Metaverse


Web3

Avatars, Get Ready to Strut: Decentraland to Host Second Metaverse Fashion Week

The event will have Dolce & Gabbana and Tommy Hilfiger return with new virtual activations while Coach and Adidas are set to debut their digital wearables on the popular metaverse platform.

Metaverse Fashion Week 2023 (Decentraland.org)

Videos

EU Metaverse Policy Should Consider Nondiscrimination, User Safety, Data Privacy: Commission Official

The European Union needs to consider issues such as non-discrimination, user safety and data privacy when considering how to regulate the metaverse, a senior European Commission official said Friday. The EU has lately set out sweeping regulations to control the ability of big companies like Google and Amazon to dominate the online space. "The Hash" panel discusses the future of the metaverse and the need for virtual safety.

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Policy

EU Metaverse Policy Should Consider Discrimination, Safety, Data Controls: Commission Official

The European Commission plans to set out policy on virtual worlds in May.

The European Commission in Brussels (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Web3

Sotheby’s to Auction Neal Stepheson’s ‘Snow Crash’ Manuscript and Digital Collectibles

The auction house is offering the original 1991 manuscript of the sci-fi novel that coined the term "metaverse," alongside a series of physical and digital collectibles.

The original painting used as the cover art for Neal Stephenson's science fiction novel "Snow Crash." (Neal Stephenson/Bantam/Bruce Jensen/Sotheby's)

Finance

BlackRock Starts Metaverse-Themed ETF Despite Waning Investor Interest

Meta, Apple and Nvidia are top holdings for the exchange-traded fund.

BlackRock headquarters (Shutterstock)

Web3

Tencent Teams Up With MultiversX to Expand Web3 Strategy

The Chinese technology company behind the popular messaging app WeChat will utilize the MultiversX network infrastructure to build new products in the Web3 and metaverse spaces.

(Chris Yunker/Flickr)

Finance

Gaming Network Oasys Onboards Japan Conglomerate SoftBank as Network Validator

Softbank was one of four companies that joined the network, bringing the total number of validators to 25.

(Lev Radin/Shutterstock)

Web3

Introducing CoinDesk’s First Web3 Newsletter: The Airdrop

Our weekly newsletter breaks down the biggest news related to internet culture, NFTs, DAOs and the metaverse that is pushing Web3 forward.

(AlexandrMoroz/Getty Images)

Finance

Microsoft Disbands Industrial Metaverse Project: Report

The 100 members of the team have been laid off, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

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Web3

Designer Sean Wotherspoon Launches First Digital Wearables Collection on MNTGE

The inaugural collection takes inspiration from vintage pieces in the Nike collaborator's own closet.

MNTGE Jacket (MNTGE)