How Digital Lands is the next big thing in NFTDigital collectibles have proliferated widely. Music, art, limited releases of digital items endorsed by celebrities, and gaming assets hav...
17 Mar, 2023, 01.45 AM IST
Stop and smell the metaverse roses: virtual world on display at CESSome entrepreneurs at the annual CES gadget fest that ends Sunday in Las Vegas were eager to combine real and virtual worlds to help people...
08 Jan, 2023, 05.15 PM IST
Crypto gaming firm Animoca Brands hits $5.5 billion valuation after $75 million fundraiseAnimoca Brands - an Australian company based in Hong Kong - said the raise was the second part of a $360 million round in January.
12 Jul, 2022, 10.46 PM IST
Sony readies for metaverse revolution with cross-platform pushThe company's game, music and movie units contributed two-thirds of operating income in the year ended March.
18 May, 2022, 11.13 AM IST
Metaverse tokens crash 90% from recent highs. Can they stage a turnaround?Major metaverse tokens such as Decentraland (MANA), The Sandbox (SAND), Enjin Coin (ENJ) and Stacks (STX) have tumbled between 55 and 75 pe...
14 Mar, 2022, 05.11 PM IST
Tencent leads China tech selloff amid fears of further crackdownTraders pointed to everything from warnings from regulators over the weekend about scams in the metaverse to talk about yet more curbs on t...
22 Feb, 2022, 08.11 AM IST
China warns against using metaverse as a tool for illegal fund-raisingThe China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission said in a statement published on its website that some companies were advertising eng...
18 Feb, 2022, 02.48 PM IST
NYSE moves closer to NFT trading with trademark applicationIf the NYSE launches a new marketplace, it would compete with SuperRare, Rarible and NFT markeplace giant OpenSea, which was valued at $13....
17 Feb, 2022, 09.28 AM IST
NFT sales hit $25 billion in 2021, but growth shows signs of slowingWhile the most expensive known NFT sale was $69.3 million, a common price range was $100 to $1,000, NonFungible.com said.
11 Jan, 2022, 11.06 AM IST
Bitcoin at $100,000 or popped by Fed? Crypto predictions for 2022As companies from Meta Platforms Inc (formerly Facebook) to Apple Inc push deeper into the metaverse and consumers keep piling into non-fun...
04 Jan, 2022, 11.17 AM IST
Metaverse pioneers unimpressed by Facebook rebrandThe term metaverse has become a tech buzzword this year, with companies and investors keen to be a part of the next big thing. But users ha...
02 Nov, 2021, 10.45 AM IST
Metaverse pioneers unimpressed by Facebook rebrandThe term metaverse has become a tech buzzword this year, with companies and investors keen to be a part of the next big thing. But users ha...
01 Nov, 2021, 08.41 PM IST
View: The metaverse is Zuckerberg’s escape hatchThere are several types of questions one could ask about this metaverse strategy. The first and most basic is: What is a metaverse, and wha...
30 Oct, 2021, 10.45 AM IST
Meta? Horizon? What can Facebook’s new name be?CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook to eventually be known better for its metaverse than its social network. The website Meta.org is the hom...
20 Oct, 2021, 02.48 PM IST
What is the 'metaverse' and how does it work?It refers to shared virtual worlds where land, buildings, avatars and even names can be bought and sold, often using cryptocurrency. In the...
08 Sep, 2021, 11.14 AM IST
What is 'metaverse' and how does it work?Many of the new metaverse platforms are powered by blockchain technology, using cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), allowing a n...
08 Sep, 2021, 09.46 AM IST
What is the metaverse? A high-tech plan to Facebookify the worldThe term “metaverse” isn't new, but it has recently seen a surge in popularity and speculation about what this all might mean in practice.
08 Aug, 2021, 12.12 PM IST