Tag: real-world assets

Navigating the Real World Asset Maze in Web3: A Lawyer's Guide to Due Diligence

Navigating the Real World Asset Maze in Web3: A Lawyer's Guide to Due Diligence

• Web3 Projects

Over the past month, Real World Assets (RWAs) have quickly become one of the hottest buzzworthy trends in the Web3 space, filling everyone with equal parts optimism and skepticism. All of these projects have the goal of tokenizing real-world assets and moving them onto the blockchain. Combined, they stitch together...

NFT Market Resurgence: Polygon Leads the Charge with Real-World Asset Integration

NFT Market Resurgence: Polygon Leads the Charge with Real-World Asset Integration

• NFT Drops

With a global return to more tangible assets, alongside newer, more accessible platforms and marketplaces, the NFT market is undergoing an explosive comeback. Even with a subsequent market crash early in 2025, the industry truly reclaims itself and continues to rebound and grow. Polygon has been having a great run...

Polygon's NFT Surge: Is Ethereum's Reign Over Real-World Assets Ending?

Polygon's NFT Surge: Is Ethereum's Reign Over Real-World Assets Ending?

• Commentary

Polygon’s recent numbers on NFT sales have created quite a stir. Surpassing Ethereum in weekly volume could be dismissed as a passing fancy. It could be an indicator of the opening of market making and trading within the NFT space. Before we announce Ethereum dethroned, let’s break down what’s actually...

Further Reading

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 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....