Cryptoys Unveils Star Wars Digital Toys in New Line of Collectibles
The crypto platform Cryptoys, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, has announced the launch of Star Wars collectible digital toys featuring iconic characters Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia. Cryptoys stated on Thursday that 15 digital action figures will be available to collect in total, and the initial Star Wars non-fungible token (NFT) drop will begin […]
Disney Reportedly Axing Metaverse Division Amidst Company Restructuring
The metaverse division of Disney has apparently fallen victim to the latest round of layoffs announced by the company. Per reports from the Wall Street Journal citing people “familiar with the situation,” the whole next-generation storytelling and consumer-experience unit, comprised of 50 people, has been axed — this being part of the 7,000 layoffs the […]
Disney brings back Bob Iger as CEO: Here’s the crypto connection
Since leaving The Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger has been acting as an advisor and board member for the digital avatar platform Genies. This post was originally published on this site
Crypto Flipsider News – BTC Tops $20K; Ethereum Next Plans; Polkadot Roadmap; Disney Into Crypto
Read in the Digest: Bitcoin (BTC) surges above $20k, Solana (SOL) & Polkadot gain up to 8% Vitalik Buterin outlines major priorities of Ethereum for the next two years Polkadot’s (DOT) update to increase transaction speed by 100 to 1,000 times Disney dives deeper into Crypto, DeFi and NFTs with a new job opening Bitcoin […]
Disney seeks corporate lawyer for ‘emerging technologies’ and NFTs
The role includes “full product life cycle legal advice and support for global NFT products,” among other responsibilities.This post was originally published on this site
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Criticizes Corporate Metaverse Attempts — ‘Anything Facebook Creates Now Will Misfire’
On Saturday, the co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, took to Twitter and gave his perspective on the “existing corporate attempts to create the metaverse.” Buterin noted that a metaverse will happen, but he doesnt believe the current corporate metaverse attempts are going anywhere. Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Shares His Thoughts on Existing Corporate Metaverse Attempts This […]
Disney Brand Ranks 1st, with Tesla 2nd, and Apple 3rd in MBLM’s Brand Intimacy 2022 Rankings
Disney ranked #1 for the second time since 2019 in MBLM’s Brand Intimacy 2022 Study, the largest study of brands based on emotions, now in its 12th year. The enhanced study applies MBLM’s proven Brand Intimacy model with AI to analyze more brands and data, assessing how consumers bond with the brands they use and love. […]
ESPN and Tom Brady's Autograph ink multi-year NFT deal
ESPN’s first NFT collection is based on its “Man in the Arena: Tom Brady” documentary and magazine issue.This post was originally published on this site
Pixar NFT drop sells out on VeVe shortly after launch
It appears the collection sold for an equivalent of $3.3 million. This post was originally published on this site