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Brands Like Dolce and Gabbana Participate in Metaverse Fashion Week

Luxury brands like Dolce and Gabbana are participating in this week's Metaverse Fashion Week on Decentraland. This comes as Disney reportedly lays off its metaverse team. Journey Chief Metaverse Officer Cathy Hackl discusses fashion in the metaverse and the outlook for Web3 amid crypto winter.

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Disney Lays Off Metaverse Team

Disney is in the process of laying off 7,000 staff in an attempt to control costs and develop what CEO Bob Iger calls a "streamlined" business. The cuts include its entire 50-person metaverse team. "The Hash" panel discusses whether or not this is a significant setback for corporate adoption of Web3.

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Current State of the Metaverse

Forkast Host Angie Lau breaks down where the metaverse technology is heading amid the current opportunities and challenges. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Finance

Disney Lays Off Metaverse Team: Report

Fifty people have lost their jobs as Disney disbands its next-generation storytelling and consumer experiences unit as part a company-wide staff reduction.

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Gucci, Yuga Labs Partner to Bring Luxury Fashion to the Metaverse

Gucci and Bored Ape parent Yuga Labs have signed a multi-year partnership to collaborate within Yuga Labs' Otherside metaverse and its 10KTF collection to explore collaborative opportunities between Web3 fashion and entertainment. "The Hash" panel discusses Gucci's latest Web3 push bringing luxury digital fashion into the metaverse.

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Web3

NFT Investor Animoca Brands Cuts Target for Metaverse Fund to $800M: Reuters

When Animoca initially unveiled its plans for the fund in November, its target was $2 billion, which was then cut in half to $1 billion

Yat Siu (Kevin Abosch)

Web3

Metaverse NFT Trading Volume Hit New All-Time High, DappRadar Says

Virtual land trading spiked this past quarter with 147,000 trades generating $311 million in trading volume, according to a new report.

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Web3

Yat Siu Says ‘Pro-Capitalist’ Asian Countries Are More Ready to Embrace Web3

The Animoca Brands chairman said at the Outer Edge conference in Los Angeles that among major international game publishers, those located across Asia are more active in Web3 development.

Yat Siu (Kevin Abosch)

Web3

Creators Behind Web3 Game Aavegotchi Raise $30M in Multiyear Token Sale

The sale, which began in September 2020, ended Monday over concerns of the stability of the DAI stablecoin.

Gotchi Guardians (Aavegotchi Blog)

Consensus Magazine

Baron Davis: Bringing Athletes to Web3

The ex-NBA point guard is teaching sports clients to engage with communities using crypto tech.

Former NBA player Baron Davis is trying his hand in blockchain technology with an NFT-based project. (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)