Metaverse

Enjin Forms $100M Fund to Support Metaverse Projects
The Efinity Metaverse Fund will aim to support work on metaverse projects on Enjin and Polkadot.

Ether Hits Fresh Record High, Sandbox’s SAND Leads Rally in Metaverse Coins
Since mid-October, Deribit has seen higher interest in year-end and March upside ETH exposure.

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.

Animoca Brands Backs Upland’s Real Estate-Based Metaverse With $18M Raise
The property game is home to more than 100,000 landowners across 13 virtual cities.

Metaverse Startup The Sandbox Closes $93M Series B Led by SoftBank
The Sandbox metaverse counts 500,000 registered wallets, the startup said.

NFT.NYC 2021 Conference Kicks Off, NFT42 CEO on the Booming NFT Market
The art, gaming, and crypto worlds are colliding for NFT.NYC, a week-long sold-out conference that dives into the world of NFTs. NFT collector and NFT42 CEO Jimmy McNelis shares insights into his best investments in digital collectibles, the NFT market’s biggest challenges, growth opportunities to watch, and the intellectual property implications.

Huobi Launches Its NFT Marketplace Trial
Huobi said the launch of the Huobi NFT marketplace is a “key milestone” in the expansion of its plans for the metaverse.

Sfermion Raises $100M NFT Fund as Facebook Stokes Metaverse Mania
The NFT investment firm will focus on the “experiential infrastructure that involves the NFT space.”

Facebook Takes on New Name ‘Meta’ as Company Expands Into Metaverse
Facebook’s metaverse will support NFTs in a possible boost to the Ethereum protocol. After teasing its NFT tie-up, Facebook also changed its name to "Meta," further hinting at the company’s commitment to building out its version of the metaverse. "The Hash" hosts unpack the implications for Facebook's latest metaverse ambitions.


