Metaverse
Facebook Parent Meta's Latest Gameplan to Boost Metaverse
After Meta Platforms (META) famously riled up U.S. regulators with Facebook’s abortive stablecoin initiative in 2019, the company is back with an effort to influence digital policy for the metaverse. "The Hash" team discusses what this means for Meta's metaverse ambitions and future regulation.
Sandbox to Launch NFT Land Sale Featuring Playboy, Snoop Dogg
Blockchain-based virtual world The Sandbox is launching its three-part sale of digital real estate known as LAND, with major brands like Playboy, rapper Snoop Dogg and others. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest move potentially bringing the metaverse to the mainstream.
Facebook Parent Meta Misses Revenue Estimates for Metaverse Division in Q3
Meta Platforms (FB) reported lower-than-expected third quarter revenue of just $285 million for its Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) division, which comprises its augmented and virtual reality operations. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for Meta and its metaverse ambitions.
Meta Misses Q3 Revenue Estimate for Metaverse Divison
Facebook's parent company Meta misses revenue estimate for its metaverse division in Q3. Eaglebrook Advisors' Joe Orsini says "it's company specific" and isn't a real headwind to the metaverse in general. Plus, his take on real applications of the metaverse.
Deepak Chopra on Meta's Metaverse: 'The Giants May Not Survive'
Seva.Love co-founder and wellness expert Deepak Chopra comments on Meta's metaverse following the company's latest earnings report. "The big guys become the dinosaurs," he says. He's joined by Seva.Love Co-Founder and CEO Poonacha Machaiah.
EU Antitrust Officials Worried About Metaverse Competition
Officials from the European Union’s antitrust authority said metaverse companies could limit users’ choice and raise prices if they grow to dominate the market. CoinDesk Regulatory Reporter Jack Schickler explains why the officials worry that tech giants like Meta could choke metaverse competition.
Mila Kunis-Linked Production Company Aims to Bring Web3 Entertainment to the Masses
Lindsey McInerney, co-founder and CEO of blockchain entertainment firm Sixth Wall, the digital arm of Mila Kunis' Orchard Farm Productions, discusses the impact of blockchain technology and Web3 on the entertainment industry. What are the challenges of bringing NFTs to traditional media? Plus, the outlook for mass adoption of the metaverse and the legal considerations of digital innovation.
Sixth Wall CEO on Barriers to Metaverse Mass Adoption
"People aren't going to show up [to the metaverse] to do their taxes," Sixth Wall co-founder and CEO Lindsey McInerney says. Entertainment will bring the first billion users to the metaverse. She joins "All About Bitcoin" live from CoinDesk's I.D.E.A.S. 2022.
