Metaverse and NFTs Disrupt Advertising Based Business Models
David Orban David Orban

Metaverse and NFTs Disrupt Advertising Based Business Models

The metaverse is not only a way to expand entertainment into endless new worlds, bringing together individuals from every corner of the world in unique virtual interaction. It is not only a way to facilitate accelerated learning. It also has the potential to grow to an unprecedented level economically for those smartly positioned to reap these rewards. The global augmented reality (AR) market is already very lucrative, valued at approximately $3.33 billion in 2015 and reaching $133.78 billion by the end of 2021.

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WNWB S01E10: Poseidon with Laszlo Giricz
David Orban David Orban

WNWB S01E10: Poseidon with Laszlo Giricz

On Thursday February 25th at 1AM PST we will have Laszlo Giricz, Founder and Strategy Lead of DAOstack, on our livestream, live on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Linkedin.

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The Metaverse and the Future of Blockchain
Brad Yasar Brad Yasar

The Metaverse and the Future of Blockchain

October 28th, 2021 Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would be rebranding under the umbrella name “Meta.” The ramifications of this rang loudly around the world, from media to finance, as Zuckerberg explained that the prime focus of Meta would be on developing the “Metaverse,” a virtual world–potentially a connection of virtual worlds with the ability to interact with each other.

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Into the Metaverse: How AI, the IoT and Digital Twins Accelerate Learning & Creating
David Orban David Orban

Into the Metaverse: How AI, the IoT and Digital Twins Accelerate Learning & Creating

Education on every scholastic level, as well as vocational training and industrial product development/creation represent an industry perfectly poised for the technological upgrade of the metaverse. This will be best accomplished primarily through augmented reality (AR), based on enhancing actual scenarios with virtual representations of elements which can be manipulated in a realistic way to facilitate their actual experience by students and technicians.

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Why Should We Embrace DeFi as Financial Institutions?
David Orban David Orban

Why Should We Embrace DeFi as Financial Institutions?

The decentralized finance (DeFi) space has long been occupied primarily by single entities and small companies. For example, crypto investors and small software organizations are some of the primary proponents of decentralized finance worldwide.

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What the PRG Report Will Mean for Stablecoins
Brad Yasar Brad Yasar

What the PRG Report Will Mean for Stablecoins

As we approach the holidays, looking forward to time with family and friends and some R&R for ourselves, this also seems the season of R&R (Reports and Regulations) for the Crypto space. The latest to appear under the microscope and into the crosshairs is stablecoins.

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DeFi Is A Frightening Prospect For The Banking Industry, But It Doesn't Have To Be
Brad Yasar Brad Yasar

DeFi Is A Frightening Prospect For The Banking Industry, But It Doesn't Have To Be

At its dawn, internet skeptics were overtly critical, highlighting their distaste for the technology. Acclaimed astronomer Clifford Stoll asserted the idea that ‘commerce and business will shift from offices and malls to networks and modems’ was ‘baloney’, and the potential for the internet was nothing more than a hype train traveling too fast for its own good.

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How the Play-to-Earn Model will Transform Video Games & More
David Orban David Orban

How the Play-to-Earn Model will Transform Video Games & More

We recently met with Luis Buenaventura, country manager for the Philippines for Yield Guild Games as part of our “What is New in the World of Blockchain” series. We discussed the concept of Play-to-Earn, a business model now being successfully deployed and growing not just exponentially, but organically for video games and in time, beyond.

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Why Bitcoin is Bad for Criminals
Brad Yasar Brad Yasar

Why Bitcoin is Bad for Criminals

With all of the misinformation and paranoia spread over the last six months about Bitcoin and now witnessing its recent increase in price, let’s look at one of the most severe accusations levied against BTC. It’s something of a classic, and the protest heard most from legacy institutions and regulatory agency politicians and those who might not understand Bitcoin and how it works. What you don’t understand can be scary. Until you realize its value, right, Jamie Dimon?

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Why are Advisory Companies More Valuable than Ever?
David Orban David Orban

Why are Advisory Companies More Valuable than Ever?

In the ecosystem of businesses, consulting companies occupy an important but delicate position: to balance the interests of their customers with their own. Their product is an amalgam of repeatable components, commodified, as well as value-added services continuously evolving with new scenarios.

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How “Green” is Bitcoin?
Brad Yasar Brad Yasar

How “Green” is Bitcoin?

Elon Musk tweeted on May 12th, “We are concerned about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for BTC mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst emissions of any fuel.”

Due to his environmental concerns at the time, Musk decided to renege on his highly publicized announcement on March 24th that Tesla would be accepting BTC for payment of vehicles. The founder of Tesla tweeted that Tesla would be adding BTC as a payment method back again as soon as miners transition to using “more sustainable energy.”

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Beyond Enterprizes Welcomes David Orban
Brad Yasar Brad Yasar

Beyond Enterprizes Welcomes David Orban

An aficionado of blockchain technologies and Bitcoin investor since 2010, David Orban was an early adopter of Ethereum at its launch in 2014. He serves on the Faculty of and acts as Advisor to the Singularity University, at the NASA Research Park.

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Privacy Coins: Monero, Zcash, PirateChain & BEAM
Brad Yasar Brad Yasar

Privacy Coins: Monero, Zcash, PirateChain & BEAM

“Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.”

~ Edward Snowden

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