Is the U.S government sending a message or a warning to everyone in cryptoland?Lets play a game shall we? Read the following headlines and tell me what doesn’t fit in. Jamie Dimon got paid $34.5M in 2022 as the CEO of JPMorgan. Reed Hastings stepped down as Netflix’s CEO. US reached its $31.4T debt ceiling. New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern resigned abruptly. FTX’s new CEO said the crypto exchange could restart. Bitzlato was seized by the US government. One of these does not fit in at all. Bitzla...

Is the U.S government sending a message or a warning to everyone in cryptoland?Lets play a game shall we? Read the following headlines and tell me what doesn’t fit in. Jamie Dimon got paid $34.5M in 2022 as the CEO of JPMorgan. Reed Hastings stepped down as Netflix’s CEO. US reached its $31.4T debt ceiling. New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern resigned abruptly. FTX’s new CEO said the crypto exchange could restart. Bitzlato was seized by the US government. One of these does not fit in at all. Bitzla...

The Petronas Towers, aka Twin Towers, was once the tallest building in Asia and the pride and jewel of Malaysia.When we speak about tech startups in Asia, Malaysia rarely comes up. Rightly so. There are so many factors that contribute to that reality. But no ecosystem is perfect. Not even the mighty Silicon Valley or Singapore’s Blk71. The Malaysian startup ecosystem is budding but rich in flavor. The founders are hungrier and more willing to learn compared to the West. The talents are gettin...

The Petronas Towers, aka Twin Towers, was once the tallest building in Asia and the pride and jewel of Malaysia.When we speak about tech startups in Asia, Malaysia rarely comes up. Rightly so. There are so many factors that contribute to that reality. But no ecosystem is perfect. Not even the mighty Silicon Valley or Singapore’s Blk71. The Malaysian startup ecosystem is budding but rich in flavor. The founders are hungrier and more willing to learn compared to the West. The talents are gettin...

The crypto community is split on charity and donations. Some use it for good while others exploit and scam.Crypto has no real use cases. Really? Crypto for charity. That is a cool use case. “The crypto community has raised and pledged more than $11 million — less than 48 hours after a pair of strong earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, leaving more than 9,400 dead and many more injured.” I am certain the amount raised is a lot more than what we know. This is indeed every bit as horrifying as ...

The crypto community is split on charity and donations. Some use it for good while others exploit and scam.Crypto has no real use cases. Really? Crypto for charity. That is a cool use case. “The crypto community has raised and pledged more than $11 million — less than 48 hours after a pair of strong earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, leaving more than 9,400 dead and many more injured.” I am certain the amount raised is a lot more than what we know. This is indeed every bit as horrifying as ...

Miss El Salvador came out in a splendid gold Bitcoin costume!Did you watch the Miss Universe 2022? Miss USA, R’Bonney Gabriel, was crowned Miss Universe 2022! Sure, there were lots of pretty ladies from all over the world parading and sashaying in glitzy dresses. What was fascinating was the costume contest section. “The pageant’s National Costume Contest allows contestants to use their bodies as an artistic, political, and cultural canvas of sorts and encourages them to go all out — sometime...

Miss El Salvador came out in a splendid gold Bitcoin costume!Did you watch the Miss Universe 2022? Miss USA, R’Bonney Gabriel, was crowned Miss Universe 2022! Sure, there were lots of pretty ladies from all over the world parading and sashaying in glitzy dresses. What was fascinating was the costume contest section. “The pageant’s National Costume Contest allows contestants to use their bodies as an artistic, political, and cultural canvas of sorts and encourages them to go all out — sometime...

Turns out, all of crypto seems to be so interconnected and dependent on each other?Ever played with dominoes? No, not the gambling game in the casino. I’m talking about the simple game where you just line up small chips and watch them all fall down one after the other, with a flick of a finger. The best part of it is that you can make it as simple or as elaborate as you want. And when you are done stacking them neatly and patiently, all you need is one tiny flick to trigger the chain reaction...

Turns out, all of crypto seems to be so interconnected and dependent on each other?Ever played with dominoes? No, not the gambling game in the casino. I’m talking about the simple game where you just line up small chips and watch them all fall down one after the other, with a flick of a finger. The best part of it is that you can make it as simple or as elaborate as you want. And when you are done stacking them neatly and patiently, all you need is one tiny flick to trigger the chain reaction...

Presenting the amazing judges of Startup Weekend Global!What does Polygon, Turo, Nano Foundation, Wells Fargo and Women of Web3 have in common? They are all joining us as judges for the largest Startup Weekend Global is happening this weekend. This is a 5-part series on the behind-the-scenes of Startup Weekend Global and what it takes to run a hackathon that has morphed into a global entrepreneurship juggernaut. Part 2: Judges Many moons ago, during the first Startup Weekend I ever organized,...

Presenting the amazing judges of Startup Weekend Global!What does Polygon, Turo, Nano Foundation, Wells Fargo and Women of Web3 have in common? They are all joining us as judges for the largest Startup Weekend Global is happening this weekend. This is a 5-part series on the behind-the-scenes of Startup Weekend Global and what it takes to run a hackathon that has morphed into a global entrepreneurship juggernaut. Part 2: Judges Many moons ago, during the first Startup Weekend I ever organized,...

The largest Startup Weekend Global hackathon is happening on 4 March 2023, are you joining?The largest Startup Weekend Global is happening this weekend. This is a 5-part series on the behind-the-scenes of Startup Weekend Global and what it takes to run a hackathon that has morphed into a global entrepreneurship juggernaut. Part 1: Community Startup Weekend started in a basement, with friends hacking out projects over a weekend. It was never meant to be more than a couple of like-minded folks ...

The largest Startup Weekend Global hackathon is happening on 4 March 2023, are you joining?The largest Startup Weekend Global is happening this weekend. This is a 5-part series on the behind-the-scenes of Startup Weekend Global and what it takes to run a hackathon that has morphed into a global entrepreneurship juggernaut. Part 1: Community Startup Weekend started in a basement, with friends hacking out projects over a weekend. It was never meant to be more than a couple of like-minded folks ...

Sam once managed a multi-billion crypto empire and was the poster boy of the crypto world.Few months back, when FTX crashed and burned, it shocked the world. It was shocking because of the scale of it all and that it was crypto’s golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried who was behind all of it. Every big-name VC and user of FTX got a huge slap in the face. But really what shocked me was the fact that SBF happily went on a media blitz, giving interviews and refusing to shut up after FTX blew up right in ...

Sam once managed a multi-billion crypto empire and was the poster boy of the crypto world.Few months back, when FTX crashed and burned, it shocked the world. It was shocking because of the scale of it all and that it was crypto’s golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried who was behind all of it. Every big-name VC and user of FTX got a huge slap in the face. But really what shocked me was the fact that SBF happily went on a media blitz, giving interviews and refusing to shut up after FTX blew up right in ...

More than 6M Reddit digital collectibles have been minted.What are these Reddit digital collectibles? “Reddit Collectible Avatars are limited-edition digital collectibles based on the social platform’s mascot, Snoo. Their main utility is a digital identity on Reddit’s social platform, with some added perks on profile treatment.” As of now, more than 6M millions users own the digital collectibles. “According to Dune Analytics, more than 6M unique user addresses hold Reddit collectibles, with o...

More than 6M Reddit digital collectibles have been minted.What are these Reddit digital collectibles? “Reddit Collectible Avatars are limited-edition digital collectibles based on the social platform’s mascot, Snoo. Their main utility is a digital identity on Reddit’s social platform, with some added perks on profile treatment.” As of now, more than 6M millions users own the digital collectibles. “According to Dune Analytics, more than 6M unique user addresses hold Reddit collectibles, with o...

Want to buy a 45 pounds gold skateboard that you can physically receive when you burn the NFT?Haters gonna hate, Potatoes gonna potate, Rotis gonna rotate. Critics are pointing out that the NFT hype is dead and buried. RIP to NFTs and that was a fad that should never have gotten traction in the first place. Good riddance. Oh really? Yuga Labs just created a new game called Dookey Dash, for all its NFT holders. Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins sold out his entire 1,000 NFT collection in 7 m...

Want to buy a 45 pounds gold skateboard that you can physically receive when you burn the NFT?Haters gonna hate, Potatoes gonna potate, Rotis gonna rotate. Critics are pointing out that the NFT hype is dead and buried. RIP to NFTs and that was a fad that should never have gotten traction in the first place. Good riddance. Oh really? Yuga Labs just created a new game called Dookey Dash, for all its NFT holders. Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins sold out his entire 1,000 NFT collection in 7 m...

After the armageddon from FTX, who would name their crypto company GTX?You know what comes after “F” in the alphabet? G! Like top G, G for Gangsta, G for Godlike. G for GTX! That’s the awesome new exchange that promises to allow users to trade their bankruptcy claims. How in the heck? See 2022 saw the implosion of some of the largest crypto companies. From FTX, Celsius, Voyager, 3AC and now even Genesis. It seems in crypto, size don’t mean a thing. You can be the world’s largest crypto exchan...

After the armageddon from FTX, who would name their crypto company GTX?You know what comes after “F” in the alphabet? G! Like top G, G for Gangsta, G for Godlike. G for GTX! That’s the awesome new exchange that promises to allow users to trade their bankruptcy claims. How in the heck? See 2022 saw the implosion of some of the largest crypto companies. From FTX, Celsius, Voyager, 3AC and now even Genesis. It seems in crypto, size don’t mean a thing. You can be the world’s largest crypto exchan...

Surojit Chatterjee will make $105M when he leaves Coinbase.“When Surojit Chatterjee logs out on his final day as chief product officer at Coinbase on February 3, he will have made a whopping $105 million from stock sales.” That is absolutely insane! Take a look at some of the highest paid CEOs today: “According to Forbes, the highest paid CEO in the world is Elon Musk, who took home a staggering $595.3 million in 2020.” Apple’s Tim Cook made a total of $125 million in 2019. Amazon’s Andy Jass...

Surojit Chatterjee will make $105M when he leaves Coinbase.“When Surojit Chatterjee logs out on his final day as chief product officer at Coinbase on February 3, he will have made a whopping $105 million from stock sales.” That is absolutely insane! Take a look at some of the highest paid CEOs today: “According to Forbes, the highest paid CEO in the world is Elon Musk, who took home a staggering $595.3 million in 2020.” Apple’s Tim Cook made a total of $125 million in 2019. Amazon’s Andy Jass...