Bitcoin Metaverse project ‘Life Beyond’ raises $3.5M in pre-sale
The ‘Life Beyond’ team at Darewise Entertainment, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, recently raised $3.5 million in a token pre-sale. The announcement came on Tuesday, indicating the continued interest in metaverse development projects. Darewise Entertainment CEO, Benjamin Charbit, expressed pleasure at securing funding from investors from across the gaming and Web3 culture. He views this […]
Meta unveils realistic avatars in Metaverse: CEO Zuckerberg and AI researcher Fridman demonstrate future of social interaction
Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg and AI researcher Lex Fridman have provided a sneak peek into the future of social interactions in Meta’s metaverse, featuring ultra-realistic “codec avatars.” On Wednesday, Zuckerberg and Fridman demonstrated the capabilities of Meta’s metaverse technology in a podcast. The digital avatars, mimicking intricate facial gestures and body […]
Blackpink takes the Metaverse by storm with Roblox experience
Blackpink, the popular South Korean pop group, is launching a dedicated fan experience called “Blackpink: The Palace” in the virtual game platform Roblox. This marks their entry into the metaverse space and provides an interactive hub for K-pop fans to celebrate the band’s music and participate in activities such as recreating their choreography. In the […]
China aiming to extend its social credit system into the Metaverse
China is reportedly proposing to introduce its social credit system to the metaverse and other online virtual worlds. The proposals, put forward by state-owned telco China Mobile in discussions with the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union (ITU), suggest implementing a digital ID for all users of the metaverse. This ID would store personal information, including […]