🔫 CEO Pioneers VR Meetings to Revolutionize Remote Work Culture
In an ambitious move to transform remote work culture, Jussi Havu, CEO of Glue Collaborations in Helsinki, has introduced virtual reality (VR) meetings as a regular part of the workweek. The company wants to bring VR into regular offices to help with the challenges of remote work. XR technology is becoming popular for making meetings better, especially for small groups that need focus.
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🖼 FC Barcelona denies rumors of the auction of Alexia Putellas' NFT
FC Barcelona has issued a statement denying information from the newspaper 'Ara', which claimed that the buyer of an Alexia Putellas NFT had a direct connection with the Barça Vision project. This Friday had trascended in the newspaper 'Plough' an information that suggested that the person that bought the digital work (NFT) of Alexia Putellas, captain of the FC Barcelona and twice winning of the Balloon of Gold, was directly related with the project of Barça Vision.
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💰 Polygon NFT trading volume breaks $100 million thanks to Gas Hero
Polygon has broken $100 million in NFT trading volume in January 2024, up more than 50% compared to December 2023 and higher than any month during 2023, when February noted the highest number of NFT sales just above $69 million.
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🖼 Royalty-embedded blockchains can help NFT artists get paid
Blockchains with royalties embedded within their code can guarantee that creator royalties will be respected, according to professionals working in Web3. Nonfungible token (NFT) creators losing out on royalties was one of the most important issues that the space faced in 2023. As marketplaces experimented with the optional royalties model last year, creators lost out on millions of dollars that they could have earned for their NFT collections.
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🖼 CryptoPunk sells for $500K, NFT volume rallies 17%
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🇨🇳 China Pushes Metaverse Standardization Group to Establish the Rules of the Yuanverse
The government of China has announced the creation of a metaverse standardization working group to establish different rules to govern the Chinese Yuanverse platform. The standardization group will be integrated by Chinese universities, government institutions, and companies like Tencent, Huawei, Baidu, Netease, and Sense Time.
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🖼 Collection of NFTs kicks off Carnival with reimaginations made by AI
This Sunday (21), the collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) “Artificial Carnivals” was announced through the CryptoRastas profile on X (old Twitter). Available for broadcast in four different marketplaces, the collection uses artificial intelligence (AI) to imagine “carnivals that never were, but could have been”, and is authored by Pepe Garcia, who wrote, artist known for his photographic work published through the persona Cartie Bression.
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🔫 Startup Investors Have Fled The Metaverse
Almost nobody these days is spending much leisure time in the metaverse. Additionally, almost no investors are backing fresh rounds for startups creating the next generation of virtual worlds. That, broadly, is the finding from our latest data dive into venture funding tied to the metaverse, virtual worlds and augmented reality. Investment around these themes hit a multiyear low in 2023, driven by declining support for consumer-focused startups.
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🔫 Metaverse tools will improve crime scene analysis and law enforcement: Interpol report
Metaverse platforms could become a valuable tool for law enforcement training and crime scene preservation and analysis, according to a white paper released by Interpol’s Metaverse Expert Group. The research report published by the international law enforcement organization delves into the multifaceted aspects of the metaverse, considering a variety of use cases that could aid law enforcement agencies around the world.
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📉 NFT volume fell $14.5B in 2023: CoinGecko
NFT trading volume in 2023 was less than half of what it was in 2022. It slid from $26.3 billion down to $11.8 billion, according to a CoinGecko report. Barely two years after pixelated collectibles were fetching millions and Jimmy Fallon showed off his Bored Ape on The Tonight Show, digital art trading has fallen off the radar for many crypto investors. But the downturn has been a slow burn so far. Back in 2022, CoinGecko’s crypto industry report showed that digital art volumes dropped each successive quarter, falling over $10 billion from Q1 to Q4.
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🖼 Kabuni Celebrates “Stake a Future” Launch With 10,000 Steamboat Willie-inspired NFTs
Kabuni’s Steamboat Willie-inspired non-fungible tokens (NFTs) go beyond digital assets, they are integral to Kabuni’s mission of unlocking human potential through technology and driving positive change. The Kabuni ChangeMaker NFT transcends traditional digital asset boundaries, seamlessly merging value from the digital realm to the physical and back again, as we grow and Stake a Future across the globe.
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🖼 NHL Champion Vegas Golden Knights Unveil Free NFT Collection for Fans
Today, Jan. 16, the Vegas Golden Knights—the 2023 National Hockey League champions—are revealing a special collection of NFTs that are designed to unlock unique experiences for fans.
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🖼 21 of the top 50 global fashion brands have NFTs
According to a Jan. 15 post by CoinGecko on X, just under half of the world’s global fashion brands, including Adidas, Nike, and Puma, have NFT collections. This release comes at the same time the OpenSea CEO, in a Bloomberg interview, expressed the platform’s intention to develop the most compelling use cases for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) amidst a decline in trading volumes.
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🇨🇳 Chinese metaverse tech company Semidux (Cayman) Holding files for a $17 million US IPO
Semidux (Cayman) Holding, a Chinese provider of products and services for metaverse computing infrastructure, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $17 million in an initial public offering. Its offerings encompass chips, customized servers, and cloud gaming terminals, as well as computing resource optimization software, technical and maintenance services, and server rentals, which cater to the evolving needs of the metaverse industry.
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🖼 Ronaldo Plays with His NFT Collection Holders in Binance Event
Cristiano Ronaldo is keeping his promises to nonfungible token (NFT) holders. On January 25, Binance shared a video featuring Ronaldo enjoying a football game with fans and NFT holders, joined by Binance partner Khaby Lame and Croatian footballer Maria Marković. Ronaldo’s participation is part of a long-term NFT partnership established in 2022, resulting in the launch of his initial NFT collection in collaboration with Binance.
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🤟 $7 Million Fee Award Tacked Onto Bored Ape NFT Trademark Win
Two artists must pay Yuga Labs Inc. $7 million in attorneys fees on top of a $1.4 million trademark award for creating look-alike Bored Ape Yacht Club nonfungible tokens, a California federal judge ruled. Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen stipulated to a special master’s recommendation of the fee amount becoming the court’s judgment while reserving the right to appeal, according to an order Judge John F. Walter filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Central District of California.
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💰 Solana’s NFT trading volume sees a 25% weekly rise
Solana’s non-fungible tokens (NFTs) weekly trading volume surpassed $62 million, showing a 25% rise according to on-chain data aggregator CryptoSlam. After a slow January start, Solana (SOL) NFT activity seems to be picking up, with almost $190 million in trading volume this month.
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🍵 tea announces Incentivized Testnet Date of February 21 🍵
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🖼 'Treeverse' Studio Endless Clouds Picks Immutable zkEVM for Its NFT Games
Game studio Endless Clouds is working with Immutable to launch two of its upcoming games, Treeverse and Capsule Heroes, on Immutable’s anticipated zkEVM blockchain, the firms announced Tuesday. The two titles will offer alpha and beta early access launches and will support the Immutable Passport, Immutable’s single sign-on crypto wallet. Immutable zkEVM is an upcoming Ethereum scaling network based on Polygon's zkEVM technology.
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❕ Unstoppable Domains launches hub in The Sandbox
Web3 domain provider Unstoppable Domains has announced its entry into The Sandbox with a new game titled Unstoppable Meta Cube Experience. Co-developed by Funguy Games-creator Tuschay Studios and BoopGoop, Unstoppable Meta Cube Experience is a live multiplayer game where up to four players claim territory by coloring tiles on a game map.
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🖼 NELK boys accused of “NFT Scam” comparable to Cryptozoo scandal
The NELK Boys have been called out by YouTuber Spencer Cornelia for an alleged “NFT scam” involving the group’s Nelk Metacard NFT. NFTs were all the rage several years ago, with influencer group NELK Boys promoting their NFT Metacard as “one of the biggest brands in Web3”. Following the release of the Nelk Metacard NFT in January 2022, the company earned over $23 million in revenue and sold out in less than ten minutes. The company also promised “way more NFTs” after the Metacard’s initial launch.
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🔫 Despite downturn, brands are pivoting back to the metaverse
The World Economic Forum, hosted in the alpine town of Davos this week, shone a spotlight on some of today's most prolific industry pioneers. One of them was non-fungible token (NFT) collector-slash-entrepreneur Gmoney, whose luxury lifestyle platform 9dcc was recognized as the "Phygital Brand of the Year.”
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🔫 Mark Zuckerberg's $47 billion metaverse bet will take at least a decade to be 'fully realized,' says Meta exec
Meta is still investing "significantly" in the metaverse despite losses of nearly $50 billion, according to an executive. The head of Meta's global business group, Nicola Mendelsohn, said it will take a "good decade" to reach the company's "fully realized vision." She made the comments in a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, adding that Meta was investing in both AI, as well as hardware, for the metaverse.
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🆘 New Sophisticated NFT Airdrop Attack Steals Funds From Victim’s Wallet
The allure of NFTs, those shimmering digital tokens holding unique artworks and promises of fortune, has captivated the world. But amidst the buzz lurks a sinister shadow: the NFT scam. Recently, Check Point Research exposed a sophisticated airdrop scam targeting over 100 popular NFT projects, a stark reminder that vigilance is paramount even in the digital realm.
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🖼 Nifty Island Unveils Web3 Social Gaming Platform, Expanding NFT Utility
Nifty Island, a pioneering force in the NFT space, has recently introduced its Web3 social gaming platform, elevating the utility of NFTs by offering diverse applications for asset holders. In a strategic move, the platform has collaborated with over 120 prominent NFT projects and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), forming partnerships with renowned entities such as Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape Yacht Club.
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💰 Ripple Partner SBI Holdings to Issue NFTs on the XRP Ledger (XRPL)
SBI Holdings, one of the allies of blockchain payments firm Ripple Labs, is set to issue a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The XRPL is currently being developed to accommodate a diverse set of innovations while competing with its peers in the broader ecosystem. The proposed NFT is billed for EXPO2025 and it will integrate a wallet operated by Consortium Inc.
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🖼 'Anichess' NFT Game Launches With Backing From World Chess Champ Magnus Carlsen
Anichess is now in the first stage of its release according to an announcement from Animoca Brands, which is working with Chess.com and five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen on the free-to-play browser game’s launch.
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🔵 OpenSea CEO bets on use cases for NFTs, says trading volumes can be ‘misleading’
In an interview with Bloomberg, the OpenSea CEO said the platform wants to build the most compelling use cases for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as its trading volumes keep falling. DappRadar data reveals that OpenSea’s trading volumes currently stand at approximately $3.5 million, trailing behind competitors like Blur and OKX NFT, which have volumes of $20.8 million and $4.4 million, respectively.
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