The crypto world is buzzing. Bitcoin blasted past $103,000. Again. But this isn't just another price pump. This increase is a clear signal to central bankers around the world. It's a flashing neon sign screaming, "We don't trust you anymore!"Inflation Erodes Fiat's FoundationInflation. It’s the insidious inflationary tax that robs...
The news hit the NFT world like a digital asteroid: Yuga Labs, the behemoth behind Bored Ape Yacht Club, is offloading CryptoPunks to the Infinite Node Foundation, a non-profit. At first blush, that seems nearly altruistic, a nod to saving art. But dig just a little bit deeper, and a...
The NFT market is a complete wild west and at the moment, creators are being held up at gunpoint in the street. The latest data paints a bleak picture: NFT royalty enforcement is collapsing. We’re not talking a modest decline, we’re talking a collapse, a dramatic freefall even. It’s not...
The NFT market’s grifting moonshot is something we don’t need to discuss in detail here. CryptoPunks, which only a year ago were the darlings of the digital art world, being sold off to a non-profit? It screams "decline," doesn't it? What if we’re approaching this the wrong way entirely? What...
Okay, the news is out: Yuga Labs, the titans behind Bored Ape Yacht Club, just offloaded the CryptoPunks IP to the Infinite Node Foundation (NODE), a digital art non-profit. At first glance, it seems… fine. This change has some significant consequences. To all NFT lovers, artists, and investors, this is...
Royalties. The lifeblood of the NFT ecosystem. The promise that all creators and holders can earn value together through the ongoing success of a project. They’re the digital dividend, the innovation incentive, the reward for the early true believer. What happens when that promise is renegotiated? When those rules change,...
The transfer of CryptoPunks IP to the Infinite Node Foundation (NODE). It's done. Is this really a win for digital art, though? Or just a wolf in sheep’s clothing, an end-run to consolidate power in the decentralized, don’t-tread-on-me jungle of NFTs. Let's dissect this, shall we? This isn’t merely a...
So, Yuga Labs finally did it. They sold the CryptoPunks IP. And to the Infinite Node Foundation (NODE), at that. Let's be brutally honest: many of us thought that Yuga's creative vision for the Punks was... lacking. Remember the outcry? The accusations of diluting the brand? It was like seeing...
WGONQC, a hyper-local Facebook group, has developed into an unexpected juggernaut in the Quad Cities media landscape. Today, it is doing so bolder than ever by jumping into the world of NFTs. It's a fascinating move, especially considering they're outperforming established players like the Quad Cities Times. Is this a...
