Metaverse

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.

DappRadar Says Decentraland has 650 Daily Active Users
DappRadar now tracks 3,553 Decentraland smart contracts across Ethereum and Polygon.

Meta’s Horizon Worlds Falling Short of Internal User Goals: WSJ
Facebook's parent company Meta is failing to keep users and internal performance goals on its flagship virtual reality (VR) "Horizon Worlds" platform, according to The Wall Street Journal. "The Hash" hosts discuss the key takeaways and the outlook for Meta's metaverse efforts.

'It’s Always the Community': Web3 and the Future of Movies
Lindsey McInerney on why entertainment will bring the first 100 million people to Web3.

This Native American Tribe Leader Is Bringing Salmon Restoration to the Metaverse
In Salmon Journeys on Decentraland, users catch Chinook salmon to win exclusive NFTs.

DappRadar Says It’s Recalculating Decentraland User Data
The data tool is working with the metaverse platform to more accurately track its number of daily “active" users following a CoinDesk report.

Everyrealm Eyes Communities of Scale in the Metaverse
Everyrealm, a speaker at CoinDesk's IDEAS event, started by investing in metaverse real estate. Now that's only a small part of its portfolio.

It's Lonely in the Metaverse: DappRadar Data Suggests Decentraland Has 38 ‘Daily Active’ Users in $1.3B Ecosystem
Data from DappRadar suggests metaverse platforms Decentraland and The Sandbox each have fewer than 1,000 "daily active" users, despite $1 billion valuations. The platforms say these numbers don’t tell the full story.

Warner Music Group Continues Web3 Expansion With New Metaverse Job Posting
Music and entertainment conglomerate Warner Music Group (WMG) is continuing to expand its Web3 strategy, evident in its latest job posting for a senior director for metaverse development. "The Hash" group discusses Warner Music's latest Web3 push and the implications for mainstream adoption.

