Former OpenSea executive found guilty of insider trading NFTs. (Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Former OpenSea Exec Found Guilty of Insider Trading of NFTs

Crypto is in the red across the board — with “ordinals” potentially tanking Bitcoin — a former OpenSea executive was found guilty of insider trading, a recent report looks favorably on the Metaverse in the next decade, Nreal is changing its name and may be announcing a new product soon. News in Brief from MetaVRse, Niantic, Felix and Paul, Solana, the Immerse Global Summit, and more.

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Coinbase announces international exchange for institutional investors (CryptoSlate)

Coinbase Announces International Exchange and Venmo Offers Crypto Transactions

An eye on the charts, checking in on the ongoing battles between the SEC and Coinbase, Bitcoin Vs. Fedcoin, Coinbase announces an international exchange and Venmo offers crypto transactions while Solana and Polygon team up with Mastercard to improve credentialling. Also, Meta’s VR gaming empire struggles amid concerns for children. News in brief from FTX and Sotheby’s.

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Coachella returns to Fortnite offering free rewards to users. (Charlie Intel)

Fortnite Celebrates Coachella while OpenSea Manager on Trial for Insider Trading

Our eye on the markets, more from embattled SEC chair Gary Gensler, a former OpenSea manager on trial for insider trading, Hedera updates, Fortnite celebrates Coachella, Sensorium Galaxy launches an Ambassador Program, and news in brief from AT&T, the VR Awards, Zappar and more.

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"That's an old photo," Elon Musk replaces Twitter logo with Dogecoin icon despite lawsuit pertaining to his promoting the coin. (Elon Musk/Twitter)

Elon Musk Pumps Dogecoin on Twitter Despite Lawsuit

Our eye on the markets, Musk pumping Dogecoin on Twitter amid legal battle, more takes on the popularity of the Metaverse, and news in brief from Chainalysis and Halborn, MobileCoin, CoolCats, Rendever, Meta, Sony, Fracture Reality, Virbela, VRDirect, and SuperWorld.

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MetaMask SDK now available in Unity Asset Store. (Coin Academy)

Bitcoin-Based NFTS, MetaMask in Unity Asset Store and Fast Company’s Top 10 in AR/VR

Our eye on the charts, Yuga Labs minting NFTs on Bitcoin, MetaMask in the Unity Asset Store, POPULATION:ONE becoming free to play, Fast Company’s look at XR, and news in brief from Cathy Hackl, Mighty Coconut, Decentraland, and many others!

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The year in review and why Meta still believes in the future. (Meta)

The Year in Review

Our eye on the charts, the Fed’s movement in crypto and potentially in the XR hardware space. News briefs from the VR Awards, Ori Inbar and the Augmented World Expo, Conquest VR, Yuga Labs, VIVE, Ready Player Me, and Meta. Year-in-review content from Rooom, Virtualwear, Niantic, Meta, Ashley Huffman, and XR news outlet Mixed.

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in the Bahamas on fraud charges. (Photo: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested on Fraud Charges

Our eye on the charts, FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested on fraud charges, a peak at XR Safety Week, the premiere of a metaverse documentary, AR performances by The Gorillaz, new virtual fashions on Ready Player Me, NFT trading cards from a former president, and a roundup of XR Gaming news including Niantic, Among Us VR, Gorilla Tag, and Population: One.

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