Commentary

Congress' Stablecoin Obsession: 5 Reasons It's a Disaster Waiting to Happen

Congress' Stablecoin Obsession: 5 Reasons It's a Disaster Waiting to Happen

Why is Congress so laser-focused on stablecoins? At a time when families can barely make ends meet with inflation, and global tensions are flaring, our elected officials are in a hurry to regulate…stablecoins? It’s the equivalent of rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, and quite honestly, it smells like a...

Web3's $250M Week: Southeast Asia's Artists Ready to Build?

Web3's $250M Week: Southeast Asia's Artists Ready to Build?

$250 million sloshing around the crypto space. Great! Who actually feels that money? There’s been a lot of talk lately about infrastructure and DeFi. How are these ideas affecting the kampungs and artists’ studios throughout Southeast Asia? Are we just building larger pipes for the same tired concepts? Or are...

Crypto Regulation 2025: Southeast Asia's Artists Are Being Left Behind

Crypto Regulation 2025: Southeast Asia's Artists Are Being Left Behind

Think of Nandar, a young artist in Myanmar, harnessing her colorful digital art to share narratives of resilience and hope. By utilizing NFTs, she was able to make direct connections with collectors around the world and circumvent the censorship and economic turmoil surrounding her country. Crypto was her lifeline. Now...

Crypto's $250M Week: Is This Boom Built on Shifting Sands?

Crypto's $250M Week: Is This Boom Built on Shifting Sands?

Just last week, national headlines screamed about a $250 million crypto-funded bonanza. Infrastructure and DeFi projects are awash with new investment. Great, right? Maybe not. As a blockchain journalist who's seen a few hype cycles come and go, I can't help but wonder if we're not just rearranging deck chairs...

Crypto Regulation 2025: The Shocking Truth About Who Really Benefits

Crypto Regulation 2025: The Shocking Truth About Who Really Benefits

I’ve spent the last two or so years deeply immersing myself in the crypto space. To be sure, the upcoming US & EU 2025 regs are literally terrifying. Don’t buy this narrative about improving consumer protection and financial stability—that’s the smokescreen. The "shocking truth" isn't some conspiracy theory. We saw...

Sigma Capital's Budki: Web3's Unsung Hero for Emerging Markets?

Sigma Capital's Budki: Web3's Unsung Hero for Emerging Markets?

Is the future of Web3 being constructed in sleepy Silicon Valley, or in the vibrant, underappreciated neighborhoods of Southeast Asia? Prolific pipelines of innovation attracting our attention are the much ballyhooed established tech hubs such as Silicon Valley, New York and Boston. At the same time, emerging markets promise enormous...

Crypto's Future at Risk? How Trump's Cuts Hurt Emerging Artists' Access

Crypto's Future at Risk? How Trump's Cuts Hurt Emerging Artists' Access

No wonder the news is generating so much excitement about the CFPB retreating from its crypto oversight. Yet budget cuts from the Trump era are the impetus for this move. Headlines highlight the quest for market stability amid a regulatory shift. What happens to the people who were stuck in...

Trump's Crypto Deregulation: A Disaster for Consumers and Innovation?

Trump's Crypto Deregulation: A Disaster for Consumers and Innovation?

Or think about Sarah, a single mom with two jobs, who is just starting to get comfortable with the concept of crypto. She’d listened to the siren songs of life-changing returns, a golden ticket to tee up her children’s future. She was irresistibly attracted to the idea of earning a...

Web3's Smartest Bet Isn't Hype, It's Sigma Capital's Budki

Web3's Smartest Bet Isn't Hype, It's Sigma Capital's Budki

Let’s face it, the whole Web3 hype-train-and-scam-space is kind of like a hype perpetual-motion machine. Everyone’s selling the shiny objects but when you look under the hood, who’s delivering on something that can actually get to the moon. And after witnessing too many projects burn up in the atmosphere, we...

Milady NFT Rarity Craze: Is This Art or Just Another Bubble?

Milady NFT Rarity Craze: Is This Art or Just Another Bubble?

Welcome to the deluge of digital pixels, friends! Not all pixels are created equal. Some of those pixels are worth more than gold. Or, more accurately, Ethereum. Under the influence of a rarity speculation mania, the Milady NFT collection has been burning down the Web3 digital art world. Hold your...

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...