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Disney Moves Toward the Metaverse With Approved US Patent to Create a ‘Virtual-World Simulator’
10.1.2022
A recently discovered patent shows the American multinational entertainment and media conglomerate, Walt Disney Company, was approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a “virtual-world simulator” patent. The simulator is composed of...
Disney patents technology for a theme park Metaverse
10.1.2022
The multinational entertainment giant was approved for a “virtual-world simulator” patent during the last week of December 2021
‘Making a Stronger Impact Artistically’ — An In-Depth Discussion About NFTs With System of a Down’s Serj Tankian
9.1.2022
Last month, the lead vocalist of System of a Down, Serj Tankian, hosted an art exhibition with the non-fungible token (NFT) platform and marketplace Curio NFT. The physical and virtual-melded art show was called “Not for Touching” and this week Tankian told Bitcoin.com News that...
Samsung Reveals Virtual Store 837X in Decentraland Metaverse With NFT Badges and Theater
9.1.2022
After the electronics giant Samsung disclosed the firm’s upcoming 2022 smart televisions would boast non-fungible token (NFT) support, the company has revealed it has opened a virtual store inside the Decentraland metaverse. Modeled from the physical store Samsung 837, Samsung’s...
Virtual NFT Confex – Asia’s Leading NFT Conference & Exhibition
7.1.2022
NFT is the new buzz & a new era of innovation from sports to music, art to collectibles, real estate to digital fashion. NFTs are becoming an increasingly popular way to buy and sell digital artwork because it allows the buyer to own the original item. Not only that, it contains built-in...
The Quest 2 VR Headset Had A Hell Of A Good Holiday Season
6.1.2022
Last holiday season the Quest 2 VR headset had gotten off to a rocky start, with reviewers praising the virtual reality headset’s tech, but panning its mandatory Facebook integration. This year, with the Facebook restrictions relaxed, Xbox and PlayStation consoles being hard to find, and...
Nifty News: Rarible fixes bug, real home and virtual twin auction, Mega City in The Sandbox
6.1.2022
Rarible temporarily cancelled all OpenSea orders while it implemented a tool to help protect users against mistakenly selling their NFTs
Everything We Know About PlayStation VR2
5.1.2022
Sony’s next virtual reality headset is about to exist in non-virtual reality. Last night, at CES 2022, Sony formally announced PlayStation VR2 in a brief segment that offered no info about pricing, availability, or a release date. Still, there’s enough swirling abound to glean a picture of...
The Sandbox Partners With a Myriad of Hong Kong Luminaries, Plans to Launch Metaverse ‘Mega City’
5.1.2022
The Animoca Brands subsidiary and blockchain-based virtual world, The Sandbox, has announced the firm has made multiple partnerships in Hong Kong, and has plans to create a “Mega City” in the metaverse. Partners who acquired land in The Sandbox to build Mega City include Hong Kong...
Cryptocurrency Draft Law Presented in Peru
5.1.2022
A draft of a new cryptocurrency asset law was introduced in Peru in December, seeking to regulate the cryptocurrency interactions that are already happening in the country. The draft law, besides defining what a crypto asset is and establishing the duties of virtual asset service providers (VASPs)...
Horizon Zero Dawn Spin-Off Coming To PlayStation VR2
5.1.2022
Sony pulled back the curtain on its next-gen virtual reality headset tonight at CES 2022. It’s called PlayStation VR2 (woah, who would’ve guessed?) and it’ll feature a virtual reality spinoff of Horizon Zero Dawn (okay, no snark here, who would’ve guessed?).Read more
Popular BTM Operator: Bitcoin of America Surpasses 1500+ BTMs
4.1.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin of America, a popular digital currency exchange, has surpassed 1500 plus Bitcoin ATMs. Bitcoin of America is a popular virtual currency exchange, registered as a money services business with the United States Department of Treasury (FinCEN)(RegNum). Apart from ensuring a fast...
Retail Giant H&M Debunks Rumor of Store Opening in Metaverse, Collaboration With Ceek
4.1.2022
Major fashion company H&M has denied the rumor that it is opening a store in the metaverse. According to false reports, customers could walk through the store and purchase products in the Ceek metaverse. H&M Denies Metaverse Rumor and Collaboration With Ceek Several major publications...
New Resident Evil 2 VR Mod Looks Great (And Terrifying)
2.1.2022
2019's Resident Evil 2 remake was fantastic, blending the third-person action and combat from Resident 4, with the scares and visuals of Resident Evil 7. But now, thanks to an impressive-looking fan mod, you can revisit this survival horror glow-up in virtual reality, which sounds both exciting...
Going meta: Paris Hilton, Times Square, and ETFs
31.12.2021
Decentraland and Paris Hilton plan competing virtual New Year's Eve celebrations, while ProShares plans to launch an ETF tracking the performance of metaverse-focused firms
Donated or Inherited Virtual Assets to Be Taxed by South Korea’s NTS
31.12.2021
Starting in the year 2022, donated or inherited virtual assets will be assessed and taxed accordingly, South Korea’s National Tax Service has said. Dunamu, Bithumb Korea, Korbit, and Coinone are the new virtual asset service providers (VASPs) tasked with evaluating digital assets for such...
Nifty News: Decentraland Times Square NYE party, Mutant Apes go bananas and more…
30.12.2021
Decentraland will unveil a virtual version of the iconic Times Square for its NYE party, Swedish bankers Mecro Bank announced Metaverse plans, and Cipher Punks NFT were canned following strong pushback
Hong Kong Authorities Arrest Two Siblings Accused of Laundering $384 Million via Banks, Crypto Platform
30.12.2021
Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested two individuals accused of laundering about $384 million using various avenues including a cryptocurrency exchange trading platform. If convicted, the two face a maximum jail sentence of 14 years plus a fine of $5 million. An Indictable Offense Two people...
The Novatar — the Best Place to Create Your Digital Identity
28.12.2021
PRESS RELEASE. The Novatar will be launching with a limited edition of 25K avatars, an NFT project to enable users to experience the fascinating new world of virtual reality and claim a brand new self. To resemble how humans came into this world in the form of a baby, all 25K Novatars are newborns....
Our favorite Chrome extensions of 2021
28.12.2021
I hadn’t heard of most of the Chrome extensions that Sarem Gizaw lists as 2021 favorites. Here are my hot takes on all of them, except the virtual learning specific ones that aren’t very relevant to me.
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