Author Archives: Shalaka Sawant

The mighty PhilSys and the fallen heroes before it

Imagine, opening your wallet while you are with the cashier and instead of your debit card, 5-6 National IDs fall out. Isn’t it weird that we Filipinos will have only 1 (or none) debit card but at least 3 National ID cards? This was the exact problem that the government set out to solve with…

The roller-coaster ride of Crypto

If I told you that you could make US $600,000 by selling a virtual gaming character, you would have a difficult time believing me. But this actually happened in November 2020 when “Triple Mystic Axie” – a character in Axie Infinity was sold for 300 Ethereum or US $600,000. Welcome to the second edition of…