This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.Download this episodeOn this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads David Z. Morris’ “Meta Leans In to Tracking Your Emotions in the Metaverse.”See also: Who Writes the Story of the Metaverse?“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill … [Read more...] about What Facebook’s Patents Tell Us About the Fight for the Soul of the Metaverse
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What Facebook’s rebranding tells us about Big Tech’s ‘Game of Platforms’
In his monthly crypto tech column, Israeli serial entrepreneur Ariel Shapira covers emerging technologies within the crypto, decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain space, as well as their roles in shaping the economy of the 21st century.Sometimes a project’s name tells you all you need to know about it, no matter how niche. Take Kryptomon, for example, the NFT game that … [Read more...] about What Facebook’s rebranding tells us about Big Tech’s ‘Game of Platforms’
The Long Strange Journey of Facebook’s Libra Project
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeOn today’s episode, NLW does a retrospective of Facebook’s libra project, which was renamed late last year to diem. He argues that, whatever happens with diem specifically, it has a place in the historical record as the starting gun for a new era in stablecoins and central bank digital currencies.Join the … [Read more...] about The Long Strange Journey of Facebook’s Libra Project
Everything You Need to Know About Facebook’s ‘Meta’ Metaverse Play
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.Download this episodeFacebook announced yesterday it is changing its corporate name to Meta. The name change reflects the company’s growing focus on virtual reality, augmented reality and a new version of the internet that people are calling the metaverse. In this episode, NLW looks at the reactions to the news, from those who think it … [Read more...] about Everything You Need to Know About Facebook’s ‘Meta’ Metaverse Play
Facebook’s Metaverse Will Support NFTs
Facebook said Thursday the company’s metaverse will support non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in a possible boost to Ethereum, where the digital collectibles format has thrived.“This will make it easier for people to sell Limited Edition digital objects like NFTs, display them in their digital spaces and even resell them to the next person securely,” Facebook Head of Metaverse … [Read more...] about Facebook’s Metaverse Will Support NFTs