Imagine this: a young artist in rural Cambodia, struggling to make ends meet, finally able to sell her intricate silk paintings directly to collectors in New York, bypassing gallery commissions and predatory middlemen. That’s the promise El Salvador’s crypto experiment has opened up. It’s not just about Bitcoin, but to...
I actually first encountered Anya in a little cafe in Hanoi last year. She’s a phenomenal digital artist—it’s hard to explain, but she makes these deeply atmospheric landscapes based in Vietnamese mythology. We all know Anya’s work is gorgeous, but she can’t even afford to pay her internet bill. She...
The NFT market is dead, right? That's what the headlines scream. A 93% decline in trading volume since 2021? A 98% project failure rate in 2024? Justin Bieber’s Bored Ape NFT dropping nearly 94% in value? It all paints a bleak picture. Let me tell you something: those headlines are...
The future of education isn’t determined in a Silicon Valley board room. Rather than coming fully-formed, TED’s next big thing is being built, pixel by pixel, in the innovative studios and creative cities of Southeast Asia. And it's powered by Web3. You might think art and blockchain are strange bedfellows,...
Is the art world finally becoming democratized? For too long, white galleries and gatekeepers have decided behind closed doors who gets to be seen, who gets visibility and who gets paid. Now, something is stirring. And it’s happening on Polygon.Polygon overtook Ethereum in weekly NFT sales volume recently. $22.3 million...
The U.S. regulatory landscape is shifting. So what? Why should an artist based in, say, Yangon, even remotely interested in this provision, care? Because this seemingly small amendment opens the door to an exciting new creative future for Southeast Asian artists. It's time to connect the dots.Regulation Isn't a Dirty...
Southeast Asia pulses with creativity. My favorite part is the magic these artists produce on bustling streets of Bangkok. They bring their buzzing creativity to life by painting the peaceful rice fields of Bali. Too often, their voices are silenced, their chances stifled by a rigged structure that benefits insiders...
ING's quiet foray into the stablecoin arena, spurred by the EU's MiCA regulations, might seem like another blip on the radar of global finance. For artists in Southeast Asia, it may be a quiet revolution underway. Why? That’s because it’s about access, stability, and yes, at the end of the...
The promise is seductive: Web3 gaming, a digital frontier where African artists and gamers are not just consumers, but owners. Dawn of Fearless with its USD 700K funding shot and promises of decentralized liberation looks like a Movie Trailers Special Effects $$$$$ boom. Let's push back on this hype train....
Envision a colorful reality in which Southeast Asian artists experience boundless artistic freedom. They set the conditions for their artistic production and directly benefit from the fruits of their creativity. This isn't some utopian fantasy; it’s a tangible possibility enabled by XYO's decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN).Artistic Freedom, Verifiable AuthenticitySoutheast Asia...
