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NFTs Aren't Just Hype The Gamified Future is Already Here

NFTs Aren't Just Hype The Gamified Future is Already Here

Put aside everything you’ve ever heard about NFTs. If you're picturing pixelated monkeys and exorbitant price tags, you're stuck in 2021. The true story of NFTs is happening today. It’s focused on gamification, loyalty, and a very basic concept of how we’re starting to interact with this new digital world....

NFT Art in 2025: The Data Doesn't Lie, Here's Where To Buy

NFT Art in 2025: The Data Doesn't Lie, Here's Where To Buy

It's a cacophony, isn't it? A bullying campaign pitting meme coins against authentic creative practice. And yet, everyone’s screaming like they’ve found the next great hope, talking over a not very exciting, but real buzz of innovation. You're probably tired of the noise. I am. It’s a digital Wild West...

Mantle's Coinbase Roadmap: Is This Crypto's Last Stand Against Regulation?

Mantle's Coinbase Roadmap: Is This Crypto's Last Stand Against Regulation?

Mantle on Coinbase's roadmap. Big deal, right? Just another token seeking an international donor ex-boyfriend funding stream. But scratch beneath the surface, and you’ll find something much more promising and important. This isn’t merely focused on Mantle. It’s not so much about the specific case, but the crypto industry as...

Theo's $20M: DeFi for Everyone or Just Wall Street 2.0?

Theo's $20M: DeFi for Everyone or Just Wall Street 2.0?

Theo's $20 million funding round is making waves, promising to bring "Wall Street grade trading strategies to everyday investors." Are we really democratizing finance after all? Or are we just building a fancier, flashier, more expensive version of the status quo? Are we talking about gourmet street food, or a...

Theo's $20M: Is Wall Street's Crypto Embrace a Trojan Horse?

Theo's $20M: Is Wall Street's Crypto Embrace a Trojan Horse?

Theo just bagged $20 million. Good for them. Hack VC, Anthos Capital… the usual suspects. Only to turn around and see Citadel, Jane Street, JPMorgan, etc. hiding out in the “angel investor” category. Here’s where it starts to get interesting, and to be honest, downright creepy. Are we honoring honest...

WOOF Wars: Is Shiba Inu's 'Farming 2.0' Actually Decentralized Power?

WOOF Wars: Is Shiba Inu's 'Farming 2.0' Actually Decentralized Power?

The promise of decentralized finance (DeFi) is alluring: a financial system free from the grip of centralized authorities, where power rests in the hands of the community. Retro Shiba Inu’s WOOF Wars, armed with its “Farming 2.0” catchphrase, places itself front and center as a defender of this digital infrastructure...

5 Ways WOOF Wars is Revolutionizing DeFi, Or Just Another Meme?

5 Ways WOOF Wars is Revolutionizing DeFi, Or Just Another Meme?

The moniker itself should be enough to summon up pictures of Shiba Inus duking it out for yield. That wild world of DeFi, innovation always meets hype. With so much great work happening all around, it’s hard to tell what’s the most innovative from what’s a simple marketing gimmick of...

NFT Integrity Crisis: Is Bitcoin the Savior or a False Idol?

NFT Integrity Crisis: Is Bitcoin the Savior or a False Idol?

Let's be real, the NFT space is facing a major problem: Where the heck are we storing these things?Tuur Demeester’s recent concerns are spot on. We’re discussing digital assets that may be worth millions, yet many continue to use incredibly unsafe methods to store those assets. We’re witnessing NFTs with...

NFT Apocalypse? Why Your Digital Art Could Vanish Tomorrow

NFT Apocalypse? Why Your Digital Art Could Vanish Tomorrow

Imagine this: you spent your hard-earned money on a stunning piece of digital art. A cool exclusive, flashy, colorful NFT – a badge of your cutting-edge aesthetic and investment acumen. You hang it on your wall in your virtual museum, bragging rights unlocked. Then, one day, poof. Gone. A broken...