, remember context, make decisions, and take or prepare actions. It means securing the entire agentic workflow, not only the model output. An agentic AI system may: read private or business data; retrieve context from memory or RAG; call APIs; use plugins, connectors, or MCP servers; prepare code changes; trigger workflows; interact with wallets; prepare transactions; communicate with other agents; ask a human for approval; continue a task over many steps. Each of these abilities creates a new security surface. An agentic system needs: identity controls, permission scoping, tool governance, environment separation, audit logs, approval workflows, and runtime monitoring. For Web3, the stakes are higher because many actions are financial and often irreversible. If a wallet agent prepares a bad transaction and the user signs it, the loss may not be easy to reverse. If a DAO governance agent summarizes a proposal incorrectly, voters may make a poor decision. If a smart contract monitoring agent misses a risky event, the team may react too late. Agentic AI security is about making sure the agent can help without taking more power than it needs. Why Agentic AI Security Is Different from Chatbot Security An agentic system follows a longer path. For example, the user gives a goal, the agent retrieves context, checks memory, chooses tools, calls an API, reads the results, plans the next step, and prepares an action. Every step in this chain can fail or…