The Alice Collective's $ALICE grant program: is it a lifeline for struggling Web3 dreamers, or a cleverly disguised trap set against a backdrop of regulatory uncertainty? 100,000 $ALICE tokens may seem like a hefty sum. A golden parachute for developers, artists, and NFT communities ready to create experiences in the...
$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...
Is the future of Web3 being constructed in sleepy Silicon Valley, or in the vibrant, underappreciated neighborhoods of Southeast Asia? Prolific pipelines of innovation attracting our attention are the much ballyhooed established tech hubs such as Silicon Valley, New York and Boston. At the same time, emerging markets promise enormous...
Vineet Budki, CEO and Managing Partner of Sigma Capital, is pushing to create a new model for Web3 venture capital that uplifts founders. Budki’s long-term vision definitely extends beyond the coast, towards a more open and decentralized digital economy. He’s an artful strategist and leader, infusing a rare precision and...
The ecosystem of Web3 may be a new, wild frontier full of opportunity and danger. It offers tremendous promise to level the playing field. To travel this new and complex landscape wisely, you’ll need technological know-how. Second, a solid grasp of competitive market forces and a long-term outlook are critical....
Let’s face it, the whole Web3 hype-train-and-scam-space is kind of like a hype perpetual-motion machine. Everyone’s selling the shiny objects but when you look under the hood, who’s delivering on something that can actually get to the moon. And after witnessing too many projects burn up in the atmosphere, we...
The buzz is real: ZORA, the platform known for its focus on NFTs and onchain media, has launched its own token! This isn’t your average token launch! For active members of the Zora community, there’s never been a better time to scoop up some $ZOR tokens with a retroactive airdrop....
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....
Axelar, the decentralized superhighway providing secure universal cross-chain connections, keeps on winning with the decentralized web. Georgios Vlachos and Sergey Gorbunov co-founded Axelar in 2020. The platform provides a multi-chain decentralized network and an interoperability hub that brings together different parallel blockchain ecosystems. The platform’s native token, AXL, is ranked...
Let's face it, the crypto space can feel like a Wall Street boys' club. We’re accustomed to narratives surrounding institutional investors, high-powered algorithms and predatory market making. What about the artists? The creators? The voices that have historically been silenced by that noise? What about those in Southeast Asia, Latin...
