Commentary

7 Deadly Sins NFTs: YOAKE's Web3 Artist Revolution Starts Now

7 Deadly Sins NFTs: YOAKE's Web3 Artist Revolution Starts Now

Forget the elitist art museums and their bouncers in black turtlenecks. For anime creators and fans alike, the future of art is being forged in the rapidly changing landscape of Web3. YOAKE’s second NFT drop, themed after “The Seven Deadly Sins,” acts as a powerful rallying cry for this thrilling...

Seven Deadly Sins NFTs: Genius or Just Another Cash Grab?

Seven Deadly Sins NFTs: Genius or Just Another Cash Grab?

Our anime-inspired YOAKE NFT drop returns for round two on OpenSea! This super cool new release, which includes “The Seven Deadly Sins,” now gallops along on Sony’s Soneium blockchain. The first time, they sold 16,528 pieces. Now, they’re teasing even more of these digital personnages, each selling for a sweet...

Startup India's Web3 Gamble: Genius Move or Regulatory Minefield?

Startup India's Web3 Gamble: Genius Move or Regulatory Minefield?

Startup India's embrace of Web3 feels like watching a high-stakes poker game where the dealer suddenly switches to a deck of cards no one's ever seen before. An unprecedented federal program is stoking explosive growth and entrepreneurial aspirations. To advance its goals, it is now betting on a technology that...

Zed Champions: A Fresh Start or Another Broken Promise for Web3 Gaming?

Zed Champions: A Fresh Start or Another Broken Promise for Web3 Gaming?

Zed Run is dead. Long live Zed Champions? This fundamental question reverberates throughout the Web3 gaming community in Southeast Asia. Virtually Human Studios (VHS), creators of the once extremely popular NFT horse racing game, are currently doing everything in their power to resurrect it. But forgive my skepticism. I’ve been...

Zed Champions: Can Lessons from Zed Run's Failure Save Web3 Gaming?

Zed Champions: Can Lessons from Zed Run's Failure Save Web3 Gaming?

The dust has settled. The new neighborhood The digital stables are hushed, except for the whinnies of hope and the echoes of disappointment. Zed Run used to be a poster child of the Web3 revolution, enchanting gamers with its strategic NFT race horse extravaganza. It then faltered and eventually closed...

Nike's NFT Mess: The Regulatory Wake-Up Call Web3 Needs

Nike's NFT Mess: The Regulatory Wake-Up Call Web3 Needs

Nike’s NFT adventure, previously praised as a daring step into the metaverse, is now stuck in a legal quagmire. And frankly, it's about damn time. The class-action lawsuit alleging unregistered securities offerings through RTFKT NFTs isn't just about those specific digital shoes; it's a glaring spotlight on the regulatory vacuum...

NFTs Aren't Dead, Brands Just Don't Get It

NFTs Aren't Dead, Brands Just Don't Get It

Big brands are running scared from NFTs? Good riddance, I say. Let them. While Nike's facing lawsuits, Starbucks is shuttering programs, and PUMA’s gone radio silent, something beautiful is happening beneath the surface, especially here in Southeast Asia. That’s because they’re too busy staring at the spreadsheets and the quarterly...

Inco's Nanny-Level Privacy: Web3's Gateway Drug for Artists?

Inco's Nanny-Level Privacy: Web3's Gateway Drug for Artists?

Web3. The Wild West of the internet. A land of infinite promise, yet a terrain fraught with possible snares, notably for creatives. We’ve long been sold on the premise of decentralization, but to most creatives, decentralization without privacy seems like decentralized exposure. And that’s a problem. A big one.Are You...

India's Ethical AI Dream: Web3's Privacy Promise or Regulatory Nightmare?

India's Ethical AI Dream: Web3's Privacy Promise or Regulatory Nightmare?

Can India actually unlock the potential of ethical AI with Web3? Or will we bumble our way into a regulatory morass that inhibits innovation and causes more harm than good? The narrative being spun is one of empowerment: decentralization, transparency, and privacy, all supposedly baked into the Web3 promise, solving...

India's Web3 AI Gamble: Will Decentralization Unleash Ethical Innovation?

India's Web3 AI Gamble: Will Decentralization Unleash Ethical Innovation?

India stands at a fascinating crossroads. We are witnessing the accelerated advent of AI, a powerful force that promises to reinvent everything — healthcare diagnostics, agricultural methods, educational modalities. This technological tidal wave poses the danger of deepening entrenched societal disparities if not actively countered. The question is: can Web3,...

Japan's "New Capitalism 2025" Plan Signals Regulatory Embrace of Bitcoin and Web3

Japan is strategically positioning itself as a global leader in digital innovation with its updated "New Capitalism 2025" plan, released on April 13. Taken together, this plan represents a major regulatory turning point event toward welcoming Bitcoin and Web3 technologies. The initiative aims to leverage digital assets to solve social...

Senate Republicans Forge Ahead on Crypto Market Structure Framework

Republican senators working on a new framework for digital assets legislation, riding the positive bipartisan wave in the Senate as of late. This announcement follows the Senate’s passage of a bill to regulate stablecoins last week. It was passing with overwhelming bipartisan support.Senators Tim Scott, Cynthia Lummis, Thom Tillis, and...

Trump Jr. at KBW2025: Web3's Mainstream Moment?

Donald Trump Jr.’s scheduled keynote address at KBW2025 is raising eyebrows and inspiring intense discussion across the Web3 ecosystem. He’s just a high-profile guy shaking things up in the crypto world. His presence further exemplifies the increasing importance of blockchain technology and its potential to revolutionize the traditional economy. Does...

Donald Trump Jr. Headlines Korea Blockchain Week 2025

Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2025, Asia’s largest and most influential Web3 conference, is returning to Seoul this coming September. The collaborative innovation summit recently announced its second wave of speakers and lead partners. You can expect big names such as Donald Trump Jr., Keone Hon from Monad Foundation, Guy Young...

Civitas Goes Immutable: Faster, Cheaper, and Gas-Free Trading!

Civitas is making a massive leap into the future of blockchain gaming, so join us! As an official partner of Immutable’s, our competitive game officially migrated from Ethereum to the Immutable zkEVM. This change will transform the Civitas experience for players all over the world. This new transition brings with...

Civitas Adopts Immutable Passport for Gas-Free Gameplay

Welcome to Civitas, an exciting new digital universe where players create and lead their own city-states. To make that experience all the more seamless, they’ve recently added Immutable Passport. This transition allows players to shape their civilization's future using augmented reality (AR), on-chain tools, and subDAOs without incurring gas costs....

Kazakhstan's Solana Zone: Web3 Oasis or Regulatory Mirage?

Kazakhstan is taking an ambitious step in the global Web3 race with its new Solana Economic Zone (SEZ). The SEZ is a controlled experimentation space. It seeks to establish a fertile environment for real-world crypto adoption and incubate new Web3 projects. The initiative is intended to mirror the success of...

Kazakhstan Launches Solana Economic Zone to Spur Web3 Innovation

Kazakhstan, officially registered as an SEZ the Solana Economic Zone Kazakhstan (SEZ KZ) in Astana. This is a major move towards encouraging the development of Web3 throughout Central Asia. The new zone, which is blockchain-driven, is the first of its kind in the region. The Solana Foundation jointly developed it...