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Markets

VR Headset Maker HTC Safe From Meta’s Stock Wipeout

The manufacturer of the Vive VR headset opened trading in Taipei up 5% after the Lunar New Year break.

An HTC Vive Pro 2 Headset (HTC)

Tech

Who’s Using the Metaverse? Poker Players in Decentraland

Decentral Games’ casino has made $7.5 million in revenue over the past three months with daily user counts topping 5,000.

A scene from inside Decentral Games' metaverse casino. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

Tech

Elvis Impersonators Are Trying to Set a Record in the Metaverse

Elvis Presley Enterprises will be airdropping thousands of jumpsuits and wigs in February in an attempt to take down one of the rock star’s longest-standing world records – this time virtually.

(Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Videos

Samsung Enters the Metaverse, Opening a Virtual Version of Flagship 837X Store

Samsung Electronics has entered the metaverse by opening a version of its New York City flagship 837X store in Decentraland, a blurring of the line between the physical and virtual worlds. "The Hash" crew chats about the features of this experiential store, such as the Connectivity Theater and the Sustainability Forest, and questions whether the early stage virtual world is ready for mainstream adoption.

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Videos

Australian Open Serves Up Its Own NFTs in the Metaverse

Ridley Plummer, Australian Open Metaverse and NFT project manager, along with Decentraland Head of Partnerships Adam de Cata, speak on the Australian Open’s ambition to open Melbourne Park up to the world through an experience in the Decentraland Metaverse alongside an NFT series.

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Opinion

Facebook, Walmart and How Companies Shouldn’t Set Up in the Metaverse

Facebook’s “pivot to video” destroyed businesses that went along. The metaverse could be a repeat act.

A WalMart demo of virtual-reality shopping, first produced in 2017, has been making the rounds again as an example of the Metaverse. (WalMart/YouTube)

Markets

Here Are the Top 10 Cryptocurrencies of 2021

Tokens linked to the metaverse, “Ethereum killers” and meme coins dominated gains this year.

(The Sandbox)

Tech

Why I Decided to Spend New Year’s Eve in the Metaverse

Times Square’s famous festivities are being recreated in Decentraland. CoinDesk will be there.

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Tech

New Year’s Eve Party Comes to the Metaverse as Times Square Building Owner Enters Decentraland

Real estate firm Jamestown snatched up 170 parcels and is hosting a virtual New Year’s party concurrently with its meatspace counterpart.

This, but in Decentraland. (Rob Kim/Getty Images)

Finance

Decentraland, Luxury Marketplace UNXD to Host Metaverse Fashion Week

Decentraland and UNXD are calling on fashionistas to have their virtual collections ready to show in the metaverse.

(Raden Prasetya/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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