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​⚡️ WhatsApp Takes a Step into the Metaverse with Meta Quest Integration

WhatsApp
is venturing into the metaverse by integrating with Meta Quest, offering a glimpse of its metaverse plans beyond Avatars. An upcoming update may allow users to link their WhatsApp accounts with Meta Quest VR headsets, improving the user experience. While still in development, this feature shows progress and potential, indicating WhatsApp’s role in Meta’s metaverse ambitions. Expect an integrated experience in the future. The metaverse was the talk of 2022, but many of us are still waiting for our chance to give it a try. We’re all wondering how our favourite apps will adapt to this. WhatsApp gave us a glimpse of its metaverse plans when it introduced Avatars last year. Now, in its latest beta version, WhatsApp takes it further by using metaverse hardware with support through linking with the Meta Quest. WhatsApp update, users may be able to officially connect their accounts to Meta Quest VR headsets. WABetaInfo discovered this feature while exploring the new beta 2.23.13.6 release. Although the Meta Quest-linked device feature is still in development and no official announcements have been made.
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Mercedes-Benz is working on a new function that allows drivers to display NFTs by connecting their wallet .

The feature would be displayed through an in-car app for digital art. Drivers simply connect their crypto wallet, then interact with the touch screen to browse and select NFTs.

Mercedes is still experimenting, but the feature will be tested in the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
​🖼 GameFi delivers Oasys Navi NFT gaming marketplace

GameFi
forms an exclusive partnership with Oasys and jointly delivers its Oasys Navi NFT gaming marketplace. This is the latest project that has been unsheathed by the two entities. The project will be responsible for organizing prime gaming-oriented NFT launches.  GameFi, on its part, will be backing INO and IDO campaigns that exist on the Oasys blockchain, as well as other fresh NFT projects. In the case of the uninitiated, GameFi is basically a Web3 platform, while Oasys is a well-known and respected Japanese gaming blockchain. According to the Head of Ecosystem Alliance at Oasys, Yas, they are looking forward to taking this partnership forward and making a difference to the overall Web3 gaming market as well as creating an atmosphere of all-inclusiveness where the whole gaming community is concerned. As a mark of commitment from their side, they have jointly come out with the Oasys Navi NFT marketplace.   As a part of their next plan of action, the two companies, GameFi, together with Oasys, will be involved with the deliverance of a beta version of an NFT marketplace. There will be a game dashboard and a mainnet launch which is in the offing. Collectively, the two entities will be delivering INOs, and features like tournaments will also be in the picture in the very near future.
Nouns DAO has launched part 1 of its inaugural full-length animated cinema, "The Rise of Blus: A Nouns Movie," fully funded by the DAO .

The movie showcases NFTs that are well-loved in the Nouns community and, in so doing, achieves the distinction of being the first film in animation to be financed by a DAO.

The company behind the production is Atrium, an animation studio housing a network of self-sufficient artists and creatives.

Atrium's previous collaborations have included industry giants like Pixar, Netflix, and Marvel.
​🖼 Kendall Jenner, J Balvin to Judge NFT Competition for AIDS Charity

Fashion
models Kendall Jenner and Kate Moss, musician J Balvin, artist Jeff Koons, and filmmaker Baz Luhrmann are among the celebrities set to serve on a panel that will select winning pieces of digital art to feature in an upcoming NFT collection, which is being organized to benefit The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR).  Creators from around the world have until July 9 to submit original digital backgrounds to the panel via Prospect 100, a digital voting platform designed to showcase the work of under-exposed artists to curators at the top of their fields. Ultimately, 100 of those backgrounds will be chosen and randomly combined with foreground characters already created by amfAR to form the organization’s first-ever NFT collection. All of the proceeds from the collection’s sale, which is to take place at a later unannounced date, will benefit AIDS-related research. Designs submitted for the project will first be reviewed by a public vote on Prospect 100. Finalists will then be selected for the collection by the project’s celebrity panel, on the basis of originality, meaning, and coherence to the aesthetics of amfAR’s pre-designed foreground characters. That collection, Moon Phases, consisted of 125 NFTs, each of which is tied to a physical sculpture that will be sent to the moon via an autonomous lunar lander later this year.
According to the Block – $4.2 trillion asset manager, Fidelity, is reportedly set to file for a Spot Bitcoin ETF.

The report comes days after BlackRock filed for a similar ETF, sparking a surge in the price of Bitcoin to a 1-year high.
​🖼 Undeads NFT Collection Grows by 530%

Undeads
Metaverse stands out as an exceptional performer among web3 GameFi projects, defying industry norms. Following an impressive initial mint that generated $1M USD in sales, the floor value of the Undeads NFT collection has experienced triple-digit growth. As of the time of this publication, the floor price for Undeads Mystery Boxes NFTs has surpassed 0.4272 ETH, a significant increase from the original 0.08ETH at the close of the sale. This extraordinary success can be attributed to several key factors. Firstly, the Undeads Metaverse distinguishes itself with its high production quality, ensuring a visually captivating and immersive experience for users. Furthermore, the collection features an exclusive set of legendary zombies, which are unveiled when the holder opens a mystery box, adding a sense of rarity and excitement. Additionally, the highly anticipated Undeads Runner, inspired by Yuga Labs' Dookey Dash, enables NFT holders to earn rewards on their Undead NFTs ahead of schedule, further enhancing the value proposition. These factors, combined with a dedicated and passionate community, demonstrate Undeads Metaverse's commitment to propelling Web3 to the forefront of the gaming industry.
Everywhere you turn today, the buzz is all about one thing — the Azuki Elementals mint.

The fascination, the excitement, and the intrigue around this mint have created a fervor that is impossible to ignore.

The Azuki Elementals are the third addition to the rapidly expanding Azuki universe, including Azuki’s genesis collection and Beanz.

Spanning four different domains (Lightning, Earth, Water, and Fire) and rarity tiers, Elementals consists of 20,000 NFTs.

The first 10,000 were airdropped to Azuki holders at the project's recent Vegas event.
​🖼 Lacoste Reveals Gamified, Tokenized Ecosystem for NFT Holders

French
clothing brand Lacoste announced Thursday the latest evolution of the company’s burgeoning Web3 program: a gamified, token-gated ecosystem that incentivizes users to participate in activities and community events by offering them NFT-related perks. Last June, Lacoste launched UNDW3 (pronounced “underwater”), a Web3 initiative centered around the release of 11,212 profile picture NFTs riffing on the brand’s crocodile-dominated motif. UNDW3 “missions” will unfold both on Discord and on Lacoste’s dedicated website, over the course of seasons that themselves will be split into month-long, themed chapters. UNDW3 NFT holders who connect their crypto wallets to the UNDW3 portal, which went live today, are now able to participate in creative contests and sessions, video game quests, and interactive conversations put on by Lacoste. The better users perform in these activities, the more points they will accumulate on their UNDW3 card, which is tied to their wallet and an associated Discord account. And the more points a user accumulates, the more their NFT will increase in rarity, which, per Lacoste, will increase the asset’s value. UNDW3 NFTs went on sale last summer for .08 ETH a piece; the collection’s floor price has since fallen to .0294 ETH, or just over $54 at writing.
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Prices Are Plunging

The minimum trading price of top Ethereum NFT collections, including the Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks, have plunged over the last 24 hours, continuing a trend of sharply falling prices for so-called “blue chip” NFTs. The floor prices of CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht Club dropped by nearly 8% and 7% respectively over the last 24 hours, per CoinGecko data. Nansen’s Blue Chip 10 index of the top 10 NFT collections has dropped 31% year-to-date.

A Bored Ape starts at 36.4 ETH, or about $68,200. That’s the lowest Bored Ape floor price, in ETH terms, measured by NFT Price Floor since November 2021, when the project was just taking flight. Meanwhile, Mutant Ape Yacht Club prices are down 26% in ETH terms over the past 30 days, now starting at 7 ETH or $13,150. CryptoPunks prices have fallen less than 3% in the same timeframe. The Bored Ape price floor peaked at 152 ETH in April 2022.
​🖼 Unique Network Launches Revamped NFT Marketplace Offering Increased Utility to Creators

Unique
Network, an established parachain in the Polkadot Network, has launched its advanced NFT marketplace: Unique NFT Marketplace. The decentralised NFT marketplace was developed to support self-custody, permissionless, and curated content while offering next-generation NFT utility tools to creators. The marketplace provides an immersive experience by enabling users to trade NFTs on Unique Network and Quartz Network seamlessly. This is the next step in the NFT movement where a marketplace allows creators to add their own utility. The Unique NFT marketplace offers advanced NFT integrations, NFT customisation, and creator royalties. Anyone can create interconnected tokens of collections, while nesting functions deliver parent-child relationships between NFTs, ideal for games. Creators can personalise tokens using customizable NFTs opening doors to unique collections, customizable in-game items and immersive digital fashion experiences. Alex Mitrovitch, founder and CEO of Unique, also stresses the robust royalty system. "We believe it is important to support creator income across their NFT lifecycle in a fair and transparent process, regardless of where the NFTs reside."
Apple is the first publicly traded company to close a trading day with a $3 trillion market value.

Apple shares climbed about 2.31% today, reaching an all-time high.

The tech giant first reached a $3 trillion market cap back in January of 2022, but closed the day just under.
Unique Network Launches Revamped NFT Marketplace Offering Increased Utility to Creators

Unique Network, an established parachain in the Polkadot Network, has launched its advanced NFT marketplace: Unique NFT Marketplace. The decentralised NFT marketplace was developed to support self-custody, permissionless, and curated content while offering next-generation NFT utility tools to creators. The marketplace provides an immersive experience by enabling users to trade NFTs on Unique Network and Quartz Network seamlessly. This is the next step in the NFT movement where a marketplace allows creators to add their own utility.

Anyone can create interconnected tokens of collections, while nesting functions deliver parent-child relationships between NFTs, ideal for games. Creators can personalise tokens using customizable NFTs opening doors to unique collections, customizable in-game items and immersive digital fashion experiences.
​⬜️ OKX Wallet Adds Tabi NFT Marketplace to its Discover Portal

OKX Wallet has announced the addition of Tabi - an NFT marketplace - to its Discover Portal, expanding the number of NFT projects accessible by users on its multi-chain wallet. The portal, which can be accessed via the Discover section on OKX Wallet on web and mobile, gathers over 10,000 dApps, DEXs, blockchain games, NFTs and supplementary tools. With this integration, users can easily discover, purchase and manage Tabi NFTs through OKX Wallet's Discover Portal. OKX Wallet is a decentralized multi-chain wallet that enables users to access and explore the Web3 ecosystem. On April 3, OKX Wallet became the first in Web3 to utilize multi-party computation (MPC) technology, which eliminates the need for traditional written down keys and seed phrases by splitting a user's private key into three parts, greatly improving security and eliminating a single point of failure. It is also the first multi-chain wallet to support BRC-20 and Bitcoin NFT trading with the launch of its Ordinals Market. OKX Wallet is also integrated with Tabi, enabling users to interact with its ecosystem, complete various quests and connect with its community of art enthusiasts and collectors.
Logan Paul Hasn’t Refunded $1.8M To CryptoZoo Scam NFT Buyers After 6 Months

The publisher of the CryptoZoo NFT scam project, Logan Paul, has yet to fulfill his promise to return $1.8 million to investors over the past six months. YouTuber Logan Paul faced intense backlash six months ago for allegedly scamming his audience with an NFT gaming project called CryptoZoo, which was proposed in 2021. Paul and his crew were given ZOO tokens and sold NFT, but the game was never completed.

As alleged by Coffeezilla, Paul once promised to deposit all of their ZOO tokens into a burning wallet so that the tokens would be effectively destroyed. After that, they can only profit from their ZOO tokens. However, upon examining the official ZOO contract detailed in the token’s white paper, there is no clear evidence that Paul or Levin burned any of their ZOOs.
​🪙 OKcontract joins the Sandbox for Metaverse Assets

The
Sandbox, a leading decentralized virtual world with over 400 global partners, initiated its Partners Day event in Singapore on June 27, showcasing its expanding Singapore ecosystem. Introducing the Lion City, a neighborhood of 512 virtual LANDs within The Sandbox metaverse, the event saw the participation of over 30 partners, including DBS Bank, MM2 Asia, ONE Championship, and the Mighty Jaxx Group. One of the notable additions to The Sandbox’s Singapore ecosystem was OKcontract, a new Ecosystem Partner based in Singapore. The showcased OKcontract widgets offer a dynamic solution for partners, enabling the seamless integration of NFT minting functionalities into landing pages. By copying and pasting the widget’s HTML code, brands, and games can transform their landing pages into Web3 native channels, allowing users to directly mint and acquire metaverse NFTs. This not only simplifies the NFT acquisition process but also serves as a promotional tool, enhancing user engagement and immersion in the metaverse. This collaboration aims to equip brands and agencies building experiences in The Sandbox’s metaverse with efficient tools for asset distribution on both Web3 and Web2 channels.
Binance x Cristiano Ronaldo Returns with an Exclusive Second NFT Collection

Binance and Cristiano Ronaldo had announced a multi-year exclusive NFT partnership to drop exclusive NFT collections in June 2022. The global exchange has teamed up with football legend Cristiano Ronaldo to roll out exclusive NFT collections on the Binance NFT marketplace. Select country Binance users can also use Binance Pay to purchase the NFT collections. The partnership will provide access to limited edition NFT collections to global football fans.

The collection, ForeverCR7: The GOAT, serves as a tribute to Ronaldo’s impressive record of 838 goals and presents collectors with a selection of 20 designs.The second NFT collection is set to drop on July 3, 2023. The first series of the NFT collection was launched on November 18. Now, according to the latest tweet from Ronaldo, the second series is set to be launched on July 3.
​🖼 Binance NFT Launches 2nd Exclusive NFT Collection For Cristiano Ronaldo

Binance
NFT Market has announced the “ForeverCR7: The GOAT” NFT collection, the second NFT series created by Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese football legend. On July 3, 2023, the renowned football player, popularly referred to as the Greatest of All Time (GOAT), issued his second NFT collection, “ForeverCR7: The GOAT.” This NFT collection will only be available on the Binance NFT platform. This NFT collection contains NFTs of four rarities: Super Super Rare (SSR), Super Rare (SR), Rare (R), and Normal (N). The new NFT collection focuses on commemorating Ronaldo’s remarkable exploits and will include a broad selection of 20 distinct designs showcasing and immortalizing Ronaldo’s famous career goals. Customers may acquire the rare “ForeverCR7: The GOAT” NFT at the auction, which will take place from 22:00 on July 03, 2023, until 22:00 on July 05, 2023. (Eastern Eighth District Time). The auction will include six “The Bicycle Kick” NFTs, with bidding beginning at 15,000 USDT. The Forever CR7: The GOAT collection provides extra benefits for everyone engaged. As a result, customers with qualifying NFTs may have access to downloadable autographed posters, personal greetings, real products, future drops, giveaways, and more!
Instagram's long-rumored Twitter competitor has just popped up on the App Store, with a release date of July 6th.

The app is called Threads, and there is a countdown to its release on threads.net.
​🖼 Sports digital collectible firms Candy Digital and Palm NFT Studio merge

Candy
Digital, the non-fungible token (NFT) specialist behind Major League Baseball (MLB), Nascar and WWE’s digital collectible products, is merging with Web 3.0 technology and production company Palm NFT Studio. The combined entity, which will continue to be known as Candy Digital, believes the amalgamation of resources, technology and licences will make it better placed to innovate, scale and identify efficiencies in what has been a challenging period for blockchain-based technologies. Following the completion of the transaction, Candy Digital chief executive Scott Lawin will remain in his post, while Palm NFT co-founder and chief executive Daniel Heyman will join as president. “Over the past two years, Candy Digital and Palm NFT Studio have pioneered breakthrough digital experiences and crafted innovative creative tools, connecting fans to some of the world’s most captivating content,” said Lawin. “Candy Digital and Palm NFT Studio’s unified technology platform scales our ability to create transformative experiences for fans. We look forward to working with Candy Digital to build the next generation of digital media and engagement.”