Tag: investment

Web3's $250M Week: Southeast Asia's Artists Ready to Build?

Web3's $250M Week: Southeast Asia's Artists Ready to Build?

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$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...

Crypto's $250M Week: Is This Boom Built on Shifting Sands?

Crypto's $250M Week: Is This Boom Built on Shifting Sands?

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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 Emerges as a Leading Force in Web3 Venture Capital with Sigma Capital

Vineet Budki Emerges as a Leading Force in Web3 Venture Capital with Sigma Capital

• Web3 Projects

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...

Sigma Capital & Vineet Budki: Web3's Smartest Bet?

Sigma Capital & Vineet Budki: Web3's Smartest Bet?

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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....

Web3's Smartest Bet Isn't Hype, It's Sigma Capital's Budki

Web3's Smartest Bet Isn't Hype, It's Sigma Capital's Budki

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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 NFT Project Aims to Purchase Cold War Bunker

Dead Bruv NFT Project Aims to Purchase Cold War Bunker

• NFT Drops

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...

Zora's Memecoin: Genius Move or Regulatory Minefield?

Zora's Memecoin: Genius Move or Regulatory Minefield?

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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,...

Is This NFT Bunker a Genius Move or Crypto's Final Boss?

Is This NFT Bunker a Genius Move or Crypto's Final Boss?

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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' Portfolio Projects Poised for Potential Listing

Binance Labs' Portfolio Projects Poised for Potential Listing

• NFT Drops

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's Next Gems? Top 5 Crypto Projects Primed for Listing

Binance's Next Gems? Top 5 Crypto Projects Primed for Listing

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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,...

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...

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...

Donald Trump Jr. Headlines Korea Blockchain Week 2025

Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2025, Asia’s largest and most influential Web3 conference, is returning to Seoul this coming September. The collaborative innovation summit recently announced its second wave of speakers and lead partners. You can expect big names such as Donald Trump Jr., Keone Hon from Monad Foundation, Guy Young...

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....