Metaverse


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Binance.US Expansion in Solana Metaverse

Crypto exchange Binance.US is the latest blockchain firm building a space in Portals, a metaverse platform built on the Solana blockchain that recreates a dense urban environment where users can explore buildings and interactive rooms. “The Hash” hosts discuss the implications for Binance, the Solana network and virtual worlds.

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The Sandbox Co-founder on Future of Virtual Real Estate as PwC HK Buys Plot of LAND NFT

PwC Hong Kong, a subsidiary of consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has acquired a plot of LAND on Animoca-owned metaverse The Sandbox. The Sandbox co-founder and COO Sebastien Borget shares insights into the sale and what it means for the future of virtual real estate. Is 2022 the year of the metaverse?

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Technologies

Binance.US Is Building an Office in the Solana Metaverse

Several crypto companies are setting up shop in Portals.

Inside a room in Portals. (Portals/Twitter)

Analyses

The Metaverse Needs a Constitution

If we want our virtual worlds to be free and open, they need rules. Or companies like Meta (Facebook) will make them for us.

(Jezael Melgoza/Unsplash)

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Hyundai Plans Meta-Factory, Crypto Divergence Ahead

Hyundai announces Meta-Factory plan. Crypto market remains in the red. Digital asset interoperability set to be big in 2022. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Samsung Enters the Metaverse, Opening a Virtual Version of Flagship 837X Store

Samsung Electronics has entered the metaverse by opening a version of its New York City flagship 837X store in Decentraland, a blurring of the line between the physical and virtual worlds. "The Hash" crew chats about the features of this experiential store, such as the Connectivity Theater and the Sustainability Forest, and questions whether the early stage virtual world is ready for mainstream adoption.

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Australian Open Serves Up Its Own NFTs in the Metaverse

Ridley Plummer, Australian Open Metaverse and NFT project manager, along with Decentraland Head of Partnerships Adam de Cata, speak on the Australian Open’s ambition to open Melbourne Park up to the world through an experience in the Decentraland Metaverse alongside an NFT series.

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Technologies

Singapore Tycoons’ Sons Plan Private NFT Club: Report

Kiat Lim and Elroy Cheo founded ARC, which will start as an app-based community and eventually grow into a metaverse with a gaming element.

(Yuichiro Chino via Getty Images)

Finance

Australian Open Apes Into Tennis NFTs and Decentraland, Too

The tennis tournament is merging NFTs with on-court action in a creative twist on generative artwork.

A peek into the Australian Open's metaverse experience. (Australian Open)

Analyses

Facebook, Walmart and How Companies Shouldn’t Set Up in the Metaverse

Facebook’s “pivot to video” destroyed businesses that went along. The metaverse could be a repeat act.

A WalMart demo of virtual-reality shopping, first produced in 2017, has been making the rounds again as an example of the Metaverse. (WalMart/YouTube)