metaverse

One term that has surged in popularity in 2021 is metaverse, a virtual world concept first coined by author Neal Stephenson in the 1992 book “Snow Crash.” Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is the new name of social media platform company Facebook, which will also change its ticker...

Hip hop icon Snoop Dogg is recreating his California mansion inside Ethereum-based (CRYPTO: ETH) metaverse platform Sandbox (CRYPTO: SAND), which caused the plot next to his to be sold today for nearly 71,000 SAND — about $450,000. What Happened: Snoop Dogg said in a Friday...

It has been an interesting past few months in the tech space. Everyone seems to be more interested in the metaverse than ever, even though not many people even seem to know what it is. This technological marvel has been taking the world by storm, with the promise of changing the way we generally...

A leading sportswear company could be betting big on the growth of NFTs and the Metaverse, with several partnerships announced and hinted at over the last week. What Happened: Apparel and footwear company Adidas AG (OTC: ADDYY) has been active in the non-fungible token and Metaverse space. Adidas...

Even as Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) dropped over 20% in November, these five cryptocurrencies gave impressive returns. Gala (GALA): The token associated with Gala Games, a platform created by the co-founder of Zynga Eric Schiermeyer, skyrocketed 587.48% in November. Gala crypto price hit an all-time...

Matterport Inc.'s (NASDAQ: MTTR) growth story evinces confidence heading into 2022, according to an analyst at Wedbush. The Matterport Analyst: Daniel Ives maintained an Outperform rating on Matterport shares and increased the price target from $30 to $38. The Matterport Thesis...

Social media platform Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), which is now known as Meta Platforms Inc, won’t be getting a new stock ticker as quickly as originally forecasted. What Happened: In October, Facebook announced plans to change its name to Meta and a new stock symbol of MVRS. The symbol...

Wedbush analyst Dan Ives says the investment firm’s “tech playbook” remains unchanged in the wake of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, with Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) remaining a clear favorite. What Happened: Ives said among the FAANG stocks — made up of Facebook Inc...

Movie theatre chain AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AMC) has announced its foray into the non fungible tokens (NFT) space. What Happened: AMC Entertainment and Sony Group Corp.’s (NYSE: SONY) Sony Pictures said they will offer 86,000 NFTs to celebrate the Dec. 16 release of the...

Los Angeles has always been a trippy place, ensconced as it is in the entertainment industry where nothing is real and everything is permitted. And now a TV series called “Psychedelic City” is set to showcase how the City of Angels really rolls. Riding the wave of popularity...

The company behind the massively successful mobile game “Pokemon Go” has seen its valuation increase over the years. A recent funding round could help the company become a major player in the growing market that is the metaverse. What Happened: Niantic raised $300 million in a...

Popular video game Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX) is getting support from a newly public company using their metaverse to appeal to a new demographic of fans. What Happened: Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) announced Thursday the creation of NIKELAND in Roblox. The place is described as a place for fans to...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), which rebranded as Meta Platforms Inc, showed off “haptic gloves” recently and a California-based startup, HaptX, says that the Mark Zuckerberg-led company’s appear to be “substantively identical” to its patented technology.  What...

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is having a strong close thus far to end the week, up almost 3.5% and only $7 off the weekly highs. What Happened: While the volume of shares traded is solid at 17 million vs. the 10 day average of 21 million, options traders are quite active on the day,...

Presearch (CRYPTO: PRE) — a privacy-conscious and cryptocurrency-powered alternative to Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google search engine — just made navigating the metaverse easier for everyone. What Happened: Presearch signed a partnership...