Pantera and Polychain Lead $10M Bet on Metaverse Fashionistas
“Fashion will be just as – if not more – important in the metaverse than in the real world,” Pantera’s Paul Veradittakit said.
CVS Eyes Metaverse With 4 NFT-Related Trademarks
The drugstore chain plans to offer virtual prescription drugs, wellness products and other merchandise authenticated by NFTs.
Lemniscap, Jump Crypto Lead $4M Bet on GameFi Firm metaENGINE
The metaverse publishing platform is looking to attract developers with a slate of Web 3 gaming tools.
Animoca Brands Will Stop Offering Services to Russian Users: Report
The Hong Kong gaming giant has received legal advice to impose restrictions, the chairman and co-founder said.
FC Barcelona to Create Its Own Cryptocurrency and Metaverse
Owned and operated by fans, Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona has rejected offers from crypto enterprises with the ambition to create its own cryptocurrency and metaverse.
Pixelmon NFT Reveal Disappoints With Hilariously Ugly Art
The project raised an eye-popping $70 million to create a Pokémon-like metaverse game. It’s off to a rough start.
The Metaverse Opportunity for Artists
With contributions from Filipino-American rapper Allan Pineda Lindo, the First Mint Fund helps mint NFTs for aspiring artists in Southeast Asia. Leah Callon-Butler meets volunteer-manager AJ Dimarucot.
JPMorgan Blockchain Chief Christine Moy Leaves for New Opportunity
Christine Moy who has headed JPMorgan's foray into blockchain, crypto and most recently the metaverse, announced her departure from the Wall Street bank, ending her LinkedIn post with the crypto meme “WGMI” ("we’re gonna make it”). “The Hash” speculates where Moy might be heading next and discusses the broader theme of talent transitioning from institutional player to crypto-native firms.
Axie Infinity Breaks $4B; China’s Brewing Metaverse Frenzy
Axie Infinity NFT sales first to pass $4 billion mark. Chinese companies file over 16,000 metaverse trademark applications. Solana joins crypto market slide. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
Sipher’s Alain Dinh on What’s Next for NFT Gaming in Asia
Developed in Vietnam, Sipher is a casual-fighting game inside the Sipheria virtual world. Leah Callon-Butler discusses the project with head of partnerships Alain Dinh.
