TeamManila will release two NFTs this week: “Philippine Genesis,” a single edition NFT and “Rizal Gold NFT Coin,” featuring the brand’s iconic “Rizal-with the sunglasses on” design.
Binance Charity announced it is making the world’s first crypto donation to UNICEF’s global COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the largest vaccine procurement and supply operation ever undertaken.
Airwyn explained that since Investagrams is a financial platform, the website mustn’t get slow or go down. They want to ensure data is safe even in the most unforeseen circumstances. And because of this, Investagrams stay up even during peak trading hours or peak activity on popular stocks.
Luis said NFT art provides an opportunity for artists to collaborate and offer their work to an art community that they would never have had access to otherwise.
Non-Fungible Tokens are a product of Blockchain’s decentralized way of record-keeping and using cryptocurrency’s assertion on value and ownership, digital assets and collections are increasingly becoming the next frontier on market collectibles, trading and valuation across art and tokenized media.
In celebration of Women’s Month, here are four inspiring women driving this change in the Philippines and using their skills and platforms to build a more inclusive future for young women and starting entrepreneurs.
Yvana said that her long-term motivation is to work with startups, incubators, and accelerators. She also sees fintech as the “enabler” of all the other industries’ growth. It’s a critical way to give a leg up to the country’s financial sector, that can serve as the springboard for more innovative solutions. There is a need to guarantee that our banking and payments infrastructure that facilitates commerce is there.
“Looking at things from the lens of a bigger enterprise, you can see how impactful a project can actually be because you see the whole ecosystem, you see how it works from the public sector, private sector, and you see the different initiatives that could complement it,” – Georgia Martelino, Lead at Microsoft Philanthropies
“It’s a huge privilege to be young because this is your time to experiment, to fail, and try again. Therefore, my advice is to just go for it now. Have a bias for action and try, especially if this is something you are interested in.” – Katrina Rausa Chan, QBO Innovation Hub
“As long as the goal is to create something that would make things better, easier, more convenient, and for the good of everyone, I think it will always be worth it.” – Alwyn Joy Rosel, QBO Innovation Hub
