Archive: metaverse
Crypto Monitor: A Victory for Crypto in China and Hong Kong
By Early Investing on June 2, 2023
China has a complicated relationship with crypto. The Chinese government continues to promote the use and development of blockchain, but crypto trading is still banned in mainland China. Recently, the crypto community had some hope that China may change its tune on crypto. The Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission published a 100-plus-page paper last week about the next generation of the internet — Beijing internet 3.0, or Web3. The paper covers everything from blockchain to…
The Five Hottest Industries of 2023
By Zee Zhong on January 17, 2023
Editor’s Note: Our friends at KingsCrowd have been paying close attention to the investment opportunities that await us in 2023. In today’s article (originally published on KingsCrowd), they reveal the top five industries to keep an eye on. We think you’ll…
Angel Insider: How to Invest in Web3
By Early Investing on October 4, 2022
Web3 is the vision for a new version of the internet that’s built on decentralization, blockchain technology and token-based economics. A key part of Web3 will be the metaverse — a virtual world that often incorporates elements of virtual or augmented reality. And people will own their data. …
Why You Need a Metaverse Startup in Your Portfolio
By Vin Narayanan on September 27, 2022
I recently recommended a metaverse play to our Crypto Asset Strategies members. I’m not sold on the metaverse. But I still believe gaining exposure to this space is critically important. Here’s an excerpt from that piece that explains my logic: VR and…
Regulators Try to Tighten Their Grip on Crypto
By Yasmin Sharbaf on September 23, 2022
Crypto Market Musings On Wednesday, the Fed raised interest rates for the third time this year by 75 basis points. Both the stock and crypto markets responded quickly to the aggressive rate hike. As of this writing, bitcoin is down 2.6% and trading below $19,000. Ethereum fell by…
Behind the Pick: A Metaverse Real Estate Play
By Early Investing on September 9, 2022
Imagine being able to share a cup of coffee with a friend from across the world, attend a work conference or even enjoy a concert… all without leaving your home. The metaverse promises that this is possible. Using virtual and augmented reality technology, people will be…
New Pick: A Speculative Metaverse Play With Room for Upside
By Vin Narayanan on August 26, 2022
This month’s recommendation is risky — even for crypto. We’re jumping into the metaverse. The metaverse is essentially a digital parallel (well, mostly parallel) to our physical universe. It’s a place where people will “live out” their digital lives using avatars (digital representations) of themselves. People…
VirZOOM Fights to Find Sustainable Growth
By Andy Gordon on March 31, 2022
It must be possible to feel very good and very bad about a company at the same time. Because that’s how I feel about VirZOOM. To refresh your memory, VirZOOM offers an app that can be used with just the Oculus Quest headset or in conjunction…
Angel Insider: Should You Invest in the Metaverse?
By Early Investing on March 1, 2022
Venture capitalists invested more than $10 billion into the metaverse last year. And the trend shows no signs of slowing. But what exactly is the metaverse? And is it worth investing in? The short answer is that it’s a digital…
The Metaverse Must Be Decentralized
By Adam Sharp on October 29, 2021
As soon as I saw the headline, I cringed. “Facebook changes its name to Meta.” The new name is a not-so-subtle reference to the Metaverse. Facebook plans to invest $10 billion to build an immersive VR platform (demo here).