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Former Binance Exec on Spurring Crypto Adoption in Emerging Markets

Two former executives of Binance have created a $100 million venture fund with a focus on metaverse and crypto adoption in emerging markets.

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Opinion

How to Make It in the Metaverse

In this work of fiction, a woman buys a home in the metaverse because New York City rent is just too high. But virtual worlds exact their own cost of living. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Metaverse Week.

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Opinion

The New Ways of Making Money in the Metaverse

Examining how to make advertising more “tasteful,” online shopping more social and when to deploy a DAO.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Metaverse Tokens Rise; Crypto Analysts Expect More Volatility

BTC was roughly flat over the past 24 hours while SAND rose by as much as 7%.

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Videos

Avalanche Submits Subnet Proposal for ApeCoin DAO’s Metaverse Migration

Avalanche (AVAX) developers have asked the ApeCoin (APE) community to consider building out the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) metaverse as an Avalanche subnet. This comes weeks after the BAYC metaverse Otherside faced issues on Ethereum. "The Hash" squad discuss the pros and cons of the Ethereum mainnet and why this is a continuing story to watch.

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Opinion

'Does Radio Ring a Bell?': How the Metaverse Will Change Society

The metaverse is the latest technological evolution to be scoffed at – but it will change everything. This article is part of "Metaverse Week."

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Videos

The Sandbox CEO Addresses Concerns Over Land Sale and 'Social Hierarchy' in the Metaverse

Mathieu Nouzareth, CEO of blockchain-based virtual world The Sandbox, discusses what sets his company apart from its competitors, addresses concerns over billionaires buying up land in the metaverse and what that means for retail investors in the virtual land boom.

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Why Is South Korea Throwing Money at the Metaverse?

South Korea’s “Digital New Deal” is flooding the country’s tech industry with billions of dollars in grant money in the hopes of creating 2 million new jobs. This article is part of "Metaverse Week."

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Finance

Avalanche Submits Subnet Proposal for ApeCoin DAO’s Metaverse Migration

The proposal comes weeks after Otherside faced issues on Ethereum.

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Opinion

Exploring the Star Atlas Metaverse

A review on the space-themed, multiplayer gaming metaverse based on the Solana blockchain.

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