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India's Digital Leap and Crypto's Role: A Balancing Act

India's Digital Leap and Crypto's Role: A Balancing Act

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The Indian government’s ambitious Digital India initiative, launched in 2015, has not produced desired results. Its vision is to make the country digitally empowered in all the aspects of the economy. Nevertheless, India still has more than 15 million cryptocurrency holders—second only to the United States. Furthermore, the country’s dynamic...

El Salvador & SEC: A Crypto Regulatory Sandbox in the Making?

El Salvador & SEC: A Crypto Regulatory Sandbox in the Making?

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El Salvador's bold embrace of Bitcoin has positioned it as a fascinating, if controversial, player in the global crypto landscape. Now, the nation is exploring new avenues to deepen its involvement, and its recent discussions with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signal a potentially groundbreaking development: a crypto...

El Salvador's Crypto Playbook: Can the SEC Finally Learn to Innovate?

El Salvador's Crypto Playbook: Can the SEC Finally Learn to Innovate?

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El Salvador. A tiny nation. A David facing a Goliath. Here, David’s foe is epic-Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), shackled as it is by decades of tradition. At the same time, El Salvador races toward the front of the pack in the cryptocurrency competition. What’s really revolutionary though, is that...

5 Ways Crypto Can Supercharge Digital India (They Won't Tell You)

5 Ways Crypto Can Supercharge Digital India (They Won't Tell You)

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Digital India. It’s a favorite buzzword of the administration, which euphorically invokes it at every opportunity while heralding the nation’s technologically enlightened future. Aadhaar, UPI – these are undeniable successes. What if we’re radically misunderstanding this real digital revolution and it’s not happening from the top down, but rather, it’s...

Web3 Dubai: Are Security Audits the Real Innovation?

Web3 Dubai: Are Security Audits the Real Innovation?

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Dubai. The name alone creates a picture of shimmering skyscrapers, brazen ambition, and today, a budding epicenter of Web3. QuillAudits, one of the top security auditing firms, is throwing a killer series of events from April – May. These events, perfectly-timed around TOKEN2049, will highlight what’s next in blockchain, DeFi,...

Dubai to Host Web3 Innovation: QuillAudits Announces 4 Events

Dubai to Host Web3 Innovation: QuillAudits Announces 4 Events

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Web3 enthusiasts, buckle up! So Dubai is definitely preparing itself to be a hub for this innovation! QuillAudits, one of the leading forces in Web3 security, has just unveiled an action-packed series of four events. Get ready to explore the cutting edge of decentralized finance (DeFi), artificial intelligence (AI), and...

Web3's RWA Maze: 3 Paths, Which One Are You Really On?

Web3's RWA Maze: 3 Paths, Which One Are You Really On?

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It’s an exciting time in the Real World Assets (RWAs) space on Web3. This evolution holds the potential to bring together the best of both worlds of traditional finance and decentralized technologies. Getting started in this new landscape can be like trying to find your way out of a hedge...

Web3's RWA Wild West: 3 Tribes, 1 Question—Are You Building or Burning?

Web3's RWA Wild West: 3 Tribes, 1 Question—Are You Building or Burning?

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We’re not just on the cusp of a Web3 RWA revolution, we might be witnessing a slow-motion train wreck. The promise? Connecting the old world of assets to the new decentralized one. The reality on the ground is messy—particularly in emerging markets such as Southeast Asia. On this front, the...

3 Ways Nasdaq's Crypto Labels Could Unlock Southeast Asia's Creative Boom

3 Ways Nasdaq's Crypto Labels Could Unlock Southeast Asia's Creative Boom

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Meet Anya, one of Indonesia’s emerging batik artists from Yogyakarta. Her elaborate traditional fabrics, inherited through generations, should be appreciated on an international platform. Anya's trapped. Traditional galleries charge large commissions, and the international online marketplaces can seem far away and intimidating. To scale, she needs more capital for higher...

Mint & Noves Foresight: The Safety Net Web3 Desperately Needs

Mint & Noves Foresight: The Safety Net Web3 Desperately Needs

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Web3. It sold the idea of a decentralized utopia, a world liberated from the gatekeepers of old-school finance. If we’re honest, it’s more like a blindfolded walk through a minefield. Heavy jargon and convoluted, dense code can scare away future users. At the same time, the overwhelming threat of scams...

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...

5 Ways This Crypto Bill Empowers Southeast Asian Artists, Not Wall Street

Let’s be honest, when you hear about crypto regulation, your first thought probably isn't Southeast Asian artists finding new avenues for creative expression. Surely visions of Wall Street honchos and inscrutable derivatives dance in your head. Well, what if I told you that the Senate’s Banking Committee just released their...

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 Mainstream Moment?

Donald Trump Jr.’s scheduled keynote address at KBW2025 is raising eyebrows and inspiring intense discussion across the Web3 ecosystem. He’s just a high-profile guy shaking things up in the crypto world. His presence further exemplifies the increasing importance of blockchain technology and its potential to revolutionize the traditional economy. Does...

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...

Civitas Goes Immutable: Faster, Cheaper, and Gas-Free Trading!

Civitas is making a massive leap into the future of blockchain gaming, so join us! As an official partner of Immutable’s, our competitive game officially migrated from Ethereum to the Immutable zkEVM. This change will transform the Civitas experience for players all over the world. This new transition brings with...

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...