metaverse

Second Trip Otherside Yuga Labs
Over 7,000 Players Successfully Converged in Yuga Labs' Otherside Metaverse 'Second Trip'
Thousands of NFT holders joined the gamified experience last weekend, showing glimpses of what’s to come from the virtual world launching later this year.
Second Trip Otherside Yuga Labs

(Cathy Hackl, modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)
The Metaverse Is Facing a ‘Cooldown Moment’ Amid Crypto Winter
That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, Cathy Hackl, chief metaverse officer at Journey, told "First Mover."
(Cathy Hackl, modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

(Tyler Nix/Unsplash)
Disney Lays Off Metaverse Team: Report
Fifty people have lost their jobs as Disney disbands its next-generation storytelling and consumer experiences unit as part a company-wide staff reduction.
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Yat Siu (Kevin Abosch)
NFT Investor Animoca Brands Cuts Target for Metaverse Fund to $800M: Reuters
When Animoca initially unveiled its plans for the fund in November, its target was $2 billion, which was then cut in half to $1 billion
Yat Siu (Kevin Abosch)

The Otherside (Yuga Labs)
Metaverse NFT Trading Volume Hit New All-Time High, DappRadar Says
Virtual land trading spiked this past quarter with 147,000 trades generating $311 million in trading volume, according to a new report.
The Otherside (Yuga Labs)

Yat Siu (Kevin Abosch)
Yat Siu Says ‘Pro-Capitalist’ Asian Countries Are More Ready to Embrace Web3
The Animoca Brands chairman said at the Outer Edge conference in Los Angeles that among major international game publishers, those located across Asia are more active in Web3 development.
Yat Siu (Kevin Abosch)

Gotchi Guardians (Aavegotchi Blog)
Creators Behind Web3 Game Aavegotchi Raise $30M in Multiyear Token Sale
The sale, which began in September 2020, ended Monday over concerns of the stability of the DAI stablecoin.
Gotchi Guardians (Aavegotchi Blog)

World Premiere Of "Fear"
Baron Davis: Bringing Athletes to Web3
The ex-NBA point guard is teaching sports clients to engage with communities using crypto tech.
World Premiere Of "Fear"

Metaverse Fashion Week
Metaverse Fashion Is on the Rise, but for Whom?
Digital fashion is nascent in the Web3 space, with the potential to onboard millions of users in the coming years. But as brands work out who to target with hard-to-fathom technology, adoption is still in its early stages. This piece is a part of CoinDesk’s Culture Week.
Metaverse Fashion Week

Polygon Labs
Web3 Service Unstoppable Domains and Polygon Labs Roll Out .polygon Domains
The new tool will allow users to expand their digital identity across over 750 decentralized applications, games and metaverses on the Polygon network.
Polygon Labs