In particular, Paradigm’s recent $50 million investment in Nous Research is making some serious waves. This recent deployment underscores a new exuberance for the synergy between these AI and Web3 technologies. Considering the backdrop of the FTX crash, this move is particularly notable. It would be a huge blow to...
India brims with artistic talent. Whether it’s artisanship from practices still rooted in centuries of tradition, or the wave of innovators like RYO who are breaking new ground — the creative energy is infectious. The hardest barriers creators need to overcome is against gatekeepers and traditional power structures. Further, they...
With 115 Web3 unicorns and over 7,000 startups, India has quickly established itself as a key player on the global Web3 stage. The country has one of the world’s largest reservoirs of tech talent. As more companies look to tap into the potential of blockchain technology, they will be met...
Web3. It promised a decentralized utopia. Instead, frequently, it brings news of rug pulls, hacks and regulatory crackdowns. Remember that Bored Ape Yacht Club theft? Or that DeFi protocol hack that siphoned off millions? These aren’t one offs, but rather brushstrokes painting a dark and troubling picture of a climate...
Indian public relations (PR) agencies are going through a massive transition like never before as they prepare themselves to fulfill the requirements of their Web3 clients. These agencies are recalibrating their outreach and education strategies, hiring communications and technology experts, and embracing community-driven approaches to move through the decentralized landscape....
The world of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) definitely feels like the Wild West right now. Here, innovation is king, and most consider regulations to be pesky limitations on creativity. A deeper dive reveals an inspiring story. Well-crafted, strategic, risk-based regulations will allow DeFi’s benefits to reach the mainstream. Intelligent regulatory frameworks...
It sounds like the future, right? We look forward to an ever more artistically rich future, particularly for the artistic creators across Southeast Asia. That future sounds a bit…shady at the moment. The biggest reason? The Wild West regulatory environment.We hear the cries: regulations kill innovation! I’ll hand it to...
Remember the gold rush? Chaos, scams, and a few lucky winners. That's been DeFi for too long. The utopian ideal of a wholly unregulated online Wild West is a perilous delusion. Then it’s really time to trade our six-shooters in for smart contracts and smart regulations.Innovation Needs Guardrails, Not AnarchyWe've...
Wall Street has been ecstatic over Web3, luring investors with the allure of disruptive innovation and sky-high profits. Are they actually equipped to handle the Wild West of digital assets? Nike’s newly settled NFT lawsuit may be what’s needed to bring the NFT industry back down to earth.Regulation's Shadow Looms...
From the fallout of Nike’s NFT debacle, ending up in lawsuit and RTFKT set to shut down soon, it’s a kick to the stomach. A $5 million gut punch, to be precise. While the legal wrangling focuses on consumer protection laws and "unregistered securities," the real casualty here might be...
