Metaverse

Decentraland is all set to host its second annual Metaverse Music Festival (MVMF) next month. The event, slated to run from November 10-13, will be presented by digital asset exchange Kraken and will not require a ticket or any special hardware to participate. According to a Monday announcement [https://www.

With many traditional brands jumping on the Web3 bandwagon, India-based eCommerce platform Flipkart has launched a new metaverse experience that allows consumers to discover products in a photorealistic virtual destination and shop on the firm’s app. Dubbed Flipverse, the virtual world was launched in partnership with eDAO. The first

In October, Mark Zuckerberg, believing that the metaverse is the next phase of the internet, took the bold step of changing the name of his company from Facebook to Meta [https://btcpeers.com/facebook-rebrands-to-meta-as-it-intensifies-blockchain-efforts/] . While several proponents of the technology [https://btcpeers.com/screw-office-meetings-metaverse-is-taking-over-bill-gates-shares-take-on-the-future-of-the-metaverse/] envisage a virtual world where people

Dubai-headquartered Commercial Bank International (CBI) has launched a new location in the metaverse, making it the first UAE bank to establish its presence in the metaverse. CBI’s virtual location can be accessed through Portals, cbi.dcl.eth, or coordinates (63, -127) on the Decentraland map. As per announcements, the

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), one of the top public universities in Hong Kong, has become the first university in the city to launch a metaverse-related postgraduate program. The one-year Master of Science in Metaverse Technology program is billed to kick off next September under the computing department. According

BlackRock, the world’s largest exchange-traded funds (ETFs) provider has moved to launch a metaverse ETF despite the weak market conditions in the crypto space. Dubbed “iShares Future Metaverse Tech and Communications ETF,” the metaverse product will track companies with metaverse exposure, a Thursday filing said. However, Bloomberg reports [https:

The UAE Ministry of Economy has continued to advance its metaverse push with the announcement of a new headquarters located in the metaverse. Minister of Economy, Abdulla bin Touq Al-Marri made the announcement [https://www.khaleejtimes.com/metaverse/uae-ministry-of-economy-launches-headquarters-in-the-metaverse] on September 28 at the Dubai Metaverse Assembly, stating that the

On the heels of South Korea’s big vision [https://btcpeers.com/south-korea-wants-to-have-the-5th-largest-metaverse-market-by-2026/] of becoming the fifth-largest metaverse market in the world by 2026, many of its cities are now seeking a presence in the virtual world. The industrial city of Changwon is now the latest addition to South Korea’

Months after filing patents [https://btcpeers.com/walmart-gears-up-to-enter-the-metaverse/] for NFT-related products, Walmart may finally be ready to pull the trigger on its metaverse plans. The megastore has tapped on Roblox to premiere two metaverse experiences in the first phase of its metaverse exploration. According to Walmart's marketing chief William White,