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eCommerce Platform Shopping.io Launches NFT Collection Shopverse
eCommerce Platform Shopping.io Launches NFT Collection Shopverse
December 15, 2021  |  NFTs

Shopping.io, the first eCommerce platform to enable users to buy from hubs using over 200 cryptocurrencies, is expanding its product catalog and rolling out its...

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Facebook Forked Over $60M to Acquire Trademark Assets from Meta Financial Group
Facebook Forked Over $60M to Acquire Trademark Assets from Meta Financial Group
December 15, 2021  |  Facebook

Facebook recently closed a $60 million deal to purchase the trademark assets of Meta Financial Group after the social media giant renamed its company Meta,...

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Slack CEO Not Sold on Metaverse, Points to ‘Success’ With Simpler Tech
Slack CEO Not Sold on Metaverse, Points to ‘Success’ With Simpler Tech
December 14, 2021  |  Technology

Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield said he isn’t sure about how the metaverse will mesh with normal, everyday work, Seeking Alpha reported. He said Slack has...

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Metaverse Company Nextech AR Accepts Cryptocurrencies as Payment Method  
Metaverse Company Nextech AR Accepts Cryptocurrencies as Payment Method  
December 08, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Augmented reality (AR) experience technology and services company Nextech AR Solutions Corp. is accepting Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and USD Coin as a form of payment...

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Are Things Actually Getting Better at Meta?
Are Things Actually Getting Better at Meta?
December 06, 2021  |  Meta

Maybe it’s just a pronunciation bias given PYMNTS’ roots in Boston, or perhaps it’s the result of reading a steady flow of headlines extolling the...

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Metaverse Within Reach, Bringing Shoppers Back to Stores, Omicron’s Holiday Shopping Effect
Metaverse Within Reach, Bringing Shoppers Back to Stores, Omicron’s Holiday Shopping Effect
December 02, 2021  |  Today In Data

The omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic could cause holiday shoppers to think differently. Plus, the reality of the metaverse for smaller brands is closer...

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Is China Ready to Police the Metaverse?
Is China Ready to Police the Metaverse?
December 01, 2021  |  Regulation

China’s ongoing crypto crackdown could soon extend into the realm of the metaverse and nonfungible tokens (NFTs).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Augmented Reality Software Puts Metaverse Within Reach for Smaller Brands
Augmented Reality Software Puts Metaverse Within Reach for Smaller Brands
December 01, 2021  |  Retail

Brands are beginning to dip their toes into the virtual worlds of the metaverse, with Gucci, Nike, Vans and others opening up shop in Roblox,...

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Utility Will Make the Metaverse Work — and Pay — With or Without Goggles
Utility Will Make the Metaverse Work — and Pay — With or Without Goggles
November 30, 2021  |  Connected Economy

It was Oct. 28 when Mark Zuckerberg announced to the world that Facebook would now be effectively a subsidiary of a company called Meta —...

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