Metaverse

Is China Ready to Police the Metaverse?
Is China Ready to Police the Metaverse?
December 01, 2021  |  Regulation

China’s ongoing crypto crackdown could soon extend into the realm of the metaverse and nonfungible tokens (NFTs).  As CoinTelegraph reported Wednesday (Dec. 1), Gou Wenjun,...

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Augmented Reality Software Puts Metaverse Within Reach for Smaller Brands
Augmented Reality Software Puts Metaverse Within Reach for Smaller Brands
December 01, 2021  |  Retail

Brands are beginning to dip their toes into the virtual worlds of the metaverse, with Gucci, Nike, Vans and others opening up shop in Roblox,...

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Utility Will Make the Metaverse Work — and Pay — With or Without Goggles
Utility Will Make the Metaverse Work — and Pay — With or Without Goggles
November 30, 2021  |  Connected Economy

It was Oct. 28 when Mark Zuckerberg announced to the world that Facebook would now be effectively a subsidiary of a company called Meta —...

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The Metaverse Will Need Its Own INTERPOL to Police Payments Crossing Between Virtual, Real Worlds
The Metaverse Will Need Its Own INTERPOL to Police Payments Crossing Between Virtual, Real Worlds
November 30, 2021  |  Safety and Security

If the metaverse is a virtual world, will it need a virtual version of INTERPOL to police it for fraud and financial crimes? Like so...

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Avocado Guild Lands $18M to Expand Play-to-Earn Gaming Operations
Avocado Guild Lands $18M to Expand Play-to-Earn Gaming Operations
November 24, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Play-to-earn (P2E) company Avocado Guild has raised $18 million in a Series A funding round to go toward expanding its gaming services, a Wednesday (Nov....

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Digital Tech Wins the Holidays, Metaverse Boosts Sales, AI Builds Trust in Secondhand Market
Digital Tech Wins the Holidays, Metaverse Boosts Sales, AI Builds Trust in Secondhand Market
November 23, 2021  |  Today In Data

Retailers are relying more heavily on the metaverse to make sales and are using artificial intelligence to boost shoppers’ confidence in secondhand markets. Plus, small...

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Brands Bet Big on Sales in the Metaverse
Brands Bet Big on Sales in the Metaverse
November 22, 2021  |  Retail

For decades, consumers have sought the hottest and trendiest apparel items to show off their tastes to the world, and as the metaverse continues to...

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Nike Creates Virtual World Within Roblox
Nike Creates Virtual World Within Roblox
November 19, 2021  |  Retail

Nike on Thursday (Nov. 18) announced the launch of its foray into the metaverse, calling its Roblox-fueled immersive 3-D experience Nikeland. The space allows Nike...

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Big Tech and Telecom Follow Facebook in Metaverse Ramp-Up
Big Tech and Telecom Follow Facebook in Metaverse Ramp-Up
November 12, 2021  |  Technology

Less than two weeks after Facebook’s startling announcement that it was changing its name and focus to Meta, three heavyweights in the 5G space are piggybacking...

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