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Today in the Connected Economy: Walmart Launches Metaverse Grocery Experiences
Today in the Connected Economy: Walmart Launches Metaverse Grocery Experiences
September 30, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Walmart hopes to meet younger consumers in the metaverse through two new Roblox experiences. Plus, buy now, pay later (BNPL)...

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QR Codes’ Growing Popularity Extends to Crypto Payments
QR Codes’ Growing Popularity Extends to Crypto Payments
September 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Utah Jazz fans who want to buy non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of their favorite players must go no further than their stadium seats. As part of...

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Today in Crypto: EU Lawmakers Target DeFi, NFT Money Laundering in New Bill
Today in Crypto: EU Lawmakers Target DeFi, NFT Money Laundering in New Bill
September 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Members of the European Parliament determined to fight money laundering will be looking into big crypto transactions alongside the metaverse, DeFi and NFTs. The European...

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Walmart, Disney, Nike Push Further Into Metaverse
Walmart, Disney, Nike Push Further Into Metaverse
September 29, 2022  |  Metaverse

Walmart jumped into the metaverse this week with two new spaces in Roblox, the non-blockchain metaverse game which claims 52 million daily active users. “Walmart...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Peloton Teams With Dick’s to Find New Members
Today in the Connected Economy: Peloton Teams With Dick’s to Find New Members
September 29, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Peloton partners with Dick’s Sporting Goods in an effort to fuel new sales and memberships ahead of the holidays. Plus,...

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Today in Crypto: Crypto Stronger Without ‘Tourists,’ VC Atomico Partner Says; Coinbase Cloud, Brazil Regulators Investigate Mercado Bitcoin
Today in Crypto: Crypto Stronger Without ‘Tourists,’ VC Atomico Partner Says; Coinbase Cloud, Brazil Regulators...
September 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Web3 gaming platform AQUA has debuted a marketplace for trading in-game assets, a Coindesk report said. The startup has also announced a $10 million investment...

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Coral Raises $20M to Develop Executable NFT Wallet
Coral Raises $20M to Develop Executable NFT Wallet
September 28, 2022  |  Crypto Wallet

Coral, a Solana-based developer, has finished a strategic funding round with $20 million to go toward building a wallet for NFTs, a Coindesk report said....

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NFT-Personalized Debit Cards Make Debut
NFT-Personalized Debit Cards Make Debut
September 27, 2022  |  NFTs

Mastercard will now let cardholders put their non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on their cryptocurrency debit cards, the company said, bringing avatars like Bored Apes and their...

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Report: Incoming CEO Says Kraken Doesn’t Plan to Register With SEC
Report: Incoming CEO Says Kraken Doesn’t Plan to Register With SEC
September 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Although the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has identified some tokens as securities and called for cryptocurrency platforms to register with the agency as exchanges,...

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