$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...
Just last week, national headlines screamed about a $250 million crypto-funded bonanza. Infrastructure and DeFi projects are awash with new investment. Great, right? Maybe not. As a blockchain journalist who's seen a few hype cycles come and go, I can't help but wonder if we're not just rearranging deck chairs...
Vineet Budki, CEO and Managing Partner of Sigma Capital, is pushing to create a new model for Web3 venture capital that uplifts founders. Budki’s long-term vision definitely extends beyond the coast, towards a more open and decentralized digital economy. He’s an artful strategist and leader, infusing a rare precision and...
The ecosystem of Web3 may be a new, wild frontier full of opportunity and danger. It offers tremendous promise to level the playing field. To travel this new and complex landscape wisely, you’ll need technological know-how. Second, a solid grasp of competitive market forces and a long-term outlook are critical....
Let’s face it, the whole Web3 hype-train-and-scam-space is kind of like a hype perpetual-motion machine. Everyone’s selling the shiny objects but when you look under the hood, who’s delivering on something that can actually get to the moon. And after witnessing too many projects burn up in the atmosphere, we...
Dead Bruv, a Solana-based non-fungible token (NFT) project, was created by the monsters behind Meatbags. Now they are on a mission to Kickstarter to buy and refurbish a Cold War-era nuclear bunker in England. Artists in the project, which is now called “#buythebunker,” intend to raise money to purchase the...
To call ZORA a “memecoin” is sheer genius or extreme naiveté. Maybe both? In the wild west of crypto, US regulators are in a rush to be the sheriffs. They’re always looking for people to prosecute and make an example out of. Now, Zora’s new token is launching on Base,...
And that’s what the Dead Bruv project is all about—crowdfunding a Cold War bunker through NFTs. It truly is the most genius plan I’ve ever witnessed in crypto, or alternatively, it is a regulatory time bomb that is set to explode. Maybe both? It’s as if Banksy had the chance...
Binance Labs, the venture capital arm and accelerator of Binance, has a keen eye for identifying and nurturing promising blockchain projects. The seed-stage portfolio features an extraordinary track record. Success to them is nearly half of its investments successfully end up on the Binance exchange. The impressive success rate has...
Binance is the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and they’re constantly searching for up-and-coming new projects to get listed on their platform. As many startups would tell you, a Binance listing can be the difference between success or failure as a crypto project, delivering new liquidity, exposure, and credibility. To investors,...
