Overview
Last week, live-streaming platform Yingke made an announcement that it would change its name from Yingke Hutou Entertainment Co. to Yingke Universe (Beijing) Technology Co. On the same day, in its online brand upgrading conference, Yingke also announced that the company's business will be comprehensively to the meta-universe, based on the Web3.0 technology form, to create a multi-dimensional social matrix combining the real and the virtual, to create a social meta-universe with infinite vitality and vitality.
In addition to Yingke, Tencent seems to be starting to take on the meta-universe as well. This week, three people familiar with the matter revealed that Tencent announced to its employees that it has formally set up an "extended reality" (XR) division to bet on the concept of a virtual world meta-universe.
While Tencent declined to comment, the establishment of the XR division is not surprising, given the new trend of domestic and international Internet giants entering the metaverse, and the fact that hardware such as VR/AR/MR is seen as an important gateway to the virtual world, so Tencent, as the country's top Internet company, naturally wants to get involved.
In addition, in addition to the layout of hardware and software, Meta, Microsoft and other technology giants have formed an organization called Metaverse Standards Forum (Metaverse Standards Forum), and NVIDIA executive Neil Trevett serves as chairman of the Metaverse Standards Forum.
The Metaverse Standards Forum, which is free and open to any organization, is dedicated to unifying the standards of the metaverse industry in the service of collaborating to build interoperable standards that enable compatibility in the digital world.
Looking around the world, more and more companies are trying to integrate meta-universe technology into their own business, aiming at the meta-universe track. The competition around the "metaverse" is getting more and more intense, and both the tech giants and the head capital believe that the field of metaverse has a broad prospect.
While the meta-universe is still in the early stages of development, helping the tech giants reach a standard and *** understanding as early as possible will be more conducive to the development of the technology and the market.
The age of the metaverse is upon us, and we're looking forward to it with great anticipation. Here are the details of this issue of the weekly magazine, which we at Heart of Metaverse have divided into two sections, Important News and This Week's News at a Glance, please Enjoy:
Important News
Persons Informed of the Situation: Tencent Officially Announces the Establishment of an "XR" Division, Betting on the Metaverse
Jun. 20 (Xinhua). Tencent Holdings on Monday announced to its employees the formation of an "extended reality" (XR) division, officially betting on the concept of a virtual world metaverse, three people familiar with the matter said. The division is tasked with building an extended reality business for Tencent that includes both software and hardware, and will be part of the company's Interactive Entertainment Group (IEG), the sources said.
Metaverse sandbox gaming platform Roblox may be coming to Meta Quest2
Meta universe sandbox gaming platform Roblox may be coming to Meta Quest2, according to Bloxy News' recent social media revelations.Bloxy News tweeted, "Prepare to be amazed by a Get ready to experience the Metaverse in a new and immersive way. Roblox will soon be officially coming to another device ...... Can anyone guess what it is?Bloxy News used the Roblox and Oculus logos in the image accompanying the tweet, and underneath the image added the words "Meta Quest" hashtag below the image. But as of now, Meta has not officially commented on the rumor.
NVIDIA Announces Completion of 5G-Based VR Collaboration Proof of Concept
Recently, NVIDIA, along with multiple partners, announced a successful proof of concept that uses edge computing and 5G-enabled VR technology to enable two engineering teams, located about 70 miles apart, to collaborate as if they were in the same room.
Snapchat partners with British Vogue for AR fashion exhibition
Snapchat has announced a partnership with British Vogue to launch the VoguexSnapchat AR Exhibition of Redefining the Human Body, curated by British Vogue's editor-in-chief and Vogue Europe editorial director Edward Enninful OBE, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue UK and Editorial Director of Vogue Europe. The AR exhibition showcases high-end fashion designs realized using custom Snapchat filters.
Immutable X Announces Renewed Branding
Immutable X has announced a renewed branding with a mission to bring the digital world to life by driving the next generation of Web3 gaming with Immutable X and Immutable Games Studio, in partnership with StarkWare.Immutable has unveiled a new brand logo and a brand new website.
OmWare's Valerian NFT to be available by July 10
OmWare's Valerian NFT, with all NFT feature components and metadata updated to IPFS, will be available by July 10, and will be launching Web 3.0. In addition, its eco-first creator economy-based Web3.0 social network aggregator will be announced in the near future.Valerian NFT is a series of NFT based on the IP of European comic book "Star Agent".It is reported that the total number of Valerian NFT is 9,999, and it will be released in Binance NFT and Valerian's official website at the same time.
ICBC Debuts Family Enterprises Xinrong Commemorative Chapter Digital Collection NFT
According to ICBC's official public number, ICBC's private banking family trust business has been well received by customers as an effective mode for realizing property segregation, preserving and increasing value, and wealth inheritance. The Family Enterprise Xinrong Commemorative Medal is designed by Mr. Zhu Xihua, a well-known domestic arts and crafts artist, for ICBC customers. This digital collection is based on the design of the Family Enterprise Xinrong Large Bronze Medal, and the issuance of which is technically supported by ICBC's Financial Science and Technology Innovation and Experience Center and ICBC's Seal Chain. It is ICBC's commitment to its entrepreneurial customers, a symbol and token of this commitment, and has become a classic symbol of entrepreneurial wealth and spirit passed on from generation to generation.
Report: 804% increase in Crypto, blockchain, NFT job postings from April 2020 to April 2022
A report has revealed an 804% increase in Crypto, blockchain, NFT job postings from April 2020 to April 2022. The report by global jobs portal Indeed also shows accelerating market demand, with a 315% increase by 2022. job postings in April 2022 are 15 times higher than in 2019, highlighting the role of pandemics in this continued growth. The report shows that the Covid-19 pandemic has fast-tracked the adoption of cross-functional technologies in India, and as a result, there is more demand than ever for technology professionals, especially in new areas of expertise such as Crypto, NFT and Blockchain. The data also shows that crypto positions appear to be one of the largest shares of overall technology job openings, increasing from 41.22% in 2019-2020 to 67.48% in 2021-2022.
BitGo partners with Parallel Finance to launch first NFT escrow platform for U.S. institutions
BitGo, a provider of security and liquidity for digital assets, announced Wednesday that it has partnered with decentralized lending and pledging protocol Parallel Finance to launch an NFT hot wallet and escrow for developers, retail marketplaces and institutions This is the first U.S.-qualified custody solution that can be paired with a hot wallet, said Chen Fang, chief product officer at BitGo. Customers can interact with decentralized marketplaces like OpenSea and LooksRare through BitGo's new wallet service, similar to the way MetaMask users can integrate their wallets.
Top luxury car brand Bentley announces entry into NFT market, to release limited edition NFT in September
Top luxury car brand Bentley has announced its entry into the NFT market in a social media post, with plans to release a limited edition (208 copies) of its Polygon network-based NFT creation this September.
People's Technology to Release Yuan Longping Digital Collection
People's Technology, a subsidiary of People's Daily, will release its first digital collection on People's Technology's digital collection platform (People's Digital Collection for short) on June 19 -- the People's Daily front-page digital collection - New China's first special invention prize awarded to Yuan Longping team, the collection in the form of public welfare, free and limited to 5000 copies for the public. The content of the collection is Yuan Longping team - China's indica hybrid rice research collaborative group, won the first state-issued invention award since the founding of new China's first class invention award of the People's Daily front page page.
The number of domestic digital collection distribution platforms has exceeded 500
According to the Huaxia Times disclosure, as of June 15, 2022, according to incomplete statistics, the number of digital collection distribution platforms has exceeded 500 domestic. In stark contrast, in February 2022, the domestic digital collectibles platform for there are more than 100. However, the digital collectibles issuance more than fine, homogenization is serious, to the secondary market as the focus of marketing strategy led to the prevalence of speculation, the digital collectibles industry has been dragged into the "false stock competition" of the circle, the urgent need to regulate.
WeChat or for the first time to "involving digital collectibles secondary trading" reason to ban a public number
June 20 news, recently, "NFTea digital tea tickets" official public number was blocked, deactivation reasons are "by the user complaint and by the platform audit, there are virtual currency trading or digital collectibles secondary trading related business activities", with the previous blocking of the number of digital collectibles number expression has a big difference. Previously in March, a large number of digital collectibles WeChat public number was blocked, including Art Meta YuanYi number, a little number of collectibles, return to the collection of Yuan universe, painting Meta, YuanBen space, ShenDa number of collectibles, One Meta, Zero Earth, and NovoFangBody, etc., most of the blocked reason for "the existence of the failure to obtain the statutory permits or licenses, publish, disseminate or engage in related business activities Most of them were blocked on the grounds of "not obtaining statutory permits or licenses, publishing, disseminating or engaging in related business activities", while a few were blocked on the grounds of alleged fraud. Among them, some platforms have set up another WeChat public number account, including Hangzhou YuanYi digital technology limited company's "Art Meta digital hidden world", Jiangxi point hidden technology limited company's "a little digital creation" and so on.
Meta, Microsoft and other tech giants announce formation and launch of Metaverse Standards Forum
Technology giants including Meta, Microsoft, Sony and others have announced the formation and launch of the Metaverse Standards Forum (Metaverse Standards Forum), which is hosted by the Khronos Group, a non-profit organization comprised of 170 organizations. a nonprofit consortium of 170 organizations that supports interoperability standards for industries such as 3D graphics, VR, AR and machine learning. The new forum is free and open to any organization. It will focus on projects aimed at prototyping, hackathons, plug-ins, and open source tools to promote testing and adoption of meta-universe standards. The now more than 37 founding members of the Metaverse Standards Forum include Meta, Microsoft, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Epic Games and Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Huawei.
DaPeng VR wins new round of tens of millions of yuan financing to launch game-grade VR products
Recently, full-stack VR technology and product company DaPeng VR announced the completion of tens of millions of yuan of financing, this round of financing jointly invested by Huaqiang Capital, Humble Yee Capital, and United Optoelectronics (300691.SZ)'s industry fund, United Core Fund.
eBay has acquired NFT trading platform KnownOrigin
June 22 news, global e-commerce giant eBay has today completed the acquisition of NFT trading platform KnownOrigin transaction, the specific amount and terms are not yet disclosed. The acquisition aims to combine eBay's reach and reputation with KnownOrigin's leading-edge technology to support a new generation of NFT creators, sellers, and buyers.KnownOrigin was founded in 2018 to enable artists and collectors to create, buy, and resell NFTs through blockchain-enabled transactions.
Report: projected to 2030 NFT Market Size to Reach $212 Billion by 2030
On June 17, Acumen Research and Consulting published the report, "NFT Market Size, Share, Analyst Report, and Regional Forecasts, 2022-2030". According to the report, the global NFT market was valued at $16 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach $212 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33.7% between 2022 and 2030.
Study: current meta-universe still unsuitable for remote work
A study released earlier this month found that working in a virtual world using today's available tools may reduce employees' productivity and increase their frustration and anxiety related to working remotely.11% of the study participants felt so uncomfortable that they couldn't even complete their tasks during the day, resulting in their tasks being incomplete. A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Coburg, the University of Cambridge, the University of Primorsky Krai, and Microsoft Research depicts this problem in a report titled "Quantifying the effects of a week of work in VR," which compares the performance of 16 different employees on tasks developed in a normal environment with a 40-hour workweek to those developed in a normal virtual world setting. The results were mostly negative. The results were mostly negative, suggesting that today's virtual worlds may still be too limited to support work-based applications.
ChinaJoy: CJ Plus to be Held in MetaJoy Metaverse Digital World
According to ChinaJoy's official news, the 2022 ChinaJoy Online Exhibition (CJPlus) will be held in the MetaJoy Metaverse Digital World from Aug. 27 to Sept. 2, and will be free for all gamers, who need only to Register and log in to get limited edition ChinaJoy coin digital collections, as well as digital collections on sale from different companies and events, and you can also collect various digital collections through purchase and exchange.
Gome's involvement in meta-universe: designated as the most important strategy, has recruited talent to set up a project team
Recently, Gome has designated the meta-universe as the most important strategic direction, the meta-universe project chief has been on board in June, is actively recruiting talent. A person familiar with the matter told reporters that the meta-universe project may be partially launched in early July. In addition, from the workplace social platform pulse of public information shows that the above yuan universe project business scope including yuan universe world, yuan universe electricity supplier, digital people, virtual idol, digital collection. In this regard, Gomez responded that the company is indeed making initial attempts in the direction of the meta-universe, and the True Happiness App will soon launch the meta-universe function.
KPMG's U.S. and Canadian teams launch meta-universe collaboration center
The U.S. and Canadian practices of KPMG, one of the Big Four international accounting firms, are launching a collaboration center in the meta-universe designed to help its clients develop strategies in the meta-universe space. The private center is a place for its employees, partners and clients to conduct virtual team meetings and share ideas, a spokeswoman said. They will also be able to conduct training sessions, job interviews and employee evaluations in the meta-universe, as well as sessions showcasing KPMG's services and capabilities. Armughan Ahmad, President and Managing Partner, Digital, KPMG Canada, said, "The Metaverse makes it possible to experience a 'phygital' world where the real and digital worlds converge. The metaverse offers a market opportunity worth $13 trillion and will have up to 5 billion users by 2030." KPMG's U.S. and Canadian practices have assembled a team of professionals with technical and innovation experience to support meta-universe design, NFT use cases, crypto-assets, community interactions, and broader Web3 integration.
Immutable Announces $500 Million Venture Capital Fund to Boost Web3 Gaming Adoption
June 17, 2011 - Immutable, a provider of ethereum NFT scaling solutions, has announced the launch of a $500 million Venture Capital Fund to boost Web3 gaming adoption. The money will be used to fund projects that build Web3 games and NFTs on its L2 scaling platform, Immutable X. In addition, the fund will partner with other investors focused on Web3 gaming and NFT, including BITKRAFT, Animoca Brands, Arrington Capital, Double Peak, Air Tree, King River Capital, and GameStop, for additional investment opportunities.
Axie Infinity plans to fund 200 creators to attend Nas Academy's New Creators Academy
NFT Games Axie Infinity plans to fund 200 creators to attend Nas Academy's New Creators Academy to help Axie creators be able to take their content to the next level. Designed by Nas Academy exclusively for members of the Axie Infinity community, this training school is separate but complementary to the QU3ST-run Axie Creator Program, and enrollment is currently open and will end on July 20th.
This week's news at a glance
VR/AR/MR
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published a patent application for a Valve design filed in December of last year titled "head-mounted displays".
Meta announced plans to expand its Meta Avatars virtual fashion lineup with the launch of the Meta Avatars Store.
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity partners with Niantic to deliver interactive AR experiences.
Arvizio, a provider of enterprise AR/MR solutions, recently announced that its AR Instructor solution for AR-guided instruction is now available for iPad, iPhone, and Android devices, extending its range of capabilities and market reach.
Wang Feng collaborates with Pico to create a global camping music rafting trip with a new visual experience!
Blippar, a provider of AR product services, recently announced the integration of Blippbuilder, the company's no-code AR creation tool, into Microsoft Teams, a business communication and collaboration platform designed to enable everyone, from novices with no coding background to seasoned developers, to build immersive 3D AR experiences.
Novarad, a healthcare technology provider, announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its AR surgical navigation system, VisAR, to be used for precision-guided intraoperative spine surgery.
DiscoverFeed announced the July 23rd official launch of its meta-universe platform, DiscoverFeed, which allows users to experience nightclubs around the world in VR, with one free event per week for five weeks, connecting real clubs with virtual ones.
'Rec Room' update allows its Plus members to create customized shirts.
HTC VIVE has announced that it will expand the reach of VIVE Flow with the launch of a commercial version of VIVE Flow.
Small Pie Tech's high-end headset, the 8K X, makes a cameo in the trailer for the dusty version of "Three Bodies".
New MIT study points to potential benefits of AR for people with autism.
NVIDIA launches 3D MoMa to convert 2D photos into editable 3D models.
U.S.-based musical instrument maker Fender partners with Meta to launch musical meta-universe 'Stratoverse'.
Egyptian startup Beyooot announced the official launch of Egypt's first AR e-commerce platform for home and office furniture, aiming to offer furniture products displayed on the platform and exported to foreign markets.
Demo version of MR stargazing experience app 'Skygaze' hits Quest platform.
Moth+Flame partners with SHRM to launch enterprise VR immersive learning marketplace.
Solana Labs announced that it will be launching the Solana Mobile Stack software ecosystem for Android, while revealing that its team is working on a new Android phone, Saga.
NFT/Chain Tour
Blockchain Intelligence Group has launched NFT Explorer, an NFT risk and investigation tool.
Curry Brand, the personal brand of Under Armour's Curry, has launched Basketball Headz, a cross-community NFT program.
Open payments network Ripple has partnered with FLUF World to open "The Root Network" via The Root Network to kick off "The Open Metaverse".
Animoca Brands, UCOLLEX, and MADworld are launching the NFT line for Japanese culture.
The Mars Company files NFT-related trademark application for its Snickers brand.
SupraOracles, a cross-chain prognosticator solution, has partnered with NFT marketplace MADworld.
BSCFA Announces Lucky Floki Receives BSC STAR Whitelist
Web3 Ventures Announces It Has Purchased 150 NFTs From PunkScapes, a Digital Identity and Immersive Land Project
Silicon Valley Production Team to Launch Web3 Project.
NuqtahNFT, an NFT marketplace, has entered into a strategic partnership with Consensys.
Blockchain Intelligence Group launches NFTExplorer, an NFT risk and investigation tool.
ParaSwap, a DEX aggregator, launches peer-to-peer NFT trading app.
Web3 social app Palmare enters into a strategic partnership with Refinable.
Beverly Hills, LA, USA has filed NFT and meta-universe related trademark applications.
Rapper Snoop Dogg has filed two NFT and metaverse-related trademark applications.
Renowned U.S. light-luxury brand Coach and Web3 studio 1BLOCK have entered into a partnership to launch a limited-edition NFT.
Web3 social network Showtime launches Showtime 2, with flagship feature Free NFTs.
Yuga Labs hires Christie's NFT team key member to head CryptoPunks brand.
Blockchain racing game K4 Rally partners with Xchange Monster to deliver Web3 gaming experience.
The Sandbox and TIME Magazine to Develop TIME Square in the Metaverse
Luxury fashion house Burberry partners with chain gaming company Mythical Games to launch game characters, decorations, and virtual worlds.
Metaverse game developer Bison has launched the first playable demo of Forgottent Runiverse.
Project Galaxy, the Web3 credential data network, has partnered with metaverse project AlterVerse.
BitWell says reserves are full, will expand global talent acquisition.
Poly Network launches systematic development framework to provide developers with 'interoperability as a service'.
The Boring Ape NFT Project announced a partnership with Rolling Stone to develop a co-branded NFT that will be auctioned off.
MoonPay officially launches HyperMint, a utility NFT casting service.
FTX has pulled out of negotiations for a sponsorship deal with Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels.
Crypto Kitties, a chain game, has been deemed an "illegal and harmful website" in South Korea.
British automotive company Lotus Cars announced that it has partnered with Ripple to develop its first series of NFTs, with XRP Ledger (XRPL) and NFT PRO providing technical support and NFT solutions.
Coinbase NFT is live with support for multiple wallets, with up to 10 wallet addresses connected to a single account.
Quidd launched the ability to mint and unmint digital collectibles into NFT.
Meta to expand NFT testing in Instagram and Facebook.
Uniswap airdrop conditions corrected to require holding Genie Genesis NFTs at the time of the April 15 snapshot.
GSR announced its NFT portfolio, "GSR Blue," which includes Ether and Solana-based blue-chip PFPs and generative art.
Doodles announced an upcoming second season of NFT.
The Sandbox announced a partnership with the rights holders of the anime "Soccer Bowl" to introduce it to the Sandbox meta-universe.
Luxury brand Gucci has filed five trademark applications for its name and logo, spanning NFT-powered media, crypto-brokerage, exchanges, marketplace services, virtual apparel, vehicles, real estate, fashion shows, and cryptocurrency.
NFTGo has announced that it will officially go live with aggregated trading functionality in July.
Ledger Launches NFT Marketplace Ledger Market and Web3 Services Platform for Businesses.
ConsenSys officially announced the release of the blockchain platform Infura NFT API Beta, which enables Infura users to easily and validate digital assets as well as create metadata templates that allow them to customize and develop NFT.
E-commerce giant Shopify offers merchants a way to connect with loyal customers through NFT a new way to connect with loyal customers through NFT.
RSS3 founders announce official support for RSS.
Doodles, the ethereal NFT project, announced at the NFT.NYC conference the appointment of musician Pharrell Williams as chief branding officer, who will help shape a range of the series' initiatives in music, artwork, consumer products, animation and events.
Unstoppable Domains, the Web3 digital identity platform, announced an integration with ShapeShift.
Steph Curry BAYC avatar featured on official P01NT.co website.
Techmeme, a tech media outlet, is launching an NFT board soon.
Phantom already supports NFT directly on Magic Eden within the browser extension app.
Marshall's files meta-universe, NFT trademark applications for its brand Dove.
ConsenSys adds NFT functionality to MetaMask institutional portfolio dashboard.
Kakao's Ground X to transfer virtual asset wallet Kaikas business to Sfresso247.
The National Hockey League (NHL), which is made up of North American hockey teams, has announced a partnership with Sweet, an NFT platform, to create an NFT collection and marketplace, with the NFT including past and present NHL players .
High-end Italian luxury brand Gucci purchased $25,000 of NFT marketplace SuperRare tokens RARE to join the SuperRare DAO, which will launch the "Vault Art Space" exhibition that will include A selection of NFT artwork by 29 artists
CoinSense has partnered with Crowe to release a series of NFT collectibles.
NFT game Blankos Block Party will launch on the Epic Games Store.
Other
Chongqing Hongyan Revolutionary History Museum releases its first digital collection in limited quantities.
Instagram launches parental control meta-universe monitoring feature.
HTC's new cell phone product will be a "metaverse carrier," which will make various metaverse functions available on the cell phone through a close connection with VIVERSE.
China's leading technology company KDDI officially launched its "Star Day" digital collection platform, and also announced that it will sell two of its first digital collections at 12 p.m. on June 20th.
CCTV launched the first meta-universe concept of large-scale immersive digital interactive space "samsungdui fantasy journey".
Unstoppable Domains partners with the City of Miami to provide free Web3 education to Miami citizens.
Get Things App officially launches digital collections platform.
Meta is launching a digital fashion marketplace with Balenciaga, Prada and Tom Brown.
Touhou Car Care is debuting a limited edition of six digital collectibles from the Tiger General series, limited to 10,000 pieces.
Low-octane hip-hop liquor brand Wine Sublime announced the release of "Flowing Light Slightly Brewed," a limited edition of 999 pieces, a second creation with the Bored Ape BAYC #6686 as a core element.
Beijing Winter Olympics skating "gold" Anna Shcherbakova's world premiere digital collection
China Record Group launches digital collection.
Shenzhen International Preparatory Academy releases digital collection.
Kugou Music released the first digital music collection of non-legacy musical instruments, "Ancient Music Chapter".
Virtualized person Mei Shibisui served as Beijing International Film Festival's Meta-Universe Promotion Officer.
China Mobile launches digital art copyright distribution platform "Youyu Art".
Yuan Universe was selected to participate in the LG Business Incubator's North American Innovation Center's startup sector.
The Gansu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism released the "Ruyi Gansu" digital commemorative ticket.
HTC's chairman joins Lenovo's board of directors, or explores expanding meta-universe app development.
Luxury phone brand Vertu partners with Coin to launch NFT and smartphones.
Twitter board approves Musk's $44 billion takeover bid.
Guangdao Securities points out China's digital collectibles industry is expected to move towards standardization and differentiation.
Market news: Meta's meta-universe hardware, headphone business slowing down.
Ming-Chi Kuo corrects forecast of 25-35% downward revision in Meta's meta-universe hardware/headphone shipments in 2022.
Microsoft to discontinue AI emotion-recognition tech and limit use of face-recognition tools.
Zuckerberg announces Facebook Pay name change to Meta Pay.
Official digital collection of CBA game floors released.
Metaverse startup Translucia has partnered with software development firm Two Bulls to allocate $100 million to build a metaverse research and development center.
Multiple Japanese parties mention Web3 and crypto tax reform in their July Senate election promises.
U.S. guitar maker Fender partners with Meta to launch Stratoverse, a music metaverse.
Decentralized cloud services platform Ankr launches application chains, allowing DApp developers to build proprietary chains.
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics issues digital collection.
Hangzhou public transportation debuts digital collection.
The first Web 3.0-based data encryption computing network, ADAM Chinese community, has officially launched a volunteer recruitment campaign.
Meta shrinks 2022 meta-universe smart hardware shipments by 3 million units.
Investment and Financing News
Chain Tour Earth From Another Sun closes $4.5 million funding round.
Huobi Lianchuang Dujun launches $400 million Web3 fund in conjunction with BMAN.
Clockwork Labs, a blockchain gaming company, closes $22 million Series A round led by a16z.
Blockchain company Ekta closes $60 million funding round led by Global Emerging Markets.
NFT smart wallet Castle closes $1.5 million Pre-Seed round led by Dragonfly Capital.
Crypto infrastructure provider Alchemy launches $25 million developer grant program to support Web3 project.
Crypto art platform Outland announced it has closed a $5 million seed round in March 2022
NFT startup Fika closes $4 million funding round.
Dai Nippon Printing Co.'s DNP has partnered with Alpha Code, the company in charge of the VR/MR live video distribution business, to provide a service that connects the real and the virtual.
Animoca Brands acquires over 80% of TinyTap's issued capital.
Gaming company Admix to merge with meta-universe company LandVault in a merger valued at $300 million.
NFT lending platform Astaria closes $8 million funding round.
MachineFi Lab, the core developer of IoTeX, an IoT blockchain platform, closed a $50 million Series A funding round with participation from HashkeyCapital and others.
"Kiwi Fire Technology" has raised tens of millions of dollars in angel round financing, led by Linear Capital and followed by Aoya Design, a listed company.
web infrastructure Platform.sh closed a $140 million Series D round led by Digital Partners.
Afropolitan, an NFT-based "community-as-a-service" startup, closed a $2.1 million pre-seed round.
Style3D, a provider of digital infrastructure for the physical world, closed a nearly $100 million Pre B+ round to build a digital fashion infrastructure.
MetaOne, a chain tour platform, closes $2 million private equity round with participation from Huobi Ventures and others.
Neol, a Web3 education platform, closed a $5.2 million seed round led by Kyu Collective and Global Ventures***.
Magic Eden, Solana's ecological NFT marketplace, closed a $130 million Series B at a $1.6 billion valuation.
DeFi developer Coin98 Labs announced the acquisition of Vietnamese game studio Yunero Studios to accelerate Web3 mass adoption through GameFi.
Transfr VR, a provider of VR/AR training solutions, closed a $35 million Series B funding round.
Uniswap Labs acquires NFT aggregation marketplace Genie and distributes USDC airdrops to qualified users.
Metaverse music platform Authentic Artists announced the closing of a strategic funding round.
Venture capital firm 1confirmation announces $100 million NFT fund.
Game developer CloudFeather Games closes $1.25 million seed round.
Japanese virtual IP company Brave group Inc. closed a $10 million funding round with participation from Dawn Capital and others.
Web3 news startup Capsule Social closed a $2.6 million seed round led by Beacon Fund.
Swiss crypto startup Nobank announced the closing of a CHF 1 million ($1.03 million) seed round.
KIT-AR, an AR industrial startup, closed a €2 million seed round.
Opinion
Billionaire hedge fund manager Lee Cooperman: NFT and Crypto are 'garbage' and the market is unlikely to recover anytime soon.
Tigran Gambaryan, VP of Global Intelligence and Investigations at Binance: India will become a global center for blockchain, crypto and Web3.
Report: NFT market size to grow to $7,390.8 million by 2028.
Bank for International Settlements (BIS): digital assets still face structural problems as Terra ecosystem collapses.
Renowned director Spike Lee: Using NFT to fund films will 'bring more democracy to filmmaking'.
Lou Jianxun, vice president of digital technology at Ant Group, said digital transformation has become a new driving force for China's industries to move up the global value chain.
Shi Yi, AIoT of Ant Group Digital Technology: blockchain + IoT builds a source-trusted link to the physical world.
Sun Xi, Senior Expert of Strategic Research, Ant Group Research Institute: blockchain brings new opportunities for the development of the new energy industry.