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Coca-Cola kickstarts Christmas with karaoke takeover of London’s Piccadilly Circus

On Thursday evening, one of London’s most famous landmarks lit up in Coca-Cola red as thousands came together for a festive sing-along. Following the first ever live karaoke experience on the Piccadilly Lights in 2019, Coca-Cola returned this year to lead people in Christmas carols and, of course, the Holidays Are Coming song from the […]
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7 Best Types of Videos for Increased ECommerce Conversions

Ecommerce platforms have flourished massively over the past few years, making it easier for people to sell and shop virtually. Amidst the fierce competition in e-commerce markets, many brands use videos to spearhead their marketing strategy. A video is an all-in-one channel that can cover and pinpoint all the vital points of a brand or […]
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Nike Launches a Virtual Marketplace Experience, .SWOOSH

On Monday, Nike launched .SWOOSH, its new digital community and experience, the brand announced. The platform is a home for Nike virtual creations and uses blockchain-powered technology — or what many call “Web3” — to offer an inclusive, equitable place for athletes, creators, collectors and consumers to design and own the future of sport. Currently […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

The top 5 NFT launches of all time

The last few years have brought riotous growth for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). In 2021 the industry became public knowledge, with news stories breaking about this new form of wealth investors were scrambling to acquire. Prices rocketed, but the overwhelming hype had its drawbacks. The price of some sales was driven by speculation rather than actual […]
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NECA Launches AutoT at Walmart, an Exclusive New Digital Collectibles Marketplace

BENTONVILLE, Ark., & HILLSIDE, N.Y. Oct. 3, 2022 — Walmart and NECA (National Entertainment Collectibles Association) are proud to announce AutoT, the first of its kind revolutionary digital collectible platform featuring limited-edition figures and collectibles. Launching exclusively this month both on Walmart.com and in stores, AutoT collectibles will break new ground in the digital collector […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

NFT sales tumble in Q3, down by 60% from Q2

Sales of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) plunged in Q3, according to blockchain tracker DappRadar, as crypto investors prepare for a “crypto winter” with demand for the digital assets unlikely to return,… The post NFT sales tumble in Q3, down by 60% from Q2 appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Liverpool FC expands partnership with digital collectibles NFT sports startup

Liverpool Football Club (LFC) is expanding its partnership with digital collectibles fantasy sports start up Sorare. The blockchain-based firm’s online fantasy sports game allows customers to purchase officially licensed digital… The post Liverpool FC expands partnership with digital collectibles NFT sports startup appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
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How the upcoming Ethereum Merge could change crypto’s rewards, costs and reputation

Ethereum, the second-largest blockchain by market cap, is about to undergo a massive transformation known to the crypto community as “the Merge.” It’s a long-awaited systemwide upgrade that experts say will reduce the blockchain’s energy consumption by about 99% by switching its transaction verification system away from “proof-of-work,” which relies on crypto “miners” using massive […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Building a Metaverse World with a Real-World Economy

When Kevin Beauregard talks about the economy of his forthcoming racing game, ExoGP, the CEO of gaming developer Atmos Labs wants to talk about ownership, not earning. The metaverse-focused game’s core is the exosuit, a sort of armored wingsuit built on a nonfungible token (NFT) that lets you build and add other NFT-based components onto […]
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2-for-1 sale on TC Sessions: Crypto passes!

What’s better than saving some coin in your wallet? Saving coin AND getting something for free! Book your TC Sessions: Crypto general admission Launch pass today and get a second pass for free! One general admission Launch pass typically costs $199, but our Labor Day sale gets you two Launch passes for the price of one […]
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Microtraction hits $15M first close on its second fund for pre-seed investment in African startups

Microtraction, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in African startups at the pre-seed stage, is announcing that it has reached the first close of its second fund, Microtraction Community Limited. The fund doesn’t have a set target at the moment, the founding partners told TechCrunch, but it achieved the first close at $15 million.  […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Launch price TC Sessions: Crypto tix going, going…

If blockchain, cryptocurrency, decentralized finance (DeFi) and web3 get your entrepreneurial motor running, do not miss our TC Sessions: Crypto daylong deep dive on November 17 in Miami. We have special launch pricing on passes and exhibitor packages, and you can save a chunk of change. But don’t pussyfoot around — supplies are limited, running […]
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There’s always another nightmarish crypto hack around the corner

Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week, we looked at the near-term future for crypto gaming as VCs zero in on where to place consumer bets. This week, we’re looking at hardware wallets and the endless journey towards feeling safe in the crypto world. To get this in your inbox every Thursday, you can subscribe […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Arca’s David Nage on how regulatory scrutiny is impacting venture investment in web3

The regulatory environment surrounding crypto is shifting stateside as the SEC takes aim at major players in the web3 world, promising to shake up business as usual with aggressive action. This week on Chain Reaction, we sat down with David Nage. Nage is a Principal at Arca overseeing their early stage fund with a primary […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

FTC Lawsuit Shows Faith in Meta’s Trillion-Dollar Metaverse Ambitions

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just sued to block Meta from acquiring a VR company, saying it would put the social media giant “one step closer to its ultimate goal of owning the entire ‘Metaverse.’” That’s something CEO Mark Zuckerberg had better get on with, given the dismal Q2 earnings report the company released on […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

The “D” in DAO doesn’t stand for democracy, says Upstream CEO Alexander Taub

Ever since a group of chronically-online crypto enthusiasts tried to buy a copy of the U.S. Constitution in a high-profile bidding war, DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) have been at the forefront of discussion in the web3 world. How are they different from companies, you ask? DAOs have been lauded for their ability to give everyone […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Meta Metaverse Weekly: One Quintillion Ways to Customize Your Meta Avatar

Meta’s metaverse will be so inclusive that it will offer more than 1 quintillion ways to differentiate your Meta Avatar’s look. That’s 18 zeros, by the way. This is one of the takeaways from Meta’s “2022 Diversity Report,” issued on July 19 by the company’s Chief Diversity Officer, Maxine Williams. The metaverse is “a whole […]
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  1. Corporate Finance

Pitch Deck Teardown: Arkive’s $9.7M seed deck

On Tuesday, I covered Arkive’s $9.7 million funding round, a startup that is trying to answer the question: “What if the Smithsonian was owned and curated by the internet?” The company’s founder and CEO Tom McLeod was gracious enough to let me take a closer look at the pitch deck he used to raise their […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Startups race to build a crypto-native, consumer-friendly messaging platform for web3

There’s no shortage of headlines about the onset of “crypto winter.” Amid a growing pile of bankruptcies, one of the buzziest startups in the business, the NFT marketplace OpenSea, announced a major layoff just today. Behind the scenes, however, plenty of founders and VCs are doubling down on the promise of largely decentralized, blockchain-based outfits, […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Daily Crunch: Musk wants out of his $44B Twitter deal

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT (except today because of the breaking Musk news!), subscribe here. Jet-lagged and post-COVID-fatigued, Haje is back, joining Christine to bring you fine morsels of tech news in this very newsletter. Also, hearsay (and the […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Do Retailers Need a Digital Fashion Strategy? 5 Brands Designing for the Metaverse

Fashion is a universal language—one spoken by many but truly understood by few. The way we dress serves as one of our purest forms of self-expression, often giving others a window into the core beliefs and values that sculpt our identities.  For decades, from design and production to shopping and styling, fashion and technology have […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Crypto hackers are increasingly phishing for new bait on social media

As more people enter the web3 ecosystem, there are increasing opportunities for hackers to attack. And during the second quarter, there was a significant rise in crypto-focused phishing attacks across social media sites, according to a new report. There were 290 recorded attacks during the second quarter, up 170% from 106 in the first quarter, […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

NFT giant OpenSea reports major email data breach

OpenSea, the popular NFT marketplace that hit a colossal $13 billion valuation in January, is warning users of email phishing after a data breach. A staff at Customer.io, an email vendor contracted by OpenSea, misused their employee access to download and share email addresses of OpenSea’s users and newsletter subscribers with an unauthorized external party, […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Web3 artist Latashá on educating creators about crypto’s ebbs and flows

Despite all the controversy surrounding the crypto world, one obvious bright spot of blockchain technology has been its ability to support creators and artists in monetizing their work. Rapper and visual artist Latashá, our guest on the latest episode of the Chain Reaction podcast, is a living embodiment of web3’s potential to support independent artists. […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Crypto Winter’s Harsh Lessons May Spawn the ‘Last Unbanked Generation’

Cryptocurrency prices have been collapsing for more than half a year now, so it seems counterintuitive to say that crypto investing is a tool that can create “the first financially successful generation.” Yet Eddie Behringer, co-founder and CEO of teen-targeted, education-focused Copper Banking, said he sees the crypto winter as an educational opportunity for his […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

NFT Weekly: Shopify Launches ‘Tokengated Commerce’; Bill Murray Does His Thing; NHL Puts NFTs in the Net

Shopify merchants will be able to use non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for something more than trading pictures with the launch of what it calls “tokengated commerce,” a way for its merchants to use them to build loyalty. Announced on Wednesday (June 22) as part of Shopify Editions, a massive product launch, the eCommerce platform rolled out […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Box CEO Aaron Levie on where web3 doesn’t make sense

It’s been a rough week for the crypto community as top tokens have seen massive selloffs, pushing some in the space to double down while leaving others to take stock off how the industry got to this point and what widely accepted truths need to be re-evaluated as the crypto internet matures. There haven’t been […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Apple’s big week was not without its flaws

Hi, friends! Welcome back to Week In Review, the newsletter where we recap some of the top stories to cross TechCrunch dot com this week. The most read story this week was . . . well, everything that came out of Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference. Apple tends to dominate the news cycle during WWDC, […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Metaverse and its influence on eCommerce

BlockChain, NFTs, AR, VR, or whatever comes next, it’s always good to stay up to date with trends. However, instead of following them blindly, we can have our own take on the competitive advantage they are offering. The Metaverse isn’t entirely in existence. It doesn’t have to be, but containing metaverse-like elements can benefit your […]
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Amazon tops expectations for revenue, earnings

SEATTLE – Amazon posted better-than-expected revenue and earnings in the quarter ended March 31. Net sales increased 13% from a year earlier to $143.3 billion. The company reported first-quarter net income of $10.4 billion, or 98 cents a diluted share, compared to $3.2 billion a year earlier. Amazon’s operating income surged to $15.3 billion, up […]
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Walmart to close all 51 health centers

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart today said it has made the “difficult decision” to close its Walmart Health and Walmart Virtual Care clinics, citing a lack of profitability. “The decision to close all 51 health centers across five states and shut down the virtual care offering was not easy. We understand this change affects lives – […]
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