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Finance

What Will a Metaverse Embassy Look Like?

Barbados’ plans to claim sovereignty over digital land remain inscrutable.

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Videos

Animoca Brands CEO on Teaming Up with K-pop Agency to Make NFTs

Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming unicorn Animoca Brands, which raised $65 million to a $2.2 billion valuation last month, has teamed up with major K-pop entertainment agency Cube Entertainment to build a music metaverse and issue NFTs. Cube joins other K-pop labels like Hybe, global K-pop sensation BTS' agency, along with JYP and SM Entertainment, in the worldwide race into NFTs. Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung shares his insights.

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Markets

Loopring Price Up 7-Fold This Month on GameStop Speculation, Metaverse Bets

The token has surged from below $1 to over $3 in the space of weeks.

There's suddenly a halo around Loopring in cryptocurrency markets. (Art Institute of Chicago, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

More Firms Embracing the Metaverse and Gaming Stocks Have Already Benefited, Morgan Stanley Says

The metaverse does exist but not yet in its “purest form,” said the analyst.

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Policy

How Blockchain Technology Is Transforming Microtransactions and Revitalizing the Gaming Industry

A gaming model is emerging based on real asset ownership and a new “play-to-earn” structure.

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Videos

Crypto Surges on US Inflation Rise, Korean Investors Win Damages

Tencent CEO sees opportunity in the metaverse. Crypto surges after the fastest US inflation rise in 30 years. Korean court rules in favor of hacked investors. 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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Videos

Seoul Says It Will Be the First Major City Government to Enter the Metaverse

“The Hash” panel discusses possible motives and potential outcomes as Seoul says it will be the first major city government to enter the metaverse.

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Tech

Enter the Margaritaverse: My Week at NFT.NYC

The daytime event felt like a pretext for the lavish after-parties.

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Markets

Bitcoin Dominance Weakens as Altcoins Rally

Solana’s SOL and ether both hit record highs during the week, while bitcoin was little changed.

Gráfico de 7 días de bitcoin (Messari)