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🖼 OKX to Give Away 200 Phaver-Up NFT Whitelist Spots OKX, in partnership with Phaver, has launched a giveaway of 200 Phaver-Up NFT whitelist spots in anticipation of the upcoming Phaver-Up NFT minting event. The 'Phaver-Up NFT x OKX airdrop' giveaway began on April 16 and ends on April 21 at 4:00 PM (UTC). An Anima NFT serves as a proof-of-personhood, ensuring a unique and bot-resistant user experience within the Phaver ecosystem. Downloading the Phaver app, signing up and minting an Anima NFT enhances users' chances of securing a spot on the whitelist for the Phaver-Up NFT raffle by 15 times. Source @Facebook_Metaverse_Nfts ✔️

🔫 Meta Shift Focus From Gaming to an Education Metaverse The announcement marks a significant step towards integrating virtual reality (VR) technology into educational environments. Let’s discover more about this important news for Meta. Meta’s Quest virtual reality (VR) headsets are one of the top XR headsets on the market. The company’s expansion into education signifies a growing trend towards immersive learning experiences. Meta is reportedly in pole position to dominate the VR sector, which has recorded a whopping 27.3% annual growth since 2020. Source @Facebook_Metaverse_Nfts ✔️

🖼 ApeCoin Nears All-Time Low as Bored Ape Ethereum NFT Prices Plummet ApeCoin, the Ethereum-based token tied to Yuga Labs’ namesake NFT collection, is firmly in the doldrums alongside its Ape-themed analogs following a tumultuous week for the broader crypto markets. The token has slipped 30% over the past seven days amid market turbulence sparked by growing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Extending losses over the past year, the price of ApeCoin has plummeted 74% since this time last April to a current price of $1.19, according to CoinGecko. Source @Facebook_Metaverse_Nfts ✔️

🔫 Meta Unveils Enterprise-Level Metaverse Quest Services For Education Sector The educational sector will soon get access to Meta’s enterprise-level Quest services, the social media behemoth said on April 15. When it comes to extended reality (XR) headsets, the Quest models from this business are “by far the most popular on the market,” as Statista puts it. Moreover, by the end of 2024, the industry is projected to have over 34 million units deployed. Statista estimates that there were 14.2 million VR users in 2020; if this forecast holds, the industry would have grown at a CAGR of over 27.3% since then. Source @Facebook_Metaverse_Nfts ✔️

🖼 Meta Monkey Launches NFT Collectibles for Elder’s Grace Meta Monkey, a cross-web studio, has launched Founder’s Digital Card Collectibles for their upcoming web3 NFT game, Elder’s Grace: Rise of the Mobley. The Founder’s Digital Card Collectibles, known as the Origins of the Elder Mobley Edition, offer perks including alpha and beta access for playtesting, special Discord roles, and in-game benefits such as unique Summon Skins, XP Boosts, and customizations for stronghold names and icons. The collection come in four levels—Common, Rare, Epic, and Legendary—with a total supply limited to 300. Source @Facebook_Metaverse_Nfts ✔️

🖼 Adidas and STEPN Team Up for High-Tech Sneaker NFTs STEPN is making moves. Following its significant $100M $GMT airdrop, the Move-to-Earn blockchain game unveiled Genesis Sneaker NFTs in partnership with Adidas and its web3 venture, ALTS by Adidas. “A lot more to come” has also been teased, fueling excitement among blockchain and sneaker buffs alike. However, it remains unclear whether these digital assets will include physical counterparts, like the ‘Adidas X Crazyfast Bugatti‘ football boots. Source @Facebook_Metaverse_Nfts ✔️

🔫 White Star Capital Raises $120M Crypto Fund for Metaverse Investments White Star Capital raised $120 million for its second crypto fund investing in companies developing the metaverse. The fund, DAF II, will invest in crypto networks, decentralized finance and gaming companies, it said in a press release on Monday. It will deploy between $1 million and $7 million in token and equity investments into 20 to 25 companies across north America, Europe, and Asia. Gaming giant Ubisoft is the anchor investor for the crypto fund. Source @Facebook_Metaverse_Nfts ✔️

🔫 Metaverse has critical role in medical tourism hitting $200B by 2027: report The metaverse has made great leaps in gaming, advertising, culture, communication, and sports. This emerging technology is projected to have a pivotal role in medical tourism, a sector estimated to be worth $200 billion within the next three years. Some healthcare facilities, like the Thumbay Group in the United Arab Emirates, rely on the metaverse to expand their reach, offer personalized and on-demand medical attention, and cut down on medical costs for patients. Source @Facebook_Metaverse_Nfts ✔️

🖼 Samsung Taps Polygon, OpenSea, WoW for NFT TV Bundle Boosting its web3 initiative GEN|3|GATE, Samsung is debuting a limited-edition ‘Web3 TV Bundle’ on April 24. By utilizing Polygon Labs’ blockchain technology, OpenSea’s NFT marketplace, and Ledger’s secure hardware wallets, users can soon seamlessly obtain top NFTs through the ‘Samsung NFT Gallery TV App’. The app connects with Samsung Lifestyle TVs, enhancing the Smart Hub’s ‘Art Mode’ with immersive art and rewards from blockchain pioneers: Illuvium, Wilder World, and World of Women, as well as Vienna’s Belvedere Museum (contributing to The Kiss NFT project). Source @Facebook_Metaverse_Nfts ✔️

⬜️ OKX to Soon Support Metaplex Core Token Standard on NFT Marketplace OKX's multi-chain, zero-fee NFT Marketplace will soon introduce support for the Metaplex Core token standard. This move marks a significant advancement in OKX's ongoing efforts to provide the best possible platform for creators, collectors and developers to engage with NFTs. Metaplex Core is the latest NFT standard introduced by Metaplex, a Solana-powered framework and protocol that developers can leverage to create and mint NFTs, as well as launch their own collections. Source @Facebook_Metaverse_Nfts ✔️