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Mytaverse wins at the first American Metaverse Awards.

Mytaverse wins for Top B2B or Industrial Initiative at the first American Metaverse Awards. (Mytaverse)

Mytaverse Among Winners at Inaugural American Metaverse Awards

April 14, 2023January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig AWE, Geenee, Inworld, Justin Sun, MetaMask, Microsoft, PICO, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

A good week for cryptocurrencies (particularly Bitcoin and Solana). A presidential hopeful hates CBDCs. Crypto execs are still appearing in court, but crypto is getting more exposure on established platforms. News in brief from Pico, Geenee and Inworld, Microsoft, Augmented World Expo and Mytaverse among 19 winners at the inaugural American Metaverse Awards.

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

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Mastercard Rewards in the Metaverse and Pico Punks Fans at GDC

March 24, 2023January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig Mastercard, PICO, TikTok

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.

Blippar celebrates one year since the launch of its WebAR SDK. (Blippar)

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Blippar Celebrates One Year of WebAR and Apple Publishes Its View on NFTs

October 28, 2022January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig Apple, Bitcoin, Blippar, ByteDance, PICO

In this week’s article: Crypto is in the green again, (unlike the stock market), ByteDance (owner of PICO) may be in hot water with the U.S. government (again), Apple’s app store guidelines aren’t friendly to NFTs, Blippar is celebrating a year of WebAR, an infographic explores wearables and privacy.

The XR Association surpasses 40 members with 10 new additions in Q3. (The XR Association)

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XR Association Adds New Members and Ripple in The Fed

October 21, 2022January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig HP, Joanna Popper, PICO, XR Association

Our eye on the charts, different Web3 approaches to scrutiny of cryptocurrencies, PICO reveals the enterprise version of their newest headset, rumors around HP’s VR projects, and news and numbers from the XR Association.

Mark Zuckerberg and Andrew Bosworth during Meta Connect 2022 keynote. (Meta)

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Highlights From Meta Connect, Spatial Collaborates With Landz and Zepeto Expands

October 17, 2022January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig Fed, Meta, PICO, Roblox, Soatial, Zepeto

Our eye on the crypto markets (and the Fed), updates from Spatial and Zepeto, a 10,000ft view of Meta Connect, branded events in Roblox, and bits and pieces from PICO, Snap, and a few others to watch.

The new PICO 4 VR headset rivals the Quest 2 from Meta. (PICO)

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PICO and Meta Rivalry Heats Up

September 25, 2022January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig Fed, Meta, PICO, VR, Zilliqa

In this week’s roundup, the PICO and Meta rivalry heats up, the Fed proposes a central bank digital currency, Zilliqa unveils its Web3 console and more.