Jose Rafael Aquino is a poet, editor, translator, and fiction writer from the Philippines. He’s an expert in finance, technology, cryptocurrency and sports, and he’s recently set his sights on Nexchain, a new Layer-1 blockchain. Aquino’s piece further explains how Nexchain’s unique approach to transparency through Know-Your-Customer (KYC) verification makes...
The SEC, for most of those in the crypto space, brings to mind something closer to a sense of foreboding, if not outright terror. It’s a harsh, unilateral regulator doggedly seen as holding a hammer that finds every new crypto startup a nail. Imagine if the SEC had a toolkit,...
It’s the SEC’s job to protect investors. It has gone on to produce fear and confusion among the crypto community. The agency’s most recent overreaching move, namely its aggressive enforcement stance, is choking out innovation and forcing companies to leave the country. It's time to ask: Is the SEC protecting...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is receiving harsh rebuke for its heavy-handed tactics against crypto. Many are now calling for a more transparent and collaborative rulemaking framework, like the one used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Miles Fuller, TaxBit’s Director of Government Solutions, thinks the SEC could take...
Gala Games, a prominent player in the blockchain gaming space, has announced the shutdown of The Walking Dead: Empires, a multiplayer survival game built around Ethereum NFTs. The final playable date is July 31, 2025. This uncertainty has left NFT holders deeply concerned about what will happen to their in-game...
Gala Games has announced it will shut down The Walking Dead: Empires, a multiplayer survival game built around Ethereum NFTs, by July 31. Developed by Studio Wildcard, the action-adventure role-playing game based on the massive multiplayer game had previously been announced in 2021. Players finally got their hands on its...
The abrupt demise of Gala Games' The Walking Dead: Empires isn't just about a failed NFT game. This troubling state of affairs should set off alarm bells. Consider it Web3’s canary in the coal mine, sounding the alarm for more regulatory oversight in the largely unregulated space that is Web3....
Take, for example, Apple’s recent U.S. App Store guideline revisions enabling app developers to directly link visitors to external payment systems. This amendment, passed in May 2025, is the biggest victory yet for proponents of opening up Apple’s digital marketplace. The crypto community has widely cheered this move, looking forward...
Meet Aisyah, one of the best batik artists based in Yogyakarta. She puts so much love into her detailed designs but has a difficult time getting the word out to the world. Established galleries often demand high commissions, and global transaction services charge brain-numbing costs. Her vision? To be able...
Apple's decision to loosen its grip on App Store payments, allowing developers to link to external systems in the U.S., feels less like a change of heart and more like a reluctant surrender. A capitulation to the unrelenting march of doom wrought by antitrust persecution. Think of it as a...
