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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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Mercati

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.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Politiche

Everyone Wants Crypto Regulations – On Their Terms

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

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)

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Facebook to Break Out Results for Augmented/Virtual Reality Division Starting in Q4

The social network’s move reflects how important it considers the metaverse to its future.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Shutterstock)

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Facebook Whistleblower Holds Crypto to Support Herself Financially: Report

Frances Haugen said she was managing financially for the “foreseeable future” because she had bought crypto “at the right time.”

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen appears before the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee. (Matt McClain-Pool/Getty Images)

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Are Big Tech Like Facebook and Tencent 'Threat' to Open Metaverse?

Animoca Brands is making contribution to the development of the Metaverse, following the firm's investments in more than 100 companies including OpenSea and Axie Infinity. Executive Chairman Yat Siu describes Facebook and Tencent as "threats" to the vision of an open metaverse free of centralized control. Do Web 2 players have a place in Web 3? "The Hash" team discusses.

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