Tag: empowerment

Milady's Rarest: Empowering Southeast Asian Artists or Just Elitism?

Milady's Rarest: Empowering Southeast Asian Artists or Just Elitism?

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The digital art world is buzzing. Now we read headlines about Milady NFTs, floor prices rising, and trading volumes exploding. Most recently, on April 20, 2025, bolsaverse.eth purchased a top 25% rarity Milady from miberamaker333. Floor prices are skyrocketing, volume’s going through the roof, and everyone is racing each other...

Bitstamp's Next Move: Empowering Southeast Asian Artists With Crypto?

Bitstamp's Next Move: Empowering Southeast Asian Artists With Crypto?

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Bitstamp, one of the original crypto exchanges, now getting picked up by Robinhood? It’s not only a great headline, but a real potential pivot point. Never mind the short-term impact on market share and trading volume. I'm thinking bigger. I'm thinking about forgotten voices and the raw, untapped potential bubbling...

.BCH: Will Bitcoin Cash Finally Empower Southeast Asian Creators?

.BCH: Will Bitcoin Cash Finally Empower Southeast Asian Creators?

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Meet Anya, a young, talented batik artist from a small Indonesian village. She is passionate about her work. She puts her heart and soul into her elaborate designs. She has aspirations of serving an audience much larger than her small local market. She’s read the hype about how easy it...

Japan's Bitcoin Revolution: A Boon for Artists and Web3 Creators?

Is Japan on the verge of accidentally unleashing a tsunami of creative destruction and financial liberation onto the rest of the emerging markets? I know this seems like a tall order, but hear me out. Japan’s regulatory change to officially recognize Bitcoin as a financial product. This step is a...

Crypto's 'Light-Touch' Regulation Gamble Will It Protect You?

The Senate Committee’s proposed “light-touch” regulatory framework for crypto is a long high-stakes poker game. Are we all truly holding a winning hand, or are we collectively bluffing our way into a future financial crisis? It’s a question every investor, every innovator, and frankly, every citizen should want to know....

Trump Jr. at KBW2025: Web3's Punk Rock Moment or Sellout?

Or I think about Nandar, a wonderful Burmese artist that I met in Yangon, sharing with me her latest NFT collection. Each work exploded with vivid imagery, bravely fighting back against the junta’s repressive hold. She began selling them directly to supporters around the world, allowing her to cleverly sidestep...

KBW2025: Is Trump Jr. Web3's Trojan Horse or its Savior?

Donald Trump Jr. at Korea Blockchain Week? It's a head-scratcher, isn't it? About as easy as locating a MAGA hat at a Burning Man soirée. Before we put this down as just another short-lived publicity stunt, let’s take a closer look at what this could IoTally Web3 means. Cynical ploy...

Schiff's Crypto Ban: Is He Protecting Us or Silencing Innovation?

Senator Adam Schiff's proposed crypto ban, the COIN Act, aimed at preventing the President (read: Donald Trump) from dabbling in digital assets, raises a critical question: Is this genuine protection against corruption, or a veiled attempt to stifle innovation, especially for emerging markets? Let's be real, the optics are terrible....

Immutable's Gamble: Will Gas-Free Trading Save Web3 Gaming?

Yet the hype around Web3 gaming is real, offering gamers true digital ownership and player-driven economies. Let’s get real: that promise usually meets a very different fate. High gas fees and a clunky user experience can quickly derail those intentions. Immutable is taking a big bet with its zkEVM and...

Civitas' Immutable Leap: A Win for Emerging Artists in Web3?

I think back to visiting a small art collective in Yangon just a few years ago. It was a time when the energy was electric, the talent readily evident, but the artists themselves were suffering. They were making amazing digital art and wanted to access the global NFT market. Those...