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Finance

Animoca Brands Acquires Australian Game Developer Grease Monkey

Grease Monkey Games will continue to operate under its present management but will align its blockchain-related efforts with those of Animoca.

(Grease Monkey Games/Animoca Brands)

Vidéos

Should Banks Be In the Metaverse? JPMorgan Opens a Lounge in Decentraland

JPMorgan, the largest bank in the U.S., is the first lender to arrive in the metaverse, opening a lounge in Decentraland. The bank also plans to spend upward of $18.41 billion on in-game ad spending. "There are now banks in the metaverse," Naomi Brockwell says, asking "isn't it a blockchain world to get away from these things?" "The Hash" crew explores what this means and how the metaverse is beginning to mirror the physical world.

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How Brands Can Co-Create in a Metaverse

An interview with Singapore's Multiverse Labs ahead of CoinDesk's "Metaverse: Gimmick or Distributed Innovation?" event.

(Wan Wei)

Vidéos

What Is the Metaverse? An Animated Explanation

CoinDesk’s Christine Lee explains what the metaverse concept entails, going back to its roots in the 1992 sci-fi novel "Snow Crash" and what it means in the current tech and gaming ecosystems. Watch Christine’s animated avatar speak on Facebook's metaverse venture, potential sources of revenue for creators in virtual spaces and the role of NFTs.

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Finance

L’Oréal Eyes NFTs and the Metaverse, Filing for 17 Virtual Goods-Related Trademarks

The cosmetics giant has filed trademarks for a slew of its properties, indicating plans to venture into virtual cosmetics.

L'Oreal products (Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Marchés

Market Wrap: Altcoins Outperform as Geopolitical Concerns Fade

ETH rose 8% over the past 24 hours, compared with a 4% rise in BTC.

(Kyaw Zay Ya/Unsplash)

Marchés

GALA se dispara 20% y lidera las subidas de tokens del metaverso

Las ganancias se produjeron tras el anuncio de un plan de inversión de $5000 millones por parte de Gala Games y otras importantes noticias sobre acuerdos y eventos.

Captura de Legacy, un título de Gala Games (CoinDesk)

Finance

JPMorgan Is the First Bank Into the Metaverse, Looks at Business Opportunities

The Wall Street bank has opened a lounge in blockchain-based Decentraland.

JPMorgan's Onyx lounge in Decentraland. (CoinDesk screenshot)

Vidéos

HK Watchdog’s NFT Warning; DBS Plans Crypto Expansion

Hong Kong watchdog calls NFTs and the metaverse a “must watch” threat. Singaporean banking giant to open retail digital asset trading desk. Bitcoin decoupling from tech stocks. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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