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Should Banks Be In the Metaverse? JPMorgan Opens a Lounge in Decentraland

JPMorgan, the largest bank in the U.S., is the first lender to arrive in the metaverse, opening a lounge in Decentraland. The bank also plans to spend upward of $18.41 billion on in-game ad spending. "There are now banks in the metaverse," Naomi Brockwell says, asking "isn't it a blockchain world to get away from these things?" "The Hash" crew explores what this means and how the metaverse is beginning to mirror the physical world.

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What Is the Metaverse? An Animated Explanation

CoinDesk’s Christine Lee explains what the metaverse concept entails, going back to its roots in the 1992 sci-fi novel "Snow Crash" and what it means in the current tech and gaming ecosystems. Watch Christine’s animated avatar speak on Facebook's metaverse venture, potential sources of revenue for creators in virtual spaces and the role of NFTs.

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HK Watchdog’s NFT Warning; DBS Plans Crypto Expansion

Hong Kong watchdog calls NFTs and the metaverse a “must watch” threat. Singaporean banking giant to open retail digital asset trading desk. Bitcoin decoupling from tech stocks. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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KPMG Canada Exec on Adding Crypto to Its Balance Sheet: ‘We Believe in This Sector’

The Canadian branch of accounting giant KPMG has acquired bitcoin and ether on its balance sheet. KPMG Canada’s Kareem Sadek shares his insights into the firm making its first allocation of crypto assets to its corporate treasury.

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Bandai Namco Plans IP Metaverse; Russia’s Crypto Flip

UN approves Chinese NFT standard. Japan’s Bandai Namco to create IP metaverse. Russia U-turns on crypto, but will it last? We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Shiba Inu Enters Metaverse With ‘Shiba Lands,’ LEASH, SHIB Tokens Soar

Developers behind popular meme coin Shiba Inu said the protocol would soon offer plots of virtual lands in an upcoming, yet-unnamed metaverse, causing the prices of ecosystem tokens like SHIB and LEASH to jump as much as 40%. “The Hash” squad discusses the latest in the meme economy.

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Les NFT dans le métavers : comment gagner de l'argent avec des actifs uniques

Les jetons non fongibles ont créé de nouvelles façons pour les joueurs de générer des revenus dans les mondes virtuels.

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From Science Fiction to Virtual Reality: How the Metaverse Started With 'Snow Crash' and Where It’s Going

In this episode of "NFT All-Stars," Metapurse’s Twobador, Marguerite deCourcelle, Jason Bailey (aka Artnome), BT, and Jenny Guo dive into Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel "Snow Crash," which is celebrated in the crypto space for birthing the metaverse concept. They discuss how Stephenson’s metaverse differs from that of Meta and other tech firms, the formation of digital communities, and the importance of decentralization.

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Spatial Labs Founder on Blockchain, Hardware and Hip-Hop

Jay-Z backed metaverse- and blockchain-based tech incubator spatial LABS (sLABS) will launch its first product, called “LNQ,” this year. SLABS founder Iddris Sandu shares insights into his “hardware-first approach” for the incubator and LNQ, a blockchain-enabled hardware platform helping onboard young creators to the metaverse. Plus, exploring the intersection of crypto and hip-hop.

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