Disney is looking for an M&A lawyer for its Web3 plans

    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…

    Walmart is preparing to join the metaverse with its own cryptocurrency and NFTs

    American retail chain Walmart is preparing to enter the metaverse by creating its own NFT collections and cryptocurrency. This information is based on several trademarks filed by the retail giant with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In late December, the retail chain filed several trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark…

    Walmart installs 200 Bitcoin ATMs in stores

    Walmart, the world’s largest company by revenue, enables customers to buy Bitcoin at dozens of its U.S. stores. The retail giant is offering Bitcoin through 200 of its Coinstar ATMs in partnership with crypto firm Coinme. This service can be extended if Bitcoin value and consumption continue to rise. Coinstar has more than 20,000 ATMs…

    Walmart seeks a crypto product lead to drive digital currency strategy

    Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer by total sales, is looking to hire a “digital currency and cryptocurrency product lead” to “own and drive the digital currency strategy,” following Amazon looking for ways to let customers pay for goods with cryptocurrencies, which could be a promising development for the crypto community. According to Walmart’s careers page,…