Tag: web3

Butcher's Royalty Rebellion: Web3's Uncomfortable Truth About Creator Economics

Butcher's Royalty Rebellion: Web3's Uncomfortable Truth About Creator Economics

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Jack Butcher, the minimalist design wizard behind Visualize Value, is making waves once more. This time, he’s the one sparking a debate about NFT royalties. His stance? "You're getting paid on churn." Ouch. But is he right? Absolutely, and here's why it matters.Is Royalties a Ponzi Scheme?Let's be blunt: the...

My Neighbor Alice & Pudgy Penguins: The Shocking Truth About Web3 Gaming's Future

My Neighbor Alice & Pudgy Penguins: The Shocking Truth About Web3 Gaming's Future

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The hype is real. Pudgy Penguins waddling into My Neighbor Alice looks adorably, doesn’t it? A match made in NFT heaven? Scratch the surface, and you’ll discover an insidious truth — this isn’t simply a charming story about penguin avatars out fishing for blockchain goodies. Web3 gaming is quickly becoming...

My Neighbor Alice and Pudgy Penguins Unite to Enhance Web3 Interoperability

My Neighbor Alice and Pudgy Penguins Unite to Enhance Web3 Interoperability

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Together, My Neighbor Alice and Pudgy Penguins aim to create a more interoperable ecosystem within the growing Web3 space. This partnership coincides with the launch of "Chapter One: A New Beginning" on June 17 and aims to integrate Pudgy Penguins' NFT collections into the My Neighbor Alice gaming environment. The...

Pudgy Penguins x Alice: Web3's Playful Push for Southeast Asia Adoption

Pudgy Penguins x Alice: Web3's Playful Push for Southeast Asia Adoption

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What do a bunch of cartoon penguins in a messy blockchain game have to do with improving democracy? It’s not limited to NFTs and pixels. It’s creating the conditions for a digital creativity renaissance and empowering Southeast Asia’s economic potential. Think of it: Pudgy Penguins waddling into My Neighbor Alice...

Pudgy Penguins in Alice: Is Interoperability the Web3 Savior?

Pudgy Penguins in Alice: Is Interoperability the Web3 Savior?

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Pudgy Penguins waddling into My Neighbor Alice – adorable, isn’t it? Maybe too cute. While the Web3 world celebrates another partnership seemingly designed to unlock interoperability, I can't help but feel a knot of anxiety tightening in my stomach. Are we so blinded by the shiny promise of seamless asset...

Farcaster's OG NFT: A Portal to Web3 for Southeast Asian Creatives?

Farcaster's OG NFT: A Portal to Web3 for Southeast Asian Creatives?

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The Farcaster Pro OG NFT isn’t just another JPEG or digital trinket, it’s a passport. An NFT passport designed for Southeast Asian creatives and cultural enthusiasts to hire guardian angels and stake their claim in the Web3 revolution. Think of it as a password. It opened up pathways in an...

Farcaster OG NFT: Art, Access, or Just Another Web3 Power Grab?

Farcaster OG NFT: Art, Access, or Just Another Web3 Power Grab?

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To celebrate this decentralization of intent, Farcaster — the allegedly decentralized social network — airdropped its first Pro subscribers an OG NFT. We're talking about the first 10,000 who ponied up $120 a year for "enhanced features" like, let's be honest, the privilege of faster indexing and slightly better analytics....

Farcaster Pro Early Adopters Reap Rewards with OG NFT and $PRO Airdrop

Farcaster Pro Early Adopters Reap Rewards with OG NFT and $PRO Airdrop

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Farcaster Pro is the paid subscription level of Farcaster, a decentralized social network. It has delivered huge positive returns for its early adopters. Subscribers received advanced features and additional capabilities. They went home with an OG NFT and $PRO airdrop, and the market value of these rewards more than made...

WoW CEO: Mission NFTs Thrive, Hype NFTs Dive?

WoW CEO: Mission NFTs Thrive, Hype NFTs Dive?

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As anyone who follows the NFT landscape knows, this space is a very vibrant and developing environment. Where one project rides high on frothy hype, another, steeped in clearer sense of purpose shows that resilience and resolve thrive. This contrast raises a critical question: What makes mission-driven NFT projects like...

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...

Civitas Adopts Immutable Passport for Gas-Free Gameplay

Welcome to Civitas, an exciting new digital universe where players create and lead their own city-states. To make that experience all the more seamless, they’ve recently added Immutable Passport. This transition allows players to shape their civilization's future using augmented reality (AR), on-chain tools, and subDAOs without incurring gas costs....

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...

Pompliano's ProCap Launches Bitcoin-Focused Financial Firm After $750M Raise

Anthony Pompliano is now in charge at ProCap Financial. This new entity will offer exclusive bitcoin-native financial services tailored to the needs of sophisticated investors. This venture was made possible through a SPAC merger between Pompliano's ProCap BTC and Columbus Circle Capital (NASDAQ: CCCM).ProCap Financial’s first fundraising round was met...