Metaverse


Markets

Metaverse Majors Struggle as User Base Falls Short of Market Expectations

Decentraland, Axie Infinity and The Sandbox have larger valuations and fewer active users than non-blockchain games.

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Finance

HSBC Starts Metaverse Fund for Private Banking Clients in Asia

The Metaverse Discretionary Strategy portfolio aims to capture opportunities arising from the next iteration of the internet, the bank said.

HSBC's building in Hong Kong. (Christian Mueller/Shutterstock)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rebounds Amid Lower Volatility, Altcoins Outperform

AAVE rallied by 20%, compared with a 4% gain in ETH and 9% rise in SOL on Friday.

Cryptos rebounded after Thursday's dip. (Markus Spiske, Unsplash)

Videos

Citi Estimates $13T Metaverse Economy By 2030

In a new report, Citi analysts predict that the total addressable market (TAM) for the metaverse economy could be as high as $13 trillion by 2030. “The Hash” panel discusses drivers of the current “land grab” mentality, as well-known brands start to experiment in the metaverse.

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Policy

Does the Metaverse Need a Free Trade Agreement?

It’s seeking to be the centerpiece of Web 3, but a successful metaverse could run headfirst into some old-style protectionist barriers like work permits and data blocks, trade policy expert Sam Lowe tells us.

Starrynift plans to launch its Starryverse multiverse later in May. (japatino/Getty Images)

Finance

Citi Sees Metaverse Economy as Large as $13T by 2030

The virtual world could be the next generation of the internet, the bank’s analysts said in a report.

Citibank (TungCheung/Shutterstock)

Videos

Binance to Sponsor 64th Annual Grammy Awards

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has announced plans to sponsor the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, the biggest night in the American music industry. “The Hash” group discusses why crypto companies are vying for mainstream audiences, noting advertisements by FTX, Coinbase, and Crypto.com in this year’s Super Bowl. Plus, a conversation about the possibility of a metaverse Grammy Awards.

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China’s WeChat Bans NFT Accounts; Zilliqa Token Soars

NFT accounts banned from WeChat due to “crypto speculation”. India’s IMF Mission chief warns over crypto. Zilliqa on a tear after Metapolis metaverse launch event announcement. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Markets

Zilliqa's ZIL Quadruples on Optimism Around Start of Metaverse Service Metapolis

Metapolis, a metaverse-as-a-service offering powered by Zilliqa's blockchain, is scheduled to be released on Saturday.

ZIL has charted a three-fold rally in less than a week. (Source: TradingView)

Markets

Shiba Inu's Metaverse Will Feature More Than 100K Land Plots

Developers have decided to use Ethereum's native cryptocurrency, ether, as a land pricing token.

Shiba Inu (Pixabay)