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China Daily Newspaper Mulls Metaverse and NFT Marketplace Launch - Here's The Latest
10.10.2023
China Daily, a prominent English-language newspaper owned by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party, has allocated a substantial 2.813 million Yuan ($390,000) to build its own metaverse and a non-fungible tokens (NFT) platform.
China Daily has called for a public tender, seeking...
China Wants To Implement Social Credit System With Digital IDs In The Metaverse
21.8.2023
A new report suggests that China is pushing proposals aiming to transplant its traditional social credit system to the metaverse as it seeks to establish greater control.
According to Politico, the proposals were initially drafted by China Mobile, the state’s telecom provider termed the “Digital...
China proposes to bring its social credit system to the metaverse: Report
21.8.2023
Proposals to a United Nations group reportedly show China wants digital IDs and real-world punishments for actions that occur in the Metaverse
Today in Crypto: Gemini Chooses Ireland for European Headquarters, Coinone Exec Admits to Bribe-for-Listing Charges, Chinese's City Reveals Metaverse Policy Draft to Attract Companies
26.5.2023
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Today in Crypto: Crypto Hacks Drop 70% in Q1 2023, Binance CSO Said Reuters' 'Weak' Article is Filled with Conspiracy Theories, Solana Integrates AI with a ChatGPT Plugin
24.5.2023
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China's Metaverse Geared Towards Work and Health – Is This the Future?
27.4.2023
As Meta and other Western tech giants seek to create virtual worlds for consumers in the metaverse, China is taking a different approach.
The Chinese government is backing technologies that it sees as strategic and setting rules to govern what can go on in cyberspace. Rather than creating...
Nifty News: Chinese firms to offer World Cup metaverse viewings, X2Y2 backtracks on royalties, and more
21.11.2022
In early November the Chinese government made an ambitious plan to boost the nation’s VR industry, now it seems local tech companies are using the World Cup to test-run their products
Nanjing University Sets Up One of the First Metaverse Majors in China
27.9.2022
Nanjing University in China has reportedly launched one of the first majors in the country dedicated to the study of metaverse-related knowledge. The university, located in eastern China, stated that this new push is directed to impart new metaverse-related courses that will help more students...
Report: Chinese Metaverse Industry Raises $780 Million in Funding
5.9.2022
The Chinese metaverse industry has reportedly raised about $780 million in funding and there are expectations this will grow to be a $5.8 trillion industry by 2030. So far there are 160,000 virtual human enterprises in China while 20 provinces or cities in the country are reportedly supporting...
Tencent files for patent related to virtual concerts in Metaverse
3.3.2022
Chinese tech colossus Tencent has continued its foray into the metaverse after filing a patent for virtual concerts, flying in the face of warnings from Chinese banks and regulators
Chinese banking regulator warns against fraud risks in the metaverse
18.2.2022
Chinese authorities called the metaverse “attractive and deceptive,” where users are prone to lose money if they are unaware of the risks
China's Metaverse plans: Decentralization not required
11.2.2022
Experts claim that although China is unlikely to decriminalize crypto in the short term, NFTs and blockchain still have a place in the Communist nation’s Metaverse longer-term
Chinese Communist Party's Mouthpiece Endorses NFTs in a Surprise Move
22.12.2021
Xinhua, the news agency of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has announced that it will release a set of non-fungible tokens (NFT) later this week as part of a “metaverse” move.
While media outlets releasing NFTs does not really class as news nowadays, this is not true in the case of a...
Chinese companies embark on a metaverse trademark race
20.12.2021
Despite the Chinese central bank's proposal to monitor metaverse and NFTs, companies such as Tencent and Huawei are pursuing metaverse-related trademarks