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Eminem and Snoop Dogg Included Their Personal Bored Apes in New Music Video

Two of the greatest hip hop artists – Eminem and Snoop Dogg – produced a new video that, aside from marijuana, has multiple references to NFTs and BAYC, in particular. Both have experience in the field, owning several digital collectibles.

Marshall Mathers III, as is Eminem’s real name, teased the new song and video in a tweet yesterday, referencing the duo’s previous issues with each other. This happened after Snoop Dogg said Eminem would not find a place in his top 10 greatest rappers of all time.Staying true to his nature, the Detroit-based hip-hop artist responded in a song called Zeus. Further confirmation about their reconciliation came with the new song, in which Eminem opens his verse with “this probably should have happened a while ago.”

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ViewSonic Invests in Metaverse for Education

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solutions, will be showcasing its latest EdTech solution – UNIVERSE by ViewSonic at ISTE Live 22 Conference & Expo in New Orleans, LA, June 27-29, 2022. The beta version of UNIVERSE by ViewSonic presents an immersive 3D virtual environment built for education.

UNIVERSE by ViewSonic features immersive virtual learning spaces such as classrooms, lecture halls, and collaborative spaces. Students can express themselves and interact with peers through personalized avatars. Intuitive controls allow them to navigate around the digital campus and engage with classmates in a safe digital environment where they'll feel at ease to develop personal and meaningful connections. All communication can be conducted intuitively through private and group chats, emojis, and true-to-life spatialized audio.

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NHL Launching NFT Marketplace for Hockey Collectibles

The National Hockey League has big NFT plans, and it’s ready to share most of them with the world.The NHL, along with its Alumni Association and Players’ Association, announced Thursday that it’s partnered with NFT platform Sweet to create a unique NFT marketplace and collections of NFTs—unique blockchain tokens that signify ownership.

David Lehanski, the league’s executive vice president of business development and innovation, told Decrypt in an interview that the NHL’s marketplace will fall somewhere between a full-blown NFT trading platform and a site that offers limited-time NFT drops. The NHL wants to give fans a bit of both, building an NFT marketplace with exclusive drops. The NHL’s Sweet marketplace is expected to go live in October, in time for the start of the 2022-2023 season.

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Uniswap Acquires Ethereum NFT Aggregator Genie, Airdrop Incoming

The largest decentralized exchange, Uniswap Labs, is all set to integrate non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with the Genie acquisition. The amount of the deal has not been disclosed yet. Uniswap also plans to airdrop USDC to early Genie users in August.

Basically, any user who used the platform at least once or owned a Genie Genesis NFT by April 15 will receive the stablecoin, which will be claimable for up to 12 months. The statement also said Genie users will continue to have uninterrupted service to the website until the new Uniswap NFT experience is available. The acquisition isn’t the first foray of Uniswap into the NFT sector. In fact, the DEX launched “Unisocks,” linking physical socks with NFTs in spring 2019.

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China’s WeChat bans crypto and NFT-related accounts

The top social media platform in China, WeChat, has updated its policies to ban accounts that provide access to crypto or nonfungible token- (NFT)-related services. Under the new guidelines, accounts involved with the issuance, trading, and financing of crypto and NFTs will be either restricted or banned and will fall under the “illegal business” category.

The policy also covers secondary NFT trading, with the firm noting that “accounts that provide services or content related to the secondary transaction of digital collections shall also be dealt with in accordance with this article.” The move was highlighted by Hong Kong-based crypto news reporter Wu Blockchain (Colin Wu) on Monday, as he pointed out the significance of the action given that WeChat has more than 1.1 billion daily users in China.

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Christie's NFT Expert Joins Yuga Labs to Lead CryptoPunks

Yuga Labs will hire Noah Davis, a key member of Christie’s NFT team, as the brand leader of the CryptoPunks NFT project. Davis was behind Beeple’s famous “The First 5,000 Days” NFT, which sold for $69 million at Christie’s in March 2021.

In a Twitter thread, posted Sunday, Noah Davis announced that he would be joining the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht NFT collection, Yuga Labs as brand leader for its recently-acquired collection CryptoPunks. At Christie's, Davis was responsible for bringing Beeple’s piece 'The First 5,000 Days' to auction.The announcement of the hire comes amid a rapid rise in the CryptoPunks collection's floor price and trading volume. According to recent data, CryptoPunks' sales volume had hit $10.4 million in the last 24 hours, a whopping 230% increase from yesterday.

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Report: Globant Finds 73% of Tech Professionals Believe Metaverse Is Accessible to Them

A report issued by Globant, an Argentinian software company, has discovered that people feel the metaverse is close and accessible to them. The report, titled “How the metaverse is transcending digital limits and reinventing our place in the physical world,” found that the metaverse is perceived as being accessible by 73% of the people consulted, but only 26% have had metaverse experiences.

The metaverse and its tech have become popular subjects for companies to do research around, learning about how people perceive this new sector. A recent report completed by Globant, an Argentinian software company, has revealed that people are actually feeling much closer to the metaverse than experts suggest. The report found that 73% of the surveyed believe that the metaverse is accessible to them, even with all the accessory technology needed to create this alternate world.

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‘Silicon Valley’ Producers Tap Ethereum NFTs for User-Generated Comedy

There’s been no shortage of celebrities entering Web3 to drop NFT collectibles, but more and more established creators are eyeing blockchain technology as a way to rethink the creative process in bringing entertainment to life.

Now, some of the comedic minds behind HBO’s hit series “Silicon Valley” have unveiled their own attempt, Terrible Pets. The project will use Ethereum NFTs to “turn content itself into LEGO blocks,” letting owners use them to build meme-able online content, said Fika Media co-founder and CEO Adam Altman. Web3 offers a new way to co-create and collaborate with a potentially wide and diverse audience.

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NFT platforms in China grow 5X in four months despite government warnings

The popularity of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) is on the rise as recent data shows that the number of digital collectible platforms in China has grown to over 500, a 5X increase from February 2022, when the total number of NFT platforms was just over 100.

According to a report published by a local Chinese daily, the sharp rise in the number of NFT platforms comes amid the growing hype and popularity of the digital collectibles in the country. Major tech giants including Tencent and Alibaba have shown interest in the nascent space and have filed multiple trademark patents.

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ApeCoin Hits New Low as Ethereum, Bored Ape NFT Prices Tumble

The March launch of ApeCoin—an Ethereum token for the Yuga Labs’ burgeoning Bored Ape Yacht Club ecosystem—caused a frenzy in the NFT and crypto markets. But with those markets now in turmoil, ApeCoin is tumbling much faster than other gaming and metaverse-related tokens.

The wider cryptocurrency market is down nearly 6% today, and other metaverse and gaming tokens have similarly taken hits—but not to the same degree as ApeCoin. The Sandbox’s SAND token has dropped 7% to $0.83, while the GMT token for “move-to-earn” game Stepn has dropped over 7% to nearly $0.60. As of this writing, the price has rebounded slightly to $3.24, but has still seen an 11% drop over the past 24 hours.

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Timberland launches metaverse experience with Fortnite

Centered on Timberland’s 'Construct: 10061' program, the partnership spans both the physical and virtual worlds, and invites players and footwear aficionados to discover Timberland’s design and creation process via an immersive playable experience in Fortnite.

Players will find four spectacular Metaboots – including a replica of the iconic yellow boot, plus three original boots inspired by custom outdoor biomes created as part of the project. Taking place on a custom Fortnite island featuring Arctic, Desert and Forest biomes, players can also take on challenges and obstacles to unlock special effects.

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