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Inside South Korea’s wild plan to dominate the metaverse
8.12.2022
More than 90% of consumers are curious about the Metaverse: Capgemini
8.12.2022
The volatility of the crypto market hasn’t stopped the metaverse from gaining potential as a utility for businesses and consumers alike
Meta ‘powering through’ metaverse plans: Nifty Newsletter, Nov. 30–Dec. 6
7.12.2022
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg highlighted that the company is hopeful about the metaverse despite costing billions of dollars
Animoca Brands obtains a major stake in PIXELYNX
7.12.2022
Animoca Brands Corporation Limited happens to be a firm actively engaged in forwarding digital property rights. However, this is about all kinds of gaming-related activities and the open metaverse case. Incidentally and of late, the company has obtained a majority stake in Pixelynx Inc. However...
Decentraland launches virtual property renting for LAND owners
7.12.2022
The metaverse platform announced that users who own LAND within Decentraland can officially rent out the rights to the space through the digital marketplace
Warner Music, Polygon and LGND.io partner to launch Web3 music platform
6.12.2022
The platform LGND Music is set to officially launch in January 2023, and will also include dance record label Spinnin’ Records
Animoca Brands secures majority stake in music metaverse gaming platform
6.12.2022
Animoca wants to advance the music industry within Web3 and gaming through its latest partnership with Pixelynx
Metaverse comes in second place for Oxford's word of the year
5.12.2022
The term describing an internet-enabled virtual world lost to 'Goblin mode' in 2022 — "a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy."
Central bank plans to make CBDC 'only legal digital tender' in Indonesia, says gov
5.12.2022
“Collaboration and synergy on national and international level is critical to the development of Digital Rupiah,” said Perry Warjiyo
The Punk Fighting for an Open Metaverse
5.12.2022
A pseudonymous NFT collector thinks if the metaverse is inevitable we must do what we can to avoid making it a cyberpunkian hellscape owned by Meta. That’s why Punk6529 is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022
Polygon merges with Flipkart to develop blockchain ecommerce excellence
5.12.2022
Flipkart, which happens to be the absolute top-of-the-line online commerce site, has duly kept up with its earlier commitment to blockchain technology and forged a lucrative merger deal with Polygon. Incidentally, Flipkart is one of the most well-known online sites based out of India and is highly...
Nifty News: Reddit NFT mints reach all-time high, EU’s $400K Metaverse party flops and more
5.12.2022
With the record mint day for Reddit avatar NFTs, there are now around 4.4 million Reddit NFTs in circulation
Stellantis Owned Fiat Launches Metaverse Store Using Touchcast and Microsoft Tech
3.12.2022
Fiat, an automotive brand property of Stellantis, has launched its first metaverse-based store, which the company claims is the first showroom of its kind. The experience, which was developed with tech supplied by Touchcast and Microsoft, aims to make the virtual process of reviewing a car more...
Korean VC Firm Daesung Private Equity Announces $83 Million Metaverse Fund
3.12.2022
Daesung Private Equity, a Korean venture capital firm, has announced the launch of a metaverse fund of 110 billion won ($83.5 million). The fund, which will have the participation of the Korean state represented by Korea Venture Investment Corporation’s Korea Fund of Funds, aims to...
NFT Steez and Victor Solomon chat about building in Web3 and the Metaverse
2.12.2022
This week NFT Steez spoke to award winning artist Victor Solomon about basketball, the Metaverse, Web3 and his unique NFT collection
Facebook Parent Meta Dips Toe Back Into Policy Circles to Boost Metaverse
2.12.2022
After Meta Platforms (META) famously riled up U.S. regulators with Facebook’s abortive stablecoin initiative, the company is back with an effort to influence digital policy – this time for the metaverse – but it’s charting a less aggressive course
New Report: Blockchain Gaming Sector Sees $500,000,000+ Investment Between October and November in 2022 Alone
2.12.2022
The blockchain gaming sector has received investments of $534m between October and November this year, and gaming continues to account for almost half of all blockchain activity, a new report has found....
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Animoca creates billion-dollar metaverse fund for developers
2.12.2022
The company’s co-founder announced that the fund is still in the works but plans to provide billions to startups with a metaverse focus
Animoca Brands announces $2 billion Metaverse fund for startups
2.12.2022
Animoca Brands, a blockchain gaming group based out of Hong Kong, recently announced a metaverse fund. The platform released an official tweet to announce the 2 billion dollars fund to focus on mid to late-stage startups. According to Yat Siu, the co-founder of Animoca, the fund will act as a good...
Firefox dev Mozilla goes all-in on metaverse, acquires Active Replica
2.12.2022
The legacy web developer and internet browser Mozilla announced its acquisition of Active Replica as part of its Hubs creator ecosystem to enhance digital experiences