IMF Managing Director Embraces Crypto and CBDCs at WEF
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva backed central bank digital currencies and asset-backed crypto at WEF, topics key to the metaverse’s future.
Practical Metaverse Applications From WEF 2022
Practical metaverse applications from a World Economic Forum 2022 panel, with Magic Leap CEO Peggy Johnson and other leaders defining the metaverse.
Making the Metaverse in Davos at World Economic Forum 2022
At WEF 2022 in Davos, Andrew Ross Sorkin hosted a panel of experts from companies building the metaverse to discuss where the technology is heading.
Terra Luna Crash: What to Know About the Stablecoin Collapse
Terra Luna crash explained: TerraUSD lost its peg to the US dollar, and the Luna Foundation Guard’s Bitcoin selloff deepened a wider crypto market crash.
Global Crypto Regulation Likely in 2023 After 2022 Crash
After the 2022 crypto crash and the Terra stablecoin losing its peg, regulators are discussing global crypto rules through a new financial working group.
Starbucks Commits to the Metaverse With Web3 and NFTs
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson commits the company to a digital third place, as its marketing chief outlines using blockchain, Web3 and NFTs for loyalty.
Millennium Hotels Launches M Social Hotel in Decentraland
Millennium Hotels and Resorts launched M Social Decentraland on May 5, 2022, becoming the first hospitality group to run a hotel in the metaverse.
Ethereum Towers Sells Digital Apartments as NFTs
Ethereum Worlds, a high-end metaverse community built around two identical Ethereum Towers, is selling 4,388 apartments owned through access card NFTs.
StarryNift Raises $10M to Launch Starryverse Metaverse Game
StarryNift, a metaverse co-creation platform, raised $10 million in a pre-Series-A round led by Susquehanna, with Binance Labs, to build Starryverse.
Meta Festival 2022 Brings Brands and Web3 Speakers Online
Meta Festival 2022, produced by DEPT and JOURNEE, opens June 28 in the Metapolis virtual world with 24 hours of talks from Web3 innovators and big brands.