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Decentralizing Education: Rubz Comms on How Davao DeFi Community is Making Blockchain Accessible to Filipinos
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Market Leaders

Decentralizing Education: Rubz Comms on How Davao DeFi Community is Making Blockchain Accessible to Filipinos

It started with a small group of curious individuals gathering to discuss blockchain. Today, it’s one of the most recognized Web3 communities in Davao City. Despite the rise of blockchain technology worldwide, understanding of Web3 in the Davao remained limited. While major cities like Manila and Cebu had some

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From Solidity to AI: The BLOKC's Mark Hugh Neri Shares His Take on Blockchain Development in 2025
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From Solidity to AI: The BLOKC's Mark Hugh Neri Shares His Take on Blockchain Development in 2025

The blockchain industry isn’t just surviving, it’s evolving. With new blockchains launching, AI making development faster, and industries beyond finance embracing Web3, 2025 is shaping up to be a turning point for developers. A Shifting Demand for Blockchain Developers The demand for blockchain developers has surged in recent

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More Than Just Art: Churchill Brizuela on NFT Davao’s Expanding Role in Web3
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Builders

More Than Just Art: Churchill Brizuela on NFT Davao’s Expanding Role in Web3

If you think NFTs are just about overpriced JPEGs, you haven’t met NFT Davao. While the rest of the world debates whether NFTs are dead, this community is proving they are just getting started. Some still associate NFTs with overpriced digital art, but NFT Davao is redefining this notion.

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From Vegetable Vendor to Blockchain Pioneer: RJay Solamo’s Web3 Davao Journey
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From Vegetable Vendor to Blockchain Pioneer: RJay Solamo’s Web3 Davao Journey

How one entrepreneur went from selling vegetables to shaping the future of blockchain education in the Philippines. At first glance, RJay Solamo’s journey into blockchain might seem unconventional. Before he was a Web3 developer and educator, he was selling vegetables in Davao City. Today, he is the co-founder of

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From White Hat to Web3: Eliezer Rabadon’s Cybersecurity Mission
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Cybersecurity

From White Hat to Web3: Eliezer Rabadon’s Cybersecurity Mission

How a single cyberattack transformed a developer into one of Web3’s leading cybersecurity advocates. Sometimes, a single event can change the course of a career. For Eliezer Rabadon, now the CEO of DvCode Technologies Inc. and Tech Lead of ICP HUB Philippines, it was the moment his private server

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Did Elon Musk’s Grok Just Shill a Memecoin? GrokCoin
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Did Elon Musk’s Grok Just Shill a Memecoin? GrokCoin

Elon Musk recently announced a new way for users to interact with his AI chatbot, Grok, on X (formerly Twitter), using the "@Grok" function. This allows users to prompt the AI directly within the platform for real-time responses. However, what started as a simple demonstration quickly took an

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Why IoT Needs Blockchain Technology
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DePIN

Why IoT Needs Blockchain Technology

The world is getting smarter. Your fridge, your car, even your city. But what if these “smart” devices weren’t just convenient? What if they were also part of something bigger, a decentralized system that could revolutionize industries? The Internet of Things (IoT) has quietly embedded itself into our daily

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Opinion of Darwinism in the Global Crypto Market
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DeFi

Opinion of Darwinism in the Global Crypto Market

Everything has evolved and mass adoption has already begun The concept of survival of the fittest is not exclusive to biology—it exists in financial markets too. We’ve seen it in Japan’s real estate bubble in the 1980s, the Dot-Com boom of the 1990s, and the U.S.

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Bridging the Gap: Sir Erich Liwag on Decentralizing Finance with Rampz

Bridging the Gap: Sir Erich Liwag on Decentralizing Finance with Rampz

Step into a world where decentralization offers true control over your assets, and Rampz leads the charge toward a safer, more transparent digital future. The future of finance is decentralized, and Sir Erich Liwag is answering the call. At the “Build on BASE” event in Davao, he shared how Rampz

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Doni Jaldon’s Call to Filipinos: Prosper in Web3 Security
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Doni Jaldon’s Call to Filipinos: Prosper in Web3 Security

Join Sir Doni Jaldon in paving the way for a safer, more secure digital future where Filipino talent leads the charge. Sir Doni Jaldon, a seasoned cybersecurity expert and whitehat hacker, shared his journey in Web3 security with passion and clarity at the “Build on BASE” event in Davao. With

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Proof-of-Work Over Paper: Eli Becislao on Redefining Resumes on BASE and Web3
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Proof-of-Work Over Paper: Eli Becislao on Redefining Resumes on BASE and Web3

Step into a world where your contributions—code commits, smart contract deployments, and community projects—speak louder than a traditional CV, and BASE is leading the way. Imagine a future where your career is measured by the projects you launch and the impact you create, not by a printed CV.

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Ethereum and Beyond: Rubz Comms on the Blockchain's Journey to BASE
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Ethereum and Beyond: Rubz Comms on the Blockchain's Journey to BASE

Join Rubz Comms as he unpacks blockchain’s transformative history—from Vitalik Buterin’s early vision to today’s scalable, cost-effective solutions on BASE. Rubz Comms, head of the Davao DeFi Community, took the stage to share a captivating overview of blockchain’s evolution—a journey that has led from

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