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5 Ways Colle AI's Solana Push Empowers Emerging NFT Artists

5 Ways Colle AI's Solana Push Empowers Emerging NFT Artists

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I first encountered Anya in a crowded Bangkok night market last fall. She was sketching furiously, her brow furrowed in concentration. At the time, Anya dreamed of selling her detailed digital art directly as NFTs, freeing herself from the trap of low-paid commissions. Yet the gas fees on Ethereum? A...

CryptoPunks Surge: A Glimmer of Hope for Emerging Artists?

CryptoPunks Surge: A Glimmer of Hope for Emerging Artists?

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Those same Nintendo 64-style avatars, once considered the embarrassing vestige of a faded Web3 trend, are back in the news. Sales are up 106%. At a time where NFT volume across the entire market is down, this seems like… counter intuitive. Is this return truly an indication that the future...

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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...

Quintenz's CFTC: Will It Usher In a New Era of DeFi Clarity?

Brian Quintenz's nomination to chair the CFTC is more than just a personnel change. It's a potential earthquake shaking the foundations of DeFi regulation. Whether it’s the latter—a controlled demolition of uncertainty or a chaotic aftershock—remains to be seen. For someone with his pedigree, the stakes can’t be higher.A16z to...

5 Ways Quintenz Can Unleash Southeast Asia's Crypto Art Boom

Brian Quintenz’s recent nomination to chair the CFTC is more than just another political appointment. As such, it’s a mighty potential rocket booster for the young crypto art scene in Southeast Asia. You might be thinking, "What does a US regulator have to do with artists in Jakarta or Yangon?"...