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Zora's Update: How Southeast Asian Artists Can Ride the NFT Wave

Zora's Update: How Southeast Asian Artists Can Ride the NFT Wave

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Jesse Pollak's retweet. A 20% price jump. Millions in trading volume. Sounds like another Tuesday in crypto, right? Wrong. As artists of Southeast Asia, this is a clarion call. We must act swiftly. ZORA is only the beginning. This is a monumental change in how creators are able to reach...

NFTs Aren't Dead: Southeast Asian Artists Rise

NFTs Aren't Dead: Southeast Asian Artists Rise

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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...

Trump's Crypto: How Southeast Asia's Artists Can Navigate the Risks

Trump's Crypto: How Southeast Asia's Artists Can Navigate the Risks

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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...

Bitstamp's Next Move: Empowering Southeast Asian Artists With Crypto?

Bitstamp's Next Move: Empowering Southeast Asian Artists With Crypto?

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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...

Trump's Crypto Gamble: A Lifeline for Southeast Asia's Artists?

Trump's Crypto Gamble: A Lifeline for Southeast Asia's Artists?

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The EU’s MiCA regulation has only recently touched down, a heavyweight champion of crypto rules. Over at the pond, something rad is fermenting. With a potential Trump resurgence, we're staring down the barrel of a radically different US crypto policy – one that could inadvertently become a lifeline for Southeast...

Bitcoin's $85.5K Wall: Can Southeast Asia's Artists Break Through?

Bitcoin's $85.5K Wall: Can Southeast Asia's Artists Break Through?

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That $85,500 mark… …it’s not just an arbitrary number on a graph. It's a wall. That’s a very real financial barrier that stands between Bitcoin’s unlimited potential and the dreams of thousands of Filipino artists connected by a vibrant creative community. We hear a lot about how ETF inflows are...

Lisk's 169M User Play: Asia's Artists Finally Get a Web3 Stage?

Lisk's 169M User Play: Asia's Artists Finally Get a Web3 Stage?

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This isn’t just another crypto partnership announcement. This is about giving a voice to the forgotten – the artists of Southeast Asia struggling to break through the noise and build sustainable careers. Lisk is taking an ambitious step with The Binary Holdings (TBH). This exciting partnership would potentially expand access...

MapleStory's Henesys Chain Empowers Artists Or Just Another Crypto Ploy?

MapleStory's Henesys Chain Empowers Artists Or Just Another Crypto Ploy?

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Is Nexon really building a new metaverse for creators, or trying to hop on the Web3 trend? The answer to that question is what’s been buzzing around in my head ever since the Henesys Chain launch. We can’t wait to add your voice to the mix! Its artists-first layer 1...

Silks' Deadline: Can Rosen's Lawsuit Protect Southeast Asian NFT Artists?

Silks' Deadline: Can Rosen's Lawsuit Protect Southeast Asian NFT Artists?

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The Rosen Law Firm's class action lawsuit against Game of Silks, with its looming April 25, 2025, lead plaintiff deadline, feels a world away for many. For NFT artists in Southeast Asia, it’s a first tremor that may set off an avalanche. We're talking about more than just a single...

Crypto's 'Light Touch' Dream: Why Southeast Asia's Artists Should Worry

Crypto's 'Light Touch' Dream: Why Southeast Asia's Artists Should Worry

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Southeast Asia’s dynamic art scene is at the forefront of this digital transformation powered by crypto and NFTs. A “light touch” regulatory approach is favored by advocates of a crypto-friendly regulatory framework. It could just as quickly turn that dream into a nightmare for the artists and creators who stand...

Crypto's 'Light-Touch' Regulation Gamble Will It Protect You?

The Senate Committee’s proposed “light-touch” regulatory framework for crypto is a long high-stakes poker game. Are we all truly holding a winning hand, or are we collectively bluffing our way into a future financial crisis? It’s a question every investor, every innovator, and frankly, every citizen should want to know....

Trump Jr. at KBW2025: Web3's Punk Rock Moment or Sellout?

Or I think about Nandar, a wonderful Burmese artist that I met in Yangon, sharing with me her latest NFT collection. Each work exploded with vivid imagery, bravely fighting back against the junta’s repressive hold. She began selling them directly to supporters around the world, allowing her to cleverly sidestep...

KBW2025: Is Trump Jr. Web3's Trojan Horse or its Savior?

Donald Trump Jr. at Korea Blockchain Week? It's a head-scratcher, isn't it? About as easy as locating a MAGA hat at a Burning Man soirée. Before we put this down as just another short-lived publicity stunt, let’s take a closer look at what this could IoTally Web3 means. Cynical ploy...

Schiff's Crypto Ban: Is He Protecting Us or Silencing Innovation?

Senator Adam Schiff's proposed crypto ban, the COIN Act, aimed at preventing the President (read: Donald Trump) from dabbling in digital assets, raises a critical question: Is this genuine protection against corruption, or a veiled attempt to stifle innovation, especially for emerging markets? Let's be real, the optics are terrible....

Immutable's Gamble: Will Gas-Free Trading Save Web3 Gaming?

Yet the hype around Web3 gaming is real, offering gamers true digital ownership and player-driven economies. Let’s get real: that promise usually meets a very different fate. High gas fees and a clunky user experience can quickly derail those intentions. Immutable is taking a big bet with its zkEVM and...

Civitas' Immutable Leap: A Win for Emerging Artists in Web3?

I think back to visiting a small art collective in Yangon just a few years ago. It was a time when the energy was electric, the talent readily evident, but the artists themselves were suffering. They were making amazing digital art and wanted to access the global NFT market. Those...

Kazakhstan's Solana Zone: A Web3 Oasis or Just Another Crypto Mirage?

Is Kazakhstan really developing a true Web3 utopia, or just another playground for the crypto elite? The establishment of a Solana Economic Zone Kazakhstan (SEZ KZ) in Astana has generated much enthusiasm but criticism. The prospect of a blockchain-powered haven in Central Asia, however, is tantalizing. We need to take...