# Sfermion raises 0M for NFT and metaverse ventures

# Sfermion raises $100M for NFT and metaverse ventures

“# Sfermion raises $100M for NFT and metaverse ventures ” Nonfungible token, or NFT, investment firm Sfermion has announced a secondary funding raise of $100 million — appropriately titled Fund II — from a number of established cryptocurrency investors including British billionaire Alan Howard, American entrepreneur Chris Dixon, Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and…

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#Decentraland’s MANA virtual reality cryptocurrency soars following Facebook’s rebrand

#Decentraland’s MANA virtual reality cryptocurrency soars following Facebook’s rebrand

“#Decentraland’s MANA virtual reality cryptocurrency soars following Facebook’s rebrand” MANA-mania sweeps the worldwide cryptocurrency market, on the heels of Facebook’s “Meta” rebrand. The price of Decentraland’s MANA — a decentralized 3D virtual reality platform supported by the Ethereum blockchain — soared to a high of $4.33 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday evening, a 164 percent gain…

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#Facebook’s new Meta watch to rival Apple is leaked online

#Facebook’s new Meta watch to rival Apple is leaked online

“#Facebook’s new Meta watch to rival Apple is leaked online” Animage leaked online appears to show a smartwatch that Facebook Inc., now known as Meta Platforms Inc., is developing – potentially to rival the Apple Watch. Discovered inside the Facebook View iPhone app, the watch in the image features a front-facing camera and a rounded screen….

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# Axie Infinity, Decentraland and ‘metaverse’ cryptos rally after Facebook rebrands to Meta

# Axie Infinity, Decentraland and ‘metaverse’ cryptos rally after Facebook rebrands to Meta

“# Axie Infinity, Decentraland and ‘metaverse’ cryptos rally after Facebook rebrands to Meta ” Facebook’s decision on Oct. 28 to rebrand itself to Meta — to indicate its plans to build an avatar-filled metaverse — helped spark a speculative rally across cryptocurrencies that belong to similar virtual world projects. Decentraland, a virtual place with its own economy, currency…

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#Facebook changes its corporate name to ‘Meta’

#Facebook changes its corporate name to ‘Meta’

“#Facebook changes its corporate name to ‘Meta’” Facebook revealed its new corporate name on Thursday, rebranding the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp as “Meta” as it grapples with a torrent of scandals.  The tech giant’s old name just “doesn’t encompass everything that we do,” founder Mark Zuckerberg said in a lengthy online event. Zuckerberg…

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#WhatsApp to vanish from millions of devices starting Nov. 1

#WhatsApp to vanish from millions of devices starting Nov. 1

“#WhatsApp to vanish from millions of devices starting Nov. 1” Here’s how to survive the app-ocalypse. Upgrading your phone might seem like an unnecessary hassle; however, it could soon be essential for those wishing to maintain long-distance friendships. Starting Nov. 1, Facebook messaging service WhatsApp will vanish from phones sporting older operating systems, which could…

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# Privacy or policy? Why Facebook’s crypto wallet, Novi, is facing resistance

# Privacy or policy? Why Facebook’s crypto wallet, Novi, is facing resistance

“# Privacy or policy? Why Facebook’s crypto wallet, Novi, is facing resistance ” The stablecoin market has grown exponentially over the last few months due to the numerous advantages blockchain-based versions of fiat currencies have. But, when Facebook launched its cryptocurrency wallet Novi using Paxos’ stablecoin, some United States senators were quick to oppose it….

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