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5 Ways India's Crypto Rules Could Ignite (Or Extinguish) Web3 Art

5 Ways India's Crypto Rules Could Ignite (Or Extinguish) Web3 Art

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Meet Anya, a gifted batik artisan from a remote village in Indonesia. For years, she struggled, trying to take her detailed art learnin’ pieces out of her neighborhood. Her income barely sustained her family. Then, she discovered NFTs. Now, collectors everywhere could get her art with the click of a...

Dapper Labs Secures $11.4 Million to Fuel Flow Blockchain Ecosystem

Dapper Labs Secures $11.4 Million to Fuel Flow Blockchain Ecosystem

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Dapper Labs, the Vancouver-based company behind the hugely popular NBA Top Shot blockchain-based game, has completed a very successful $11.4 million funding round. This investment will power the continued expansion of the Flow blockchain. It will further unlock an entirely new ecosystem that combines the best of Telegram mini-apps with...

OpenSea's Comeback: How They Reclaimed the NFT Throne

OpenSea's Comeback: How They Reclaimed the NFT Throne

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OpenSea, the formerly undisputed marketplace king of the NFT world, began to see increased competition and changing market conditions chip away at its crown. Here’s how OpenSea battled to get its crown back, as explained in this article. It examines how OS2, Solana integration, and settling an SEC investigation are...

CloneX Blackout: What Cloudflare's NFT Ban Reveals About Your NFTs

CloneX Blackout: What Cloudflare's NFT Ban Reveals About Your NFTs

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On April 24th, the NFT community was rocked by a sudden tidal wave, as RTFKT’s CloneX NFTs appeared to have disappeared. Users quickly found themselves unable to view the images connected to their precious digital goods. The culprit? A Cloudflare account downgrade that revealed just how bad the centralized NFT...

Is OpenSea's Comeback a Regulatory Mirage? 3 SEC Red Flags Remain

Is OpenSea's Comeback a Regulatory Mirage? 3 SEC Red Flags Remain

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OpenSea's back, baby! They’ve reclaimed the NFT marketplace throne, beating Blur, Magic Eden, and OKX NFTs into a pulp. More than 40% of the entire NFT trading volume passes through their marketplace platform. In just the last month, a stunning 70% of wallets made at least one active transaction on...

NFT Art Renaissance: Where to Discover Digital Masterpieces in 2025

NFT Art Renaissance: Where to Discover Digital Masterpieces in 2025

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The NFT art world has had quite the roller coaster ride lately. What was once perceived as a speculative crypto fad is now solidifying its place as a legitimate form of artistic expression. In 2025, the ecological system for finding and curating premier NFT art is even more sophisticated and...

NFT Art's Regulatory Reckoning Is Coming in 2025 – Are You Ready?

NFT Art's Regulatory Reckoning Is Coming in 2025 – Are You Ready?

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To be fair, let’s admit, the NFT space has been an up and down adventure. We've seen the hype, the outrageous prices, and frankly, a lot of…well, let's call it disposable blockchain content. Underneath the noise, something significant is brewing: the slow but steady legitimization of NFT art. With that...

CloneX's Cloudflare Fiasco: The NFT Wake-Up Call We Needed?

CloneX's Cloudflare Fiasco: The NFT Wake-Up Call We Needed?

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We all saw it: the dreaded black screen. Your prized CloneX NFT may have been a status symbol of your digital life. Now, it’s being overshadowed by a pretty shocking warning about Cloudflare’s Terms of Service. It wasn’t a hack or a rug pull or even an especially glamorous crypto...

5 NFT Art Platforms Empowering Southeast Asian Artists in 2025

5 NFT Art Platforms Empowering Southeast Asian Artists in 2025

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Sure enough, the crypto winter froze much of the hype found in the NFT space, and to that I say, good riddance. We're finally seeing the dust settle, revealing the true potential: art. Not monkey JPEGs created to pump and dump, but real, challenging art. And within this renaissance, Southeast...

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...

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....