Metaverse


Finance

Metaverse Infrastructure Firm Hadean Raises $30M From Fortnite Developer, Others

The round was led by Molten Ventures and included contributions from 2050 Capital, Alumni Ventures, Aster Capital, Entrepreneur First and InQTe

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Finance

NFT Investor Animoca Brands Names Ex-Gemini Finance Chief as CFO

Jared Shaw joins Animoca after more than three years as Gemini's head of finance.

The Animoca Brands team in Hong Kong (Animoca)

Finance

Play-to-Earn Gaming Platform Vulcan Forged Raises $8M in Series A Funding

The funding round was led by investment firm Skybridge Capital.

Los videojuegos basados en blockchain están al alza. (Fredrick Tendong/Unsplash)

Finance

JPMorgan: China’s Metaverse-Related Economy Could Reach $4T

The metaverse could triple China’s online-gaming market alone to $131 billion, the bank said.

Shanghai, China (R.Nagy/Shutterstock)

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Opinion

The Continued Unraveling of Mark Zuckerberg’s Malicious Metaverse

Almost nobody seems to believe that Horizon Worlds can become the next Facebook. That’s worth celebrating.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Finance

Metaverse Scammers Have a Bridge to Sell You. This Alabama Regulator Is Fighting Back

The state's securities commission is warning people about the dangers of buying virtual real estate.

Virtual shtick aside, the metaverse has its share of bad actors. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Digital Liberation: How Blockchain Can Be Sexy (and Safe)

Tech is changing the way individuals live and innovate. How will this affect "the oldest profession," sex work? This article is part of CoinDesk's Sin Week.

Can the metaverse empower sex workers? (Kunal Patil/Unsplash)

Videos

Metaverse Takes Center Stage at MTV VMAs with Snoop Dogg, Eminem

Snoop Dogg and Eminem performed at the MTV VMAs taking inspiration from Yuga Labs’ upcoming metaverse gaming platform “Otherside.” Separately, K-pop girl group Blackpink won the Best Metaverse Performance award. “The Hash” team discusses how the metaverse is going mainstream.

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The Metaverse Casino That Wasn’t

ICE Poker drives 60% of Decentraland’s traffic. Is it a casino? More like a casino-that’s-not-a-casino.

(Rachel Sun)