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Virtual Land Grab Raises $320M in Crypto for Developers of Bored Ape Metaverse
May 01, 2022

Yuga Labs, which makes the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of the popular Bored Apes Yacht Club collection, is selling virtual land for its metaverse project Otherside, Bloomberg wrote Sunday (May 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Bored Ape Yacht Club Preps $300M Metaverse Land Sale
April 29, 2022

The founders of the Bored Ape Yacht Club say they’ll generate up to $300 million in cryptocurrency by selling land in the metaverse this weekend. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Snap Boss Evan Spiegel Disses Metaverse in Favor of Augmenting Real World
April 29, 2022

People love the real world, Snap CEO and co-founder Evan Spiegel says, and augmenting real-life experiences makes much more sense to him than building out the metaverse — a word he doesn’t even want to be said in the offices of the Santa Monica, California...

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Disney Outlines Its Metaverse as ‘Next-Generation Storytelling’
April 28, 2022

Walt Disney is looking to get into the metaverse, a report from LA Times says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Slow 5G Uptake Could Be Achilles Heel of Metaverse’s Retail Rollout
April 25, 2022

Any Big Tech company can also be a retailer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

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Meta Store Will Be IRL ‘Gateway to the Metaverse’ With Ray-Ban Stories and More
April 25, 2022

What’s the best way to first experience the limitless virtual reality (VR) of the metaverse? For some it’s a 1,550-square-foot physical store location opening May 9 in Burlingame, California. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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US Air Force Files for Metaverse-Focused Trademark
April 24, 2022

The United States Air Force is looking at entering the metaverse, CoinGeek reported Friday (April 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Limitless Unveils ‘Metaverse-as-a-Service’ Using 5T-Tile Replica of Earth
April 21, 2022

Limitless, the company behind the Next Earth metaverse platform, is offering so-called Metaverse-as-a-Service solutions and plans to roll out a $60 million venture fund that it will use to build out the virtual globe it created using 5 trillion tiles and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that...

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Hermes ‘Curious’ About Metaverse as Means of Communication
April 21, 2022

Hermes, the Parisian luxury brand, will remain focused on craftsmanship but may turn to the metaverse for “communications,” Executive Chairman Axel Dumas told shareholders Wednesday (April 20), according to a Reuters report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...