A new job posting on LinkedIn revealed that The Walt Disney Company is looking to hire a transaction lawyer working at an “accelerated and aggressive timeline” to explore new technology opportunities, like the metaverse, DeFi, and NFTs. The media conglomerate looks to expand into Web3 territory focusing on “next generation storytelling.” Meanwhile, Walmart sells NFT-linked…

Breaking crypto news from the last week (Sept. 17 – 23, 2022): Sept. 18: Metaplex, a creator of the NFT protocol on Solana, is launching an MPLX governance token and will conduct an airdrop for NFT creators. Metaplex said it took a snapshot of eligible creators who created NFTs via Metaplex by August 24 and…

Top crypto news from the Middle East region over the last week (Sept. 17–23, 2022): Islamic finance sector sees growth opportunities in crypto and metaverse New research of IslamicMarkets.com with leading Islamic finance professionals shows growing acceptance of crypto and digital assets and rising interest in the metaverse. Nearly 63% predict the adoption of crypto…