Metaverse


Opinion

Who Are We in the Metaverse, and How Do We Prove It?

Self-sovereign identity needs to be baked into the DNA of Web 3.

(Ben Sweet/Unsplash)

Layer 2

The Metaverse Is Struggling to Hold Onto Users. Sports Could Fix That

Sports may offer the next great opportunity for the metaverse to create a deeper relationship with audiences.

San Siro soccer stadium, shared home ground of Inter Milan and AC Milan.

Learn

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Metaverse (but Were Afraid to Ask)

Everyone has questions about the metaverse these days. We rounded up some of the more popular queries to help people understand and start exploring the metaverse.

Metaverse questions (Minator Yang/Unsplash)

Videos

Condé Nast Building Web 3 Team to Be at ‘Forefront of Culture’

According to Vogue, its parent company and publishing house Condé Nast is developing a Web 3 strategy and team to bring its existing audience into the metaverse. "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest in the worlds of blockchain, culture and fashion.

Recent Videos

Opinion

What Happens if You’re Sexually Assaulted in the Metaverse?

This new technological medium may not need a new set of laws, but existing rules may need to be updated.

(Campbell Jensen/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Happiness 3.0: A Mission for Mental Health in the Metaverse

Technological innovation is rapidly changing what it means to be human. How do we stay sane?

(Milad Fakurian/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Layer 2

Kevin McCoy: The Metaverse Is Going to Be Powered by Game Engines

The digital artist, who minted the first NFT ever, compares the metaverse of today to the watershed moment when Nintendo launched Mario Bros in 1985.

(Doreen Wang/CoinDesk)

Opinion

How to Prevent the Metaverse From Becoming a Nightmare

Covering everything from zero-knowledge proofs to interplanetary file storage.

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Opinion

What Happens When You Die in the Metaverse?

Ethereum’s founder proposed “soulbound tokens” to give digital identity value. Is there a price to be paid?

(Ignacio Amenábar/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

5 Principles to Guide Design in the Metaverse

A leading metaverse designer from Roblox weighs in. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Metaverse Week.

(Roblox)