We're constantly told that Web3 is the future, a utopian landscape of decentralized finance (DeFi) where power rests with the people, not the gatekeepers. Decentralized Exchanges (DEXs) are reputedly the bedrock of this revolution, offering unrestricted access to trading and liquidity. Let’s be frank—is this the case for everyone?Centralization Masquerading...
Nike, formerly the poster child for athletic excellence and breakthrough innovation, has met its moment. The new digital world comes with its challenges that the company must face head on. A proposed class-action lawsuit, spearheaded by an Australian resident, Jagdeep Cheema, seeks over $5 million in damages, alleging that Nike...
Web3. It sold the idea of a decentralized utopia, a world liberated from the gatekeepers of old-school finance. If we’re honest, it’s more like a blindfolded walk through a minefield. Heavy jargon and convoluted, dense code can scare away future users. At the same time, the overwhelming threat of scams...
The black screen. That's all it took. NFT holders are left with a chilling digital emptiness. It’s an unfortunate reminder that, even in the most decentralized of cyberspaces, like that of Web3, there are still centralized vulnerabilities lurking beneath the surface. The RTFKT image disappearance wasn’t merely a technical hiccup....
Well, your $2800 NFT just became a digital black hole. How does that make you feel? Angry? Defeated? Welcome to the club. RTFKT’s Clone X and Animus NFT images have recently disappeared, leaving just a spooky black screen. This deeply disturbing shift should send shockwaves to anyone who is interested...
RTFKT, an industry leader in the NFT space, recently announced their development team is migrating their entire storage infrastructure to Arweave, a decentralized storage network. This decision comes on the heels of a mess when a recent Cloudflare outage briefly made the images tied to RTFKT NFTs vanish. The incident...
India has emerged as a significant player in the Web3 space, boasting a vibrant ecosystem of blockchain developers and startups. The nation’s ambivalent approach to cryptocurrency regulation hangs like an anvil over a budding innovation. Yet, Indian entrepreneurs and developers are looking for more friendly jurisdictions. India’s future as a...
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...
The Web3 world is buzzing. HackerNoon’s “Startups of The Year 2024” is the world’s largest decentralized startup competition. It includes more than 150,000 participants and has received almost 300,000 votes in the Web3 category so far. So now we’re in this incredible kind of Cambrian moment of innovation in decentralization,...
The wild west days are over. Do you imagine you’re inventing the future of finance. Regulators are rightly considering the need to protect investors as they do so. That disconnect is no ordinary chasm—it’ll swallow your DeFi dreams whole. Forget your starry-eyed moonshots for a minute, and let’s discuss the...
