Michael Wagner: Building a Virtual Nation-State in the Metaverse
Meet the co-founder of Star Atlas, one of the most ambitious games in blockchain. You just have to get through the security first.
Why on Earth Would Land Be Scarce in the Metaverse?
With their “skeuomorphic” approach to real estate, Web 3 metaverse projects may have fallen into a trap of their own making.
Cherie Hu on Music and the Metaverse
How might concerts work in the metaverse? And what even is the metaverse, anyway? Ahead of her panel at CoinDesk’s Consensus festival, Water & Music founder Cherie Hu pins it down.
Cometh Raises $10M to Boost Blockchain Game Adoption
The round was led by venture capital fund White Star Capital and decentralized autonomous organization Stake Capital.
Yuga Labs Refunds Gas Fees for Failed ‘Otherdeed’ Transactions
The firm behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection is looking to make amends for its chaotic virtual land sale.
Lindsey McInerney: The Metaverse and the 'DIC Punch'
On building Stoner Cats and Gimmicks NFT franchises.
CI Global, Galaxy Digital Expand ETF Suite With Blockchain and Metaverse Offerings
The new ETFs will track indexes created by Alerian S-Network Global Indexes and Galaxy Digital Holdings.
First Mover Asia: Why the Metaverse Is a Potemkin Village
Despite breathless headlines about a digital land rush, metaverse platforms are struggling to attract brands and users; bitcoin ticks up slightly.
VanEck Releases First NFTs, Promising Early Access to Research
The asset management firm is releasing 1,000 non-fungible tokens with varying levels of access to special benefits and community.
BAYC Metaverse Land Sale Fetches $285M But Investors Paid $176M in Gas Fees Alone
Yuga Labs debuted its long-awaited Bored Ape Yacht Club metaverse project “Otherside,” generating roughly $285 million in digital land sales, but the Ethereum-based project created some of the highest gas fees in the network’s history – costing investors over $176 million.
