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Ultiverse to Expand Metaverse Offerings in BNB Chain Ecosystem With $4.5M Raise

The round was co-led by Binance Labs and DeFiance, a Three Arrows Capital platform fund.

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MetaMask Founding Architect Joe Diez Launches New Project MetaMetaVerse

Joe Diez, a founding architect for Ethereum wallet MetaMask, has ended his “crypto retirement” for a new project called MetaMetaverse, which aims to be the most interoperable metaverse to date.

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A MetaMask Founding Architect Is Building an Interoperable ‘MetaMetaverse’

The cube-based virtual landscape is aiming to be the most interoperable metaverse to date, featuring its own programming language and parallel dimension mapping.

A MetaMetaverse installation at a recent crypto conference in Dubai. (MetaMetaverse)

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HSBC Enters the Sandbox Metaverse; NFTs Coming to Instagram

Do banks have a place in the metaverse? HSBC is the first global bank to buy a plot of land in the Sandbox metaverse, which it will develop to engage with e-sports and gaming fans. "HSBC has recognized where the market is," CoinDesk Managing Editor Christie Harkin says, adding that nobody wants a bank in the digital world. Plus, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says NFTs are coming soon to Instagram. "The Hash" crew discusses the flood of institutions in the metaverse and the inevitability of NFTs on the social network.

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Former NBA Star Metta World Peace on Launching Sneaker NFTs

Metta Sandiford-Artest (formerly World Peace) is partnering with decentralized sneaker company Blanksoles to debut “Metta Designsoles,” a collection of limited edition Solana-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and physical sneakers. Sandiford-Artest shares insights into the drop, what it means to be stepping into the metaverse and celebrity endorsement in the crypto world.

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HSBC Enters the Metaverse Through Partnership With The Sandbox

The bank wants to engage with sports, e-sports, and gaming fans on the metaverse.

HSBC in Canary Wharf, London (Steve Heap/Shutterstock)

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Mark Zuckerberg Says NFTs Are Coming Soon to Instagram

The Meta CEO’s comments at South by Southwest confirmed earlier reports that Instagram was preparing to make such a move.

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American Express Hints at Metaverse Entry Through Trademark Filings

Traditional finance firms are boosting their metaverse offerings following JPMorgan’s recent foray into Decentraland.

American Express could soon be exploring the metaverse. (CardMapr/Unsplash)

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Can the Metaverse be Regulated? What Crypto Community’s Reaction to Biden’s Executive Order Tells Us

The former chairman and CEO of Walt Disney Bob Iger is getting into the metaverse business by investing in Web 3 company Genies. Bradley Tusk, Tusk Venture Partners co-founder and managing partner, joins “First Mover” to explain how policies from Web 2 could shape regulation in the metaverse as institutional interest continues to grow.

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