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Tokyo's Web3 Summit Ignored Southeast Asia's Creative Revolution

Tokyo's Web3 Summit Ignored Southeast Asia's Creative Revolution

The TEAMZ Summit 2025 in Tokyo. Ten thousand attendees. Japan loudly declaring itself a Web3 hub. All sounds impressive, right? I couldn't help but feel a pang of disappointment, a sense that a crucial voice was missing: the vibrant, disruptive, and utterly essential voice of Southeast Asia's creative Web3 revolution.Let's...

7 Blockchain Myths Holding Back Global Business Growth

7 Blockchain Myths Holding Back Global Business Growth

As someone who’s spent decades diving into the deep end of technology fads, I’ve seen it all, from social media’s early dawn to AI’s current explosion. And believe me when I say that blockchain is the most misunderstood technology I have ever seen. It is no longer only about Bitcoin—it’s...

Web3's Tokyo Triumph Hides a Dangerous Truth About AI Security

Web3's Tokyo Triumph Hides a Dangerous Truth About AI Security

The cherry blossoms have long since fallen, and the sake consumed. At the same time, the ripples from TEAMZ Summit 2025 are still reverberating with force in the Web3 universe. Some call it a victory. It’s emblematic of Tokyo’s receptivity to a decentralized, self-driving, transit-connected future — old and new,...

Is This NFT Bunker a Genius Move or Crypto's Doomsday Device?

Is This NFT Bunker a Genius Move or Crypto's Doomsday Device?

A Cold War–era bunker, purchased with crypto, controlled by a DAO. It may read like the prologue to a dystopian film, right? Dead Bruv’s new “Meatbags” NFT initiative is intriguing to say the least. It seeks to buy a 20th century paradigm with 21st century dollars! They’re hawking 100,000 virtual...

My Neighbor Alice Grants Powering Southeast Asia's Web3 Creative Revolution

My Neighbor Alice Grants Powering Southeast Asia's Web3 Creative Revolution

The My Neighbor Alice grants program, “The Alice Collective,” is not another Web3 cashgrab. This is potentially a huge game changer. It directs strategic support into the dynamic but under-recognised cultural milieu of Southeast Asia. This is the region that’s bursting with artistic talent and cultural richness. Its potential too...

My Neighbor Alice's $ALICE Grants: Savior or Siren Song for Web3?

My Neighbor Alice's $ALICE Grants: Savior or Siren Song for Web3?

The Alice Collective's $ALICE grant program: is it a lifeline for struggling Web3 dreamers, or a cleverly disguised trap set against a backdrop of regulatory uncertainty? 100,000 $ALICE tokens may seem like a hefty sum. A golden parachute for developers, artists, and NFT communities ready to create experiences in the...

NFT Bunker: A Southeast Asian Artist's Take on Crypto's New Playground

NFT Bunker: A Southeast Asian Artist's Take on Crypto's New Playground

Let’s face it, the NFT space can sometimes be a bit of a digital echo chamber. All hype, no substance. Today we see the Bored Apes, the CryptoPunks and thousands of derivative projects. To be frank, a lot of it just seems all over the place. That’s when you’re totally...

Crypto's New Colonialism Is Here: How International Rules Hurt the Global South

Crypto's New Colonialism Is Here: How International Rules Hurt the Global South

We're told international cooperation is always good. Regulation is necessary. What if the global push for cryptocurrency regulation is truly just paving the way for a different kind of colonialism? This new colonialism would be again driven by code and controlled by the same concentrated power and money. This theme...

5 Ways Crypto Can Empower, Not Exploit

5 Ways Crypto Can Empower, Not Exploit

Make no mistake, the story told about crypto is usually one written by the Wall Street wolves and Silicon Valley speculators. Instead, we’re inundated with tales of Bitcoin billionaires and NFT millionaires. Let’s zero in on the tremendous promise of this technology to empower people who desperately need it. I...

Stablecoins: Congress' Priority or a Missed Chance to Empower Emerging Artists?

Stablecoins: Congress' Priority or a Missed Chance to Empower Emerging Artists?

Congress is laser-focused on stablecoins. Really? Trade wars are escalating and murmuring of recessionary times are getting harder to ignore. In the background, our elected officials are scrambling to catch up to regulate stablecoins. It strikes many of us as the equivalent of polishing the silverware while the house is...

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...