Okay, let's be real. For too long, the crypto narrative has been captured by Wall Street bros obsessing over lambos and moonshots. Something fundamental is shifting. Even the fortune teller, Ki Young Ju, is willing to concede that his previous forecasts missed the mark. Why? Simply put, Bitcoin is much...
The excitement surrounding this DOOD token launch is palpable. Airdrops, exchange listings, NFT sales through the roof – it’s just crazy. Beyond the surface-level hype, a more profound question lingers: Can this token genuinely empower Southeast Asian NFT artists?Bridging the Digital Divide NowCulturally, Southeast Asia is a fascinating mix of...
It's not just about Bitcoin anymore. It's a revolutionary tool, and if the US gets its act together, it could radically change the lives of artists around the world, especially those struggling in developing nations. Picture Southeast Asia, where the talent is plentiful and boundless, but the opportunity frequently is...
This isn’t really about protecting consumers; it’s about protecting the status quo. Unfortunately, the Illinois Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act (DACPA) shows us all too well what a harsh, regressive reality looks like. That’s especially true in Senate Bill 1797 and House Bill 742. Yet this legislation, wrapped in...
Dewi is a Masters alumni and budding Balinese artist. She spends hours hand-drawing elaborate batik patterns, her fingers permanently dyed blue by indigo under the blazing equatorial sun. She dreams of being able to show her art to the world, but galleries are difficult to get into and online platforms...
It’s now clear that Southeast Asia will be the birthplace of Web3’s revolution. Ironically, though, it’s not the venture capitalists or Silicon Valley giants leading this charge. It’s these artists – empowered and protected by AI DApps – who are set to finally be the ones to rewrite the playbook....
It feels like only yesterday that I met Anya for the first time in Yangon last year. She’s a ferociously talented nature painter. Today, she plays with AI art generators, imagining a mash-up of time-honored Burmese designs meeting transcendent, forward-looking forms. The dubious pay-as-you-go model of most AI platforms proved...
The Doodles $DOOD airdrop. It happened. And while everyone's busy dissecting charts and comparing it to Pudgy Penguins (again!), I'm looking at something far more interesting: the potential seismic shift this could trigger for Southeast Asian artists.Airdrop: A Bridge, Not Just Free MoneyLet’s not kid ourselves, airdrops are usually thought...
Last week I had the pleasure of talking with Anya, a young, extremely talented digital artist from Myanmar. She makes beautiful, culturally-influenced works, but her pain points of having a difficult time breaking through to the Web3 world is really tragic. She is demoralized by the scarcity of resources and...
I’ll never forget walking into a tiny indie art collective in Yogyakarta a few years ago. There are so many talented artists there. Last year they had a hard time just keeping the doors open, dependent on pitiful tourist-season sales and sporadic grants. Their stories, filled with passion and frustration,...
