Will Pegaxy 2.0 finally take flight?

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Get full access to our subscribers-only Daily Newsletter and other insightful analysis on the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community by [registering here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- IN FOCUS In today's newsletter, we look at: - [Pegaxy’s second wind]( - The recent fundraise of a startup focused on menstrual care - Other newsy highlights such as Hyphen Group’s rebranding to MoneyHero Group and Startup Studio Indonesia opening applications for its seventh accelerator cohort. --------------------------------------------------------------- Hello {NAME} Learning from your mistakes might sound easy, but I think many people - including myself - struggle with it. It can be especially tricky in a team setting because you can shift the blame to others instead of looking at yourself. As someone who plays video games often, I’m not surprised at this: “My team sucks, not me!” is an all too common refrain among gamers. But when something goes wrong, the path to true improvement doesn’t lie in lashing out at others or hoping that you get a better team for your next endeavor. Ultimately, the only variable you can control is you, isn’t it? When I get hit by failure these days, I try my best to remain objective and examine what I did wrong - not just in gaming, but for most things in life. This is something that Corey Wilton, co-founder of Web3 game Pegaxy, had to contend with after everything went awry in 2021. Today’s story features a chat that my colleague Scott had with Wilton about his second attempt at a play-to-earn game, aptly dubbed Pegaxy 2.0. -- Jonathan  ---------------------------------------------------------------  THE BIG STORY [Pegaxy 2.0 – can a hybrid Web3 game succeed?]( Pegaxy rode the ups and downs of the P2E craze. Now it's attempting a comeback by developing mobile games that utilize - but don’t require - NFTs. --------------------------------------------------------------- TRENDING NEWS [Why this SG startup wants to normalize periods in Southeast Asia]( The D2C menstrual care brand recently raised US$1.5 million in a funding round led by DSG Consumer Partners. [Hyphen Group rebrands to MoneyHero Group, merges with Bridgetown]( The Nasdaq listing is expected to close in the third or fourth quarter of 2023, with a post-money valuation of around US$342 million. [Government-backed Startup Studio Indonesia recruits for 7th cohort]( The accelerator said its portfolio firms have collectively raised US$65.8 million. 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