Tag: web3

7 Deadly Sins NFTs: YOAKE's Web3 Artist Revolution Starts Now

7 Deadly Sins NFTs: YOAKE's Web3 Artist Revolution Starts Now

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Forget the elitist art museums and their bouncers in black turtlenecks. For anime creators and fans alike, the future of art is being forged in the rapidly changing landscape of Web3. YOAKE’s second NFT drop, themed after “The Seven Deadly Sins,” acts as a powerful rallying cry for this thrilling...

Startup India + Web3: A Blockchain Boost for Entrepreneurs?

Startup India + Web3: A Blockchain Boost for Entrepreneurs?

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India’s startup scene – across all sectors – is red hot, and new Web3 technologies such as blockchain are only stoking the flames. As a journalist, I’m personally and deeply looking into how this powerful combo is addressing those vast, varied, visionary challenges that Indian entrepreneurs are shaping right now....

Startup India's Web3 Gamble: Genius Move or Regulatory Minefield?

Startup India's Web3 Gamble: Genius Move or Regulatory Minefield?

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Startup India's embrace of Web3 feels like watching a high-stakes poker game where the dealer suddenly switches to a deck of cards no one's ever seen before. An unprecedented federal program is stoking explosive growth and entrepreneurial aspirations. To advance its goals, it is now betting on a technology that...

Nike's NFT Mess: The Regulatory Wake-Up Call Web3 Needs

Nike's NFT Mess: The Regulatory Wake-Up Call Web3 Needs

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Nike’s NFT adventure, previously praised as a daring step into the metaverse, is now stuck in a legal quagmire. And frankly, it's about damn time. The class-action lawsuit alleging unregistered securities offerings through RTFKT NFTs isn't just about those specific digital shoes; it's a glaring spotlight on the regulatory vacuum...

Inco's Nanny-Level Privacy: Web3's Gateway Drug for Artists?

Inco's Nanny-Level Privacy: Web3's Gateway Drug for Artists?

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Web3. The Wild West of the internet. A land of infinite promise, yet a terrain fraught with possible snares, notably for creatives. We’ve long been sold on the premise of decentralization, but to most creatives, decentralization without privacy seems like decentralized exposure. And that’s a problem. A big one.Are You...

a16z Crypto Leads $5 Million Investment in Web3 Privacy Protocol Inco

a16z Crypto Leads $5 Million Investment in Web3 Privacy Protocol Inco

• Web3 Projects

The $5 million fundraise by Inco, a Web3 protocol focused on building holistic blockchain confidentiality solutions, wrapped on Wednesday. This strategic round was led by a16z crypto CSX. The funding round included Coinbase Ventures, 1kx, Orange DAO, South Park Commons, Script Capital. Inco will use the proceeds to further develop...

India's Ethical AI Dream: Web3's Privacy Promise or Regulatory Nightmare?

India's Ethical AI Dream: Web3's Privacy Promise or Regulatory Nightmare?

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Can India actually unlock the potential of ethical AI with Web3? Or will we bumble our way into a regulatory morass that inhibits innovation and causes more harm than good? The narrative being spun is one of empowerment: decentralization, transparency, and privacy, all supposedly baked into the Web3 promise, solving...

India's Web3 AI Gamble: Will Decentralization Unleash Ethical Innovation?

India's Web3 AI Gamble: Will Decentralization Unleash Ethical Innovation?

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India stands at a fascinating crossroads. We are witnessing the accelerated advent of AI, a powerful force that promises to reinvent everything — healthcare diagnostics, agricultural methods, educational modalities. This technological tidal wave poses the danger of deepening entrenched societal disparities if not actively countered. The question is: can Web3,...

India's Opportunity to Champion Ethical AI Through Web3 Integration

India's Opportunity to Champion Ethical AI Through Web3 Integration

• Web3 Projects

With the world’s second largest population, India is uniquely positioned to test out the scale and development of new ethical AI solutions. Our nation’s rich cultural and socio-economic diversity provides the perfect breeding ground for designing inclusive and equitable AI to benefit all of society. By embedding Web3 principles into...

Web3's $50M AI Bet: A Boon or Bust for SEA Creatives?

Web3's $50M AI Bet: A Boon or Bust for SEA Creatives?

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I first encountered Anya at a busy Bangkok night market last year. Every single one of her hand-painted phone cases was a psychedelic explosion of Southeast Asian folklore. Originally, Anya was very excited about Web3. She had a dream of NFTs helping her regain control over her art and how...

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....

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...

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....

Civitas Goes Immutable: Faster, Cheaper, and Gas-Free Trading!

Civitas is making a massive leap into the future of blockchain gaming, so join us! As an official partner of Immutable’s, our competitive game officially migrated from Ethereum to the Immutable zkEVM. This change will transform the Civitas experience for players all over the world. This new transition brings with...

ProCap's Bitcoin SPAC: A Gateway for Southeast Asia's Untapped Crypto Potential?

I still vividly recall my first meeting with Anya, in a tiny cafe in Hanoi. She was a wonderful ceramic artist, unable to gain traction to have her work shown and, even more crucially, compensated for appropriately. Traditional galleries took their astronomical commissions, and international transfers were a nightmare of...

ProCap's Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Bet: Genius Move or Regulatory Minefield?

ProCap’s billion-dollar Bitcoin play, made possible by taking the company public through a SPAC merger with Columbus Circle Capital, is nothing if not audacious. It's a statement. A great big middle finger, I suppose, to the established financial universe. Anthony Pompaliano, Bitcoin bull and crypto entrepreneur. He is taking a...