Venom Foundation Launches Regional NFT Initiative for Southeast Asian Artists

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The Venom Foundation, responsible for the development of the Venom blockchain network, launched a regional initiative through its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, Oasis Gallery, to support digital artists across Southeast Asia.

Venom Foundation Regional Initiative

The program invites creators from Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and other countries to apply for inclusion on the platform.

• Oasis Gallery stated that it is open to creators working across various disciplines, including visual arts, animation, music, and interactive media. 
• It also supports withdrawals in stablecoins, which can enable faster settlement for artists to access their earnings quickly and securely.

According to the Venom Foundation, the first phase of the program will onboard up to 50 artists, with selections based on creativity, cultural value, and alignment with Venom’s values of innovation and inclusivity.

• Applications will be accepted through a dedicated form on the Oasis Gallery website, with selection criteria based on originality, cultural significance, and alignment with the values of the Venom ecosystem.

Venom Foundation CEO Christopher Louis Tsu expressed that the reason behind the program is to highlight Southeast Asia’s growing influence in the global digital art and NFT landscape.

“We see enormous potential in artists from Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and other countries who bring unique cultural traditions and fresh perspectives to the global NFT scene. Launching a regional initiative on Oasis Gallery is an opportunity for talented creators to gain not just a sales platform, but comprehensive marketing support and access to an active audience ready to collect and interact with their work.”

Christopher Louis Tsu, Chief Executive Officer, Venom Foundation

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The executive also noted that the initiative underscores the foundation’s mission to build open financial and cultural infrastructure for emerging markets. 

• With low entry barriers, support for stablecoin payments, and global exposure, the program aims to help Southeast Asian artists monetize their creativity while leveraging Oasis Gallery’s platform and Venom’s ecosystem tools, Tsu emphasized.

Joining Perks

Selected artists will receive promotional, community, and technical support as part of the program, the Venom Foundation assured. 

• Specifically, artists will be promoted across Venom’s social media channels to reach a wide audience of crypto enthusiasts on X and Telegram.
• They will also gain access to Venom’s infrastructure for community-building activities, including collaborations, events, and AMA sessions.
• There will also be technical assistance for launching NFT collections on the Venom blockchain, which claims to have low transaction fees and high processing speed.

Moreover, the Venom Foundation added that priority will be given to artists whose works reflect originality, cultural significance, and alignment with Venom’s core values of innovation and inclusivity.

• It cited the Venom Frogs project, which won first place in the NFT category at the Token Forge hackathon, to highlight that Oasis artists have the chance to join quests offering rewards of up to 500,000 XP for NFT collection purchases and gain access to an exclusive collector community.

Lastly, artists who list their collections on Oasis Gallery can integrate directly with Venom Quests, a gamified rewards platform where users complete ecosystem tasks to earn XP points. 

• The program’s current Season 5 has already recorded more than 763,000 active users.

What is Venom Foundation and Venom Blockchain?

The Venom Foundation is a blockchain organization based in Abu Dhabi. It operates the Venom blockchain, a Layer-0 and Layer-1 hybrid network. According to the foundation, its mission is to build open financial and cultural infrastructure by supporting DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and enterprise solutions.

In 2024, the Philippine government partnered with the Venom Foundation to digitize around 10 billion accountable forms, including receipts, invoices, and official documents, using Venom’s blockchain technology. The initiative, led by the National Printing Office, aims to enhance transparency, efficiency, and security in government operations, marking one of the world’s largest blockchain adoption projects.

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