Metaverse
Animoca Brands Will Stop Offering Services to Russian Users: Report
The Hong Kong gaming giant has received legal advice to impose restrictions, the chairman and co-founder said.
FC Barcelona to Create Its Own Cryptocurrency and Metaverse
Owned and operated by fans, Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona has rejected offers from crypto enterprises with the ambition to create its own cryptocurrency and metaverse.
Pixelmon NFT Reveal Disappoints With Hilariously Ugly Art
The project raised an eye-popping $70 million to create a Pokémon-like metaverse game. It’s off to a rough start.
The Metaverse Opportunity for Artists
With contributions from Filipino-American rapper Allan Pineda Lindo, the First Mint Fund helps mint NFTs for aspiring artists in Southeast Asia. Leah Callon-Butler meets volunteer-manager AJ Dimarucot.
JPMorgan Blockchain Chief Christine Moy Leaves for New Opportunity
Christine Moy who has headed JPMorgan's foray into blockchain, crypto and most recently the metaverse, announced her departure from the Wall Street bank, ending her LinkedIn post with the crypto meme “WGMI” ("we’re gonna make it”). “The Hash” speculates where Moy might be heading next and discusses the broader theme of talent transitioning from institutional player to crypto-native firms.
Axie Infinity Breaks $4B; China’s Brewing Metaverse Frenzy
Axie Infinity NFT sales first to pass $4 billion mark. Chinese companies file over 16,000 metaverse trademark applications. Solana joins crypto market slide. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
Sipher’s Alain Dinh on What’s Next for NFT Gaming in Asia
Developed in Vietnam, Sipher is a casual-fighting game inside the Sipheria virtual world. Leah Callon-Butler discusses the project with head of partnerships Alain Dinh.
Into the Metaverse With CyBall’s Tin Tran
As part of our series looking at the development of the metaverse in Southeast Asia, Leah Callon-Butler talks with the co-founder of CyBall, a football-themed, NFT-based blockchain game with a play-to-earn model.
Metaverse Moon Date; Russian Tensions Hit Crypto
Metaverse ETF to launch in Hong Kong. India’s Mingout tries dating on the moon. Crypto market slides as Russia-Ukraine fears rise. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”
CoinGecko's Bobby Ong on the Metaverse
An interview with the co-founder of CoinGecko, a leading crypto data aggregator, ahead of CoinDesk's "Metaverse: Gimmick or Distributed Innovation?" event.
