The Alpha: When Pixelmon first launched in February 2022 with a 10,005-piece collection of pixellated character NFTs, the NFT community quickly grew excited at the prospect of what seemed like a Web3-focused competitor to Pokémon.All that excitement swiftly turned into scorn the moment the Pixelmon team revealed what the game they were building would look…
Traversing the world of non-fungibles is a daunting task. With so many new NFT projects, artists, and large-scale collections cropping up weekly, it’s become nearly impossible to keep up with every subsequent development. In the past, a simple browse of OpenSea was enough to find the latest NFT craze. But things have changed drastically since…
Miku Hatsune was viewed as an oddity when she released her first demo track in 2007. A seemingly disembodied voice created by Crypton Future Media, Miku was a wonder at the time, only capable of existing via a singing-voice synthesizer technology called Vocaloid. Over the years, Miku’s influence grew, and she became a virtual pop…
The luxury spirits industry isn’t just big; it’s massive. Experts estimate the market’s value could reach $235.74 billion by 2027, an enormous increase from $135.76 billion in 2020. Data from the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. shows that luxury spirits sales increased 43 percent in 2021 alone, with whiskey, cognac, and tequila all exhibiting…
Despite still being in their infancy, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have already helped a variety of people accomplish amazing things. The blockchain-based technology has given artists a new way to create and sell their work, allowed researchers to raise money for scientific institutions, and even aided Ukrainians during the Russian invasion (in a number of ways,…
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The Alpha: Early in September 2022, the White House published a report calling for more sustainable practices across the blockchain industry.Now, the White House has offered solutions in the form of a comprehensive framework centered around the “responsible development of digital assets.” This framework outlines the actionable next steps that will be taken, which include:Regulators…
Society has never been very good at dealing with the emergence of new technologies. Even a cursory look at history reveals some of the usual suspects: the discovery and harnessing of electricity, the advent of the world wide web, and the birth of artificial intelligence, for a start. In every case, people met these technological…
