Andreessen Horowitz is Betting Big on Gaming and the Metaverse

20 May 2022Glenn Kaonang

Gaming is a very big industry. But as big as it is, we rarely hear news of VC money being put into game companies, just like in the tech or other industries. So when big time VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced its plan to bet big on gaming, it certainly demands attention from the … Continue reading Andreessen Horowitz is Betting Bi.....

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Dewa 19’s 30th Anniversary Tour Could Start the NFT Ticket Revolution in Indonesia

20 May 2022Glenn Kaonang

One of the many benefits that NFTs provide is in regard to ownership. NFTs give us an easy way to prove ownership over something, and this has started to make a real-world impact in various sectors. In the event industry for example, traditional digital tickets are starting to be replaced by NFT tickets. Case in … Continue reading Dewa 19.....

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Getty Images Is Turning Its Huge Library of Photographs Into NFTs

19 May 2022Glenn Kaonang

Getty Images, one of the largest suppliers of stock images and editorial photographs, is getting into NFTs. The British-American firm recently announced that it has entered a multi-year partnership with NFT marketplace Candy Digital, with the purpose to develop a diverse portfolio of NFT collections derived from Getty Images’ extensive librar.....

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LINE NEXT Launches DOSI Wallet for Its Global NFT Platform DOSI

19 May 2022Glenn Kaonang

NFTs are a big hit in Japan. Earlier this year, major Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten launched a dedicated NFT marketplace dubbed Rakuten NFT. Last month, Japan’s leading social media platform LINE also launched its own NFT marketplace, aptly named LINE NFT. But LINE’s vision apparently doesn’t stop there. It also wants to bui.....

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Indonesian Acoustic Duo Endah N Rhesa Launches NFTs with Never-Before-Heard Songs

19 May 2022Glenn Kaonang

NFTs play many roles in our everyday lives. Some of us may see NFTs as mere investment assets, while some others believe that we have just barely scratched the surface of their true potential. One thing for sure, NFTs offer creators a whole new way to monetize directly with their fans, and in many cases, … Continue reading Indonesian Acousti.....

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DeviantArt Now Detects Stolen Art on NFT Marketplaces

18 May 2022Glenn Kaonang

Online art community DeviantArt is taking a stance against counterfeit NFTs. It is expanding the reach of DeviantArt Protect, a tool it created last year to help detect stolen art posted to its website. The tool has been updated so that it can also detect stolen works of art that are hosted elsewhere, such as … Continue reading DeviantArt No.....

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A16z: Web3 Already Has Real-World Impact, Even If It’s Still Early Days

18 May 2022Glenn Kaonang

Big time venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is no stranger to the crypto industry. The firm has been investing in the crypto space for almost a decade now, and it has backed some of the biggest names in the Web3 ecosystem, such as OpenSea, Sky Mavis (developer of Axie Infinity), and Yuga Labs (owner … Continue reading A16z: Web3.....

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