The metaverse. It’s a term bandied about like candy at a corporate retreat. Under all the hype is a true interest to create new and exciting immersive digital environments. We long to engage with these worlds, rather than simply experience them in a detached manner. Where there are tasks to...
We’ve all been hearing about it, but what exactly is it? Yet is this just another tech buzzword, zooming down the hyperloop to the digital graveyard of wannabe trends? Or is it the groundwork for a techno-optimistic, decentralized future? And how does DeFi play a role in all of this?...
Okay, let's talk about something real. We’ve all seen the hype cycles in crypto, right? Lately, there's a quiet revolution brewing on Polygon, and it's powered by USDC. A 50% surge? That’s not an anomaly. It’s a paradigm change. Making the case It’s never only about the numbers. Rather, their...
Together with the YZi Labs Incubator Program, YZi Labs has done a strategic investment in MEET48, a decentralized social metaverse platform. This investment has the goal of speeding up the creation of MEET48’s AI-powered immersive digital world. The move is at an important time – it shows YZi Labs confidence...
The metaverse is dead? Please. That's what they want you to think. Myth 2— Mainstream media are tooting the same horn of failure Patients lost their health, as centralized IP corporations poured billions into walled-garden so-called virtual worlds, only to watch them wither on the vine. Well, I’m here to...
Zepeto's billion-dollar valuation, turbocharged by SoftBank's $150 million injection, is making headlines. 200 million users, over 95 million items sold – the metrics are some of the strongest, most jaw-dropping statistics out there. Millions of people are downloading to make avatars, to craft worlds and to interact in this South...
Web3. The Wild West of the internet. Decentralization, user control, and naturally, infinite wealth in the form of NFTs. If you’ve been in and around public engagement as long as we have, much of it is just smoke and mirrors. Just another get-rich-quick scheme wrapped in blockchain boilerplate. Element NFT,...
In his own practice and research, Alessio Vinassa is becoming a leading voice in the changing story around Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). With this update, he’s continuing to move the conversation beyond speculative hype toward utility and user empowerment. Reasons to Be Skeptical Mr. Vinassa is aware of the skepticism around...
Is Jito the secret sauce to Solana’s metaverse dreams, or a time bomb pulling unwelcome regulatory scrutiny? Let's be real: the answer is probably somewhere in between, and that's the scary part. We’re discussing the no rules, no boundaries, anything goes world of DeFi crashing into the slow-moving, cautious (and...
Grove, a new platform in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, is launching from stealth. It’s made $1 billion worth of commitments to a new tokenized asset strategy. That’s because the protocol serves as an important bridge between traditional finance and DeFi. It opens new opportunities for crypto-native protocols and asset...
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...
Remember the early days of the internet? Wild West, right? That’s how DeFi seemed just a few years ago. “Rug pulls” started entering the broader crypto lexicon. That’s starting to change and for the better. We know regulation can be a buzzkill but it’s the only way to find out...
The crypto world loves a good narrative, and Humanity Protocol's H token is dripping with one: a fairdrop revolution. Yet the promise is unmistakable. We will fight to reclaim airdrops from the arms of the bot armies and restore them to actual, live human beings. The method? Palm scans. Yes,...
A billion-dollar valuation for the ability to palm scan? No joke. While everyone’s chasing the next crypto unicorn, I can’t shake the feeling we're blindly galloping towards a future where our bodies are the ultimate key – and the ultimate target. Humanity Protocol’s H token has skyrocketed, partially fueled by...
It’s that same sort of exuberance you felt when you first heard about the metaverse. The fulfillment of digital utopia, being in touch with everyone on planet Earth through expansive online metaverses, creating prosperous virtual societies? It sounded revolutionary. Now, look at Horizon Worlds. Clunky avatars, digital tumbleweeds, and a...
Zuckerberg wants AGI. Personal superintelligence, he calls it. An AI that essentially runs your life. Sounds convenient, right? Maybe. But let's be brutally honest: entrusting the keys to your existence to a single, centralized entity – especially one with Zuckerberg's track record – is a recipe for disaster. Well, it’s...
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)....
DeFi might seem like a remote world, but I’ll never forget being at a DeFi conference last year. The typical panicky lunge for registration lines, relatable uncomfortable small talk… but then, wait, what’s this. Rather than needing to keep up with a paper name tag, I simply scanned a QR...
