META Business: Recent Episodes
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Meta Business tackles the most important Metaverse industry news. Business experts dissect and discuss all of the hottest topics and happenings, from a unique C-suite perspective.
In this episode, we discuss Solana opening a store in New York City, Minecraft banning NFTs, Epic Games coming out in support of blockchain technologies, Mark Zuckerberg claiming the race to the metaverse is between Meta and Apple, and so much more! Episode 35 Keywords: Solana, store, New York City, Minecraft, NFT ban, Epic Games, blockchain technologies, Mark Zuckerberg, metaverse, Meta, Apple
In this episode, we discuss Orlando striving to be the center of the metaverse, Unity merging with ironSource, Unity's CEO going off on game developers, 44% of people saying they would accept advertisements in exchange for free metaverse services, Cauldron wanting to be the "Pixar of Web3," and so much more! Episode 34 Keywords: Orlando, metaverse, Unity, mergers, ironSource, game developers, advertisements, free metaverse services, Cauldron, "Pixar of Web3"
In this episode, we discuss fake LinkedIn Posts & DAO permissions leading to an Axie Infinity hack, the world's first NFT/web3 gaming console coming out in 2024, a new patent hints at Nike getting into NFT gaming, Chinese companies banning cryptocurrencies, Shanghai investing in the metaverse and so much more! Episode 33 Keywords: fake LinkedIn Posts, DAO permissions, Axie Infinity hack, NFT/web3 gaming console, 2024, patent, Nike, NFT gaming, Chinese companies, cryptocurrency ban, Shanghai, metaverse
In this episode, we discuss Niantic making an augmented reality location-based basketball game called NBA All World, Newzoo releasing its 2022 Trend Report that provides insights into the metaverse market, and so much more! Episode 32 Keywords: Niantic, augmented reality, basketball game, NBA All World, Newzoo, 2022 Trend Report, metaverse market
In this episode, we discuss Imagination Gaming launching a Bored Ape board game, Noah Davis leaving Christie's for Crypto Punks, Mark Zuckerberg envisioning big spending from Metaverse consumers and predicting a billion metaverse users, Microsoft and Meta creating The Metaverse Standards Forum, Solana Labs aiming to make Web3 mobile phones, and so much more! Episode 31 Keywords: Imagination Gaming, Bored Ape board game, Noah Davis, Christie's, Crypto Punks, Mark Zuckerberg, Metaverse consumers, Microsoft, Meta, The Metaverse Standards Forum, Solana Labs, Web3, mobile phones
In this episode, we discuss the former CEO of Twitter (Jack Dorsey) launching a Web 5 platform, Tag Heuer developing watches that can display NFTs, Nansen launching a new messaging application to compete with Discord, a settlement being reached between YGG and Merit Circle DAO, and so much more! Episode 30 Keywords: Twitter, Web5 experiences, Tag Heuer, watches, NFT, Nansen, messaging application, Discord, settlement, YGG, Merit Circle DAO, legal, yield guild games
In this episode, we discuss Neal Stephenson (author of Snow Crash and founder of the term "metaverse") building a new metaverse, Gala Games bringing Grit to the Epic Games Store, Tim Sweeney calling Fortnite's cryptocurrency token a scam, and so much more! Episode 29 Keywords: Neal Stephenson, metaverse, Gala Games, Grit, Epic Games Store, Tim Sweeney, Fortnite, cryptocurrency token, scams
In this episode, we discuss the United States Department of Justice charging a former OpenSea executive with NFT insider trading, Sky Mavis unveiling the first user-generated Axie Infinity games, South Korea investing $177 million into metaverse platforms, and so much more! Episode 28 Keywords: OpenSea, NFT, insider trading, Sky Mavis, Axie Infinity, South Korea, investing, metaverse platforms
In this episode, we discuss Seth Green's Bored Ape NFT being stolen, Andreessen Horowitz's $4.5 billion crypto fund, a cross-chain event between Million on Mars and Sunflower Land, an NFL blockchain game, Helpshift's plan for free metaverse customer support, metaverse elves, and so much more! Episode 27 Keywords: Seth Green, BoredApe, NFT, Andreessen Horowitz, crypto fund, cross-chain events, Million on Mars, Sunflower Land, NFL, blockchain, Helpshift, free, metaverse customer support, elves
In this episode, we discuss the United States military building its own metaverse, Andreessen Horowitz creating a $600 million fund to invest in gaming, Kevin Lin's Metatheory raising $24 million, DappRadar releasing another Blockchain Gaming report, and so much more! Episode 26 Keywords: United States, military, metaverse, Andreessen Horowitz, a16z, $600 million fund, investing, gaming, Kevin Lin, Metatheory, $24 million fundraise, DappRadar, Blockchain Gaming report
In this episode, we discuss Playboy making their entry into the metaverse, Roblox shares falling by about 10% after an underwhelming quarter, Unity Software's stock falling by almost 30%, Irreverent Labs closing out a $40 million funding round for play to earn rooster fighting, and so much more! Episode 25 Keywords: Playboy, metaverse, stock, Roblox, shares, Unity Software, Irreverent Labs, $40 million funding round
In this episode, we discuss Spotify joining the metaverse through Roblox, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé showing interest in blockchain gaming for Animal Crossing, Argent raising $40 million to make crypto wallets for games, blockchain gaming pitches flooding venture capital inboxes, and so much more! Episode 24 Keywords: Spotify, metaverse, Roblox, Reggie Fils-Aimé, Nintendo, blockchain, Animal Crossing, Argent, $40 million raise, crypto wallets, blockchain gaming, video game investment market
In this episode, we discuss all the interesting sights and sounds from Crypto Bahamas, TikTok's parent company trying to enter the metaverse, Tim Sweeney's thoughts on the metaverse space, Epic Games allegedly getting a lukewarm reception to their latest funding round, and so much more! Episode 23 Keywords: Crypto Bahamas, TikTok's parent company, metaverse, Tim Sweeney, Epic Games, funding rounds
In this episode, we discuss sneaker NFTs and the move-to-earn gaming craze, The Sandbox looking to raise $400 million at a $4 billion valuation, FlickPlay and The Sandbox moving closer to the metaverse, lower-level crypto gamers fighting back against "digital colonialism," the underwhelming Chipotle restaurant in Roblox, and so much more! Episode 22 Keywords: sneaker NFTs, move-to-earn gaming, The Sandbox, $4 billion valuations, FlickPlay, metaverse, crypto gamers, "digital colonialism," Chipotle restaurant, Roblox
In this episode, we discuss Meta taking an almost 50% cut of digital asset sales in Horizon Worlds, Sony and Lego investing $2 billion into Epic Games, Sonic the Hedgehog coming to Roblox, Genies raising $150 million for a $1 billion valuation, and so much more! Episode 21 Keywords: Meta, digital asset sales, Horizon Worlds, Sony, Lego, investing, Epic Games, Sonic the Hedgehog, Roblox, Genies, $1 billion valuation
In this episode, we discuss Coca-Cola releasing a soft drink aimed at gamers and the metaverse, Ubisoft no longer making content for some games including no more NFTs, the shutdown of F1 Delta Time leaving people with worthless NFTs, Sky Mavis raising $150 million in a Binance-led funding round, Decentraland and Sandbox struggling with user acquisition, and so much more! Episode 20 Keywords: Coca-Cola, soft drinks, Ubisoft, NFTs, NFT, F1 Delta Time, Sky Mavis, Axie Infinity, Binance, funding round, metaverse, user acquisition
In this episode, we discuss Mojo Vision's augmented reality contact lens prototype, Alibaba leading a $60 million investment round for Nreal AR glasses, Anthony Charlton arguing games should follow the play-and-earn model, DeFinance Capital and Delphi Digital backing Crypto Raiders, hackers stealing $620 million worth of cryptocurrencies from Axie Infinity, what it's like attending metaverse Fashion Week, and so much more! Episode 19 Keywords: Mojo Vision, augmented reality contact lenses, Alibaba investments, Nreal, AR glasses, Anthony Charlton, play-and-earn models, DeFinance Captial, Delphi Digital, Crypto Raiders, hackers, cryptocurrencies, Axie Infinity, metaverse Fashion Week
In this episode, we discuss Yuga Labs securing a $4 billion valuation after a $450 million raise, Zaha Hadid Architects developing a utopian digital world, the risks that come with companies entering the metaverse, FTX supporting Web3 Gaming and launching NFTs, Gamefam raising $25 million to build games in Roblox, and so much more! Episode 18 Keywords: Yuga Labs, Zaha Hadid Architects, utopian digital world, metaverse risks, FTX, Web3 Gaming, NFT, Gamefam, Roblox
In this episode, we discuss the Bored Apes Yacht Club acquiring CryptoPunks, insight from the Yuga Labs pitch deck, Forbes incorrectly claiming that interest in NFTs and the metaverse is on the decline, Bob Iger, former Disney CEO, investing in metaverse avatar company Genies, Adobe creating a suite of augmented reality & virtual reality tools, and so much more! Episode 17 Keywords: Yuga Labs, acquisition, Bored Apes Yacht Club, CryptoPunks, investors, pitch deck, Forbes, NFT, metaverse, Bob Iger, avatar, Genies, Adobe, augmented reality tools, virtual reality tools
In this episode, we discuss Manchester City building the metaverse's first soccer stadium, Dapper Labs making Web3 technology approachable for "normies," Limewire repurposing itself as an NFT marketplace, Immutable achieving a $2.5 billion valuation after closing a $200 million funding round, and so much more! Episode 16 Keywords: Manchester City, metaverse, soccer stadium, Ethiad Stadium, Dapper Labs, Web3, Limewire, NFT, NFT marketplaces, Immutable, valuation, funding rounds
In this episode, we discuss Valve's Gabe Newell attacking both NFTs and the metaverse, fan disappointments surrounding the recent character reveals in the NFT game Pixelmon, casinos and Poker gaining popularity in Decentraland, and so much more! Episode 15 Keywords: Valve, Gabe Newell, non-fungible tokens, NFTs, metaverse, NFT games, Pixelmon, casinos, poker, Decentraland
In this episode, we discuss cannabis vendors opening up shops in virtual worlds like Cryptovoxels and Decentraland, FTX launching a new gaming unit and hiring Lauren Remington Platt as its head of global luxury partnerships, the Artemis Space Network and Business Apes joining forces to release SpaceBAPES NFTs minted in space, and so much more! Episode 14 Keywords: cannabis, cannabis vendors, metaverse, Cryptovoxels, Decentraland, FTX gaming unit, Lauren Remington Platt, luxury partnerships, Artemis Space Network, Business Apes, SpaceBAPES, NFTs, space
In this episode, we discuss cryptocurrency advertisements during the Super Bowl, Disney bringing in Mike White to lead its Metaverse strategy, YouTube making a commitment to the metaverse, Wall Street struggling to help expand the metaverse, JPMorgan opening a lounge in Decentraland, Salad Ventures raising over $13.5 million in a private sale round, and so much more! Episode 13 Keywords: cryptocurrency, advertisements, Super Bowl 56, Disney, Mike White, Metaverse, YouTube, Wall Street, JPMorgan, Decentraland, Salad Ventures, funding
In this episode, we discuss faith and worship in the metaverse, McDonald's filing trademarks for virtual goods and restaurants, Take-Two Interactive considers bringing NFTs to the world of Grand Theft Auto, Gala Games' plans to spend $5 billion in order to expand its NFT offering, Sequoia Capital India leads a $450 million investment round in Polygon blockchain, and so much more! Episode 12 Keywords: Faith, Worship, Metaverse, McDonald's, Trademarks, Virtual Goods, Virtual Restaurants, Take-Two Interactive, Grand Theft Auto, NFTs, Gala Games, Sequoia Capital India investment, Polygon blockchain
In this episode, we discuss a person paying $450,000 to be Snoop Dogg's virtual neighbor, the CEO of Electronic Arts saying NFTs are "not something that we’re driving hard on," Facebook's parent company Meta falling short of analysts' Q4 expectations, TerraZero Technologies facilitating one of the world's first metaverse mortgages, and so much more! Episode 11 Keywords: Snoop Dogg, Snoopverse, Electronic Arts, Andrew Wilson, NFT, Facebook, Meta Q4 Earnings Report, TerraZero Technologies, metaverse mortgages
In this episode, we discuss Elon Musk saying he will eat a happy Meal on TV if Mcdonald's accepts Dogecoin, Roblox emerging as one of the leading organizations in the metaverse space, Blockbuster filing trademarks for NFTs and cryptocurrencies, how people will maintain privacy in the metaverse, a16z investing in BreederDAO, and so much more! Episode 10 Keywords: Elon Musk, Dogecoin, McDonald's, Roblox, Blockbuster, NFTs, cryptocurrencies, privacy, a16z, BreederDAO
In this episode, we discuss Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard and the effect it will have on the metaverse, how Bobby Kotick and Satya Nadella talk about the metaverse, a study showing that 56% of people want to earn NFTs while playing video games, the NBA's Brooklyn Nets becoming the first professional sports team to join the metaverse, and so much more! Episode 9 Keywords: Microsoft, Activision-Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, Satya Nadella, Interpret, in-game NFT, NBA, Brooklyn Nets, Netaverse
In this episode, cows stuck inside for the winter are given virtual reality goggles to simulate being outside, GameStop launches its NFT marketplace, Lootex raises $9 million in a seed funding round, OpenSea secures a whopping $13.3 billion valuation, Animoca Brands and Delphi Digital lead a $40 million funding round to back Fan Controlled Football, and so much more! Episode 8 Keywords: cows, virtual reality goggles, GameStop NFT marketplace, Lootex $9 million seed funding round, OpenSea $13.3 billion valuation, Animoca Brands & Delphi Digital lead Fan Controlled Football funding round
In this episode, web 3 and crypto developer numbers growing in 2021, 2017 Walmart VR proving the metaverse has been around for a while, InWith Corporation unveiling contact lenses that let you seamlessly transition between real life and the metaverse, and so much more! Episode 7 Keywords: 2021 web 3 development ecosystem, Walmart VR shopping, InWith Corporation Metaverse wearables, Metaverse contact lenses
In this episode, the metaverse wins Christmas, we look at the metaverse in the context of the technology adoption curve, Ready Player Me raises $13 million in a recent funding round, Decentraland and UNXD are planning to host the metaverse's fashion week, and so much more! Episode 6 Keywords: Metaverse Christmas, Technology Adoption Curve, Ready Player Me Funding, Metaverse Fashion Week
In this episode, Jam City launches its new blockchain division and NFT game, Peter Molyneux's game brings in $54 million, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 nixes NFT plans, Ubisoft says it doesn't understand the hate for NFTs, VentureBeat says NFTs pose a threat to gaming, Voodoo plans $200 million investment into blockchain gaming, China is pushing back against blockchain and play-to-earn games, Polygon and Reddit's co-founder creates a $200 million Web 3.0 gaming fund, and so much more! Episode 5 Keywords: NFTs Threaten Gaming, China Fighting Blockchain & P2E, New IP vs Retrofit, Peter Molyneux Hit, $200M Web3 Gaming Fund
In this episode, Nike purchases virtual shoe company RTFKT that makes NFTs and other products for the metaverse, NFTs launched by Adidas Originals after the company buys a plot of land in The Sandbox, the founder of The Sandbox says big technology companies are a threat to the metaverse, Gala Games and C² Ventures launch a $100M fund for blockchain gaming, and so much more!
In this episode, Ubisoft Quartz platform allows users to earn NFTs in AAA games, negative feedback causes Ubisoft to delist its Ubisoft Quartz announcement video, weddings and other life events move to the metaverse, uninformed journalists question the metaverse, and so much more!
In this week’s episode, Phil Spencer (head of Xbox at Microsoft) says NFTs are "exploitative", virtual land sales bring in millions of dollars for various companies, Nike joins forces with Roblox for NIKELAND, Play Ventures launches a $75 million Play Future Fund, and so much more!
Welcome to the first episode of the Meta Business Podcast! In this week’s episode, we discuss officially launching our new podcast, how we are going to dominate metaverse-themed content, various executives and CEOs discussing the impact of the metaverse on their business, Niantic receiving a $300 million investment from Coatue, and so much more!