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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)

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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.

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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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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.

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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)

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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)

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Nvidia Makes Its Metaverse-Building Software Free for Individual Creators

The tech giant also added new features and partners to Omniverse, its real-time 3D design collaboration and virtual world simulation platform.

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CoinFund, Franklin Templeton Back Metaversal in $50M Funding Round

The venture studio is using the money to add to its NFT portfolio and invest in metaverse companies.

A screenshot from a Metaversal promo video. (Metaversal)