META Business

In this episode, we discuss Solana opening a store in New York City, Minecraft banning NFTs, Epic Games coming out in support of blockchain technologies, Mark Zuckerberg claiming the race to the metaverse is between Meta and Apple, and so much more! Episode 35 Keywords: Solana, store, New York City, Minecraft, NFT ban, Epic Games, blockchain technologies, Mark Zuckerberg, metaverse, Meta, Apple

In this episode, we discuss Orlando striving to be the center of the metaverse, Unity merging with ironSource, Unity's CEO going off on game developers, 44% of people saying they would accept advertisements in exchange for free metaverse services, Cauldron wanting to be the "Pixar of Web3," and so much more! Episode 34 Keywords: Orlando, metaverse, Unity, mergers, ironSource, game developers, advertisements, free metaverse services, Cauldron, "Pixar of Web3"

In this episode, we discuss fake LinkedIn Posts & DAO permissions leading to an Axie Infinity hack, the world's first NFT/web3 gaming console coming out in 2024, a new patent hints at Nike getting into NFT gaming, Chinese companies banning cryptocurrencies, Shanghai investing in the metaverse and so much more! Episode 33 Keywords: fake LinkedIn Posts, DAO permissions, Axie Infinity hack, NFT/web3 gaming console, 2024, patent, Nike, NFT gaming, Chinese companies, cryptocurrency ban, Shanghai, metaverse

In this episode, we discuss Niantic making an augmented reality location-based basketball game called NBA All World, Newzoo releasing its 2022 Trend Report that provides insights into the metaverse market, and so much more! Episode 32 Keywords: Niantic, augmented reality, basketball game, NBA All World, Newzoo, 2022 Trend Report, metaverse market

In this episode, we discuss Imagination Gaming launching a Bored Ape board game, Noah Davis leaving Christie's for Crypto Punks, Mark Zuckerberg envisioning big spending from Metaverse consumers and predicting a billion metaverse users, Microsoft and Meta creating The Metaverse Standards Forum, Solana Labs aiming to make Web3 mobile phones, and so much more! Episode 31 Keywords: Imagination Gaming, Bored Ape board game, Noah Davis, Christie's, Crypto Punks, Mark Zuckerberg, Metaverse consumers, Microsoft, Meta, The Metaverse Standards Forum, Solana Labs, Web3, mobile phones

In this episode, we discuss the former CEO of Twitter (Jack Dorsey) launching a Web 5 platform, Tag Heuer developing watches that can display NFTs, Nansen launching a new messaging application to compete with Discord, a settlement being reached between YGG and Merit Circle DAO, and so much more! Episode 30 Keywords: Twitter, Web5 experiences, Tag Heuer, watches, NFT, Nansen, messaging application, Discord, settlement, YGG, Merit Circle DAO, legal, yield guild games

In this episode, we discuss Neal Stephenson (author of Snow Crash and founder of the term "metaverse") building a new metaverse, Gala Games bringing Grit to the Epic Games Store, Tim Sweeney calling Fortnite's cryptocurrency token a scam, and so much more! Episode 29 Keywords: Neal Stephenson, metaverse, Gala Games, Grit, Epic Games Store, Tim Sweeney, Fortnite, cryptocurrency token, scams

In this episode, we discuss the United States Department of Justice charging a former OpenSea executive with NFT insider trading, Sky Mavis unveiling the first user-generated Axie Infinity games, South Korea investing $177 million into metaverse platforms, and so much more! Episode 28 Keywords: OpenSea, NFT, insider trading, Sky Mavis, Axie Infinity, South Korea, investing, metaverse platforms

In this episode, we discuss Seth Green's Bored Ape NFT being stolen, Andreessen Horowitz's $4.5 billion crypto fund, a cross-chain event between Million on Mars and Sunflower Land, an NFL blockchain game, Helpshift's plan for free metaverse customer support, metaverse elves, and so much more! Episode 27 Keywords: Seth Green, BoredApe, NFT, Andreessen Horowitz, crypto fund, cross-chain events, Million on Mars, Sunflower Land, NFL, blockchain, Helpshift, free, metaverse customer support, elves

In this episode, we discuss the United States military building its own metaverse, Andreessen Horowitz creating a $600 million fund to invest in gaming, Kevin Lin's Metatheory raising $24 million, DappRadar releasing another Blockchain Gaming report, and so much more! Episode 26 Keywords: United States, military, metaverse, Andreessen Horowitz, a16z, $600 million fund, investing, gaming, Kevin Lin, Metatheory, $24 million fundraise, DappRadar, Blockchain Gaming report

In this episode, we discuss Playboy making their entry into the metaverse, Roblox shares falling by about 10% after an underwhelming quarter, Unity Software's stock falling by almost 30%, Irreverent Labs closing out a $40 million funding round for play to earn rooster fighting, and so much more! Episode 25 Keywords: Playboy, metaverse, stock, Roblox, shares, Unity Software, Irreverent Labs, $40 million funding round

In this episode, we discuss Spotify joining the metaverse through Roblox, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé showing interest in blockchain gaming for Animal Crossing, Argent raising $40 million to make crypto wallets for games, blockchain gaming pitches flooding venture capital inboxes, and so much more! Episode 24 Keywords: Spotify, metaverse, Roblox, Reggie Fils-Aimé, Nintendo, blockchain, Animal Crossing, Argent, $40 million raise, crypto wallets, blockchain gaming, video game investment market

In this episode, we discuss all the interesting sights and sounds from Crypto Bahamas, TikTok's parent company trying to enter the metaverse, Tim Sweeney's thoughts on the metaverse space, Epic Games allegedly getting a lukewarm reception to their latest funding round, and so much more! Episode 23 Keywords: Crypto Bahamas, TikTok's parent company, metaverse, Tim Sweeney, Epic Games, funding rounds

In this episode, we discuss sneaker NFTs and the move-to-earn gaming craze, The Sandbox looking to raise $400 million at a $4 billion valuation, FlickPlay and The Sandbox moving closer to the metaverse, lower-level crypto gamers fighting back against "digital colonialism," the underwhelming Chipotle restaurant in Roblox, and so much more! Episode 22 Keywords: sneaker NFTs, move-to-earn gaming, The Sandbox, $4 billion valuations, FlickPlay, metaverse, crypto gamers, "digital colonialism," Chipotle restaurant, Roblox

In this episode, we discuss Meta taking an almost 50% cut of digital asset sales in Horizon Worlds, Sony and Lego investing $2 billion into Epic Games, Sonic the Hedgehog coming to Roblox, Genies raising $150 million for a $1 billion valuation, and so much more! Episode 21 Keywords: Meta, digital asset sales, Horizon Worlds, Sony, Lego, investing, Epic Games, Sonic the Hedgehog, Roblox, Genies, $1 billion valuation

In this episode, we discuss Coca-Cola releasing a soft drink aimed at gamers and the metaverse, Ubisoft no longer making content for some games including no more NFTs, the shutdown of F1 Delta Time leaving people with worthless NFTs, Sky Mavis raising $150 million in a Binance-led funding round, Decentraland and Sandbox struggling with user acquisition, and so much more! Episode 20 Keywords: Coca-Cola, soft drinks, Ubisoft, NFTs, NFT, F1 Delta Time, Sky Mavis, Axie Infinity, Binance, funding round, metaverse, user acquisition

In this episode, we discuss Mojo Vision's augmented reality contact lens prototype, Alibaba leading a $60 million investment round for Nreal AR glasses, Anthony Charlton arguing games should follow the play-and-earn model, DeFinance Capital and Delphi Digital backing Crypto Raiders, hackers stealing $620 million worth of cryptocurrencies from Axie Infinity, what it's like attending metaverse Fashion Week, and so much more! Episode 19 Keywords: Mojo Vision, augmented reality contact lenses, Alibaba investments, Nreal, AR glasses, Anthony Charlton, play-and-earn models, DeFinance Captial, Delphi Digital, Crypto Raiders, hackers, cryptocurrencies, Axie Infinity, metaverse Fashion Week

In this episode, we discuss Yuga Labs securing a $4 billion valuation after a $450 million raise, Zaha Hadid Architects developing a utopian digital world, the risks that come with companies entering the metaverse, FTX supporting Web3 Gaming and launching NFTs, Gamefam raising $25 million to build games in Roblox, and so much more! Episode 18 Keywords: Yuga Labs, Zaha Hadid Architects, utopian digital world, metaverse risks, FTX, Web3 Gaming, NFT, Gamefam, Roblox

In this episode, we discuss the Bored Apes Yacht Club acquiring CryptoPunks, insight from the Yuga Labs pitch deck, Forbes incorrectly claiming that interest in NFTs and the metaverse is on the decline, Bob Iger, former Disney CEO, investing in metaverse avatar company Genies, Adobe creating a suite of augmented reality & virtual reality tools, and so much more! Episode 17 Keywords: Yuga Labs, acquisition, Bored Apes Yacht Club, CryptoPunks, investors, pitch deck, Forbes, NFT, metaverse, Bob Iger, avatar, Genies, Adobe, augmented reality tools, virtual reality tools

In this episode, we discuss Manchester City building the metaverse's first soccer stadium, Dapper Labs making Web3 technology approachable for "normies," Limewire repurposing itself as an NFT marketplace, Immutable achieving a $2.5 billion valuation after closing a $200 million funding round, and so much more! Episode 16 Keywords: Manchester City, metaverse, soccer stadium, Ethiad Stadium, Dapper Labs, Web3, Limewire, NFT, NFT marketplaces, Immutable, valuation, funding rounds