Founder of The Sandbox: ‘Essential’ to Metaverse That Users Own Their Digital Content Sebastien Borget, founder and COO of the metaverse realm The Sandbox, sat down wit Decrypt’s Stephen Graves at NFT Paris to talk about the future of the open metaverse and true digital ownership, what’s next for The Sandbox, and its current user numbers and stats. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/live-events/qjLwAXlw/founder-of-the-sandbox-essential-to-metaverse-that-users-own-their-digital-content
Playboy’s Next Step in Web3: MetaMansion in The Sandbox Playboy’s Web3 lead Liz Suman sat down with Decrypt’s Dan Roberts at NFT Paris to tell the story of how the 70-year-old magazine brand got into Web3 and preview its upcoming MetaMansion in The Sandbox, which will give special access privileges to those with a Playboy Rabbitar NFT. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/live-events/rSoNJ53M/playboys-next-step-in-web3-metamansion-in-the-sandbox
Crypto industry layoffs appear to have slowed down significantly over the past month with an estimated 570 crypto employees dismissed in February, down from an estimated 2,850 in January. Cointelegraph compiled the figures based on publicly reported layoffs and found job cuts were spread across at least 12 companies over the 28-day period, but noticeably lacked the triple-digit crypto exchange…
A national survey commissioned by Coinbase suggests that about 20% of U.S. adults currently own crypto. In addition, 29% of U.S. adults plan to buy or trade crypto in the next 12 months. “The vast majority of Americans want to see the financial system updated and they believe crypto can be a powerful part of the solution,” Coinbase said. Crypto…
A draft for the approval of an expansion of crypto trading activities to non-banking members has been published by the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) for public comments. In a TASE first, a Feb. 27 announcement stated the proposed structure will enable customers to deposit fiat money designated for investments in digital assets. Non-banking members will act as licensed providers…
The French National Assembly has voted in favor of legislating stricter licensing rules for new cryptocurrency firms in order to harmonize local laws with proposed European Union (EU) standards. The vote was passed with 109 votes (60.5%) in favor to 71 (39.5%) against. With the French Senate having already passed the bill, it will now be passed to president Emmanuel…
Economist Peter Schiff has predicted that the U.S. Federal Reserve will ultimately throw in the towel on its inflation fight to confront “something it fears even more, which is a complete economic collapse, another financial crisis, or a sovereign debt crisis.” He stressed, “The months of declining inflation are in the review mirror,” emphasizing that now “we’re going to see…
Bitcoin (BTC) miner Marathon Digitial will reissue a number of previous financial statements after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pointed out some accounting errors the firm made. According to a Feb. 27 SEC filing, Marathon will restate its unaudited Q1, Q2, and Q3 quarterly reports from both 2021 and 2022 in addition to its audited annual report from 2021.…
press release PRESS RELEASE. GameSwift has announced the open alpha version of its all-in-one Platform for playing and building web3 games. It features the GameSwift ID – a revolutionary passwordless sign-on system with an in-built wallet that offers seamless web3 onboarding for games and players. In addition to this groundbreaking feature, the company has garnered attention for its strategic partnerships…
Los Angeles-based NFT entertainment company Orange Comet, the studio behind Anthony Hopkins’ “The Descendants” NFT collection, raised $7.24 million from selling equity options, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Launched in 2021, Orange Comet lists several high-profile entertainment and sports properties on its digital collectibles website, including Hopkins and collections for AMC’s “The Walking Dead,”…
