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Untapped Potential How Paris Blockchain Week Missed Southeast Asia's Web3 Boom

Untapped Potential How Paris Blockchain Week Missed Southeast Asia's Web3 Boom

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Paris Blockchain week (PBW) 2025, hosted at the Carrousel du Louvre, was quite the spectacle. Over 9,600 attendees from 95 countries, a speaker lineup boasting names like Charles Hoskinson and Monica Long, and even a partnership announcement between PSG and Matchain – it all screams global. Let’s face it —...

PBW 2025: PSG's Web3 Play & 9,600 Crypto Leaders Converge

PBW 2025: PSG's Web3 Play & 9,600 Crypto Leaders Converge

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Paris Blockchain Week (PBW) 2025 drew 9,600 crypto enthusiasts and industry leaders, but one partnership stood out for its potential to reshape fan engagement: Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) collaboration with Matchain. This partnership is one of the biggest steps yet toward fully bringing Web3 technologies into the world of sports. This...

Web3's Hottest Picks: Are They Really Empowering Emerging Markets?

Web3's Hottest Picks: Are They Really Empowering Emerging Markets?

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Let's be real. We’re all familiar with these “Top 10” lists, promising insights on the hottest new Web3 projects. But only 22% of these initiatives include metrics to assess innovative impacts on transforming the land of emerging markets. In particular, I’m referring to Southeast Asia, a part of the world...

Yuga Labs' $400K Crypto Grab: A Chilling Effect on Web3 Parody?

Yuga Labs' $400K Crypto Grab: A Chilling Effect on Web3 Parody?

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Yuga Labs wants $400,000 from Pauly0x. That's the headline. But the story behind that number is tremendously sobering. That’s dangerous both for those who care about free expression and the future of Web3 itself. This is not just a critique of Bored Apes but a critique of the underlying power...

Yuga Labs' $400K Crypto Grab: Justice or Web3 Overreach?

Yuga Labs' $400K Crypto Grab: Justice or Web3 Overreach?

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Yuga Labs is seeking $400,000 in damages from Jeremy Cahen, better known as Pauly0x. We all know the story by now: the Bored Ape Yacht Club creators won a hefty judgment against him for trademark infringement related to his RR/BAYC parody project. Now, they're going after his crypto wallets. Could...

Crypto Regulation: Will It Crush Southeast Asia's Creative Web3 Boom?

Crypto Regulation: Will It Crush Southeast Asia's Creative Web3 Boom?

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The whispers are growing louder. Crypto regulation is coming. Who is it really for? Who will it hurt? We’re starting to see headlines like “SEC joins forces with top hedge fund managers” and “SEC takes aim with new targeted enforcement at fraud." Are these protections truly designed for the fast-growing...

Bybit's Web3 Shutdown: A Warning Sign for Emerging Artists?

Bybit's Web3 Shutdown: A Warning Sign for Emerging Artists?

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Imagine Nandar, a young artist from Myanmar. Her detailed digital paintings are filled with the brilliant colors of her native Ecuador and reflect powerful stories of strength. To their surprise, they discovered a receptive audience on Bybit’s NFT marketplace. For her, it was about a lot more than a platform....

Africa's Web3 Gaming Revolution: Will it Empower or Exploit Artists?

Africa's Web3 Gaming Revolution: Will it Empower or Exploit Artists?

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The promise is seductive: Web3 gaming, a digital frontier where African artists and gamers are not just consumers, but owners. Dawn of Fearless with its USD 700K funding shot and promises of decentralized liberation looks like a Movie Trailers Special Effects $$$$$ boom. Let's push back on this hype train....

Is UAE's Web3 Gaming Investment in Africa a Trojan Horse?

Is UAE's Web3 Gaming Investment in Africa a Trojan Horse?

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The headlines scream of opportunity: a UAE-based gaming platform, Rise of Fearless, is injecting $700K into Africa's burgeoning gaming scene, promising a Web3 revolution that will empower players and unlock financial freedom. At first glance, that seems like an amazing story. Now picture that digital silk road, spiced up with...

Africa's Web3 Gaming Revolution: Rise of Fearless Leads the Charge

Africa's Web3 Gaming Revolution: Rise of Fearless Leads the Charge

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The digital revolution that enabled them to skip landlines is now on the verge of hitting the African continent. At its heart is the exhilarating explosion of Web3 gaming. This exciting combination of blockchain technology and play-to-earn gaming is more than just fun and games. It opens doors to new...

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....

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...

5 Ways MiCA Fuels Europe's Crypto Art Boom While US Stalls

Let’s face it, the crypto art world is booming. It’s a great sign that digital artists are getting their long-overdue recognition. They are establishing tangible careers, reaching audiences across the world in ways we could have never fathomed just years ago. Here's the thing: that explosion is happening much faster...