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The popular social VR platform AltspaceVR was shut down on March 10, 2023 by owner Microsoft. (Microsoft)

AltspaceVR Shuts Down While Peaky Blinders Opens up to Quest Gamers

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Jon Jaehnig AltspaceVR, Microsoft, Peaky Blinders, Pico Interactive, Tom Ffiske

Our eye on the markets, Biden’s crypto strategy, the Fed selling Silk Road Bitcoin, a big day for Quest gamers, and news in brief from The Polys, AltspaceVR shuts down, Haven, ByteDance, and PS VR2.

Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta layoffs in leaked video. (CNBC)

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Meta Lays Off More Than 11,000 and FTX Shakeup Tanks Crypto

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 Jon Jaehnig Binance, FTX, Meta, Tom Ffiske

A crypto company shakeup tanks the market and stirs up the Fed. Meta lays off more than 11,000 people. And industry expert Tom Ffiske quantifies the water level rising over virtual land. Good news? Yeah, we’ve got that, too.