You might be rolling your eyes. BAYC? Really? Hear me out. I know, I know, Bored Apes—they’re the bad boys of NFT land. Their move to Telegram stickers? It's not just another cash grab. It’s a pretty big deal, artists grinding in Southeast Asia especially should be looking to take...
Raoul Pal, a well-known voice in the cryptocurrency community, has just told his subscribers to go all-in on crypto. Pal’s optimism stretches well beyond mainstream crypto. He thinks Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) will return, despite the lack of noise around them over the past few years. Bitcoin is climbing quickly and...
As artists from Southeast Asia, we often find the crypto art world intimidating and overwhelming, like stepping into a jungle. You’re advocating for genuine engagement, transparency, and equitable pay in an industry generally plagued by snake oil and hero worship. I know this firsthand from years of conversations with artists...
Vermillion's Forgotten Playland, a social party game set in a dusty attic amongst abandoned plush toys, just rolled out its biggest update ever: formal NFT integration. While the developers at Vermillion (a collaboration between Duckland Games and the Beam Foundation) tout personalization, ownership, and a vibrant in-game economy, I see...
On a visit in September last year to Jakarta I met a wonderful young artist who is making waves – Anya. She’s super talented, creating these moody, almost ethereal digital art works based on Indonesian myth. Anya put everything that she had into her art, and she was reaching a...
The Chosen Nexus Mods sale has already sent shockwaves through the modding community. The initial secrecy surrounding the acquisition, coupled with the discovery of that infamous "Gaming Startup Monetization Cheat Sheet," has rightly triggered alarm bells. This is the statute I introduced above, we’re literally discussing a document that calls...
Add in the birth of “NFT casinos”—aka, let’s be honest here, crypto casinos—and a decentralized future arrives, full of potential and on the cusp of revolutionizing everything. Let’s ask a critical question: Whose future are we celebrating? If not, are we really empowering Southeast Asian artists, or just remaking exploitation...
Now, the intersection of NFTs and online gambling has turbocharged that excitement. This excitement paved the way for the birth of what we now refer to as “NFT casinos.” Are these platforms really game-changing, or just crypto casinos in sheep’s clothing? Marcin Kowalczyk is a blockchain regulatory analyst. He takes...
NFT casinos are becoming increasingly popular, producing a mesmerizing mix of blockchain innovation and the ancient human desire to play games of chance. This combination can be a little nerve-wracking. This isn’t simply your grandpa’s rusty old slot machine adapted for an online casino site. It’s a completely different world,...
The OpenLoot ecosystem has a lot going on. This increase is proof of the tremendous desire for exclusive Web3 gaming rewards and pioneering tokenomic advancements. Recent events, such as the rapid sell-out of Moonfrost OG Mystery Boxes and Boss Fighters' Flex Packs, underscore the growing interest in blockchain-integrated gaming experiences....
