The IBM Digital Health Pass is designed to enable organizations to verify COVID-19 test results or vaccination status for employees, customers and visitors entering their site, such as a sports stadium, airplane, university, government building or workplace. Relying on a combination of encryption, QR codes and blockchain technology, the IBM Digital Health Pass is a secured, voluntary digital alternative to paper test results or vaccination cards and provides another option, if needed, for individuals to share that they have tested negative or been vaccinated for COVID-19.

Metaverse – December 15, 2021 – Dreams Quest and The Sandbox, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands and the leading open NFT metaverse platform, are pleased to announce they have entered into a global strategic partnership, combining Dreams Quest’s industry-leading character development with The Sandbox’s expansive metaverse and next-gen technology.

Circle, a global internet finance firm that provides internet-based payments and financial infrastructure to businesses of all sizes and principal operator of USD Coin (USDC), today announced native support for USDC on the Avalanche public blockchain- an eco-friendly, decentralized smart contracts platform empowering the next generation of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) with low fees and near-instant finality.

Lydium continues to expand its financial network, which continues to grow with new agricultural cooperative contacts and agreements every day. Lydium, whose ICO sales continue to be in demand on a global scale, aims to be a new ecosystem that includes the entire agricultural sector and LYD Coin to be a cryptocurrency used in the entire agricultural sector.

D.G.Verse, a Singapore-based platform designed by D.G.Ventures Pte Ltd to democratize game development and publishing, will be putting its line of D.G.Pals non-fungible tokens (NFTs) up for auction from December 20th to 23rd as the company moves toward creating a creative and stable ecosystem for content creators.

The past week (3-10 December) reminded investors of the magnitude of crypto’s short-term volatility. In less than 12 hours on Saturday 3 December, Bitcoin (BTC) fell from $53k to $42k before rebounding to settle just below the $50k range. There are three main reasons suggested for why this crash occurred, and all of them point to this being temporary and the bull run continuing. As such, current prices make for an attractive entry point into the market. 

RFOX has concluded the sale of SHOPs in the Arkamoto gaming-inspired quarter of the RFOX VALT metaverse as of December 11, 2021, at 12 AM GMT+8. Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, 11th December 2021 – Metaverse company RFOX (RedFOX Labs) announced today the results of the successful auction of virtual land assets, called SHOPs, in its RFOX VALT metaverse, as well as the consolidation of its corporate and consumer offerings under the umbrella brand RFOX.

Inflation is running rampant across the globe as central banks continue to print money to fund projects to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.  According to the latest data, US inflation recently hit its highest level in 31 years. Europe isn’t doing any better. Euro zone inflation soared to its highest rate on record this month on surging energy costs, likely peaking before a slow decline that will keep it uncomfortably high for much of the next year, data from Eurostat showed on Tuesday.

Glory Star New Media Group Holdings Limited, ("Glory Star", the "Company" or "we") (NASDAQ: GSMG), a leading digital media platform and content-driven e-commerce company in China, today announced further details pertaining to its Metaverse Experience Centers (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glory-star-to-build-three-metaverse-experience-centers-in-beijing-shenzhen-and-new-york-city-301426575.html). The Company is currently identifying locations in Beijing for its first Metaverse Experience Center, which will incorporate professionally curated media content, e-commerce, social networking, gaming, and non-fungible tokens ("NFTs").

Leveraging Bellwether Culture's unique relationships, FreshStash will launch with top tier media personalities Crystal Hefner, Dale Moss and singer and actress Pia Mia. FreshStash's first-of-its-kind platform in Decentraland will enable artists and creators to make unique experiences and engage more deeply with their audiences.