3D content has become a core part of how we play, shop, and create online. But as models get easier to share, they also become easier to steal. This article looks at where 3D assets are being used today—from games to AR to NFTs—and why protecting them is becoming a critical challenge. We explore current protection methods and set the stage for why watermarking is emerging as a key solution.

As 3D content becomes central to everything from games and AR to digital art and e-commerce, protecting these assets is more important than ever. This series introduces GuardSplat—a new approach to watermarking 3D models built for the era of neural rendering and 3D Gaussian Splatting. In four parts, we explore the risks of unprotected assets, the technology behind 3DGS, and how GuardSplat embeds robust, invisible ownership signals directly into 3D content.

In today’s multi-chain universe, blockchains are like bustling cities—each with its own rules, systems, and economies. But how do we travel between them? How do assets safely go from one chain to another? Comes BRIDGES.What Are Blockchain Bridges?Think of blockchain bridges as digital tunnels that connect isolated blockchain ecosystems. They let users move tokens, pass messages, or sync up state across chains. Without bridges, blockchains would be self-contained silos. Useful, sure—but not ex...

This beautiful afternoon, I sit by the pine trees munching on brownies trying to decide if I should name this book 「天籃」or「天藍」.... (The difference is in the radical of the second character "basket" vs "blue"). Then it occurs to me, why not both? Yes, I decide I want a beautiful Chinese calligraphy that can be read both ways! It needs to be abstract and subtly metaphorical: 墨中藏色，天籃亦天藍 (meaning the ink carries hidden colour in such a way that it reads like both "sky basket" and "sky blue".) So l...

Smart contracts are the backbone of decentralized finance (DeFi), NFTs, DAOs, and many other Web3 innovations. But they’re also permanently deployed, immutable, and often handle millions in assets. Once a contract is deployed to the blockchain, you can’t just patch a bug like in traditional software—any vulnerability becomes a target. That’s why security is critical—not just during audits, but throughout the development lifecycle. And now, thanks to advances in AI, developers have access to powe