$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...
Think of Nandar, a young artist in Myanmar, harnessing her colorful digital art to share narratives of resilience and hope. By utilizing NFTs, she was able to make direct connections with collectors around the world and circumvent the censorship and economic turmoil surrounding her country. Crypto was her lifeline. Now...
Binance is also making waves, cleaning house to open the door to new talent. The “Vote to Delist” program … It’s more than housekeeping, it’s making a big statement. An indication that they’re open, willing, desirous for innovation, for projects that really speak to the future possibilities of this Web3....
The regulatory capture debate on crypto has become a bit of a dog whistle. It continues to loop in an endless feedback loop in the echo chambers of Washington D.C. and Brussels. We already read about the revolving door between the regulatory agencies and large crypto companies. With the first...
Picture a future where the rich culture of Southeast Asia is not held back by distance or lack of access, time, or resources. Picture this situation—in a Balinese painter in his studio easily hawks artwork to a buyer in New York City. They get paid in their preferred crypto, benefiting...
Let's be blunt. Yet another Web3 conference, yet another set of promises to decentralize our futures and empower individuals. CoinFerenceX has been drawing attention for all the right reasons, too, due to its glitzy setting in Dubai. It dares to call itself the “first decentralized Web3 event.” Are the hackathons...
Southeast Asia is buzzing. From busy Jakarta to the makerspaces of Bangkok, you can feel the excitement for Web3. Now, we’re witnessing artists, creators, and regular people alike become wooed by the allure of decentralized platforms, NFTs, and other miraculous economic models. The road is definitely not lined with cash....
Jesse Pollak's retweet. A 20% price jump. Millions in trading volume. Sounds like another Tuesday in crypto, right? Wrong. As artists of Southeast Asia, this is a clarion call. We must act swiftly. ZORA is only the beginning. This is a monumental change in how creators are able to reach...
As a Southeast Asian artist, I tread the slippery digital terrain. In the meantime I continue to watch regulatory battles unfold in the West with growing concern. The recent news of Oregon's Attorney General planning to sue Coinbase on April 18th, mirroring the SEC's previously dismissed case, feels like a...
The rise of Trump's crypto empire is not just a Wall Street story. It's a global one, and Southeast Asia's vibrant artistic community needs to pay close attention. We’re discussing the prospect of market manipulation, of lax regulations that favor those who are already the 1% and a whole bunch...
