Eric Schmidt Says He's Invested 'a Little Bit' in Crypto, More Interested in Future of Web3

Ex-Google CEO and chairman Eric Schmidt says he's invested "a little bit" of money into cryptocurrencies -- but for him, the most interesting part of blockchain isn't virtual currency. It's Web3. From a report: "A new model [of the internet] where you as an individual [can] control your identity, and where you don't have a centralized manager, is very powerful. It's very seductive and it's very decentralized," Schmidt, 67, tells CNBC Make It. "I remember that feeling when I was 25 that decentralized would be everything." [...] Schmidt says his interest in Web3 involves a concept called "tokenomics," which refers to the specific supply and demand characteristics of cryptocurrencies. Schmidt also notes that Web3 could come with new models for content ownership and new ways of compensating people. "[Web3's] economics are interesting. The platforms are interesting and the use patterns are interesting," Schmidt says. "[It] doesn't work yet, but it will." For Schmidt, part of the problem with today's blockchain technology -- specifically referencing bitcoin as an example -- is that the majority of time people spend on those systems is dedicated to "making sure that nobody's attacking them ... they're incredibly wasteful."

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