d e r e v li e d, d e eal d, s Digital identity, objects, and assets will increasingly e gn be stored in a “wallet” online, built on the blockchain. i S Web3 wallets serve two major functions. The first is   05 that wallets allow their owners to manage all owned digital assets, currencies, and tokens in one place. The second is that wallets are used for accessibility to other blockchain-based apps. People can authenticate themselves through their wallets, and 93 They’re easy to use—at least in it’s pseudonymous. theory—and becoming more accessible. The promise of Web3 (and what wallets enable) is the ability for people to take their data with them and share it with—or even sell it to—brands and 94 companies they trust. They remain in complete control of their assets because nobody else has access to the tokens. From Twitch to Burger King, large companies are + isometric, render, aspect ratio 3:2, algorithm version 4 95,96 recognizing digital wallets as a payment option. Metamask, one of the most popular wallet providers, currently has 21 million users, and usage multiplied 97 Computer Weekly predicts that by 38 since 2020. more than 60% of the world’s population will use digital wallets by 2026, with Southeast Asian countries 98 expected to see the steepest growth. Copyright © 2022 Accenture. All rights reserved. 64