Tag: web3

My Neighbor Alice: $ALICE Grants Fueling Web3 & NFT Dreams!

My Neighbor Alice: $ALICE Grants Fueling Web3 & NFT Dreams!

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With its new $ALICE Grants program, My Neighbor Alice is taking projects developing the future of Web3 to the next level. This program isn’t just about giving money away. It funds promising projects that deepen and broaden the My Neighbor Alice ecosystem and expand the reach of what’s possible in...

My Neighbor Alice Grants Powering Southeast Asia's Web3 Creative Revolution

My Neighbor Alice Grants Powering Southeast Asia's Web3 Creative Revolution

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The My Neighbor Alice grants program, “The Alice Collective,” is not another Web3 cashgrab. This is potentially a huge game changer. It directs strategic support into the dynamic but under-recognised cultural milieu of Southeast Asia. This is the region that’s bursting with artistic talent and cultural richness. Its potential too...

My Neighbor Alice's $ALICE Grants: Savior or Siren Song for Web3?

My Neighbor Alice's $ALICE Grants: Savior or Siren Song for Web3?

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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...

Web3's $250M Week: Southeast Asia's Artists Ready to Build?

Web3's $250M Week: Southeast Asia's Artists Ready to Build?

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$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...

Sigma Capital's Budki: Web3's Unsung Hero for Emerging Markets?

Sigma Capital's Budki: Web3's Unsung Hero for Emerging Markets?

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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 Emerges as a Leading Force in Web3 Venture Capital with Sigma Capital

Vineet Budki Emerges as a Leading Force in Web3 Venture Capital with Sigma Capital

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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...

Sigma Capital & Vineet Budki: Web3's Smartest Bet?

Sigma Capital & Vineet Budki: Web3's Smartest Bet?

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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....

Web3's Smartest Bet Isn't Hype, It's Sigma Capital's Budki

Web3's Smartest Bet Isn't Hype, It's Sigma Capital's Budki

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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...

ZORA Token Drops! Are YOU Eligible for the Zora Airdrop?

ZORA Token Drops! Are YOU Eligible for the Zora Airdrop?

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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....

5 Binance Hopefuls: Will Southeast Asia's Creative Web3 Finally Break Through?

5 Binance Hopefuls: Will Southeast Asia's Creative Web3 Finally Break Through?

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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....

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...