This Week in the Metaverse Podcast
A weekly update of the latest news related to the metaverse, including cryptocurrency, blockchain, NFTs, Web3, and virtual reality, delivered with a healthy dose of fun and snark.
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Episodes
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Give us a quick listen and find out:
Which big online retailers are and aren’t going to accept crypto.
Which countries have the most successful Bitcoin investors.
What you need to know before investing in virtual real estate.
How to deal with VR headsets when you wear glasses.
About the return of the shopping mall, just not real ones.
How to virtually get married in the metaverse.
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
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Why Wikipedia has said “no” to crypto.
How many people even know what the metaverse is.
The new ways Meta is going to let you enter their Horizon Worlds.
How to lose huge money betting on an NFT.
About a comic book that wants you to pay for the right to get your ideas stolen.
How your Bored Ape can be in a movie.
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
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How many lawsuits OpenSea is dealing with right now.
About the Super PACs being formed to crush politicians who don’t support crypto.
Who thinks the future of Hollywood is in Blockchain.
What you might be able to do with “Zuck Bucks.”
What’s currently holding the full metaverse vision back.
Who the latest scary celebrity is to release a collection of NFTs. (Hint: It’s not Will Smith)
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
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If spending time in the metaverse will alter your sense of reality.
What the creator of Second Life really thinks about how the metaverses are shaping up.
Just how big a financial opportunity the metaverse represents.
The law being proposed in the U.S. to make stablecoins prove they have fiat reserves to back up their coins
The law being proposed in the EU to eliminate privacy from all crypto transactions.
How many people really know what NFTs are.
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
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If you’ll probably regret getting into crypto.
How banks are creating experiences for the metaverse.
What the NFL is going to let you experience in the metaverse.
5 of the biggest misconceptions about the metaverse.
The latest celebrity to shell out crazy money for an NFT. And it’s not a young one.
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
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If the Treasury thinks crypto can be used to avoid sanctions on Russia.
If Meta is going to let you mint NFTs right on Instagram.
How the metametaverse aims to connect all the multiple metaverses.
What the banking giant HSBC is doing in Decentraland.
How NFTs are being used to give you a closer relationship to your fave music artists.
Why Heineken is REALLY launching a virtual beer.
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
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What the U.S. Executive Order means for crypto.
What the U.K. is demanding of ATMs that deal in crypto assets.
How interest in NFTs and the metaverse is trending.
The latest NFT play by DC Comics.
How to order weed in the metaverse.
What the experts are predicting for the metaverse.
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
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What the big crypto exchanges said when asked to freeze Russian accounts.
Which Blockchain network says they use 99.95% less energy.
How your wallet might get infected with NFTs.
About the hardware that seeks to help you touch things in VR.
How AMC Theatres is diving deeper into crypto.
How you can gussy up your avatar using products from L’Oreal.
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
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What happens if you deal in crypto in China.
How Meta is working to help you rule the metaverse with just your voice.
If those Super Bowl ads for the crypto apps did any good.
How you can buy an NFT as easy as buying a Snickers bar.
Which rappers are getting into trouble with crypto tokens.
The Top 9 metaverse jobs you should be preparing yourself for right now.
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
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Is there an executive order coming to control cryptocurrency?
People don't seem interested in letting Facebook keep all their metaverse data.
Hardware to wrap around your neck that makes sure you stay connected to 5G.
Disney ready to create its own metaverse Fantasyland.
Snoop Dogg says Death Row Records will be the first NFT record label.
Victoria’s Secret reveals what they're going to be offering in the metaverse.