Kim Kardashian is a lot more capable and successful than we give her credit for.World-famous reality TV star. Incredibly successful entrepreneur. Networth more than $1.8B. Most accomplished family of superstars ever. Craziest rise to celebrity ever since becoming Paris Hilton’s personal assistant. Owner of the most infamous sex-tape ever. She is launching a Private Equity firm called SKKY Partners. “The firm will make investments in sectors including consumer products, hospitality, luxury, di...

Kim Kardashian is a lot more capable and successful than we give her credit for.World-famous reality TV star. Incredibly successful entrepreneur. Networth more than $1.8B. Most accomplished family of superstars ever. Craziest rise to celebrity ever since becoming Paris Hilton’s personal assistant. Owner of the most infamous sex-tape ever. She is launching a Private Equity firm called SKKY Partners. “The firm will make investments in sectors including consumer products, hospitality, luxury, di...

The gaming market size is estimated to be around $175 billion, and GameFi market cap is less than 4 per cent of that at only $6.2 billion.I hate to ask, but is GameFi dead-on-arrival? But what is a GameFi? “GameFi is a portmanteau of decentralized gaming and finance, and GameFi platforms represent a confluence of cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the play-to-earn (P2E) gaming model. The convergence of gaming and DeFi manifests in two ways: Decentralized games having elements of...

The gaming market size is estimated to be around $175 billion, and GameFi market cap is less than 4 per cent of that at only $6.2 billion.I hate to ask, but is GameFi dead-on-arrival? But what is a GameFi? “GameFi is a portmanteau of decentralized gaming and finance, and GameFi platforms represent a confluence of cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the play-to-earn (P2E) gaming model. The convergence of gaming and DeFi manifests in two ways: Decentralized games having elements of...

He had the foresight, or not quite?Don’t do what 50 Cent did. Of all the things in the world, imagine learning a lesson from a world-famous gangster rapper who had the vision but missed out on a huge opportunity. Turns out 50 Cent had the foresight to accept Bitcoins back in 2014. That’s 8 years ago. Long before BTC was worth $67.6k at its all-time high. Long before all the hype and dips. In 2014, there were probably just 5 coins you can name. There are more than 20,000 cryptocurrencies in ex...

He had the foresight, or not quite?Don’t do what 50 Cent did. Of all the things in the world, imagine learning a lesson from a world-famous gangster rapper who had the vision but missed out on a huge opportunity. Turns out 50 Cent had the foresight to accept Bitcoins back in 2014. That’s 8 years ago. Long before BTC was worth $67.6k at its all-time high. Long before all the hype and dips. In 2014, there were probably just 5 coins you can name. There are more than 20,000 cryptocurrencies in ex...

So proud to know that a Singaporean is crushing it as the CEO of one of the fastest growing social media companies out there- TikTok.So proud to know that a Singaporean is crushing it as the CEO of one of the fastest growing social media companies out there- TikTok. TikTok has over 1 billion users now and the US is where most of its active users reside. And a little-known Singaporean is running this $50B company. I wrote about Shouzi Chew a while back when he was promoted to CEO of TikTok. He...

So proud to know that a Singaporean is crushing it as the CEO of one of the fastest growing social media companies out there- TikTok.So proud to know that a Singaporean is crushing it as the CEO of one of the fastest growing social media companies out there- TikTok. TikTok has over 1 billion users now and the US is where most of its active users reside. And a little-known Singaporean is running this $50B company. I wrote about Shouzi Chew a while back when he was promoted to CEO of TikTok. He...

Adobe paid $20B for Figma.For the longest time, all my newsfeed was about the Queen, then Federer’s retirement, then Figma. For those who don’t know what Figma is, its the future of what Adobe should have been. Its the Kim Kardashian of design software, except it actually works and fans absolutely love it. So Adobe bought it. How much? Aaahh, that is where it gets really interesting. A typical Saas goes maybe 6–12X revenue. Adobe just bought Figma for 50X. $20 freaking billion dollars. Consid...

Adobe paid $20B for Figma.For the longest time, all my newsfeed was about the Queen, then Federer’s retirement, then Figma. For those who don’t know what Figma is, its the future of what Adobe should have been. Its the Kim Kardashian of design software, except it actually works and fans absolutely love it. So Adobe bought it. How much? Aaahh, that is where it gets really interesting. A typical Saas goes maybe 6–12X revenue. Adobe just bought Figma for 50X. $20 freaking billion dollars. Consid...

Nike is crushing it in the Metaverse.Huge brands are making money after embracing NFTs barely a few months ago. Remember a while back, there was a time when it seemed like every major luxury brand and big player were diving head on into the NFT world? Well, guess what? They were right to make that bet, however outlandish is may have sounded. Nike, Dolce & Gabbana, Tiffany, Gucci, Adidas, Budweiser, Time Magazine, LAcoste, McLaren and Pepsi all took the leap into creating their own NFT collect...

Nike is crushing it in the Metaverse.Huge brands are making money after embracing NFTs barely a few months ago. Remember a while back, there was a time when it seemed like every major luxury brand and big player were diving head on into the NFT world? Well, guess what? They were right to make that bet, however outlandish is may have sounded. Nike, Dolce & Gabbana, Tiffany, Gucci, Adidas, Budweiser, Time Magazine, LAcoste, McLaren and Pepsi all took the leap into creating their own NFT collect...

The NFT could theoretically be worth more than the real estate in the future.Someone is selling a mansion in Miami and it comes with a “twin” home on the metaverse. “The $7.7 Million Miami Mansion dubbed as Reflection Manor, for sale features six bedrooms and six-and-a-half baths, and is 12,975 square feet in size.” The metaverse is on a new project called “Alpha City” which is pretty much the same deal as Decentraland or Sandbox but with much better graphics. Think of Sims City for web3 and ...

The NFT could theoretically be worth more than the real estate in the future.Someone is selling a mansion in Miami and it comes with a “twin” home on the metaverse. “The $7.7 Million Miami Mansion dubbed as Reflection Manor, for sale features six bedrooms and six-and-a-half baths, and is 12,975 square feet in size.” The metaverse is on a new project called “Alpha City” which is pretty much the same deal as Decentraland or Sandbox but with much better graphics. Think of Sims City for web3 and ...

When Moonbirds switched to cc0 abruptly, it raised a few eyebrows and questions.All right people, gather round for some musings in the NFT world. Let me tell you what is hot right now eh. Creative Commons Zero or cc0 is all the rage now. It used to be 10k algorithmically generated NFTs. Then PFPs. Then Ai-generated art NFTs. Now, enter the era of zero copyright. cc0 means no one owns any IP. Anyone can build, create and use the image/name of the NFT freely. It is a radical new concept that fr...

When Moonbirds switched to cc0 abruptly, it raised a few eyebrows and questions.All right people, gather round for some musings in the NFT world. Let me tell you what is hot right now eh. Creative Commons Zero or cc0 is all the rage now. It used to be 10k algorithmically generated NFTs. Then PFPs. Then Ai-generated art NFTs. Now, enter the era of zero copyright. cc0 means no one owns any IP. Anyone can build, create and use the image/name of the NFT freely. It is a radical new concept that fr...

Comedian Bill Murray’s Wallet Hacked for $186K Worth of Ethereum After NFT Charity Auction.Not sure if you heard about Bill Murray’s NFT charity auction getting rekt by thieving hackers? But there is a huge twist at the end. So Bill Murray is some sort of an internet meme legend now, with all his antics, quotes and movies. Somehow over the recent years, he has been connected to Zombies a lot. Not quite sure why. But he is a huge collector of NFTs, personally owning CryptoPunks and Damien Hirs...

Comedian Bill Murray’s Wallet Hacked for $186K Worth of Ethereum After NFT Charity Auction.Not sure if you heard about Bill Murray’s NFT charity auction getting rekt by thieving hackers? But there is a huge twist at the end. So Bill Murray is some sort of an internet meme legend now, with all his antics, quotes and movies. Somehow over the recent years, he has been connected to Zombies a lot. Not quite sure why. But he is a huge collector of NFTs, personally owning CryptoPunks and Damien Hirs...

Paris Hilton is ultra bullish on web3.When I mention Paris Hilton, you probably cringe. Vain, dumb blonde, rich kid, not very useful. Those are probably what pops up in your mind eh? But I see a motivated entrepreneur who has matured over time and building her own empire with her own hands. She hustles hard. She is enterprising. She works harder than most billionaire heiress, especially when she doesn’t need to. She adapts to the times. From doing her own reality show, to becoming a model and...

Paris Hilton is ultra bullish on web3.When I mention Paris Hilton, you probably cringe. Vain, dumb blonde, rich kid, not very useful. Those are probably what pops up in your mind eh? But I see a motivated entrepreneur who has matured over time and building her own empire with her own hands. She hustles hard. She is enterprising. She works harder than most billionaire heiress, especially when she doesn’t need to. She adapts to the times. From doing her own reality show, to becoming a model and...

The U.S government is still the most dominant, powerful force in the world.The power of the US government is not to be trifled with. Decentralisation, anonymity, power to the people and floating in cyberspace does not shield you from the full and awesome might of the US government at all. At least that is what the developer of Tornado Cash found out. “The Aug.12 arrest of Tornado Cash developer Alexy Pertsev by Dutch authorities has been widely condemned by the crypto community.” In short, th...

The U.S government is still the most dominant, powerful force in the world.The power of the US government is not to be trifled with. Decentralisation, anonymity, power to the people and floating in cyberspace does not shield you from the full and awesome might of the US government at all. At least that is what the developer of Tornado Cash found out. “The Aug.12 arrest of Tornado Cash developer Alexy Pertsev by Dutch authorities has been widely condemned by the crypto community.” In short, th...

Minting began for the goblintown.wtf collection on May 19th, 2022. The project was launched without any prior marketing and with little available informationGoblintown captured the imaginations of NFT collectors over the past month even as crypto markets burned. Now the team behind the project has unmasked themselves to be Truth Labs, whose previous NFT collections include the Illuminati Collective and The 187. Observing the markets and how NFTs evolved over time, one question that I have is:...

Minting began for the goblintown.wtf collection on May 19th, 2022. The project was launched without any prior marketing and with little available informationGoblintown captured the imaginations of NFT collectors over the past month even as crypto markets burned. Now the team behind the project has unmasked themselves to be Truth Labs, whose previous NFT collections include the Illuminati Collective and The 187. Observing the markets and how NFTs evolved over time, one question that I have is:...