We were sold this digital Eden, a neverland of infinite innovation and communion. Instead, for most, it’s been more like a chaotic, messy backdraft tech fair, filled with junky avatars and weird crypto investments. Then Upland Genesis Season 2025 dropped, offering a whimsical diversion, an eruption of unadulterated joy. Did...
Remember the metaverse? Just picture a future where we can socialize in virtual pubs or theaters. We’ll purchase clothes in the metaverse and teleport into meetings! Yeah, me too. Now, Mark Zuckerberg is all-in on "personal AI superintelligence for everyone," spearheaded by Meta Superintelligence Labs. So forgive my lack of...
Zuckerberg's at it again. He initially dangled the prospect of a Ready Player One utopia. In this new metaverse, we’d be able to leave our boring, real lives behind and become sexy, perfect digital deities. Now, it's "personal AI superintelligence for everyone." Color me skeptical. Think back to when we...
$116 billion. That's the magic number. The total value locked in DeFi has blasted off, propelled by a booming come-back of lending platforms. You’ve heard all the buzz – the explosive growth, amazing innovation, radical disruption of old school finance. A nagging question keeps me up at night: are we...
$116 billion. That’s about all there is dogpiling on top of the $8.8 billion current Total Value Locked (TVL) in Decentralized Finance (DeFi). It’s a huge number, marking a new wave of energy to the space, particularly in marketplace lending platforms. Here’s the question nobody seems to be asking: Where...
Silicon Valley loves disruption. But at times, disruption comes across as more of a game of chance with real lives at stake. But crypto payroll is the latest shiny new object, heralding in a new world of financial freedom while eliminating “the man” (read: big banks). But before we all...
Home to the likes of Google, Facebook and Apple, Silicon Valley, the experimentation capital of the world, is in for an extraordinary disruption. It isn’t like yet another AI breakthrough or new social media feed. This time, it’s in the way that people are paid. Crypto payroll. You might be...
So, DeFi Development Corp recently acquired a $100 million fortune to pump into Solana-based assets. Big news, right? It’s all a-hum with institutional confidence and ecosystem maturation. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Are we about to witness DeFi take off beyond the shadows of early-adopter obscurity? Will it ever...
Could Solana’s ecosystem be on the cusp of building an open, and truly vibrant metaverse? Or are we just pumping up yet another play-to-earn (P2E) bubble that’s destined to pop? DeFi Development Corp’s $100 million recent investment into the Solana ecosystem is a high stakes bet. It’s a wager on...
Okay, let's be real. We’ve all read the articles detailing how Solana’s DEX volume is exploding to $64 billion in daily volume, overtaking Ethereum in volume in June 2025. As someone who’s two-shoes-deep in the metaverse game, I have an alternative, more-positive view to present. Forget the short-term price dips...
The cryptocurrency industry is currently going through a deep paradigm shift. Regulatory clarity is growing, enforcement actions are changing, and institutional interest is increasing. Recent developments across the globe signal a maturing market, with jurisdictions refining their approaches to digital assets and seeking to balance innovation with risk management. Read...
Humanity Protocol opened the doors to its fast and secure decentralized ID service on June 26. The H token saw its value explode following a successful “Fairdrop” to early users and supporters. The H token, meanwhile, has seen a 40% price surge over the last 24 hours. The flood, of...
Just as Mark Zuckerberg made headlines with a big pivot to the now overly-hyped Metaverse, he’s undertaking another big pivot. He’s recently been exploring the thrilling worlds of AI and AGI (Artificial General Intelligence). After the hype and billions of dollars, Meta’s Metaverse projects—especially Horizon Worlds—have found difficulty in attracting...
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is currently navigating a complex path, attempting to redefine his public image and position himself as a leading figure in the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence. Zuckerberg has made no secret of his desire to see Meta take the lead in artificial general intelligence (AGI)....
Calloutcoin.com aspires to remain at the forefront of the rapidly evolving marketplace of blockchain and crypto. We provide rigorous research on NFT standards, metaverse technology, digital identity solutions and the most recent DeFi innovations. Today, it's time to dive into Proof of Attendance Protocol (POAP) NFTs, a unique way to...
POAP NFTs have slowly become a unique and interesting way to verify and celebrate attendance at events. POAP Inc developed POAP in 2021 with the intention of using the tokens to reward event attendees. These tokens provide a one-of-a-kind experience to remember those special moments. Over 7,000,000 POAP NFTs have...
Switzerland-based biometric and digital ID developer TECH5 is channeling its expertise in European digital identity to drive innovation in the Global South. TECH5 had great success with creating national identity infrastructure throughout the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Now, they’re continuing their innovation as a development force behind the...
On the AI front, Meta seems to be making all the right moves. It’s primarily focused on creating what they term “personal superintelligence.” This new initiative marks a departure from the company’s earlier metaverse-centric plans, marking a major pivot in strategy. Meta believes in an AI future that’s closely integrated...
