Metaverse

The cybersecurity firm's 2023 cybercrime predictions include more focus on crypto projects, and that privacy coins like Monero will outpace Bitcoin as the ransom currency of choice.

His Horizon Worlds metaverse-in-progress may be attracting very little support from shareholders or the public, but Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg doesn't have to care.

Metaverse fan and investor Bob Iger, the now and former CEO of Disney is back, and a recent investment in NFT avatar start-up Genies suggests the Mouseaverse is coming soon.

Plus, El Salvador is being too private about their BTC holdings, while Musk gets help from a16z.

It's almost as if Meta is not living in our economic reality, like it's living in its own… fantastical metaverse. Too bad it hasn't built one yet.

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Analysts are now using stark terms when describing their displeasure over Meta's bet on virtual reality — calling the losses "supersized and terrifying."

Walmart's global chief technology officer has given the strongest hint yet that the world's biggest retailer may soon start accepting digital assets as a payment method.

Facebook-turned-Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg has, in essence, staked his and his company's reputation and future on the metaverse.

In a survey, users claimed that they were struggling to find virtual spaces they actually liked, and encountering others in the metaverse was a struggle.

Many metaverse platforms continue to suffer from janky technology, and a lack of stellar content that drives new users to sign up.

"Why is that? Why don’t we love the product we've built so much that we use it all the time? The simple truth is, if we don't love it, how can we expect our users to love it?"

The vacancy was quietly uploaded to LinkedIn over the weekend, and shows that the entertainment giant is getting serious about digital collectibles and virtual worlds.

The Video Music Awards were also significant because of how MTV had a category for the Best Metaverse Performance — a crucial development.

In other developments, MTV is also planning a temporary virtual experience on Roblox in an attempt to reach younger users.

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"We'll continue to evaluate this space carefully, and we will consider moving forward at the appropriate time when we have more clarity on the overall opportunity," Tinder's parent firm says.

"The 'metaverse' is going to happen but I don't think any of the existing corporate attempts to intentionally create the metaverse are going anywhere."