Metaverse


Finance

Cathy Hackl: The 'Godmother of the Metaverse'

The chief metaverse officer of Futures Intelligence Group has worked in metaverse-related fields for nearly a decade – i.e. since the dawn of meta-time.

(Cathy Hackl, modificada por Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Finance

Meta Starts Building a Digital Economy for Creators in Horizon Worlds

Fees could soar as high as 47.5% in the Meta-owned virtual reality game.

MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 28: A pedestrian walks in front of a new logo and the name 'Meta' on the sign in front of Facebook headquarters on October 28, 2021 in Menlo Park, California. A new name and logo were unveiled at Facebook headquarters after a much anticipated name change for the social media platform. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Finance

White Star Capital Raises $120M Crypto Fund for Metaverse Investments

The company will deploy between $1 million and $7 million in token and equity investments into 20 to 25 companies.

(OsakaWayne Studios/Getty Images)

Videos

HBAR Foundation Commits $250M to Drawing Metaverse Apps to Hedera

Hedera Hashgraph, known for its blockchain-like distributed ledger technology (DLT), will put $250 million in native HBAR tokens towards developing enterprise applications in the metaverse. “The Hash” hosts discuss the latest investment into Web 3 and why this is a continuing story to watch.

CoinDesk placeholder image

Finance

Andreessen Horowitz, SoftBank Lead $150M Raise for Metaverse Startup Improbable

The multiplayer services provider is accelerating its push into the metaverse.

A scene from inside Decentral Games' metaverse casino. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

Finance

Hashed Leads $6.5M Round for LOVO’s AI-Backed Voice NFTs

The company wants its synthetic speech tools to be used in chat apps or as in-game assets.

(Petr Macháček/Unsplash)

Finance

HBAR Foundation Commits $250M to Drawing Metaverse Apps to Hedera

The announcement follows a $155 million DeFi fund launched at the end of March.

(Henry & Co./Unsplash)

Markets

21Shares Launches Metaverse ETP via Sandbox’s SAND Token

The launch marks 21Shares’ 30th cryptocurrency ETP offered and will be cross-listed on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam

The Sandbox

Finance

Meta Exploring Non-Blockchain-Based Virtual Currency: Report

The company’s plans for NFT features on Facebook and Instagram also continue to advance.

MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 28: A pedestrian walks in front of a new logo and the name 'Meta' on the sign in front of Facebook headquarters on October 28, 2021 in Menlo Park, California. A new name and logo were unveiled at Facebook headquarters after a much anticipated name change for the social media platform. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)