As crypto enthusiasts will readily acknowledge, the entire crypto ecosystem is awash in hype. Almost monthly, a new tech project jumps into the limelight declaring that they’re going to change…well, everything. It's easy to become cynical. So, when I first heard about SpacePay, my initial reaction was, "Oh great, another...
Picture Aida, a coffee shop owner in Manila. Each month, a big portion of her income disappears into credit card transaction processing fees. After all, she toiled all day to earn that cash. It might allow her to grow her company, create additional jobs, or give her family a better...
Let's cut straight to the chase: you're here because you want to know where the smart money is flowing in Web3. Forget the hype, ignore the noise. We're talking cold, hard data that points to one inescapable conclusion: Dealflow Den at Istanbul Blockchain Week is the place to be for...
Forget fancy offices and pitch decks. The future of Asian VC isn’t in boardrooms, it’s in bunk beds. Hear me out. We've all seen the headlines about Silicon Valley's hacker houses, like Mission Control. They sound a little crazy. Tent cities inside houses? Founders crammed into closets? Underneath the surface...
The West may be fixated on Silicon Valley, but the real innovation – the kind that's going to reshape the future of Web3 and AI – is brewing in Asia. And a key catalyst for that is happening right here in Istanbul: the Dealflow Den at Istanbul Blockchain Week (IBW).Asia's...
Two billion dollars. Let that sink in. That's the collective funding raised by alumni of a single, no-frills hacker house in San Francisco's Mission District – Mission Control. We’re not referring to your swanky, corporate incubator with catered lunches and ping pong tables. We’re speaking about a self-governed intentional community,...
