Philippines Financial Institution Unionbank Now Provides Crypto Custody and Trading Services

The Union Bank of the Philippines, Inc., more commonly known as Unionbank, announced that the financial institution launched bitcoin and ethereum custody and trading services. The ninth largest bank in the country by assets, Unionbank, will leverage Metaco’s platform Harmonize to pilot the crypto services for clients. Unionbank to Provide Bitcoin and Ethereum Custody and … Read more

Big Four Company EY Takes Wavespace Utility to the Metaverse

EY, one of the “big four” accounting companies, is taking part of its software suite into the metaverse. EY wavespace, a utility that lets customers join meetings with EY personnel from several places around the world, will now include immersive experiences, allowing customers to interact in VR environments. EY Steps Into the Creative Metaverse EY, … Read more

The World’s Weakest Currency, Kiyosaki Says Greenback Is ‘Toast,’ IRS Crypto Tax Update and More — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review

In this week’s hottest stories from Bitcoin.com News: the Ghanaian cedi’s recent slide to a new low against the USD, Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki weighs in on Saudi Arabia’s move to join the BRICS nations, the United States Internal Revenue Service updates tax filing instructions for crypto, and more. Report: Ghanaian Cedi … Read more

Toda City in Japan Is Using Metaverse Tools to Combat School Absenteeism

Toda City, located north of Tokyo in Saitama prefecture, is using metaverse-based tools to fight the absenteeism problem that Japan faces. The city includes children in virtual spaces where they can explore virtual campuses and attend classes online, while preparing to eventually rejoin regular classes again. Toda City Is Battling Absenteeism With Metaverse Tools The … Read more

Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Calls Today’s Metaverse a ‘Poorly Built Video Game’

Phil Spencer, CEO of gaming at Microsoft and head of Xbox, directed some criticism at the idea of the metaverse and how it is being executed. Spencer remarked that for him, the current metaverse is a “poorly built video game,” but also that the sector was still in its early stages and will surely evolve. … Read more

Legendary Rocker Ozzy Osbourne’s Ozzfest Festival Is Coming to the Metaverse

Following the drop of Ozzy Osbourne’s Cryptobatz non-fungible token (NFT) collection that consists of 9,666 unique bats designed by the legendary rocker, Ozzy and his wife Sharon Osbourne announced Ozzfest is coming to the metaverse. This annual hard rock music festival will take place in Decentraland from November 10-13, located on various stages in the … Read more