The Solana NFT project Meatbags, which features an apocalyptic theme, is raising money to buy a Cold War nuclear bunker in England. To finance the acquisition, the project zooms in on selling 100,000 virtual tokens. The sale will start April 21 and each token will sell for $14.Bunker Details and...
The My Neighbor Alice grants program, “The Alice Collective,” is not another Web3 cashgrab. This is potentially a huge game changer. It directs strategic support into the dynamic but under-recognised cultural milieu of Southeast Asia. This is the region that’s bursting with artistic talent and cultural richness. Its potential too...
Let’s face it, the NFT space can sometimes be a bit of a digital echo chamber. All hype, no substance. Today we see the Bored Apes, the CryptoPunks and thousands of derivative projects. To be frank, a lot of it just seems all over the place. That’s when you’re totally...
$250 million sloshing around the crypto space. Great! Who actually feels that money? There’s been a lot of talk lately about infrastructure and DeFi. How are these ideas affecting the kampungs and artists’ studios throughout Southeast Asia? Are we just building larger pipes for the same tired concepts? Or are...
Think of Nandar, a young artist in Myanmar, harnessing her colorful digital art to share narratives of resilience and hope. By utilizing NFTs, she was able to make direct connections with collectors around the world and circumvent the censorship and economic turmoil surrounding her country. Crypto was her lifeline. Now...
No wonder the news is generating so much excitement about the CFPB retreating from its crypto oversight. Yet budget cuts from the Trump era are the impetus for this move. Headlines highlight the quest for market stability amid a regulatory shift. What happens to the people who were stuck in...
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,...
Okay, let's be real. You're probably rolling your eyes. NFTs saving the world? Sounds like peak crypto-bro delusion, right? A pack of virtual gorillas looking to purchase their escape from doom’s day. But stick with me for a minute, because Dead Bruv's "Billionaire Bunker Club" – while undeniably absurd –...
Dead Bruv, the creator of the narrative-driven NFT project Meatbags, is hatching a really cool crowdfunding campaign. What’s his dream, you may ask? To buy a retired Cold War-era nuclear bunker! This new initiative is one piece of a larger effort to bring excitement and innovation back to the NFT...
Picture a future where the rich culture of Southeast Asia is not held back by distance or lack of access, time, or resources. Picture this situation—in a Balinese painter in his studio easily hawks artwork to a buyer in New York City. They get paid in their preferred crypto, benefiting...
