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...
Vineet Budki, CEO and Managing Partner of Sigma Capital, is pushing to create a new model for Web3 venture capital that uplifts founders. Budki’s long-term vision definitely extends beyond the coast, towards a more open and decentralized digital economy. He’s an artful strategist and leader, infusing a rare precision and...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is poised to decrease its involvement in cryptocurrency regulation, signaling a notable shift in the oversight of digital assets in the United States. Other federal agencies and state regulators are beginning to follow suit. They will be entrusted with more responsibility in the cryptocurrency...
The ecosystem of Web3 may be a new, wild frontier full of opportunity and danger. It offers tremendous promise to level the playing field. To travel this new and complex landscape wisely, you’ll need technological know-how. Second, a solid grasp of competitive market forces and a long-term outlook are critical....
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...
The world of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) has exploded in recent years, transforming how digital art, collectibles, and various other assets are bought, sold, and traded. The NFT market moves fast. Countless platforms have sprung up, each providing different custom tools or specialized features to cater to different user needs. This...
The buzz is real: ZORA, the platform known for its focus on NFTs and onchain media, has launched its own token! This isn’t your average token launch! For active members of the Zora community, there’s never been a better time to scoop up some $ZOR tokens with a retroactive airdrop....
Zora, the Ethereum NFT platform, is planning to release its new ZORA token on April 23. The token will be released on Base, Coinbase’s layer-2 network. This launch represents a step toward improving accessibility and making onboarding for new users to the Zora ecosystem more seamless.We agreed to launch on...
To call ZORA a “memecoin” is sheer genius or extreme naiveté. Maybe both? In the wild west of crypto, US regulators are in a rush to be the sheriffs. They’re always looking for people to prosecute and make an example out of. Now, Zora’s new token is launching on Base,...
In this way Zora had become a sanctuary for artists like Anya. As a digital painter, she had found it increasingly difficult to survive on commission work in the traditional art world. "Finally," she told me in a recent online chat, "a place where my work can be seen, appreciated,...
