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Walmart dives into the Metaverse: Nifty Newsletter, Sept 21-27
28.9.2022
UNICEF Giga used NFTs to help raise funds to give schools in developing countries the ability to connect to the internet
California Launches Crackdown on 11 Crypto Firms Accused of Operating Ponzi Schemes
28.9.2022
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has cracked down on 11 cryptocurrency companies that are accused of violating California securities laws. Nine of the firms reportedly solicited funds from investors in order to trade cryptocurrencies on the customer’s...
Nifty News: Napoleon Dynamite cast reunites in Web3 animated series, Sega's blockchain game and more...
28.9.2022
An NFT collector borrowed 1,044 ETH against two MAYC NFTs, just to purchase another MAYC NFT for 1,000 ETH, and Sega is set to drop its first blockchain game
Pantera CEO bullish on DeFi, Web3 and NFTs as Token2049 gets underway
28.9.2022
Pantera CEO Dan Morehead painted an optimistic outlook for the wider cryptocurrency space during a keynote presentation at Token2049 in Singapore
Christie’s moves on-chain with NFT auction platform on Ethereum
28.9.2022
The new marketplace allows the prestigious auction house to carry out auctions and sales on the Ethereum blockchain “from start to finish.”
Walmart Launches Walmart Land & Universe of Play on Roblox
27.9.2022
Walmart takes great pleasure and enthusiasm in tying up with Roblox, which is a huge platform in the metaverse. Through this mega platform, Walmart also takes the opportunity to announce its two captivating exposures to the world: Walmart Land and Walmart’s Universe of Play. Through this,...
Spanish Telecom Giant Telefonica Partners With Qualcomm to Develop Joint Metaverse Initiatives
27.9.2022
Telefonica, one of the largest telecom carriers in Spain, and Qualcomm, the fabless chip designer, have inked a partnership to advance joint extended reality and metaverse initiatives. Telefonica will use Snapdragon Spaces, a new technology from Qualcomm, to bring these metaverse experiences to...
Nifty News: Walmart steps into the Metaverse, @NFT founder hacked and more
27.9.2022
AC Milan partners with Solana blockchain-based football game MonkeyLeague, while Pixelmon attempts a comeback after poor reception to its NFT collection in February
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...
Walmart Is Joining The Metaverse, Targets ‘Younger Audiences’
26.9.2022
It’s 2022, which means that at least one company is announcing some new thing that is connected to NFTs or the metaverse in an attempt to stay relevant in our rapidly collapsing capitalist hellscape. Today’s wheel spins landed on Walmart, Roblox, and “The Metaverse.”Read more
Retail Giant Walmart Enters the Metaverse With Walmart Land and Universe of Play on Roblox
26.9.2022
Walmart has entered the metaverse with the launch of Walmart Land and Walmart’s Universe of Play on Roblox. The metaverse gaming platform has 52.2 million daily active users and 11.3 billion engagement hours. “Our customers are spending loads of time there,” said a Walmart...
Walmart Dives Into Metaverse With Launches in Roblox
26.9.2022
The retail giant filed for trademarks earlier this year that may have hinted at its intent to sell goods in the metaverse
Binance Reportedly to Go (Back) Big in Japan, Kraken Rejects SEC, China Gets Metaverse Engineering Department + More News
26.9.2022
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Read More: Binance Reportedly to Go (Back) Big in Japan, Kraken Rejects SEC, China Gets Metaverse Engineering Department + More News
Hume Receives Massive Series-A funding of $11.7 Million
26.9.2022
Hume, which in actuality is a start-up Web3 entertainment platform, has been successful in procuring a massive amount of $11.7 million through Series A funding. This amount is to trigger their imminent plans and vision of effectively and properly transferring conventional forms of music right onto...
Web3 Metaverse Company Hadean Raises $30 Million in Series A Funding Round Backed by Epic Games and Tencent
26.9.2022
Hadean, a company using computing to scale virtual and metaverse worlds, has successfully closed its Series A funding round, raising $30 million. Among the companies that invested were gaming giant Epic Games and Chinese entertainment behemoth Tencent. Hadean aims to keep developing...
South African Financial Services Giant Nedbank Secures a ‘Village’ in the Metaverse
26.9.2022
The South African financial services giant, Nedbank, is reported to have acquired a village in the metaverse. The village will be used to showcase African creativity and to create experiences that “go beyond banking.” By securing a virtual property in Ubuntuland, Nedbank became one...
Is Disney About to Make its Big Crypto Move into NFT, Metaverse and DeFi?
26.9.2022
Though it wouldn’t be its first step in this direction, there is yet another suggestion that the media giant the Walt Disney Company may be gearing up for a major move into the realms of the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and decentralized finance (DeFi).
Disney is looking to hire...
Italian Serie ‘A’ Soccer Team AC Milan to Launch NFT Initiative
26.9.2022
AC Milan, a popular soccer team in the Italian Serie A league and the current champion, announced the launch of a new non-fungible token (NFT)-based project. The organization established a partnership with Monkeyleague, a Solana-based Web3 soccer game, which became its official NFT partner...
Disney seeks corporate lawyer for 'emerging technologies' and NFTs
26.9.2022
The role includes “full product life cycle legal advice and support for global NFT products," among other responsibilities
JPMorgan: Demand for Crypto as Payment Method Has Drastically Declined
25.9.2022
Global investment bank JPMorgan is seeing little demand for crypto as a payment method. However, the bank noted that cryptocurrencies are becoming “larger and larger” in the gaming sector, including in the metaverse. JPMorgan Sees Little Demand for Crypto as a Payment Tool The global...