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Metaverse Mega Round-up: Universal & Facebook Moves, Weddings in Virtual Worlds
10.12.2021
The metaverse train just keeps gathering steam. Here are just a few of the many new developments taking place in this fast-moving space as the week wraps up:
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- Metaverse Spurs USD 100M In Weekly Land Plot NFT Sales- Metaverse is a 'Massive, Massive Opportunity' for Crypto...
Novi Launches Whatsapp Integration Pilot Program for Selected Users in the U.S.
10.12.2021
Novi, the remittance and payments initiative of Meta (formerly Facebook), has launched a Whatsapp pilot test for customers in the U.S. This means that a small number of Whatsapp users will be able to send and receive payments, as well as purchase digital dollars directly from the interface of...
WhatsApp starts testing currency payments with Meta’s Novi wallet
9.12.2021
Some U.S. activists previously asked the DOJ to stop Meta from offering its digital currency wallet Novi on its platforms
Discussion on crypto and major tech firms combine in hearing over decentralization of digital ecosystem
8.12.2021
“The point of crypto is to have true decentralization — the projects that succeed will be the projects that achieve that," said Brian Brooks
What Facebook’s rebranding tells us about Big Tech’s ‘Game of Platforms’
8.12.2021
While built on the idea of connectivity, the Metaverse could instead break the internet apart, but the solution lies in how the business is done
Former Facebook engineers at Mysten Labs raise $36M for Web3 infrastructure
6.12.2021
“We believe fundamental limitations in existing crypto infrastructure are frustrating broader adoption of web3,” said Mysten’s team, citing the scalability of existing chains as well as the lack of interoperability of many smart contracts
Saxo Bank's 'Outrageous Prediction' on NFT-Based Platforms Disrupting Spotify
3.12.2021
Denmark’s Saxo Bank has released a set of 10 “outrageous predictions” for next year, among others forecasting that digital rights platforms based on non fungible tokens (NFTs) have the potential to disrupt Spotify’s robust position in the global music distribution industry.
The bank explains...
Facebook and Instagram Curb Rules on Crypto Ads
3.12.2021
Cryptocurrency ads on Facebook (Meta) and Instagram will get a lot easier. In its press release, Meta stated that the Cryptocurrency ecosystem has continued to grow and stabilize in recent years and has seen more government legislation that is creating clearer norms for their business. Meta expects...
Meta Relaxes Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Ad Policy — Says Crypto Continues to ‘Mature and Stabilize’
3.12.2021
Meta, formerly Facebook, has relaxed its policy for cryptocurrency advertisements, making it easier for companies to run crypto ads on its platform. “We’re doing this because the cryptocurrency landscape has continued to mature and stabilize in recent years and has seen more...
Okcoin hires former Facebook spokesperson Randi Zuckerberg to grow female user base
2.12.2021
With the hiring, Okcoin has many women in key leadership positions, including CEO Hong Fang as well as head of content and brand Mandy Campbell
Co je Facebook Protect? Výzva k lepší ochraně účtů, která vypadá spíš jako podvod
2.12.2021
Facebook Protect je bezpečnostní program, který měl přimět politiky a úředníky lépe si chránit online účet, aby ji ho nikdo nemohl ukrást. Odstartoval před dvěma lety v USA, od tohoto týdne se ale šíří i ve zbytku světa včetně Česka. Navíc už se netýká jen veřejně činných osob, ale i
Metaverse Spurs USD 100M In Weekly Land Plot NFT Sales
2.12.2021
The demand for digital land in Meta (formerly Facebook)’s Metaverse are booming, with last week bringing USD 100m in non-fungible token (NFT) land sales, according to a recent report by dapp information provider DappRadar. The four leading virtual worlds, The Sandbox, Decentraland, CryptoVoxels...
No, Facebook Has Not Reversed Its Crypto Ad Ban
2.12.2021
Meta, the parent company of social media giants Facebook and Instagram, has recently updated its eligibility criteria for running crypto ads, adding a total of 24 more regulatory licenses to its list of accepted licenses.
While the move marks progress in Facebook's long-standing policy that barred...
BREAKING: Meta expands crypto advertisement eligibility on Facebook
1.12.2021
The company said it will allow many more crypto and blockchain advertisements on Facebook and Instagram due to expanded eligibility terms
Meta Loses its Crypto Chief as Head of Novi Wallet David Marcus Steps Aside
1.12.2021
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has suffered another blow to its crypto plans after its head of blockchain and the co-creator of the Diem stablecoin project stepped down.
On Twitter, David Marcus wrote that the decision to leave had been “difficult,” but that “my entrepreneurial...
Meta's head of crypto to step down at end of year
1.12.2021
In explaining his decision to leave Meta, David Marcus said that his entrepreneurial DNA had been nudging him “for too many mornings in a row to continue ignoring.”
Meta (Facebook) musí prodat Giphy, rozhodl rok a půl po prodeji britský regulátor
30.11.2021
Akvizice služby Giphy Facebookem snižuje hospodářskou soutěž mezi sociálními platformami a Facebook by tímto nákupem omezil počet možných konkurentů na poli digitální reklamy. Společnost Meta (nové jméno firmy provozující Facebook) proto musí Giphy znovu prodat, rozhodl britský regulační úřad...
Sneaker Giant Adidas Says the Metaverse Is ‘Exciting,’ Reveals Partnership With Coinbase
28.11.2021
The German multinational shoe and sportswear corporation Adidas recently announced the company has partnered with the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. Two days prior, The Sandbox tweeted about the popular shoe company and showed a video clip of Adidas real estate in the Sandbox metaverse....
Facebook’s centralized metaverse a threat to the decentralized ecosystem?
27.11.2021
Facebook’s metaverse plans have caused discomfort in the crypto community, but there’s every reason to believe in a decentralized future for metaverses
Digital Land Plots Selling for Millions in Metaverse Projects
27.11.2021
The concept of the metaverse is starting to blow up, and many of the early companies that are invested in it are already reaping some of the benefits from this new trend in the market. Digital land plots in virtual worlds are now selling for millions of dollars on different platforms, including...