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Apr
01
2022
By Ellen Britt
Meet Me In The Metaverse For Lunch – Why Restaurant Owners Should Pay Attention

Meet Me In The Metaverse For Lunch – Why Restaurant Owners Should Pay Attention

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT If you or a family member or friend is a restaurant owner, you should be paying attention to what the big restaurant brands are doing in this space. Why? Let’s dive in and find out. Would You Like Fries With That? First of all, even if you are a small operator, you have to be curious as to what is going on with the likes of McDonalds and Panerra Bread filing patents related to food service in the metaverse. These companies are pointing to the future and it’s always wise to have an idea about what…
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Mar
31
2022
By Ellen Britt
The Top Five Ways You Can Make Money In The Metaverse

The Top Five Ways You Can Make Money In The Metaverse

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT The metaverse is here to stay, like it or not. But it’s not all pay-to-play or using your hard earned cash to buy virtual bling. Here are the top five ways you can potentially make money in the metaverse. There are huge opportunities out there for the monetization of the metaverse as it continues to develop and gain users. The revenue from virtual gaming alone is estimated to reach $400 billion (yes billion!!) dollars by 2025 and the metaverse as a whole could generate a whopping one trillion in value by that time. So how do…
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Mar
30
2022
By Ellen Britt
Two All-beef Patties, Special Sauce And More Comes To The Metaverse

Two All-beef Patties, Special Sauce And More Comes To The Metaverse

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT We’ve already brought you news about McDonald’s plans to take your order for a Big Mac in the metaverse and then deliver it (in reality!) to your door. Other restaurants want in as well. How would this work?  Your avatar would simply walk into your local metavese McDonald’s, place your order, pay for it and continue your metaverse interactions. Meanwhile, your order is prepared and that Big Mac will soon be at your door, without you ever having to step foot outside the metaverse, or get in your car and head for the drive through. Chomping…
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Mar
29
2022
By Troy Warren
Finally, a Good Use for NFTs: Preserving Street Art

Finally, a Good Use for NFTs: Preserving Street Art

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SUHITA SHIRODKAR | Wired.Com Troy Warren for CNT #NFT Murals and other similar forms of art are often ephemeral. Putting them on the blockchain can give them life after they've been covered up or removed. LAST JUNE, SIX artists—Jet Martinez, Wolfe Pack, Vogue, Joshua Mays, Bud Snow, and Ruff Draft—let themselves into the fifth floor of Oakland's most iconic building: the Tribune Tower. Once inside, they painted and installed murals over 10,000 square feet of empty walls. The pieces ranged in style and subject from Wolfe Pack’s figurative piece celebrating dancer IceCold3000 to Jet Martinez’s pastel-colored contemporary work inspired by…
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Mar
28
2022
By Troy Warren
Top 5 Use Cases for Extended Reality in Automotive

Top 5 Use Cases for Extended Reality in Automotive

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REBEKAH CARTER | XRToday.Com Troy Warren for CNT #NFT Opportunities for XR in the Automotive Industry For decades, automotive companies have been experimenting with technology and tools designed to make the development of next-level vehicles as efficient as possible. Now, we’re beginning to discover Extended Reality may be the innovation we’ve been searching for. Capable of transforming everything from vehicle maintenance, to manufacturing and assembly training, XR in the automotive industry could change the way we build and use vehicles forever. In fact, before the pandemic, the market value for VR in the automotive industry was only $759.3 million. Now,…
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Mar
27
2022
By Troy Warren
How Luxury Retail’s Big Metaverse Fashion Week Experiment In Decentraland Played Out With Virtual Stores, NFT Wearables, A Bored Ape Collaboration And More

How Luxury Retail’s Big Metaverse Fashion Week Experiment In Decentraland Played Out With Virtual Stores, NFT Wearables, A Bored Ape Collaboration And More

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Stephanie Hirschmiller Contributor | Forbes.Com Troy Warren for CNT #NFT Decentraland’s Metaverse Fashion Week (MVFW) offered one key element absent from its physical counterparts. Beyond the digital shows and virtual parties taking place March 24 - 27, the event featured prominent official exposure for retail — purpose built pop-up stores from luxury stalwarts like Selfridges, Tommy Hilfiger, Etro, Dolce & Gabbana and Dundas World. Set for the most part in temporary shopping malls, these offered a combination of NFT wearables to wardrobe one’s avatar in Metaverse Decentraland (DCL) and limited edition physical pieces redeemable via NFTs — both purchasable only…
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Mar
26
2022
By Ellen Britt
The Family Jewels Are Now Virtual

The Family Jewels Are Now Virtual

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT So what else would a young female pharmacist from Vienna do with downtime during the pandemic? Create a virtual jewelry company of course! Stylin' In March of 2021, according to the New York Times, as the pandemic was beginning to tighten its grip globally, Zuzana Bastian, a Viennese pharmacist, had an idea. She began to look for ways to bring some style into numerous Zoom meetings each day, and began to work on a marketplace where customers could purchase virtual jewelry and other fashion accessories that could then be worn in augmented reality as well as…
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Mar
25
2022
By Ellen Britt
Welcome To Satoshi Island Where Crypto Is King (And Queen!)

Welcome To Satoshi Island Where Crypto Is King (And Queen!)

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT Visualize this…a South Pacific Island where only crypto is allowed along with the lure of a decentralized future. Welcome to Satoshi Island! Satoshi Island, named for the enigmatic creator of Bitcoin, who set BTC loose in the world and then disappeared, is a 32-million-square-foot private island sanctuary located in the remote South Pacific. Each Home Will Be An NFT According to CoinTelegraph, modular homes on the island are already under construction and so far the venture has attracted 50,000 NFT applications of interest from people wanting to become permanent crypto residents. Each home will also be…
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Mar
24
2022
By Ellen Britt
Web3 And The Metaverse – Are They The Same Thing?

Web3 And The Metaverse – Are They The Same Thing?

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT You wouldn’t be the first person to think that the terms Web3 and the metaverse are the same thing. They are related, so that’s completely understandable.  Similar But Different Let’s take a look at the differences. Web3 is simply the internet, but an internet built in a decentralized way, on blockchain technology or DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) instead of being located on a centralized server which in turn is controlled by an individual or corporation. The metaverse just means a virtual world, where you can interact with others through a digital representation of yourself known as…
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Mar
23
2022
By Ellen Britt
Crypto Mortgages Have Arrived

Crypto Mortgages Have Arrived

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFTUntil now, people who wanted to use cryptocurrency to purchase a home had very few options, other than cashing out their holdings and paying USD for the house.On top of having to decide which tokens you want to cash out, you will also incur a taxable event when you do. Ouch!Milo To The RescueThat’s all about to change if Milo, a Miami-based fintech startup has its way! The company is poised to offer the world’s first crypto mortgage. They plan to allow customers to use bitcoin (BTC) as collateral to qualify for a 30-year loan on a…
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