Mastercard announced partnerships that could allow reward points to be spent in the Metaverse. (Mastercard)

Mastercard Rewards in the Metaverse and Pico Punks Fans at GDC

Our eye on the charts, Biden roasts crypto while Desantis roasts CBDCs, Mastercard moves in on Web3, Pico punks fans while ByteDance is in court, VIVE announces a streaming service and upcoming trackers. Plus, news in brief from Sony, VeVe, Move.ai, Terra Luna, Rokid, Snapchat, Immutable and Polygon.

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Google discontinues is Google Glass program. (Google/AFP)

Google Discontinues Google Glass, Meta Announces Further Cuts and Bitcoin Rallies

Charts return to the green despite the closing of an investment bank and federal closure of a Bitcoin mixer. The media rediscovers immersive entertainment, Meta lays off more staff, and Google discontinues Google Glass.

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Meta to close Echo VR this summer. (Echo Games)

Meta to Close Echo VR While Spending Nearly $1 Billion per Month on the Metaverse

Our eye on the charts, the Biden Administration’s most recent publication on crypto, Echo VR to close this summer, an insight into Meta’s Metaverse investments, and news in brief from PSVR, HTC, Somnium Space, Crayta, The XR Advisory Council, and … Sega?

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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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T-Mobile releases "Game of Phones" trivia contest in the Metaverse. (T-Mobile)

T-Mobile Releases ‘Game of Phones’ and 8th Wall Lists 10 Holiday WebAR Experiences

Our eye on the crypto charts, keeping up with FTX, Visa’s play in crypto, Meta’s projected revenue spend on XR, T-Mobile Releases “Game of Phones” plus a slew of other news including a special holiday roundup from 8th Wall.

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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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Macy’s launches parade metaverse experience with five NFT projects. (Business Wire)

Macy’s Parade Metaverse Experience and Varjo Teams up With Unity and Unreal

Our eye on crypto prices, a look at how institutional investors and crypto natives approach market instability, an innovative company working on “life subtitled,” major software integrations for XR headset maker Varjo, and XR experiences from Hot Wheels, Activision Blizzard and Disney and Macy’s Parade Metaverse experience round out this Thanksgiving week in Web3.

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