In 8 minutes, you’ll hear about: Insiders being blown away by Apple’s new AR/VR product. The European Parliament approving comprehensive rules regulating crypto. Why VC money is drying up for crypto projects. Yuga Labs and the Bored Apes’ big win in court. 8 reasons your crypto investment might be disappointing you. A music group that brought the metaverse out into the real world instead of the other way around.
Apr 24, 2023•9 min•Ep. 62
In 8 minutes, you’ll hear about: Why some people are worried about Meta letting teenagers into Horizon Worlds. How much confidence Americans currently have in crypto. How France is saying phooey on the big metaverse platforms, we’ll make our own. What Mastercard’s new Music Pass NFT gets you. Which streaming platform just made the jump to virtual reality access. The things keeping blockchain from reaching its true potential.
Apr 17, 2023•10 min•Ep. 61
In 8 minutes, you’ll hear about: A former Meta insider and what they think is the problem developing the metaverse. How successful, or not, Metaverse Fashion Week was. The speculation as to Apple’s approach to the metaverse, VR and AR. One big argument for why we should be using crypto. ChatGPT’s opinion of Bitcoin. The top blockchain trends for 2023.
Apr 10, 2023•11 min•Ep. 60
In 8 minutes, you’ll hear about: Why Disney wiped out its metaverse team. Why Nvidia’s CTO thinks crypto has nothing to contribute to humanity. What Mastercard is doing to become the default payment system of the metaverse. How Burger King is helping customer devices stay charged using crypto. What it’s like to snuggle with strangers’ avatars and sleep in virtual reality. What it’s like to die in virtual reality.
Apr 03, 2023•8 min•Ep. 59
In 8 minutes, you’ll hear about: How the EU is trying to put a “kill switch” on smart contracts. Why Meta is backing away from NFTs. How the IRS is leaning toward taxing digital assets. How Second Life is expanding to mobile after all these years. How Sony is working to let you carry your digital assets from game to game and platform to platform. The metaverse jobs of the future.
Mar 27, 2023•8 min•Ep. 58
In 8 short minutes you’ll find out: What the Silicon Valley Bank collapse is doing to crypto and stablecoins How governments are feeling about regulating crypto now What Amazon’s NFT platform is going to look like About ways we might see blockchain evolve Predictions for Web3 and the metaverse About the latest celebrity entering The Sandbox
Mar 13, 2023•8 min•Ep. 57
In 8 minutes, you’ll hear about: A court in Colombia that held a real trial in the metaverse. How many people are hanging onto their crypto and why they won’t give up on it. What’s turning Mark Zuckerberg’s head away from the metaverse. The two big mistakes the coiner of the phrase metaverse says people are making about it. The car shopping experience in the metaverse. How you can get into the special sections of Playboy’s MetaMansion....
Mar 06, 2023•8 min•Ep. 56
In 8 minutes, you’ll hear about: A state bill that will get government access blockchain transactions without a private key. Why it’s almost hopeless to be anonymous in the metaverse. Upcoming tech to give you better fingers in the metaverse. Efforts to get a federally sanctioned digital asset marketplace going. How you can step right into your old memories in VR. Why YouTube might be more open to Web3 now.
Feb 27, 2023•8 min•Ep. 55
In this short episode you’ll learn: About Microsoft’s latest step away from the metaverse. Why investors are pouring money into Web3 gaming even as player numbers go down. What Roblox is doing to make it easier to build virtual worlds using just words. About the VR headset coming out that is will be the world’s lightest and slimmest. Why the IMF says the dangers of El Salvador using Bitcoin as legal tender haven’t shown up yet, but it’s early. What the 9 big dangers of the metaverse are....
Feb 20, 2023•9 min•Ep. 54
In this short episode you’ll learn: How the U.S. financial system is being a real jerk to cryptocurrency. About some secret understanding The Sandbox came to with Saudi Arabia. Which countries tweet most positively and most negatively about the metaverse. What phygital NFTs are. What AI tokens are. How Paris Hilton is helping people find the loves of their lives in the metaverse.
Feb 13, 2023•9 min•Ep. 53
In this short episode you’ll learn: Why Meta is having its developers shut down popular VR games About a new way to get much higher resolution in VR goggles What the NFL has planned in the metaverse leading up to the Super Bowl Why your relatives will be conversing with a dead you in the metaverse sooner than thought How virtual flirting might stop you from cheating in the real world Why Web3 and NFTs might not be the answer for earning royalties artists hoped...
Feb 06, 2023•9 min•Ep. 52
In this short episode you’ll learn: Why Microsoft threw in the towel on its metaverse world. How sketchy the Federal Reserve Board still thinks crypto is. How Amazon might get into the NFT business. The most in demand Web3 skills employers are looking for. How the NBA is making watching real games virtually even cooler. How crypto investors think the metaverse is most likely to change how we do things.
Jan 30, 2023•8 min•Ep. 51
In this short episode you’ll learn: About some other dominos falling after the FTX debacle. About Seoul, South Korea’s city metaverse for citizen services. What Apple has in the works for the metaverse. Why Dogecoin just earned some sustainability bragging rights. Why it’s industry that might get the metaverse going more-so than consumers. What those who have been doing their work inside the metaverse really think of it.
Jan 23, 2023•7 min•Ep. 50
In this short episode you’ll learn: The main thing that has to happen if Web3 is going to work and get adopted. The results of a PwC survey about the workplace, employment, and the metaverse’s likely roles. The big metaverse job openings at LEGO. How Lenovo can get you into the metaverse with no headgear or wearables. The companies working to make your digital avatars interoperable in different metaverses. And some of the funny ways big name brands have tried to market themselves in the metavers...
Jan 16, 2023•9 min•Ep. 49
In this short episode you’ll learn: How enterprises haven’t gotten the memo the metaverse is a bust The results of Accenture’s big metaverse survey What to watch for in Web3 this year How a “Science Eye” might be what connects you to the metaverse A way to not look quite as dumb to onlookers while you’re in virtual environments What a next-gen metaverse casino has to offer
Jan 09, 2023•7 min•Ep. 48
In this short episode you’ll learn: Cryptocurrency predictions for 2023 How VR headset sales are going The trends that will shape the metaverse over the next decade The main reasons the metaverse hasn’t yet caught on with the masses Which metaverse platforms seem to be doing best What Home Depot is building for the metaverse
Jan 02, 2023•7 min•Ep. 47
In this short episode you’ll learn: How you might be getting a second skin for your virtual life. How different virtual environments affect your mood. Who wants to use the metaverse for travel, and how. What the Bored Ape Yacht Club guys have planned for the metaverse. Three bits of advice for businesses thinking about getting into the metaverse. And some New Year’s predictions for the metaverse and Web3.
Dec 19, 2022•8 min•Ep. 46
In this short episode you’ll learn: If the metaverse won word of the year. Who really, really doesn’t want the government to regulate the metaverse too much. Who’s excited about the metaverse and understands it Why the UK isn’t and doesn’t Which metaverse lets you rent out your virtual land What the founder of Ethereum thinks the top uses of crypto are
Dec 12, 2022•8 min•Ep. 45
In this short episode you’ll learn: Four big challenges the metaverse is facing How many people came to the metaverse party the European Union threw How smart contracts are being used in healthcare The new way to make your avatar move as quickly and smoothly as you do Which nation is more bullish than ever on crypto Which industry the AR try-on experience is helping most
Dec 05, 2022•7 min•Ep. 44
In this short episode you’ll learn: What kind of metaverse talent Apple is looking for, and why If women are getting a good seat at the table in metaverse leadership Why the producer of Abba’s 3D show thinks technology is making us lonely About legislation in New York that outright bans certain crypto mining Whether or not Mark Zuckerberg is really going to quit Meta Some ways we might handle our identities in all these metaverses...
Nov 28, 2022•7 min•Ep. 43
In this short episode you’ll learn: The metaverse’s role in this year’s World Cup What banks are doing in the metaverse Which dead celebrity is coming back to life as a metaverse hologram The countries that are most “ready” for a fully functioning metaverse Which country thinks it might only exist in the metaverse in the future The latest celebrities who think we want to live in worlds they create
Nov 21, 2022•7 min•Ep. 42
In this short episode you’ll learn: What the FTX implosion means for the rest of crypto About a brand-new nation that’s starting in the metaverse first, but then will be real land Why if you own an NFT, you may not own what you think you do What’s keeping trying on clothes from being a cool metaverse experience Why we need to keep humanity in mind as we build metaverse experiences How people got to audition for The Voice in the metaverse...
Nov 14, 2022•8 min•Ep. 41
In this short episode you’ll learn: About the two groups fighting for what the metaverse is eventually going to be How many Americans want the government to regulate crypto The seven technologies needed to make the metaverse really happen Which country just opened a metaverse mega mall How to share VR experiences without throwing up About the first Web3 smartphone
Nov 07, 2022•9 min•Ep. 40
In this short episode you’ll learn: Why it’s predicted most business projects in the metaverse will fail by 2025. Why Apple won’t even use the word “metaverse”. Why graphics in the metaverse have to get as good as today’s video games. How one city in Japan is applying the metaverse to their education system. Why Apple is being antagonistic about NFTs. And a warning about the metaverse from privacy fan Edward Snowden.
Oct 31, 2022•7 min•Ep. 39
In this short episode you’ll learn: Why Dubai is considering metaverse cops Why Interpol is considering global metaverse cops The five Web3 trends we should be watching in 2023 Whether metaverse real estate enthusiasts are still enthused What the developer of SimCity is doing now Who’s involved in the second annual Decentraland Metaverse Music Festival
Oct 24, 2022•8 min•Ep. 38
In this short episode you’ll learn: The shocking statistics of how many people are going into the metaverse Disney’s Web3 plans which could put you inside their movies Why people are still buying crypto like crazy even though they don’t understand it The NFT project CNN is giving up on Microsoft’s plans for industrial virtual environments The new TV series that offers up one scary depiction of the metaverse
Oct 17, 2022•6 min•Ep. 37
In this short episode you’ll learn: The latest embarrassment to come out in Meta internal memos What kind of political NFTs you might be able to donate to get What generative art NFTs are Why Kim Kardashian had to pay over a million in fines for promoting crypto How you might have an adventure in the metaverse with Bruce Willis one day How strippers are making six figures in the metaverse while staying dressed and anonymous
Oct 10, 2022•7 min•Ep. 36
Give this a few minutes and you’ll learn: How worried the Department of Defense is that crypto is a national security threat. The terms under which you can get your NFT-based app into the App Store. About the two worlds Walmart is using to experiment with the metaverse. Just how much people have cooled on buying crypto. The one thing most likely to drive development of Web3 and the decentralized web. How more music artists will be getting into the Web3 and NFT business....
Oct 03, 2022•7 min•Ep. 35
Give this a few minutes and you’ll learn: How game developers are helping healthcare’s entry into the metaverse What the 3D metaverse equivalent of the web’s HTML looks like it’s going to be How a new tool will help tell you how scarce that NFT you’re buying really is What state will let you pay your taxes in crypto How you can experience Jack Daniels in the metaverse The problems with trying to do college in the metaverse
Sep 26, 2022•6 min•Ep. 34
Give this a few minutes and you’ll learn: The next steps the US government has taken to regulate and control crypto How Starbucks is going to be using the metaverse Why spending time in the metaverse might have the same effects as being on acid Why someone who’s worked on VR for three decades is scared of the metaverse What the company will do that the inventor of the metaverse has started Why your next favorite music group might not have any actual humans in it...
Sep 19, 2022•6 min•Ep. 33