Metaverse

Dubai leaders want to turn the UAE city into a hub for the metaverse community by 2030. (Captured Blinks Photography/Getty Images)
Dubai Unveils Metaverse Strategy, Aims to Attract Over 1,000 Firms
The strategy is expected to support the creation of more than 40,000 virtual jobs by 2030.
Dubai leaders want to turn the UAE city into a hub for the metaverse community by 2030. (Captured Blinks Photography/Getty Images)

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Virtual Avatar Firm Hologram Raises $6.5M Seed Round
Hologram partners with online communities to help them create unique digital identities in the metaverse.
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Skateboarder Tony Hawk (George Pimentel/WireImage)
Tony Hawk Skates Into the Metaverse With ‘Largest Virtual Skatepark Ever Made’
The skateboarder's foray into the metaverse will take place in The Sandbox, an Ethereum-based virtual land game.
Skateboarder Tony Hawk (George Pimentel/WireImage)

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Shanghai Plans to Cultivate $52B Metaverse Industry by 2025
Shanghai wants to create more than 100 companies in a plan that focuses on virtual reality and increased connectivity.
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KPMG Canada Exec on Navigating Crypto Contagion: 'Do Your Homework'
KPMG Canada Exec on Navigating Crypto Contagion: ‘Do Your Homework’
As contagion risks continue to ripple across the crypto market after May’s implosion of terraUSD (UST), Kareem Sadek of KPMG Canada highlights the importance of doing your hom...
KPMG Canada Exec on Navigating Crypto Contagion: 'Do Your Homework'

Vauld Buyout Talks; Celsius Fights Against Bankruptcy
Vauld Buyout Talks; Celsius Fights Against Bankruptcy
Vauld in buyout talks with Nexo. Voyager Digital files for bankruptcy. Celsius community pushes on with short squeeze amid ongoing bankruptcy concerns. Bank of England calls f...
Vauld Buyout Talks; Celsius Fights Against Bankruptcy

Meta remains committed to a plan to bring NFTs to its users. (Solen Feyissa/Unsplash)
Meta Affirms Digital Collectibles Plan Despite Crypto Crash: Report
New fintech head Stephane Kasriel said the company's plans to bring NFTs to its users have not changed "in any way."
Meta remains committed to a plan to bring NFTs to its users. (Solen Feyissa/Unsplash)

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Welcome to a Day in the Life of a 'Chief Metaverse Officer'
A tax accountant with decades of experience may be the world’s first “CMVO” with an office in Decentraland.
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3AC Contagion Fears; Saylor Buys More Bitcoin
3AC Contagion Fears; Saylor Buys More Bitcoin
Three Arrows Capital reportedly told to liquidate while market contagion fears grow. Microstrategy buys another $10 million worth of bitcoin. N. Korea suspected of $100 millio...
3AC Contagion Fears; Saylor Buys More Bitcoin