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Web3's Broken Promise? Why Indian Women Still Face VC Bias

Web3's Broken Promise? Why Indian Women Still Face VC Bias

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We tend to use these words interchangeably and liberally, like they’re confetti at a tech conference. Let’s be brutally honest: for Indian women navigating the VC landscape, the reality is often a stark contrast to the utopian vision. We’ve heard that Web3 is a brave new world, a great equalizer...

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Pudgy Penguins & Alice: 3 Ways NFTs Are Empowering Southeast Asian Artists

A few years ago, I visited a small art collective in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The raw talent was overwhelming – beautiful batik paintings, amazing wood carvings, incredible contemporary pieces. The artists struggled. They were dependent on the few local galleries, their reach limited, their cash flow tenuous. It really hit me...

Pudgy Penguins x Alice: Web3's Playful Push for Southeast Asia Adoption

What do a bunch of cartoon penguins in a messy blockchain game have to do with improving democracy? It’s not limited to NFTs and pixels. It’s creating the conditions for a digital creativity renaissance and empowering Southeast Asia’s economic potential. Think of it: Pudgy Penguins waddling into My Neighbor Alice...

Pudgy Penguins in Alice: Is Interoperability the Web3 Savior?

Pudgy Penguins waddling into My Neighbor Alice – adorable, isn’t it? Maybe too cute. While the Web3 world celebrates another partnership seemingly designed to unlock interoperability, I can't help but feel a knot of anxiety tightening in my stomach. Are we so blinded by the shiny promise of seamless asset...

Farcaster's OG NFT: A Portal to Web3 for Southeast Asian Creatives?

The Farcaster Pro OG NFT isn’t just another JPEG or digital trinket, it’s a passport. An NFT passport designed for Southeast Asian creatives and cultural enthusiasts to hire guardian angels and stake their claim in the Web3 revolution. Think of it as a password. It opened up pathways in an...

Farcaster OG NFT: Art, Access, or Just Another Web3 Power Grab?

To celebrate this decentralization of intent, Farcaster — the allegedly decentralized social network — airdropped its first Pro subscribers an OG NFT. We're talking about the first 10,000 who ponied up $120 a year for "enhanced features" like, let's be honest, the privilege of faster indexing and slightly better analytics....

Are Speculative NFTs Dead? WoW's CEO Says Purpose is the Future

The NFT landscape has shifted. We’ve all seen the high-flying rise and eventual bone-chilling crash of 100% speculative NFT projects. Now, WoW’s new CEO, trailblazer Vi Powils, is putting their purpose-themed weight behind the wager. Is this the real thing, or a marketing juggernaut’s impressive pivot born dancing around a...

WoW CEO Reveals the Secret Sauce for NFTs That Actually Last

Let's be honest, the NFT space feels a bit like a rollercoaster right now, doesn't it? Fortunes made and lost overnight. Hype cycles that spark enthusiasm, then blink out quicker than you can mutter “NFT.” Amidst the noise, there's a quiet revolution brewing, and Vi Powils, the new CEO of...