Tagged: metaverse

June 8, 2024 @ 12:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited, the company advancing digital property rights for the open metaverse, and its subsidiary Bacasable Global Limited, operator of The Sandbox, a user-generated content (UGC) metaverse platform, announced that The Sandbox has raised US$20 million of convertible promissory notes with a US$1… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 11:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OVERDARE, Inc., a joint venture backed by gaming/metaverse industry participants KRAFTON, Inc. and NAVER Z Corporation, announced a partnership with Circle Internet Financial, a global financial technology firm and the issuer of USDC, the world’s “largest regulated” US dollar-backed stablecoin. This collaboration is set to… Read More

February 11, 2024 @ 3:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Republic, a global technology company supporting the digital transformation of finance and investing, and Creta, a Web3-based multiverse gaming platform formed by a coalition of developers, creators, producers, are announcing their partnership with eyes towards collaboration in the Web3 development space. Republic is an financial… Read More

November 25, 2023 @ 6:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, BSV Blockchain revealed the findings from its inaugural Blockchain Barometer, a worldwide report that seeks to establish an official record of the public’s perception and level of understanding of blockchain and other emerging technologies like AI and the metaverse. The survey, which included… Read More

October 21, 2023 @ 12:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Upland, the web3 Metaverse Super App, announced an extension to its Series A funding, securing an additional $7 million. This recent investment further positions Upland “as one of the most widely-used web3 apps, with over 3 million registered accounts on the EOS blockchain and nearly… Read More

September 18, 2023 @ 11:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Darewise Entertainment, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands and the force behind the Life Beyond Gaming Metaverse, announced an engagement with Horizen Labs for technical token, development, and consulting services. Horizen Labs, which previously “provided smart contracting and token strategy advice relating to the launch of… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, announced it has received binding commitments for a funding round to accelerate Mocaverse, one of the Company’s marquee projects. Animoca Brands has raised US$20 million (approximately A$31.3 million) via… Read More

August 30, 2023 @ 8:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TerraZero Technologies Inc., a vertically integrated Metaverse development group and web3 technology company specializing in helping brands create immersive experiences,  announces their plans to release the Intraverse PRO beta in January of 2024. This addition to the TerraZero portfolio sets the stage for omni-channel connectivity,… Read More

August 13, 2023 @ 9:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Futureverse, an AI and metaverse technology and content company, and Outlier Ventures, the global web3 investor and accelerator by volume, announce the launch of the Futureverse Base Camp accelerator. The program, which will receive funding from the recently announced Born Ready, a venture fund and… Read More

August 4, 2023 @ 5:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Onfido, which claims to be the global leader in automated digital identity verification, today announced that they have partnered with 0xKYC, an innovative startup bringing zero-knowledge proof identity solutions to Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). 0xKYC, which is currently in its seed round of investment, is… Read More

July 4, 2023 @ 9:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The initiative, aimed at national and international teams, focuses on “developing innovative solutions and technologies” in the field of Metaverse Finance. The initiative is fostered by the Sella Group and developed by its venture incubator dpixel. Metaverse 4 Finance Accelerator is now live “representing the… Read More

June 25, 2023 @ 12:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The multi-entertainment metaverse, MaziMatic, announced its anticipated partnership with Saitacard, a virtual crypto debit card, powered by ePayme, a recognized for its tap-to-pay feature through Apple and Google Pay with a spending limit of USD 50K and no KYC. Representing a milestone in the fintech-crypto… Read More

June 23, 2023 @ 8:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Celo is pleased to announce that Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, joins the Celo ecosystem in order “to scale up Web3 gaming in a shared effort to drive social impact and climate action by… Read More

May 30, 2023 @ 3:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Cogito Protocol is pleased to share their exciting new collaboration with Unicorn Ventures, a “community-backed” venture capital fund focusing on decentralized finance, metaverse, and blockchain gaming. Together with their partner, they strive “to grow Cogito and their ecosystem’s adoption.” They share a… Read More

May 14, 2023 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hex Trust, an institutional-grade digital asset custodian licensed across global financial hubs, has partnered with The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming virtual world to enable fully-licensed and highly-secure custody of assets such as LAND in The Sandbox’s metaverse. Hex Trust has fully “integrated LAND into its… Read More

April 19, 2023 @ 10:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank is marking this year’s “World Earth Day” with an innovative activity at its “all in one” centers in Ibiza, Burgos, Valencia, Barcelona and Madrid. All customers visiting these centers will be able “to participate in the metaverse in a memorable experience on caring for… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Changi Airport Group (CAG), in collaboration with Accenture (NYSE:ACN), has unveiled a metaverse experience called ChangiVerse, a fresh way for new audiences to connect with Singapore Changi Airport and explore its notable sights in the digital space. An immersive wonderland, ChangiVerse is reportedly “the first… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OCBC Bank has opened the doors to a different banking experience on leading Metaverse platform Decentraland. Named after the address of the bank’s headquarters on Chulia Street, Singapore, OCBCx65Chulia “allows visitors to learn about OCBC’s historical milestones along with the latest banking products and services.”… Read More

March 15, 2023 @ 10:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], which claims to be a global leader in payment services, enables merchants, banks and service providers to easily enter the Metaverse. In the future, the Metaverse will be “another retail commerce channel alongside POS and e-commerce.” McKinsey estimates “the global market volume… Read More

December 13, 2022 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Driven by vaccination certificates, the need for identity checks in financial services, and the potential of the metaverse, governments across the world “realize the benefits and the importance of digital identity, enabling the technology to take off,” says GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s… Read More