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Binance's Next Big Bets? The Unseen Risks Behind These 5 Projects

Binance's Next Big Bets? The Unseen Risks Behind These 5 Projects

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So adios, Binance—clearing house, clearing room for the new kids on the block. Liam Miller at NFTevening also points to MegaETH, DeepBook (DEEP), Hyperlane (HYPER), Gomble (GM), and Aster as promising Binance listings in the making. Cool. Exciting, even. Before you rush to spend your hard-earned crypto on these projects,...

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The Shocking Loophole in Experience NFTs You Need to Know

I've been covering blockchain for years, and while I'm excited about its potential, I'm increasingly concerned about the dark corners being carved out by unregulated innovation. Experience NFTs — tokens that grant access to IRL and virtual experiences — are the newest frontier. Beneath this shiny veneer of all-access VIP...

5 Ways Experience NFTs Empower Southeast Asian Artists Now

Having experienced the art world’s harsh gatekeeping first hand, including on artists from Southeast Asia I’ve gone to bat for, I can attest to this. The rule is that galleries in New York and London establish the trends. In doing so, they frequently overlook the distinct and dynamic sounds coming...

First Force's TON NFT Drop: A Missed Opportunity for SEA Artists?

The excitement surrounding First Force’s 10,000 SBT drop on the TON blockchain has been electric. A big fall, they claim, one of the largest on TON! Access to these amazing community experiences, all for 30 TON (about $100). That’s the really thrilling part for the TAC community — and, for...

TON's NFT Gamble: Will First Force's Drop Attract or Alienate?

Will TON’s First Force NFT drop be a power move into the NFT market? Or will it turn out to be an expensive blunder that sends users running? We’ll have to see, but that’s the billion-dollar question as Telegram takes a full plunge into blockchain. The project supports a vibrant...

NFT Crash Lessons: Will 2025's Altcoins Dodge Regulation's DeFi Crosshairs?

The artist who got scammed out of $3 million in NFTs – what a tear-jerker story, huh? Unfortunately, it’s not just a sob story. Today’s situation presents an opportunity to show the industry what genuine utility in the altcoin space should look like. It also illustrates the incredible power and...

Musician's NFT Nightmare: 3 Altcoins Empowering Artists Beyond the Hype

We’ve all listened to the siren song of NFTs, offering musicians a one-way ticket to wealth. The reality? For many, it's been a brutal awakening. Well, all those musicians who were tax-bitten when they made $3 million in NFT sales and watched them melt down and come immediate tax-burden-worthy. That’s...

Star Atlas Holosim Brilliant Strategy or Web3's White Flag?

Is Star Atlas’s new Holosim a stroke of genius? Or might it be a harbinger of deeper problems beneath the current surface for the long-term prospects of Web3 gaming? The release of this initial, free-to-play, Web2-only version of SAGE Labs has definitely turned some heads and raised some serious questions....

Star Atlas Holosim: Is Web2 the Trojan Horse for Web3?

Is Holosim a genius move or miscalculation? Star Atlas’s decision to release a free-to-play, Web2 version of its SAGE Labs game ahead of its community onboarding has me reflecting. It pretty clearly gives off that “gateway drug” impression. Is that really the best way to mass adoption, especially in places...