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How Bird Brain Turned Language Barriers and Game Nights Into a Web3 Career
Market Leaders

How Bird Brain Turned Language Barriers and Game Nights Into a Web3 Career

Not every journey starts with clarity. Sometimes, it starts with curiosity and a little help from your community. In a space where success stories are often polished and rehearsed, it’s easy to forget how many builders began with uncertainty. The ones who stayed weren’t always the most technical

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By: zed leplin
Learn Systems, Not Just Syntax: Christine Erispe’s Blueprint for the Next Generation of Builders

Learn Systems, Not Just Syntax: Christine Erispe’s Blueprint for the Next Generation of Builders

Web3 doesn’t need more coders. It needs better thinkers. There’s a reason why Christine Erispe spends the first day of her workshops explaining how blockchains work before ever touching a line of code. Too many newcomers to Web3 believe the first step is learning a programming language. But

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By: zed leplin
Retail 2.0: How Auki Labs' Spatial AI is Helping Stores Think Like Machines
Builders

Retail 2.0: How Auki Labs' Spatial AI is Helping Stores Think Like Machines

Inventory confusion. Misplaced products. Disorganized shelves. These problems might disappear soon thanks to Spatial AI and a robot named Athena, bringing machine logic to the retail world through real-time mapping and decentralized data. Imagine walking into a supermarket that knows exactly where every product is, when a shelf layout has

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Michael Lance Domagas: The Industries That Need Blockchain—And How Developers Can Get In
Regulation

Michael Lance Domagas: The Industries That Need Blockchain—And How Developers Can Get In

Blockchain is expanding beyond crypto, but which industries are adopting it the fastest? Blockchain is finding practical applications in industries that require immutable and transparent record-keeping beyond just cryptocurrency. From financial transactions to supply chain logistics, gaming assets, and public governance, businesses and institutions are beginning to adopt blockchain to

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Rod Albores on Why Being Early in Web3 is Your Competitive Edge
Builders

Rod Albores on Why Being Early in Web3 is Your Competitive Edge

While most of the world is still catching up, Rod Albores says the real advantage belongs to those who start building now. In every wave of innovation, early adopters are often the ones who shape the rules. They see opportunity where others see uncertainty. They build while others wait. In

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Owning the Game: JB of NFT X-Street on Web3, Ragnarok, and Building a Dream from the Internet Café Up
Market Leaders

Owning the Game: JB of NFT X-Street on Web3, Ragnarok, and Building a Dream from the Internet Café Up

Before Web3, JB was the kind of student who skipped class to play Ragnarok. Like many Filipino gamers, he grew up inside internet cafés—sharing machines, loading credits, and dreaming of one day owning his own. That dream came true. And now, with NFT X-Street, he’s betting on a

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From Devastating Credit Card Debt to Crypto Mentor: The Kookoo Crypto TV Story
Market Leaders

From Devastating Credit Card Debt to Crypto Mentor: The Kookoo Crypto TV Story

Before he was known as Kookoo Crypto TV, he was quietly drowning in debt. A young entrepreneur with big ambitions, he took a chance on fast income and nearly lost control of his finances. But then the pandemic hit, and along with it came an unexpected second chance: Web3. Kookoo

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From Water Utilities to Web3: How Spraky Built a Community-First Career
Market Leaders

From Water Utilities to Web3: How Spraky Built a Community-First Career

Web3 is often framed as a technical revolution. But the communities that last aren’t always built by coders. They’re shaped by people who know how to listen, organize, and show up. Spraky (John Carlos) was once head of engineering at a water utility company. Today, he’s YGG

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Mommy Julie: Metaversity Lets Me Cook Pasta With My Daughter
Market Leaders

Mommy Julie: Metaversity Lets Me Cook Pasta With My Daughter

From missed school events to midday pandings over pasta, this single mom found more than a side hustle in Web3; she found time, presence, and a whole new way to parent. Some stories are best told not through metrics or milestones, but by the small, quiet freedoms they unlock. For

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Denika’s Web3 Routine: Balancing Content, Campaigns, and the MFW Life
Market Leaders

Denika’s Web3 Routine: Balancing Content, Campaigns, and the MFW Life

Web3 adoption isn’t just about the product. It’s about perception. At Metaversity by YGG Pilipinas, marketing plays a central role in helping people understand the value of digital work and education in the metaverse. Even in the most promising tech platforms, adoption starts with a single question: Does

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Eman Ignacio on Crypto Caution, Community Fit, and the Business of Building at Coins.ph
PH Press

Eman Ignacio on Crypto Caution, Community Fit, and the Business of Building at Coins.ph

When a crypto project wants to partner with Coins.ph, it doesn’t just need funding or hype. It needs to pass a rigorous filter, one shaped by regulation, reputation, and relevance to Filipino users. Not every crypto leader entered the space with a grand vision. Some arrived during quiet

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What Does It Take to Educate a Country? Jiro Reyes on the Mission Behind Bitskwela
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Executives

What Does It Take to Educate a Country? Jiro Reyes on the Mission Behind Bitskwela

In a country with one of the highest crypto adoption rates in the world, the biggest challenge isn’t access, it’s comprehension. You can launch a token overnight. But teaching people what it means (and what to do with it) takes far longer. In the Philippines, where crypto adoption

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