The numbers don't lie. A 41% decline in startup funding year-over-year isn’t simply a downturn – it’s a freefall. And the 95% collapse in local investment? That’s not a rollback, that’s a close to complete disappearance. We’re not discussing just a short-term disaster—you wouldn’t be that lucky if you were...
Imagine this: a young Filipino developer, let's call him Miguel, burning the midnight oil in his cramped apartment. He's got a brilliant idea for a decentralized app that could revolutionize agricultural supply chains, directly connecting farmers to consumers and cutting out exploitative middlemen. He's passionate, he's driven, but he's hitting...
Forget the infographic gloss and the venture capital bling. As someone who's seen the Bangladesh startup scene up close, I'm tired of the same old song and dance. We need to have an honest discussion, a hard-core gut-check. We're not failing because we lack "potential." We're failing because of these...
The buzz around Web3 gaming on the PS5 is over-the-top. All anyone wants to talk about is Illuvium, Big Time, Shrapnel, Phantom Galaxies, and The Sandbox. By 2025, it’s estimated that one in five PS5 users will take the plunge into the blockchain gaming metaverse. I’m Liu Wenjing, and I’ve...
Will 2025 prove to be the year Filipino gamers are unshackled at last? I’m not referring to avoiding a third consecutive down-the-rankings slide in Mobile Legends. And that’s what I’m doing—escaping the financial limitations, one NFT at a time. The meeting of Web3 and the PS5 is more than a...
Let’s face it, the whole of Web3 has been shouting for a proper fix to its scalability miseries. We’ve heard the promises, seen the vaporware and experienced enough hype to launch a thousand Dogecoins. While all of this has been going on, AGII has recently released a truly remarkable AI-driven...
Nigeria’s SEC isn't the only agency putting a stop on crypto licenses. Busha and Quidax received the unanimous blessing at first, but now? It's "level three due diligence" time. Now, nobody likes delays and let’s not sugarcoat this delay. THIS IS HUGE THIS IS NOT A SMALL DEFEAT! It’s a...
$25,000 EV from Bezos? Sounds revolutionary, feels…familiar. We've been promised affordable electric vehicles for years, haven't we? Remember Aptera? Elio Motors? Where are they now? That's the anxiety creeping in. This is not just a matter of a car; this is a matter of trust. So can we actually take...
Jeff Bezos wants to build a Transformer. No, not the kind that fights Decepticons (though, shhh, secretly, wouldn’t that be amazing). He’s funded Slate Auto, a company that claims it’ll build an EV so modular it can change into just about something. And though they’re tempting us Californians with these...
Nigeria's crypto landscape is currently facing a significant hurdle: delayed licensing. The Nigerian SEC's decision to pump the brakes on new crypto licenses has sent ripples through the market, sparking anxiety and uncertainty. Is this really the death knell of crypto innovation in Nigeria, or just a temporary headwind? I...
