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Solana-Based Metaverse Gaming Platform Star Atlas Closes $2M in Public Token Sale

Blockchain-based metaverse gaming platform Star Atlas has closed $2 million in a public token sale, adding to the $41 million in sales it has already raised in NFTs. These NFTs and native Atlas tokens will be issued in Star Atlas’ play-to-earn gaming platform.

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What Epic vs. Apple Means for Crypto

The metaverse doesn’t need the support of Big Tech.

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Bitcoin Price Plunges, Metaverse Actions Heats Up in China

Bitcoin takes a plunge. A regulator says crypto crackdown is needed in Hong Kong. Metaverse action heats up in China. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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The Latest NFT Fad Is a Text-Based Fantasy Game Building Block

“The Hash” squad discusses the evolving world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), with the latest craze among the simplest and the strangest yet: “Loot: (for Adventurers),” a text-based NFT side project from social media network Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann, that randomly generates a list of items ostensibly intended for players of a fantasy video game.

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OKEx Establishes $10M Fund for GameFi Projects

The cash will come from the exchange's $100 million OKEx BlockDream Ventures fund, which invests in blockchain projects.

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A Crypto Guide to the Metaverse

Verifiable, immutable ownership of digital goods and currency will be an essential component of the metaverse.

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The Metaverse’s Emerging Economics

The metaverse is quickly becoming one of the most trendy buzzwords to put in this year's pitch deck. Over the next five years, even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg predicts his social media company will transition into a "metaverse company." Cathy Hackl, Futures Intelligence Group CEO and self-claimed Chief Metaverse Officer, explains what the metaverse is all about and why it's important to invest in the space now.

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The Metaverse's Emerging Economics

The coming media-internet – aka the metaverse – will change how economic value is created and distributed, says our columnist.

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Apollo 11 Arrives in Decentraland on 52nd Anniversary of Moon Landing

Apollo 11 is arriving in Decentraland Saturday, July 24, to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the moon landing. Banquet co-founder Matt Bond shares insights into the launch. "Everyone in the Aldrin family... [and] supporters of the legacy of Apollo 11 are excited to push the memory of this historic achievement into the metaverse and continue to honor what happened," Bond said.

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How Axie Infinity Creates Work in the Metaverse

A cute NFT pet game called Axie Infinity is currently raking in more protocol revenue than Ethereum and Bitcoin. Filipinos are benefitting.

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