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Decentraland Hosts First Metaverse Wedding In The US: Meta-Marriage

At least 2,000 guests attended virtual ceremony at Decentraland (CRYPTO: MANA). However, the couple’s bells and whistles big day didn’t go strictly according to plan, meaning that the Metaverse still needs to develop further to host similar ceremonies reliably.   

Benzinga · Feb 7, 2022

Editorial: Facebook flops and The New York Times buys a puzzle. What’s going on?

On Thursday, stock in Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook, cratered a stunning 26% in a single trading day. And last Monday, The New York Times announced it had purchased a quirky but addictive puzzle named Wordle for a sum in the “low seven figures.”

Chicago Tribune · Feb 7, 2022

Facebook Owner Meta Adds Tool to Guard against Harassment in Metaverse

Facebook's parent Meta Platforms said on Friday it is launching a tool for people using its virtual reality (VR) social platforms to maintain personal space boundaries, as concerns have mounted about user safety and sexual harassment in the metaverse, Reuters reported. Its new "personal boundary" tool will make users feel…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 5, 2022

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $64,873 (23,420 MANA) In Decentraland

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $64,873, which is 4.83x the current floor price of 4.5467295 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ($64,873 USD). The collection consists of over 97,000 plots of land –– at the current moment each plot Land parcels are 16m x 16m, or 52…

Benzinga · Feb 4, 2022

Virtual Land Just Sold For 6 ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $19,211, which is 1.67x the current floor price of 3.89 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Benzinga · Feb 4, 2022

Virtual Land Just Sold For 9 ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $29,201, which is 2.54x the current floor price of 3.89 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Benzinga · Feb 4, 2022

Virtual Land Just Sold For 10 ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $29,556, which is 2.57x the current floor price of 3.89 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Benzinga · Feb 4, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: A flailing Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook to pivot to video — again

If the old saw is true about insanity defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, what are we to think about Mark Zuckerberg's latest idea to save his company?

Los Angeles Times · Feb 4, 2022

Meta to bring in mandatory distances between virtual reality avatars

Move follows warnings Mark Zuckerberg’s plan for metaverse could lead to increased online harassment

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022

Jim Cramer Highlights Key Differences Between Meta And Amazon Following Earnings

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) appears to be the clear loser of the FAANG stocks this earnings season, while Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) has emerged as one of the big winners.

Benzinga · Feb 4, 2022