Metaverse News

Upland Debuts Susan G. Komen Wearables to Fight Breast Cancer

11/2/2023

The Web3 Metaverse super app, Upland, continues its partnership with the world’s leading breast cancer organization, Susan G. Komen, to raise all-important awareness and funds for breast cancer support through intriguing virtual wearables.

Proceeds made from Komen’s collaboration with Upland will further fuel the nonprofit’s ongoing efforts in supporting breast cancer patients and survivors. The Upland x Komen wearables act as a beacon of hope for individuals and their families affected by this prevalent disease.

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Mastercard and MoonPay Join Forces

11/2/2023

Mastercard, the global payment leader, has unveiled its legally compliant Crypto Credential system as a key component of MoonPay’s mission to incorporate cutting-edge payment technology, including Click to Pay and Mastercard Send. The announcement of this strategic collaboration took place at the Money20/20 event in Las Vegas, where the two entities presented their vision for exploring the potential of Web3 in building user loyalty.

Both Mastercard and Visa have been actively exploring the opportunities presented by Web3, striving to eliminate the Ethereum Mainnet gas fees and enable payments based on stablecoins. Recently, Mastercard announced its cooperative efforts with Ledger and MetaMask, two prominent non-custodial wallet providers, in a bid to further advance Web3 technologies.

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Alphaa.io's Art Passport for Art Basel Miami '23

11/2/2023

Alphaa.io has established a formal partnership with the Art and Hip-Hop Museum. The joint venture aims to exhibit artwork, previously unexhibited, from recognized hip-hop museums in locations such as the Bronx and Atlanta, in addition to certain private collections.

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Shiba Inu Partners with RSTLSS

11/2/2023

RSTLSS will leverage Shibarium blockchain’s technology and the Shiba Inu community to accelerate its brand-building tools and wearables inside and outside the virtual world.

SHIB and its Shiba Inu Ecosystem, an interconnected family of digital assets and solutions built on the Ethereum and Shibarium blockchains, which includes popular global cryptocurrency Shiba Inu, announced it has partnered with top UGC creator platform RSTLSS.

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HustleBot launches Web3 Bot

11/2/2023

HustleBot is an emerging company with advanced technology. In the latest development, the company has launched a new Web3 Bot for the usage of DeFi. In a new development, the crypto world is about to witness a new era with the launch of HustleBot.

The Web3 Bot introduced by HustleBot is set to disrupt the DeFi landscape, providing not just an edge over the market but also a unique opportunity for users to earn revenue simply by holding the HustleBot token. At the core of this innovation is the Hustle Ecosystem, meticulously crafted by a team with over 15 years of combined experience in the crypto space. This extensive experience has empowered them to create a platform that is set to redefine DeFi, providing users with tools and features like never before.

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Ready Player Me's ‘Premium Skins Catalog’ for developers

11/2/2023

Ready Player Me, an avatar platform for the metaverse that allows users to explore virtual worlds with one consistent identity, has recently announced that it is launching its ‘Premium Skins Catalog.’

The new Catalog provides developers with the opportunity to sell premium skins for Ready Player Me avatars from top brands and artists. Developers can list these items for sale in their own custom storefronts or utilize the Ready Player Me Avatar Creator to sell items directly to their player base.

“Ready Player Me aims to make it easy for every developer to add avatars to their games, just like big AAA studios can. And, these same game studios, who produce mega-hits like Fortnite and Roblox, earn billions of dollars a year by selling premium branded skins and other assets to their players,” said Ready Player Me CEO and co-founder Timmu Tõke. “Now, with the release of the Premium Skins Catalog, every Developer has the ability to sell skins featuring some of the biggest brands in the world with just a few clicks.”

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BlackRock Preps for Bitcoin ETF Launch

11/2/2023

BlackRock isn’t just dipping its toes; it’s diving headfirst into the Bitcoin pool. The buzz is all about their upcoming Bitcoin ETF, and it’s causing quite the stir. The iShares Bitcoin Trust, aptly dubbed IBTC, has secured its badge from the heavyweight, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). And the cherry on top? Rumor has it a secret investor is ready to back this ETF. It’s not an official launch whistle, but it sure sounds like one.

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Utherverse's $1.235MN equity crowdfunding campaign

11/2/2023

Utherverse, an immersive, interoperable and synchronous virtual universe platform designed to change how people interact, work and play, today launched a $1.235 million equity crowdfunding campaign with Republic, a global financial technology firm at the frontier of democratising access to the private markets.

“We are looking to consolidate all metaverse offerings across the entire Web3 space into a single, interoperable platform that can leverage the entire community to provide the best in education, entertainment, business, fashion, virtual real estate and other verticals,” said Brian Shuster, founder and president of Utherverse. “Our goal is to become that single platform upon which the next generation of the internet is built.”

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Web3 Security Firm Blockaid Raises $27M

11/2/2023

The New York and Tel Aviv-based company said it would use the funding to scale its product, customer base and team to address the industry’s security challenges, which it described as “never-ending.”

Blockaid offers a security layer that can scan every transaction from a wallet or interact with a decentralized app (dApp) or a smart contract and is compatible with any blockchain network. The firm claims to have scanned 450 million transactions, thwarted 1.2 million malicious transactions and safeguarded $500 million in user funds that would have been otherwise compromised in the last three months alone.

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Macy’s Immersive Virtual Retail Experience

11/2/2023

Macy’s is dipping a toe into the metaverse with the launch of its digital fashion platform, mstylelab.

The department store is teaming up with metaverse technology platform Journee to roll out the immersive experience, which is inspired by Macy’s newest brand, On 34th. The immersive experience will feature a surrealist recreation of New York City. Users can explore a virtual world filled with designs from the On 34th collection, journeying through different checkpoints to unlock personalized digital t-shirts that match the unique digital fabric designs created during the registration process.

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