Metaverse


Finance

The Father of PlayStation Doesn’t Like Metaverse or VR Headsets

PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi equates the Metaverse to nothing more than an anonymous message board.

A Playstation VR headset (Sony)

Finance

Prada, Adidas Launch NFT Project on Polygon

The latest high-fashion foray into Web 3 includes a metaverse angle as well.

Adidas x Prada Re-Nylon collection (Prada)

Opinion

Meta Leans In to Tracking Your Emotions in the Metaverse

Meet the new world, same as the old: Horizon Worlds, where you will be bagged, tagged and mercilessly monetized.

We have such sights to show you ... (And also we'll be stealing your face.) (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Miner Argo Diversifies Into Non-Mining Blockchain Business

The “Argo Labs” unit will be funded internally and focus on blockchain-related, non-mining projects.

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Videos

Binance Partners With Gulf Energy, Polygon’s Upgrade Live

Binance partners with Gulf Energy to establish a Thai crypto exchange. Korean public broadcaster opens metaverse studio for election. Polygon’s mainnet upgrade goes live. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Finance

Animoca Brands Valuation More Than Doubles to $5.5B in Three Months

The investor in non-fungible token (NFT) and metaverse projects raised almost $360 million in its latest funding round.

The Animoca Brands team in Hong Kong (Animoca)

Opinion

In the Metaverse, Gameplay Is What Matters

Second Life compares to some of the blockbuster metaverse experiences that exist today, writes EY's Paul Brody.

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Videos

Korean Lawmaker Accepts Crypto; Australian Open Enters Metaverse

Chinese University launches virtual campus. Korean lawmaker accepting crypto donations. Australian Open welcomes virtual visitors to metaverse experience. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Finance

Indian Gaming Firm nCore Games Raises $10M for Web 3 Offerings: Report

The funding round was led by Animoca Brands and Galaxy Interactive and including participation from Polygon.

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