Decentraland launches virtual LAND renting

    The Decentranland metaverse announced a new platform feature that allows its virtual LAND owners to officially rent out the rights to the space for predefined periods through the digital marketplace. Decentranland users who own LAND can now become landlords to earn passive income from their metaverse assets. In an official statement, Decentraland describes LAND owners…

    Warner Music Group partners with Polygon NFT music platform LGND

    Warner Music Group, the major record label, announced on Dec. 6 a multi-year partnership with the Ethereum sidechain network and the Web3 music startup. Artists signed to Warner Music Group labels will be able to release music NFTs through the upcoming Polygon-based marketplace LGND Music. LGND Music is an online marketplace set to launch in…

    Aave acquires NFT game developer Sonar for Lens social media integration

    Aave Companies has acquired Sonar, a mobile metaverse app whose users pilot NFT-linked avatars through digital worlds, with plans to integrate its Lens social media protocol with the platform. Following the acquisition, Lens Protocol will be integrated into a game app with about 20,000 monthly active users. Software development company Aave Companies announced on Dec….

    Chainlink launches staking, building its new Economics 2.0

    Staking for decentralized oracle network Chainlink is now live on Ethereum for early access users, which is one of the most highly anticipated events for its network. After being open fully on Dec. 8, holders of its native token LINK will be able to contribute to the network’s security and receive appropriate rewards. Previously, Chainlink…

    Goldman Sachs sees opportunities for crypto investment after the FTX crash

    Investment bank Goldman Sachs plans to spend “tens of millions of dollars” to buy or invest in crypto firms whose valuations declined after the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, Reuters reported. “We do see some really interesting opportunities, priced much more sensibly,” said the bank’s digital asset head Mathew McDermott. According to a Reuters report,…

    Coca-Cola to mint NFTs based on heatmaps from FIFA World Cup games

    Coca-Cola has teamed up with Crypto.com to release a collection of 2022 FIFA World Cup NFTs based on heatmaps of the games played. The move is the latest corporate play to try to capitalize on crypto fever amid the World Cup in Qatar. Coca-Cola is releasing a set of 10,000 World Cup NFTs, which are…