Less Inc. is an early stage, Delaware-based, Web3 technology infrastructure company. It’s quickly becoming known as one of the most promising new tech unicorns coming out of Eastern Europe. The firm is said to have a valuation of $420 million. It is disrupting existing digital ecosystems by using a Blockchain-as-a-Service...
Southeast Asia's burgeoning Web3 scene, brimming with potential for financial inclusion and technological innovation, faces an unlikely adversary: Donald Trump's increasingly cozy relationship with the crypto world. Yes, you read that right. While the U.S. Senate wrangles over stablecoin regulations, the shadow of Trump's business dealings looms large, potentially stifling...
Last week I had the pleasure of talking with Anya, a young, extremely talented digital artist from Myanmar. She makes beautiful, culturally-influenced works, but her pain points of having a difficult time breaking through to the Web3 world is really tragic. She is demoralized by the scarcity of resources and...
Doodles, a collection of 10,000 unique non-fungible tokens (NFTs), will be available for trading on Binance Alpha starting May 9, 2025, at 13:00 (UTC). The NFT project that originated here in 2021 has now gone much further. After raising that initial capital, today it is listed on Binance, the world’s...
I’ll never forget walking into a tiny indie art collective in Yogyakarta a few years ago. There are so many talented artists there. Last year they had a hard time just keeping the doors open, dependent on pitiful tourist-season sales and sporadic grants. Their stories, filled with passion and frustration,...
Is this Square Enix betting the house, or just moving the plants around? Their move of Symbiogenesis to Sony's Soneium blockchain raises eyebrows, especially given the game's lukewarm reception. Let’s face it, a couple hundred NFT collectors is a bit of a whew, blockbuster. This begs the question: is this...
Nike’s RTFKT shutdown isn’t just a stumble. It's a faceplant into the mud, leaving a stain on Web3's promise of a decentralized, creator-centric future. Even the smell is extreme. It stinks of corporate ass-covering, particularly for fledgling creatives and communities across Southeast Asia who gambled on the Swoosh fulfilling their...
This latest lawsuit is the second class-action Nike is fighting at the moment. Owners of RTFKT NFTs bringing the class action suit allege that their digital assets have substantially devalued. This legal challenge further paints the picture of the challenges Nike has faced since their entry into the Web3 world....
Nike's stumble in the NFT space with RTFKT isn't just a brand fumble. It's a glaring red flag signaling the urgent need for carefully considered Web3 regulation. According to the plaintiffs, RTFKT NFTs constitute unregistered securities in violation of U.S. This case is about more than digital sneakers—this case threatens...
Let’s face it, the first wave of enthusiasm for Web3 was pretty cringeworthy. Recall all those folks who were desperately trying to shoehorn blockchain into every single business model. Here’s what’s exciting — a quiet revolution, if you like — is taking place. And it's not happening in Silicon Valley...
