Metaverse

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What Happens if You’re Sexually Assaulted in the Metaverse?
This new technological medium may not need a new set of laws, but existing rules may need to be updated.
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Happiness 3.0: A Mission for Mental Health in the Metaverse
Technological innovation is rapidly changing what it means to be human. How do we stay sane?
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Kevin McCoy: The Metaverse Is Going to Be Powered by Game Engines
The digital artist, who minted the first NFT ever, compares the metaverse of today to the watershed moment when Nintendo launched Mario Bros in 1985.
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How to Prevent the Metaverse From Becoming a Nightmare
Covering everything from zero-knowledge proofs to interplanetary file storage.
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What Happens When You Die in the Metaverse?
Ethereum’s founder proposed “soulbound tokens” to give digital identity value. Is there a price to be paid?
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5 Principles to Guide Design in the Metaverse
A leading metaverse designer from Roblox weighs in. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Metaverse Week.
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Former Binance Exec on Spurring Crypto Adoption in Emerging Markets
Former Binance Exec on Spurring Crypto Adoption in Emerging Markets
Two former executives of Binance have created a $100 million venture fund with a focus on metaverse and crypto adoption in emerging markets.
Former Binance Exec on Spurring Crypto Adoption in Emerging Markets

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How to Make It in the Metaverse
In this work of fiction, a woman buys a home in the metaverse because New York City rent is just too high. But virtual worlds exact their own cost of living. This piece is par...
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The New Ways of Making Money in the Metaverse
Examining how to make advertising more “tasteful,” online shopping more social and when to deploy a DAO.
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Market Wrap: Metaverse Tokens Rise; Crypto Analysts Expect More Volatility
BTC was roughly flat over the past 24 hours while SAND rose by as much as 7%.
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