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Web3

Top Brands in Web3, NFTs and the Metaverse

From Nike to Budweiser to Tiffany, some of the most famous brands in the world are making big bets, and big money, with NFTs and other Web3 projects.

The X Evolutions (RTFKT)

Policy

Build on Blockchain, Stay Away From Gambling With Crypto, Turkey’s Erdoğan Says

Not necessarily known for being friendly to crypto, the president's remarks suggest an openness to at least some aspects of the industry.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says his country seeks to build its own metaverse. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Web3

The Floor Price for Bored Ape’s Otherdeed NFTs Is Crashing

Volume is up and prices are down as sellers dump them well below 1.65 ETH.

(Bored Ape Yacht Club, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Interpol Starts Its Own Police Metaverse

The international organization of law enforcement has been in the crypto news for its part in trying to track down Do Kwon, co-founder of the Terra network.

Interpol lanza su propio metaverso policial. (Shutterstock)

Finance

State Securities Regulators Move to Shut Down NFT Scam Tied to Metaverse Casino

The action comes as states are increasingly joining forces to tackle crypto crimes.

Bitcoin investors take bets offering downside protection (Pixabay)

Videos

Mila Kunis-Linked Production Company Aims to Bring Web3 Entertainment to the Masses

Lindsey McInerney, co-founder and CEO of blockchain entertainment firm Sixth Wall, the digital arm of Mila Kunis' Orchard Farm Productions, discusses the impact of blockchain technology and Web3 on the entertainment industry. What are the challenges of bringing NFTs to traditional media? Plus, the outlook for mass adoption of the metaverse and the legal considerations of digital innovation.

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Videos

Sixth Wall CEO on Barriers to Metaverse Mass Adoption

"People aren't going to show up [to the metaverse] to do their taxes," Sixth Wall co-founder and CEO Lindsey McInerney says. Entertainment will bring the first billion users to the metaverse. She joins "All About Bitcoin" live from CoinDesk's I.D.E.A.S. 2022.

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Markets

DappRadar Says Decentraland has 650 Daily Active Users

DappRadar now tracks 3,553 Decentraland smart contracts across Ethereum and Polygon.

Inside metaverse platform Decentraland. (decentraland.org)

Videos

Meta’s Horizon Worlds Falling Short of Internal User Goals: WSJ

Facebook's parent company Meta is failing to keep users and internal performance goals on its flagship virtual reality (VR) "Horizon Worlds" platform, according to The Wall Street Journal. "The Hash" hosts discuss the key takeaways and the outlook for Meta's metaverse efforts.

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'It’s Always the Community': Web3 and the Future of Movies

Lindsey McInerney on why entertainment will bring the first 100 million people to Web3.

Lindsey McInerney