Commentary

FCA's Crypto Call: Will It Empower or Stifle Emerging Artists?

FCA's Crypto Call: Will It Empower or Stifle Emerging Artists?

The smell of potential is thick in the air, right? Blockchain and crypto was once viewed as niche technology. Today, they are taking off quickly in surprising parts of the world—in particular, Southeast Asia. I’ve experienced the hustle and creativity of the artists using NFTs to sidestep traditional gatekeepers and...

FCA's Crypto Rules: A Trojan Horse for Innovation or Real Protection?

FCA's Crypto Rules: A Trojan Horse for Innovation or Real Protection?

The FCA’s landmark discussion paper on crypto regulation is a turning point for the UK. Its influence will be felt around the world, helping to set the future course of digital assets. They claim it’s all about increasing confidence and fostering economic development. But is it really? Or worse, are...

Walking Dead NFT Game's Demise: Another Blow to Web3's Promise?

Walking Dead NFT Game's Demise: Another Blow to Web3's Promise?

Let’s say her name is Anya, a young aspiring digital artist from a remote Cambodian village. Anya, like many others in Southeast Asia, saw The Walking Dead: Empires as more than just a game. It was a doorway. This creates a huge opportunity for a new creative economy. It provides...

SEC Retreat: Is This the End of Crypto Regulation by Enforcement?

SEC Retreat: Is This the End of Crypto Regulation by Enforcement?

The SEC dropped its appeal against Ripple? Color me skeptical. I mean, I know Ripple’s CLO is uncorking the champagne and declaring it a day of victory, but why? Or is the SEC making a smart tactical withdrawal? Perhaps they are pulling back, retrenching and remobilizing to come at them...

Ripple's Win Unleashes Southeast Asia's Crypto Art Revolution

Ripple's Win Unleashes Southeast Asia's Crypto Art Revolution

Meet Anya, a remarkable batik artist from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. For years, she’s had a hard time making enough to survive herself, selling her detailed handiwork at area bazaars. Until she found NFTs – an accessible entry point to a global art market and a chance to make the kind of...

Prada's Crypto Cluelessness? Why Luxury Needs Web3 Now

Prada's Crypto Cluelessness? Why Luxury Needs Web3 Now

Prada's killing it. Miu Miu's even more so. Good for them. Seriously. While they're celebrating balance sheets, the future of luxury is quietly being built – and they're missing the blueprint. Or are they really that preoccupied counting their cash that they literally haven’t seen the tidal wave of Web3...

Rent the Runway's Gamble: Is Doubling Down Enough?

Rent the Runway's Gamble: Is Doubling Down Enough?

Rent the Runway. RTR. That was what everyone thought would be the future of fashion, no? Dump the closet congestion, adopt limitless fashion, help save the environment—all while looking gorgeous. Recently, RTR has appeared to test the waters of several styles. It’s obviously in search of the best match made...

5 Ways Australia's Crypto Embrace Can Empower Southeast Asian Artists

5 Ways Australia's Crypto Embrace Can Empower Southeast Asian Artists

Meet Anya, a gifted batik artist from a remote village in Indonesia. While her exquisite creations are dazzling, literally world-class, she can’t quite connect to customers outside her community’s limited market. Middlemen take tens of thousands of dollars in commissions, while international bank transfers rob her pitiful profits. Her story,...

Australia's Crypto Promise: Will Regulatory Gridlock Strangle Innovation?

Australia's Crypto Promise: Will Regulatory Gridlock Strangle Innovation?

Australia might like to talk a big game about being ready to embrace the future of finance. Are we truly unlocking the promise of crypto innovation? Or are we just paving a regulatory dead-end, with bureaucratic delay and lost potential? The bipartisan deal on crypto regulation seems perfect in theory,...

DeGods Founder Steps Down! What's Next for the NFT Project?

So DeGods NFT project is at a really interesting inflection point. DeGoogled now Immutable CEO Rohun Vora, better known by his pseudonym DeGods, has resigned as CEO after three years running the ship. Leadership is changing. Reinforcing that trend, DeGods NFT sales are blasting off, particularly on Ethereum. This shift...

Crypto Developments Unfold Globally

Ripple's donations to Donald Trump, Russia's crypto platform for investors, crypto firms pursuing U.S. banking licenses, DeGods' trading surge, and Kyrgyzstan's collaboration with Binance highlight the latest developments in the cryptocurrency space. Taken together, these events are indicative of a larger, more dynamic shift in the global landscape of digital...

DeGods' Frank Out! Can New Leadership Revive the NFT Project?

Frank DeGods, the face and CEO of the DeGods NFT project, has stepped down after three years at the helm. His departure presents a turning point for the highly criticized project. While DOT’s fate hangs in the balance, could this agency be revitalized by new leadership? This comes after a...

Frank DeGods Departs as DeGods CEO, Paving Way for New Leadership

Frank, best known in the Web3 ecosystem as Frank Vora—the name he uses on X, formerly Twitter—has officially resigned as CEO in order to focus on building…whatever comes next. He was integral to the success of the DeGods NFT project. Co-founded by Frank in 2021, DeGods has been a fascinating...

HOTMOM Token Surges in Popularity, Backed by Crypto Influencers

A new Solana token HOTMOM token which amassed explosive growth on-chain, has taken the meme coin market by storm. Having only launched three days ago HOTMOM is already up to a spectacular $54 million market cap. It counts leaders of the industry, including from private sector companies deeply involved in...

DeGods Founder Frank DeGods Steps Down Amidst Sales Surge

Frank DeGods, the founder of the famous Solana-based NFT collection DeGods, has just dropped a huge bomb. After three short yet impactful years, he is now leaving his post as CEO. Under these circumstances, the leadership change couldn’t come at a better moment. Soaring sales on both the DeGods NFTs’...

DeGods Founder Steps Down: What's Next for the NFT Project?

Once atop the digital collectibles world, the DeGods NFT project – once considered the flagship of the booming art on the blockchain industry – has just experienced a major leadership change. Rohun Vora, the founder of DeGods, recently announced he’d stepped down as CEO after three years leading the successful...

SEC Chair Vows to Overhaul Crypto Regulations, End "Regulation by Enforcement"

SEC Chair Paul Atkins has promised to make the agency’s approach to cryptocurrency regulation radically different. He guarantees that he will transition to formal policymaking rather than use ad-hoc enforcement actions. Atkins’ stated priorities as Chairman include encouraging innovation and protecting investors. He provides a rhetorical echo of President Donald...