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...
I still remember clearly a young Balinese artist whose name was Dewi. She found it difficult to gain visibility and be profitable with her digital drawings beyond her remote village. She’d minted her colorful paintings as NFTs, dreaming of reaching the worldwide crypto market. The gas fees were crippling, and...
Are you tired of feeling like the arts community is a members-only club? All of this can make it feel as though just a chosen few get to party behind the velvet ropes. For most artists in Southeast Asia, that’s been the case. Guess what? Solana is tearing down that...
NFTs. Non-fungible tokens. These digital certificates of ownership that you keep hearing about. Some refer to it as a bubble, others as a revolution. I see something more profound, especially for artists in Southeast Asia: a gateway. A visa for agency, independence, and international opportunity.Forgotten Voices Find Global StageHow many...
We constantly hear about blockchain killing commercial banking as we know it, or revolutionizing supply chains. Yawn. But the real revolution? It's unfolding in the vibrant, often overlooked, corners of Southeast Asia, where blockchain isn't just about money, it's about empowerment. Together, these programs aim to put artists and creators...
Binance is also making waves, cleaning house to open the door to new talent. The “Vote to Delist” program … It’s more than housekeeping, it’s making a big statement. An indication that they’re open, willing, desirous for innovation, for projects that really speak to the future possibilities of this Web3....
Let's cut to the chase: can Colle AI's Grok actually level the playing field for artists, especially those struggling to be heard? I'm talking about the digital creators in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America – the artists with incredible talent but limited access to the NFT gold rush.Is NFT...
Binance advising nations on crypto regulations? It's as ominous as it sounds. It almost sounds like a concept pulled directly from a dystopian sci-fi novel. Underneath this unlikely partnership’s surface is a potential radical change, particularly for creatives from the global south. Forget the traditional art world with its stuffy...
Southeast Asia is a hotbed of creativity. From the intricate batik art of Indonesia to the vibrant street art of Malaysia, the region pulses with artistic talent. How many of these artists—aside from the obvious handful of acts out of Africa—have really made it on a global level? How many...
