China’s Frenzied Metaverse Poised To Balloon Into $50bn Business – Nikkei Asia

Meta is planning to bring its Horizon Worlds social metaverse platform to the web, Meta CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth said in a tweet on Thursday. Being available on the web would mark a major expansion for the platform, which is currently only available on its Quest VR headsets. A web...

A digital pet store might help sell the metaverse to the masses.Why it matters: Hype and funding have flooded into development of a 3D internet, but consumers will need help finding a way in.Driving the news: Pokemon Go creator Niantic revealed its next game yesterday, an augmented reality pet simulator...

tolgart/E+ via Getty Images Investment Thesis The Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF (NYSEARCA:METV) is designed to offer investors exposure to the Metaverse. Emerging technologies such as virtual reality and game engines allow the Metaverse to take form and grow as they seek to expand the capabilities of a virtual world. Based...

Animoca Brands, the Hong-Kong based digital entertainment startup behind the popular blockchain metaverse platform The Sandbox, raised $358.88 million in January at a valuation of over $5 billion in a funding round led by Liberty City Ventures. In this episode of The Scoop, CEO of Animoca Brands Robby Yung discusses...