Metaverse Startup The Sandbox Co-Founder on Business Model, Expansion Plan and Facebook Competition
On the heels of closing a $93 million Series B funding round led by SoftBank earlier this month, metaverse startup The Sandbox Co-founder and COO Sebastien Borget discusses whether Meta, formerly Facebook, is a potential threat to the future of Web 3. Plus, insights into the advantages of owning decentralized, NFT-based virtual real estate and the launch of The Sandbox Alpha.
Decentraland’s MANA Token Hits All-Time High After Sale of Virtual Real Estate
The token has climbed almost 40% in seven days.
‘Crypto-States’ Will Compete With Corporates in the Metaverse
It’s Facebook’s Meta versus open DAOs. And the battle will come down to hardware, specifically, microchips.
Morgan Stanley Sees Facebook as Best Stock to Gain Exposure to the Metaverse
Bank sees around $5 trillion of consumer expenditure that could be digitized faster.
More Firms Embracing the Metaverse and Gaming Stocks Have Already Benefited, Morgan Stanley Says
The metaverse does exist but not yet in its “purest form,” said the analyst.
Could Facebook’s Metaverse Be a Threat to Crypto?
Meta, formerly Facebook, wants to get into NFTs and build out a Metaverse. Could this be a threat to crypto’s flourishing decentralized communities? Co-founder and Executive Chairman at Blockchain Research Institute Don Tapscott discusses Facebook’s Metaverse ambitions as it delves further into the virtual world, blockchain’s use cases, and more.
NFT.NYC CEO on Sold Out 2nd Annual Conference
As the digital collectibles market heats up, the art, gaming, tech, and financial worlds are colliding in New York for a sold-out week-long conference on NFTs called "NFT. NYC." CEO Jodee Rich discusses the event, the rise of NFTs, and the wider obstacles ahead for the NFT space. Plus, reactions to Facebook's take on the metaverse as a potential threat to smaller crypto communities.
