Are your CryptoPunks feeling a little…deflated? You're not alone. Meanwhile, the broader crypto market is showing strong signs of life, with Bitcoin trading back up towards $65,000 and Ethereum showing some incredible resilience. These challenges continue to loom over the NFT space, impacting even the blue-chip collections such as CryptoPunks....
CryptoPunks' fall from grace? That’s not an ending. It’s an opportunity. We've all seen the headlines: NFT sales are down, CryptoPunks are plummeting. Let’s face it, were we ever going to pretend pixelated avatars were going to be the gold standard indefinitely? The real story is much more than a...
The rise of Trump's crypto empire is not just a Wall Street story. It's a global one, and Southeast Asia's vibrant artistic community needs to pay close attention. We’re discussing the prospect of market manipulation, of lax regulations that favor those who are already the 1% and a whole bunch...
DeFi. Decentralized Finance. Just the name alone pulls you in, promising a song of welcome and acceptance. … revolutionizing finance in a way that is open to anyone with an internet connection. Here’s the thing—let’s get behind the curtain for a minute. Is this promise indeed coming true, particularly for...
On the surface, this seems like an incredible opportunity for NFT creators. Stake ME tokens, trade NFTs even connect your wallet – and just like that, you’re earning points for more ME. 10 million ME tokens were distributed during Season 1, and Season 2 is shaping up to be just...
To be honest, the NFT ecosystem is often described as a gilded cage. So much hype, so much money, yet who is actually profiting? It can be tempting to be carried off by the dazzling allure of million-dollar sales and celebrity endorsements. We should never forget the artists, the real...
We've all heard the siren song: crypto is going to democratize finance, tear down the ivory towers of Wall Street, and put the power back in the hands of the people. Let’s take a step back and look behind the curtain to see what’s really going on. The reality is,...
Bitstamp, one of the original crypto exchanges, now getting picked up by Robinhood? It’s not only a great headline, but a real potential pivot point. Never mind the short-term impact on market share and trading volume. I'm thinking bigger. I'm thinking about forgotten voices and the raw, untapped potential bubbling...
The crypto world is buzzing. Bitstamp, the granddaddy of crypto exchanges, is gobbled up by Robinhood. On the surface, it looks like a win-win: more resources for Bitstamp, a crypto foothold for Robinhood. But hold your horses on popping the bubbly. Will this be a wise evolution of strategy or...
Still, Gensler’s SEC certainly did seem like a moralizing, inflexible gale force wind. Enforcement, enforcement, enforcement. It sent a message that has left many in the crypto ecosystem feeling cornered, repressed, and quite honestly, persecuted. Was every project a scam? Of course not. Under Gensler, it seemed like that was...
