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NFT.NYC CEO on Sold Out 2nd Annual Conference

As the digital collectibles market heats up, the art, gaming, tech, and financial worlds are colliding in New York for a sold-out week-long conference on NFTs called "NFT. NYC." CEO Jodee Rich discusses the event, the rise of NFTs, and the wider obstacles ahead for the NFT space. Plus, reactions to Facebook's take on the metaverse as a potential threat to smaller crypto communities.

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The Metaverse We Didn’t Ask For

Does anyone want Facebook’s take on this old-new idea?

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NFT.NYC 2021 Conference Kicks Off, NFT42 CEO on the Booming NFT Market

The art, gaming, and crypto worlds are colliding for NFT.NYC, a week-long sold-out conference that dives into the world of NFTs. NFT collector and NFT42 CEO Jimmy McNelis shares insights into his best investments in digital collectibles, the NFT market’s biggest challenges, growth opportunities to watch, and the intellectual property implications.

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Facebook Steals Another Crypto Idea for Its Nonsensical Rebrand

Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for the metaverse has little to do with the open, interoperable vision first articulated by the blockchain industry.

CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg walks with COO of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg after a session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 08, 2021 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

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Facebook Takes on New Name ‘Meta’ as Company Expands Into Metaverse

Facebook’s metaverse will support NFTs in a possible boost to the Ethereum protocol. After teasing its NFT tie-up, Facebook also changed its name to "Meta," further hinting at the company’s commitment to building out its version of the metaverse. "The Hash" hosts unpack the implications for Facebook's latest metaverse ambitions.

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a16z Exec Explains Firm's Vision on Web 3 as Facebook Renames Itself 'Meta'

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)'s Tomicah Tillemann shares insights into the firm's Web 3 policy framework titled "We Deserve a Better Internet" and the challenges of getting U.S. lawmakers to embrace Web 3. ​This comes as Facebook has renamed itself "Meta," raising the potential threat of big centralized companies controlling the decentralized internet of the future. Plus, his views on CBDCs and stablecoins.

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Decentraland’s MANA Jumps 80% as Facebook Rebrand Fuels Metaverse Bets

Facebook’s commitment to building out the metaverse is a signal there is value to be unlocked, an analyst says.

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Facebook’s Metaverse Will Support NFTs

The company changed its name to Meta in a further sign of its metaverse ambitions.

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Everyone Wants Crypto Regulations – On Their Terms

The industry is speaking, but lawmakers may not be listening.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)