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Could Fans Watch the World Cup In the Metaverse By 2026?

Former FIFA World cup player and current Nottingham Forest midfielder Jesse Lingard expresses his reaction following Argentina's World Cup win. "The aim," he says, is for fans to watch the tournament in the metaverse by 2026. He's joined by Jawad Ashraf, CEO of metaverse platform Virtua.

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Soccer Player Jesse Lingard Enters the Metaverse

Former FIFA World cup player and current Nottingham Forest midfielder Jesse Lingard, along with Jawad Ashraf, CEO of metaverse platform Virtua, share insights into their partnership that aims to bring the world of soccer into Web3.

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Notorious B.I.G. in the Limelight in Metaverse VR Concert Experience

The virtual performance from a digital recreation of the late rapper was an impressive showcase of technology.

Screenshot from The Notorious B.I.G "Sky's the Limit: A VR Concert Experience" (Meta Horizon Worlds)

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Investments in Centralized Crypto Services Fell 85% in Q3: PitchBook

A recent PitchBook report on crypto investment trends reveals Web3, gaming infrastructure and the metaverse have received a lot more venture capital funding. Senior Emerging Technology Research Analyst Robert Le points out "there has been a shift away from centralized crypto services."

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Web3

The Sandbox Onboards Security Firm OpenZeppelin to Protect Its Platform from Attacks

The blockchain security firm behind the Forta network will monitor vulnerabilities, alert for potential threats and audit smart contracts within the popular metaverse game.

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Architecting Communities in the Metaverse

Everyrealm CEO Janine Yorio joins I.D.E.A.S. 2022 to explain: why the metaverse generation will change the world, how users will interact with technology and the significance of video games in the metaverse.

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South Korean Court Denies Injunction Against Crypto Exchanges for Delisting Metaverse Token Wemix: Report

The wemix token is trading 90% lower than this time last month after it was delisted by several exchanges.

Seoul, South Korea (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)

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The Punk Fighting for an Open Metaverse

A pseudonymous NFT collector thinks if the metaverse is inevitable we must do what we can to avoid making it a cyberpunkian hellscape owned by Meta. That’s why Punk6529 is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Punk6529 and Michael Casey at Consensus 2022 (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Investing Millions to Orchestrate an Open Metaverse

The co-founder of $5.9 billion gaming giant Animoca Brands has made the development of a single, connected virtual world where users can interact across platforms the cornerstone of his investment strategy. That’s why Yat Siu is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

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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.

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