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Fellow traveler or just another shiny object keeping us from real change Is this the future of news, or what? As someone deeply invested in digital entrepreneurship, especially empowering marginalized voices, I was intrigued by the "What's Going on Quad Cities" (WGONQC) story. A new local news alternative, publishing its...

Speaking of QC, their burgeoning independent news platform co-founded by Ryan Segura, DeFrieze, and others is shaking things up in some really inspiring ways. They are AI and NFT-ing themselves right into the foundational core infrastructure. Segura recently demonstrated to Protos how to generate NFT entries for the platform. What...

Mint AI is a vibrant Web 3.0 endeavor launched through the joint forces of NDEEPS and Mintline. The venture combines the power of artificial intelligence (AI) with blockchain technology to bring together the world of traditional art and digital assets. We believe this innovative popular education platform will help to...

TOKEN2049 in Dubai was a fantastic lens into the state of play and future of cryptocurrency, tokens and blockchain technology generally. In addition to being an active longtime player in the crypto space, Jason was a speaker at the conference. There, he highlighted six major trends that are poised to...

TOKEN2049 Dubai just ended, and wow, what an experience. Forget the Lambo-moon hype of yesteryear. This year felt different. It felt… real. The conversations moved from fanciful dreaming of what could be to actionable solutions of what should be. And if you blinked, you would’ve missed some heavy duty foreshadowing...

After all, Meta is about to bring their cryptocurrency games to their platforms, which will reach almost half the world’s population. Mark Zuckerberg's latest venture into the crypto space could mark a pivotal moment for the industry, rivaling the significance of Bitcoin's initial emergence. With a phased rollout of features...

The crypto space is filled with vaporware projects that promise the moon but end up just releasing dust. Against all that noise, some unassuming tokens are quietly changing the game. They’re creating, inventing, and setting the stage for a radically better financial future. No more hype, let’s get back to...

Since 2016, Korean users have become more and more engaged in Ethereum transactions. This reiterated trend points to the growing role of onchain spaces in Korea’s crypto ecosystem, going beyond centralized exchanges. A new analysis of nearly 60,000 Korean user wallets on Ethereum’s booming ecosystem sheds key light on this...

Doodles. What happened to them being the blue-chip NFT, the don’t-sell-’em-they’re-too-hot of the town. Collaborations with McDonald’s, Pharrell, Adidas – they were all but unbeatable. Then came DOOD. And that splash wasn’t a celebratory cannonball, but rather the pop of a depressed helium balloon.It's a stark reminder: even projects with...

For example, I recall a few years ago mentoring a brilliant young woman, Aisha. She had such amazing artistic skills and was just really wanting to get into the NFT world. Ultimately, the technical hurdles and exorbitant gas fees on Ethereum completely defeated her. She almost gave up. Stories like...