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BNB

$210.52

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$0.00000061

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Opinion

Decrypt Opinion columnists, editorials and op-eds.

Opinion

3 Opportunities NFT Games Should Seize to Achieve Mass Adoption

It’s hard to say that we’ve reached the tipping point in Web3 gaming: there are still fewer active wallets (and even fewer real human players) than a modest mobile game; no new title has bested the earnings of early play-to-earn (P2E) experiments; and funding is down so dramatically that it looks like a rounding error next to the AI hype train. And yet I’m more excited than ever. Not gm-frens-wen-moon-excited, but excited in the sense that Web3 gaming is maintaining and even gaining momentum des...

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Apr 19, 2023

Opinion

Hong Kong Is Vying To Be The Next Crypto Hub

It has been almost a year since your favorite China watcher wrote anything meaningful about the Chinese crypto community. The truth of the matter is that China’s covid lockdown made it difficult for anyone who’s not living in Asia to truly understand its market, people, and overall sentiment.  So I was surprised to feel the pro-crypto excitement at last week’s “Web3 Festival” in Hong Kong. The big news was a major policy announcement from the Hong Kong government, indicating its desire to make...

by Shuyao Kong ·

Apr 17, 2023

Opinion

NFT NYC Again Showcased the Resilience of Web3 Culture

On Tuesday, a financial reporter friend texted me to ask if I'd be attending NFT NYC events the next day. "How is it even happening this year when the volume is so low," she asked. I sent her a spreadsheet that listed 180 different events happening in the next three days all around the city—there was plenty to do. By Wednesday afternoon, I was standing outside Samsung's Future+ launch event doing an interview with a radio reporter who asked me whether this year's event felt like a shell of what...

by Daniel Roberts ·

Apr 10, 2023

Opinion

Every Crypto Project Must Reckon With the SEC's Howey Test

Nearly five years ago, SEC official Bill Himan stood on stage at a Yahoo Finance crypto summit in San Francisco and delivered a prepared speech that concluded that Ethereum (ETH) is not a security. A footnote on the SEC's website clarified that the speech "expresses the author’s views and does not necessarily reflect those of the Commission," but it was nonetheless taken exactly that way. Hinman's speech came just one week after then-SEC chair Jay Clayton said that the SEC does not view Bitcoin...

by Daniel Roberts ·

Apr 1, 2023

Opinion

What Web3 Gaming Can Offer to (At Least) 40% of the World’s Population

There’s no cheat code for creating games that people actually want to play, and marketing them on a global scale. Whether you’re a billion-dollar publishing house or an individual developer, success takes time, investment, technical expertise, testing, and a strong go-to-market strategy.  The global gaming industry is expected to be worth $321 billion by 2026, and many players are crowding into the market. But the most important factor in game development is the sense of community and shared exp...

by Mo Shaikh ·

Mar 19, 2023

Opinion

When Brigitte Macron Came to NFT Paris

I was one of the 18,000 people to enter the Grand Palais Éphémère, a huge domed exhibition hall facing the Eiffel Tower, for NFT Paris three weeks ago. The event has stuck with me more than most crypto conferences do—and I attend a lot of crypto conferences. First off, I was blown away by the energy, positivity, and seriousness of the attendees, panel chats, and art displays. I was struck by how many global consumer and luxury brands were on hand—Adidas, Salesforce, Volkswagen, Panerai, Warner...

by Daniel Roberts ·