As the U.S. prepares to elect its next president in just two weeks, trends in the crypto markets appear to be leaning in favor of Trump. This shift, particularly visible in crypto-based prediction markets like Polymarket, has drawn attention due to the substantial investment from a prominent French investor. Known for his crypto-friendly stance and his promise to replace the current SEC chairman, Trump has garnered notable support within the crypto industry.
Polymarket and the Role of the Investor
In the lead-up to the election, there has been a marked shift in favor of Trump on Polymarket. The platform has observed that this trend was significantly influenced by a large investment from a French investor. According to a statement from Polymarket, the investor’s actions are based solely on his personal views and are not an attempt to manipulate the market. “After investigating, we have concluded that this user did not attempt to manipulate the market,” Polymarket officials stated, emphasizing that the investor acted freely within market conditions.
Anticipated Changes in the Crypto Industry
Trump’s reputation as a crypto-friendly candidate has earned him support in the crypto sector. Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple ($0.528099), has publicly backed this view. During DC Fintech Week in Washington, D.C., Garlinghouse remarked that the U.S. is on the brink of a crypto transformation and that the election will be pivotal in shaping this evolution. He noted that a victory for either Trump or Democratic candidate Kamala Harris would signify a “break from the Biden administration’s failed crypto policies.” Commenting further, Garlinghouse stated, “Kamala Harris is from Silicon Valley and generally has a pro-tech stance. Regardless, a reset is likely after the election.”
While recent polls place Harris ahead of Trump by a narrow 1.8% margin, crypto-centered forecasting platforms like Polymarket show a contrasting trend in Trump’s favor. Industry supporters anticipate that crypto regulations under a Trump administration could have positive effects on the sector.
Potential Changes in Crypto Following the Election
The U.S. election is expected to catalyze significant shifts in the crypto markets. As Garlinghouse suggested, a restructuring of crypto policies appears likely, no matter the outcome. Industry investors and leaders hope that future regulatory frameworks will be more supportive of crypto.
With this pivotal election, many believe a new era may soon begin in the crypto world.
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Google uses watermarks to differentiate between AI-generated and human-generated text. As generative AI advances, major tech companies are developing tools to identify AI-produced content. One such tool, Google SynthID, incorporates a digital watermark to help recognize text created by public AI models. Additionally, SynthID TexT is being released on Hugging Face and will be part of the Responsible GenAI Toolkit. In an official statement on the company’s X account, Google announced: “We are making the SynthID TexT watermarking tool open-source. This will enable developers and businesses to better identify content that is freely available and AI-generated.”
How does SynthID TexT work?
Artificial intelligence models rely on token distribution to process and generate text. Google’s new technology operates on the principle of matching text with tokens. SynthID TexT, part of this system, creates patterns based on possible word formations and marks outputs according to these patterns. Google acknowledges that this technology has limitations, particularly when dealing with short texts, translated or paraphrased content, and knowledge-based articles, where its accuracy may decrease.
This technology has now been integrated into Google’s Gemini models. In regions like China and California, AI output marking technologies, such as SynthID TexT, have become mandatory. With the adoption of similar regulations in other areas, AI detection markers are expected to become more widely used globally over time.
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I had a pleasure to visit Aberdeen, Scotland last week and speak at Scottish Summit 2024 community event. This marks my fourth in-person Scottish Summit ( 3 x the actual Summit in Scotland and one Summit on Tour at Manchester, England) where I have spoken at. It is a wonderful conference to come back to, as the vibe is great and organizers put effort to create the event that has fun, knowledge, expertise and everyone is welcome. Of course I do love to visit Scotland for other reasons also, as it gives me a great chance to enjoy the view there and make a visit to a whisky distillery – and in Scotland you can find one almost nearby everywhere. But the main focus is the event and the highlight is delivering my session to the people in the room.
It is an awesome feeling to walk to the venue and hear bagpipe and drummer playing the theme!
Before going to my session, I have to highlight the opening keynote by Scott Hanselman, and the closing keynote by Dona Sarkar. Both were extremely good, filled with great information and also fun! That made them really captivating to follow and listen. And from those, we know more about the LLM, Copilot and that the Purview and (ir)Responsible AI are always watching! Pay attention to Scottish Summit YouTube, I think keynotes might show up there later.
This time, my topic was Supercharging Your Teams Meetings Game.
As the name implies, I was showing what can be done in Teams Meetings and how its vast number of features can be utilized to make your meetings better, more productive or just more versatile. And since it is me, we were talking about live demos showing various capabilities – and it looked like that everyone who attended my session learned something new. I am a bit proud about that, as there were fellow MVPs in the room who are also heavy Teams users and know lots of its features.
I started with a bit of building blocks, that all bring in features you can use in Teams meetings. Naturally the Teams Core is what most of the people use, and there are great capabilities already in there. But adding Teams Premium you can get to the next level quite easily (assuming you do need those features often enough), and adding Microsoft 365 Copilot you get the AI assistant to your meetings who can help (today) to create meeting notes, answer questions about the meetings and when used cleverly it can help you big time. And we haven’t yet seen the Copilot as a meeting participant (announced at Build 2024), which will be adding even more to its usefulness. Finally adding other meeting add-ons and Copilot for Sales you get pinpointed benefits. All these together can power up your meetings quite a lot. However, this doesn’t mean that you will be just buying everything and thinking it will make your meetings perfect.. Nope. You need to be aware what and where to use, in which kind of meetings to be able to select perfect building blocks to your meeting instance to match your needs. Don’t just add everything on, because it is there..
Here is a portion of demos I was showing in the Scottish Summit 2024. Some of these are not new, but something I have noticed people don’t really know about it – or don’t remember to use it:
Meeting Agendas ( Loop components). Yes, you do want to easily editable meeting agendas & notes. Start sharing the awareness about these, as Loop is the thing and we will be Looping a lot more every month.
Meeting Theme (Teams Premium). Yes, you can brand your meetings, all it takes is that the meeting organizer has the Teams Premium license and everyone in the meeting can enjoy about the brand.
Green Room. This is very useful if you want presenters to meet before the meeting and do sound checks, test sharing etc. This is in Teams Core, and you find it in meeting options.
Live Captions with spoken language captions. Yes, in Teams Core.
Voice Isolation (Teams Core). Once you create your voice profile with Teams (via Settings / Recognition), you can turn on voice isolation which drops off other voices but your own. For example if you are in a busy cafe or office, people online won’t be hearing other speaking – only you. Teams Core. Btw, this voice enrollment will be on by default starting January 2025. Now admins need to turn it on, but if you don’t want it on: admins should set up the new policy to turn it off.
Live Translation (Teams Premium). It always creates an effect, when I speak in Finnish and audience can read subtitles in English. No, not perfect but many multi-national/cultural organizations benefit of this!
PowerPoint Live. Not really something new, but I have seen too many screen shares to show a PowerPoint presentation.. It is a really good one, and in Teams Core. Cameo (yes, it is still there!), slide translations, zooming, inking and more..
Did you knew you can add a Shared Display, that displays the content and participants (or meeting chat) – and it automatically uses the second display to show it? I admit, the automatic use of the second screen was a surprise to me as well – everyone learned something during my session! (including me)
Remember the meeting Agenda? During the meeting you can open it via Notes. And you can also add these notes to a Loop Workspace via … menu. That way you can organize project meeting notes to a same place where team members can find them.
There are new Meeting Options also, some of these require Teams Premium.
Whiteboard and annotating the screen during the meeting. You may want to check these out. Yes, there are also the Copilot in Whiteboard to help you out to facilitating workshops.
Microsoft Mesh. You can use Mesh in Teams Core to change your meeting to immersive 3D experience – just change the view! There are already a new scene to use ( Workshop) and soon there will be an another one. Mesh is easy to use, and the change of view can help to boost up some of your meetings. Don’t try to use Mesh for every meeting – it will just fail. But when your focus is more on talking, ideating, small group talks, or just want a new view.. Mesh can be the feature you want to use. No, you don’t need a headset – I run demos from my laptop screen directly. There are great features like a personal stage, that can bring the shared content close to you – no matter where in the space you are.
And that wasn’t all! If you attended, you know what else was there. I did run a bit out of time a bit as I was in the flow of showing and talking the fun you can do with Teams meetings, so I had to wrap up the session quite fast. 45 mins goes so fast when having fun.
As I anticipated I would not have time to show these slides during my session, I intended these as takeaways for attendees, to have something to take with them and start to think how to supercharge their Teams meetings when they get back to work from the Summit.
Then I did share a few selected items from the roadmap, related to Teams meetings. And I just noticed that I did have the enrollment defaulting to on at two slides. It is a big deal to some organizations to be aware about this change!
And as usual.. Teams roadmaps do live. So, it won’t be the first nor last time when features get a new estimate at the roadmap. Keep in the mind, that the roadmap schedule is just the best estimate, team has at the moment, when the feature will be rolled out. So, it can change but it is still a good indication of what is in the radar.
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Vesa “Vesku” Nopanen, Principal Consultant and Microsoft MVP (M365 and AI Platform) working on Future Work at Sulava.
I work, blog and speak about Future Work : AI, Microsoft 365, Copilot, Microsoft Mesh, Metaverse, and other services & platforms in the cloud connecting digital and physical and people together.
I have about 30 years of experience in IT business on multiple industries, domains, and roles.
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The concept of a Metaverse has captured the imagination of tech founders and investors alike. Several startups are leveraging blockchain technology to build decentralized virtual worlds and economies that are open, inclusive, and interoperable. Their vision is a Metaverse where users truly own their digital assets and data, without centralized control. Blockchain enables this through decentralized identifiers, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and smart contracts that govern interactions. This promises to empower users, creators, and businesses in the Metaverse.
While still in their early stages, new projects demonstrate the potential of integrating blockchain into virtual realities to create more trustless, transparent, and equitable digital worlds. As Metaverse technologies advance rapidly, nimble startups are poised to shape the future of this emerging space through decentralized, community-owned designs built on the foundations of blockchain.
1. Vegavid
Vegavid Technology is a leading metaverse startup. The company focuses on creating innovative virtual reality and augmented reality solutions. Vegavid aims to bring online and virtual experiences closer to real-world sensations. Vegavid’sproducts and services allow users to enjoy extraordinary experiences across virtual worlds. They develop applications for gaming, medicine, education, and business collaboration in the metaverse.
Vegavid utilizes blockchain, augmented reality, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to realize this vision. They are creating 3D virtual environments and assets represented by NFTs that users can own, collect, and trade. Using NFTs gives users true ownership over their virtual possessions and identity within the metaverse. The metaverse developed by Vegaviditself will be community-owned and decentralized, built on blockchain technology for transparency and trust.
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2. PlayersOnly
PlayersOnly is a blockchain-based media and entertainment company building a virtual world for athletes. Athletes can leverage PlayersOnly to engage with fans through unique virtual experiences. Player’s build “player versus” – personalized virtual spaces featuring non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other exclusive digital content. Fans enter these player verses to interact directly through avatars, play mini-games, and buy authenticated digital goods.
PlayersOnly mints and manages NFT collections for athletes that fans can purchase using $PO tokens – the company’s cryptocurrency. PlayersOnly aims to reshape how fans consume information and digital goods from their favorite athletes through immersive experiences and tokenized commerce in a metaverse environment. The startup employs blockchain technology to authenticate and transfer tokenized assets as well as enable self-sovereign identity for their decentralized metaverse.
3. Enjin
Enjin is a blockchain gaming company that aims to bring easy tokenization and monetary systems to virtual worlds. Enjin created its own ERC-20 cryptocurrency called Enjin Coin which is used as in-game currency. Game developers integrate Enjin’s software development kit (SDK) to enable features like stored value tokens, item rarity, tradable digital assets, and crypto payments in their games. Players can convert Enjin Coin to branded tokens inside compatible games which can represent virtual game items.
The tokens can be traded, sold, or taken back to Enjin Coin. Enjin’s goal is to make blockchain game economies as easy to implement, use and regulate as traditional ones. By deploying these economies of tradable digital assets, game developers hope to increase player engagement and monetization. The company promotes tools like its non-fungible token (NFT) SDK and blockchain multicurrency wallet to power the economies of metaverses and virtual worlds.
4.Axie Infinity
Axie Infinity is a Pokémon-inspired universe where players raise, breed, battle, and collect story-driven NFT creatures called Axies. Axies are ERC-721 tokens minted on the Ethereum blockchain, giving each one a unique identity and ensuring ownership. Players use an in-game currency called Smooth Love Potion (SLP) to breed new Axies. SLP can be earned through playing the game, completing quests, or trading and is a fungible token on the Ronin blockchain specialized for Axie Infinity.
The game combines fun turn-based battles with cryptocurrency rewards to create a profitable, gamified economy. Axie Infinity aims to offer more revenue-generating opportunities for players than traditional gaming by employing NFTs and tokens on a purpose-built blockchain. The game’s economy is owned by its community and not a single company, thanks to the decentralized nature of blockchain technology.
5. GuildFi
GuildFi aims to help virtual guilds flourish within metaverses by bringing decentralized finance to guild management. Guilds are groups of players that form communities within virtual worlds. GuildFi wants to provide guild leaders with intuitive DeFi tools to manage treasuries and reward systems, motivate and compensate members, and fund operations. The platform allows guild leaders to issue cryptographic tokens that represent membership and governance within the guild.
Members can contribute to the guild treasury in exchange for these tokens, which entitle them to a portion of proceeds from guild activities. Using smart contracts, guild leaders can set up rewards programs, fund raids, and competitions, and distribute profits automatically based on tokens held. Guilds using GuildFi have access to DeFi services like lending, borrowing, staking, and yield farming all within the platform. The startup believes blockchain-based tokenized economies will empower virtual guilds to grow, motivate members, and align incentives within metaverse games.
6. Supersocial Inc.
Supersocial aims to build the foundation for an open and creator-first metaverse economy. They are developing a decentralized social networking protocol where users control their data and digital identity. Their technology allows for the seamless integration of NFTs and token-gated content across decentralized applications. Their vision is for an open metaverse where creators can monetize their content directly without centralized intermediaries, using tools like NFT drops, tradable digital items, cryptocurrencies, and DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations).
Creators can launch their own virtual spaces within Supersocial, offering branded tokens and NFT collections to reward fans and fund their visions. Supersocial wants to move past today’s “walled garden” social platforms by leveraging blockchain technology to enable peer-to-peer transactions, self-sovereign identity, token-gated communities, and interoperability between metaverse virtual spaces. The startup ultimately aims to empower creators and users to own their data, digital items, and identities within a fairer metaverse economy.
Supersocial is building a decentralized social networking protocol and foundation for an open metaverse. Using blockchain and cryptocurrency, the startup aims to enable creators to directly monetize their content and audiences within the metaverse through tools like NFTs, tokens, DAOs, and tradable digital items.
7. Ikonz
Ikonz aims to build the world’s first hyper-realistic 3D metaverse. Their focus is on creating highly lifelike avatars, graphics, and virtual spaces. They see the metaverse as the next evolution of the internet – a 3D virtual world where people can engage in a variety of activities through their virtual selves. Ikonz’s metaverse leverages blockchain technology to enable token-gated content and communities as well as create unique tradable digital assets for users like avatar skins and virtual accessories.
Users can purchase land parcels – represented as NFTs – to build their own virtual spaces within the metaverse. Ikonian Credits, the platform’s native cryptocurrency, is used to reward creators, facilitate transactions and provide interoperability. Ikonz aims to differentiate their metaverse by focusing on photorealism, interpersonal connections, and creating a virtual world that behaves and feels like our physical world. The startup believes blockchain coupled with its advanced graphics technology will empower users to truly own their digital identities and items within their hyper-realistic metaverse.
8. Next Earth
Next Earth is building an exact digital replica of Earth on the blockchain. Their vision is a fully decentralized metaverse where users own their virtual land and assets. Next Earth’s Earth NXTToken powers transactions within the metaverse, while NXTToken holders govern the platform through a DAO. In Next Earth, users can purchase land parcels represented as NFTs. They can develop their plots by building structures, planting trees, or adding other virtual elements. Users can also create avatars to explore the metaverse, interact with others and generate value from their virtual land holdings.
Next Earth aims to replicate important aspects of reality like day/night cycles, seasons, and weather to create an immersive virtual world experience. The startup believes its decentralized approach and reliance on NFTs and DAOs can empower participants to truly own and govern a recreation of Earth within the metaverse. By leveraging blockchain technology, Next Earth hopes to offer greater utility and value to metaverse real estate compared to today’s centralized virtual worlds.
9. MixMob
MixMob is a Metaverse and AR startup focused on tokenizing offline activities and turning real-world experiences into tradable non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The company helps businesses like event organizers, attraction parks, gyms and studios mint NFT tickets and membership passes that can be resold, traded, or used as loyalty points. For example, a concert NFT could grant access to a show while also giving the holder a share of the revenue from future ticket sales on the secondary market.
MixMob’s platform issues the initial NFTs and then manages the entire lifecycle using blockchain – from validation and use to resale and revenue distribution. The startup sees this as a way to build more engaged, loyal customer bases for businesses while giving consumers ownership over their experiences. By connecting the physical world with blockchain technologies, MixMob believes it can transform how customers interact with the establishments they frequent. The company’s vision is a user-owned Metaverse where real-world activities and memories are tokenized as digital assets that people truly own.
10. Landindex
Landindex is a database and discovery platform for virtual worlds that leverage blockchain technology. Landindex aims to create an open Metaverse by connecting different decentralized virtual environments. It helps users discover, evaluate and invest in virtual land and other digital assets across multiple Metaverses. Landindex currently tracks over 30 virtual worlds with blockchain-backed lands like Decentraland, Somnium Space, Cryptovoxels, The Sandbox, Axie Infinity, and Upland. For each world, Landindex provides information on land and asset stats, recent transactions, sales volumes, and price indexes.
Using Landindex, investors can research different virtual property markets, compare valuations and opportunities, and stay up to date on the latest news. Landindex also seeks to foster interoperability across Metaverses by creating universal identifiers for virtual land that can be recognized across platforms. Ultimately, Landindex aims to build an open, interconnected Metaverse economy where users can easily move assets between different virtual environments. By mapping the blockchain metaverse, Landindex hopes to accelerate innovation, liquidity, and the adoption of decentralized virtual worlds.
11. Upland
Upland is a blockchain-based Metaverse where users can buy, sell and develop virtual properties. It combines aspects of gaming with real estate investing and transacting. Players create avatars that can acquire properties like land parcels, cars, and billboards throughout 10 different cities in Upland. All property deeds are minted as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the EOS blockchain, giving players true ownership. They can develop their properties to increase their value, and then trade them with other players using UPX – the Upland currency. Property data like location, size, and rent prices determine value.
The game aims to simulate the real world, offering both risks and rewards to players. The economy and all transactions are decentralized and managed by the blockchain. Upland sees itself as a “decentralized Metaverse” that empowers players through property ownership secured by NFT technology. The project demonstrates how blockchain principles of decentralization, transparency, and trust can be applied to virtual economies within the Metaverse.
Conclusion
The startups discussed to show how blockchain technology can help build more equitable, open, and liquid Metaverses. While significant challenges around scalability, interoperability, and regulation remain, the principles of decentralization, transparency, and digital ownership enabled by blockchain align well with the vision of a fair and inclusive Metaverse that empowers users.
With continued innovation by these startups and wider adoption of their platforms, we may start to see the Metaverse become a reality that enables users to truly own their digital assets, identities, and data within thriving tokenized economies. Improved considerably from today’s predominantly centralized virtual worlds. As blockchain technology advances further, it has strong potential to reshape how we experience the Metaverse of the future.
Virtual experiences for holiday help brands and retailers transform the online shopping experience into an interactive retail environment. An immersive VR holiday shopping experience is a 360, digital, interactive shopping destination dressed for the holidays to drive shopper engagement, sales and strengthen online communities during the busiest retail season.
With immersive holiday activations, brands have the opportunity to create innovative, 3D activations that leave a lasting impact during the busiest time of the year. Virtual retailing solutions increase shopper engagement, expand brand relevance and elevate product education to inform buyer decisions—which is especially impactful in driving sales during the hyper-competitive holiday season. Showcase brand moments and seasonal collections in a dynamic and highly-visual environment. As a one-stop shop to discover, research and purchase gifts, VR holiday experiences have helped brands drive impressive results in engagement, reach, conversion and ROI on holiday marketing campaigns. Brands can boost engagement during peak shopping season by including elevated features such as personalized quizzes to offer tailored gift suggestions or gamification that promotes product discovery.
3D e-commerce experiences transform how shoppers interact with brands and products, deepening consumer connections—such as with curated gift guides fit for the holidays. Expand brand relevance during the holiday season by including immersive technologies that resonate with consumers, such as virtual holiday pop-ups. Launch virtual holiday pop-up shops to build buzz around curated seasonal collections and brand moments. Brands can pair virtual pop-ups with physical activations to amplify reach and extend ROI through an omnichannel experience.
Immersive virtual holiday experiences offer brands a unique opportunity to empower consumer purchasing decisions through visual shopping functionality such as 3D product customization. Brands can also improve conversion in virtual holiday experiences by embedding interactive videos and multimedia content that enhances product education and storytelling opportunities.
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Leading brands in fashion, beauty, CPG and beyond have leveraged Obsess-powered virtual holiday experiences to maximize impact during the busy retail season. Book a demo or email us at contact@obsessvr.com to engage holiday shoppers in interactive and immersive VR holiday experiences.
Published: October 23, 2024 at 12:00 pm Updated: October 23, 2024 at 10:20 am
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As Bitcoin price struggles to break resistance above $68,000, experts see an imminent rotation from Bitcoin (BTC) into altcoins by crypto investors. In search of the best altcoins to buy for profit ahead of the altcoin season, the new ETFSwap (ETFS) token leads the list of altcoins under $1 that could rally 500x.
ETFSwap (ETFS) is in its final presale stage, offering last-minute opportunities to investors who are looking to capitalize on its undervalued price for maximum profits.
ETFSwap (ETFS) To Lead Other Altcoins Ahead Momentum Shifts From Bitcoin
ETFSwap (ETFS) is poised to lead altcoins in the coming rally as Bitcoin price struggles to maintain upward momentum. With investment expected to rotate to altcoins, ETFSwap (ETFS) is a leading pick to bet on, especially for its low price entry and huge margin. The new project presents an on-chain platform for trading tokenized ETFs backed by actual ETF assets from traditional markets.
The new project will be launching on Ethereum, capitalizing on the network to improve transparency, security, and robust DeFi network for rapid adoption and growth. ETFSwap (ETFS) as a platform will combine the best features from centralized and decentralized markets, helping users find the optimal use cases for their ETF assets.
Additionally, ETFSwap (ETFS) will facilitate means for passive income, such as staking rewards on the ETFS token, which promises 87% APR (annual percentage rate). Users will also be able to stake their tokenized ETFs for specific periods for exciting rewards. The tokenized assets also open up opportunities to lend for liquidity, which can be used to trade other crypto opportunities for profit.
These features are unavailable on existing centralized platforms for trading ETF assets, and users look forward to making the pivot to ETFSwap (ETFS) for extensive on-chain features. Also, the ETFSwap (ETFS) platform has hit the Testnet, as the beta platform is set for launch in the coming weeks.
The beta platform offers a first look into features, including staking, liquidity pools, the ETF price tracker, and many more. Early users also expect to test AI-powered tools like the ETF Screener and Finder, which will provide market recommendations based on extensive data analysis.
Confidence has grown in the ETFSwap (ETFS) presale since the team passed the KYC audit by SolidProof, with investors swarming in to buy the last tokens on the final presale stage.
Bitcoin Price Struggles To Break Resistance Above $68,000
Bitcoin price slipped below $50,000 on October 10 amid rumors that the US Federal Reserve might pause November rate cuts. Coming after the Labor Department reported a slightly higher Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for September, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said the central bank might consider holding off on cutting interest rates in November.
Bitcoin price saw volatility last week amid the US inflation rate, which reported a 0.2% increase instead of the 0.1% expectation combined with weekly jobless claims. However, Bitcoin price rebounded back to a three-month high of $68,000, supported by Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows.
According to Investopedia, the 12 United States Spot Bitcoin ETFs have received total inflows of $1.4 billion this week, with the funds on pace to record strong weekly inflows. Bitcoin price as of this writing is at $66,907, and it is struggling to maintain momentum above $68,000.
Experts attribute the surge in ETF inflows to the Federal Reserve 50 base point cut and expect investors’ optimism to rise if the rate cuts continue till the end of the year. As such, altcoins could also be set for a rally as crypto experts bet it all on ETFSwap (ETFS) to lead the momentum.
Conclusion
Experts see a run on altcoins, and ETFSwap (ETFS) is the favorite pick to capitalize on as Bitcoin price hits headwinds at $68,000. ETFSwap (ETFS) is massively underpriced in the ongoing presale, which allows for the possibility of up to 40,000% in profits for the token in the long term. The presale is already in the final stage, and you should get in now before the window closes.
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Gregory, a digital nomad hailing from Poland, is not only a financial analyst but also a valuable contributor to various online magazines. With a wealth of experience in the financial industry, his insights and expertise have earned him recognition in numerous publications. Utilising his spare time effectively, Gregory is currently dedicated to writing a book about cryptocurrency and blockchain.
To start off our “Meet the Leadership Team” initiative, we would like to introduce John Mann, the Chief Technology Officer at Obsess. We asked John to share some highlights from his remarkable journey in the technology industry and some insights he’s gathered over the years. Here’s what he had to say:
Q. Could you share some highlights of your professional experience and how that path led you to Obsess today?
JM: Absolutely. My journey to Obsess was somewhat random. I had worked at a FinTech company three jobs prior, and during COVID, I was the CTO of two different companies simultaneously. When they decided to move in a different direction, I was let go and started job hunting. Through a network connection, I ended up building 5G networks and software for the government, which was completely outside of the retail space. However, I soon realized that wasn’t what I wanted to do—I missed the web development world and the startup environment.
That’s when I came across Obsess. Within a two-day window, I learned about retail, fashion and three.js, and I knew this was exactly what I wanted to pursue. My job search helped me realize what I didn’t want to do, and ultimately, it led me to Obsess, where I found the best engineering team I’ve ever worked with.
Before this, I worked at Microsoft for seven years, where I was involved in some significant projects like Xbox Live sign-up, Windows Live sign-up and even touched the Hotmail sign-up early in my career. I also worked on MSN internet access (yes, dial-up!) and had a brief stint at Getty Images, among other projects. After that, I fell in love with startups—working on everything from insurance to compliance software, travel advertisements and even parts management for planes. After trying corporate life post-Microsoft, I realized it wasn’t for me and have been in startups ever since.
Q. What initially inspired you to enter the tech space, and what continues to motivate you today?
JM: My initial inspiration came from a friend of mine. I’ve been coding since I was nine years old. I started with a Commodore VIC-20, then a Commodore 64, and coding became a hobby throughout high school and into college. A friend of mine, Donovan (I have to give him credit!), asked me why I wasn’t studying computer science. At that point, I didn’t think I could make a living coding, but when I realized it was a real job, I thought, “I’m going to write code whether I get paid or not—so why not get paid to do it?” Donovan even got me my first job out of college.
As for what continues to motivate me, it’s the constant learning process. For example, I’ve recently learned three.js and now work on 3D retail stores. Then, with the launch of Apple Vision Pro, I started exploring SwiftUI for its operating system. Each new tech stack excites me, and I love learning enough about it to teach it, which allows me to see its strengths and weaknesses. That passion for learning and teaching keeps me going.
Q. The launch of Apple Vision Pro was a huge moment for Obsess, developing the first-ever shopping apps on the device. How do you see the future of virtual reality and augmented reality evolving for brands, and what opportunities will this technology create, both in retail and beyond?
JM: I think the big advantage in the VR and AR world, is not just the information you’ll have access to in those spaces, it’s the virtual connections that you have—the social environment—and adding that to shopping. In Soho you see so many tourists, not shopping by themselves, but shopping with groups, and they like that social “Hey, what do you think of this?” “Do you like this outfit?” “Oh, let’s go to this store”. That social component is going to be so critical in the VR space, and the headsets actually allow you to emulate pretty closely, to be next to the person, and have that level of connection. I think that’s going to be huge. I think that’s the big future of shopping in the VR space.
Q. I can definitely see the social aspect transforming the shopping experience. Now, onto another hot topic—AI. How is Obsess currently integrating AI into its virtual experiences, and what are some key ways AI will shape the future of these experiences?
JM: We’re already using AI in several areas, from scene and store design to generating 3D models of products. We’re also working on AI-powered virtual store associates that interact with customers, offering personalized recommendations like, “Is this makeup right for me?” or “Does this dress suit me?”. The advancement of generative AI in the last year has been remarkable, making it 5 to 10 times better than it was just a year ago.
Looking forward, AI will shape experiences through faster generation and personalization. For instance, it could analyze shopping habits to make tailored product recommendations, similar to how Spotify personalizes music suggestions. Imagine a retail experience where AI recommends items based on your shopping history, preferences and trends—creating an entirely personalized experience. Of course, there are privacy concerns and compliance issues like GDPR and CCPA, but AI-driven personalization will be a game-changer in retail.
Q. Absolutely, personalization is going to be huge. Lastly, Obsess has worked with many leading brands across fashion, beauty, CPG and more, creating over 350 virtual experiences to date. Is there a particular experience or project that best showcases the technological strengths of the Obsess platform?
JM: There have been a lot of amazing projects, but one that stands out is Crate & Barrel. The realism we were able to achieve, from the store transitions to the rooftop views, and the ability to change scenes inside the store—it was remarkable. The way our platform managed the products, environments and interactions all came together seamlessly. Another highlight was our work on J.Crew’s app for Apple Vision Pro. That was one of the most complex and exciting projects I’ve ever worked on. The photorealistic environments, the ability to change outfits and interact with the mannequins—it was truly immersive. J.Crew on Apple Vision Pro was a whole new level, and despite being a brand-new operating system, we pulled it off with a lot of hard work and fun.
Lenovo has unveiled its new smart home assistant, AI Buddy, which stands out for its friendly and engaging interactions.
AI Buddy was introduced at the 2024 Lenovo Innovation Technologies Conference and is designed to provide a more personable experience for users. It features a foldable design with a circular screen on top that displays animated eyes in the form of emojis, allowing users to form an emotional connection with the device.
Personalized service from AI Buddy
AI Buddy also consolidates essential information such as the display of time, weather updates, music options, and personal photos. Additionally, it offers enhanced connectivity with USB-A and USB-C ports, as well as a headphone jack on the base, allowing more flexible integration with other smart home devices.
One of AI Buddy’s standout features is its rotating screen, which enables it to follow the user and adjust to their position, making interactions more personalized. Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing noted that AI Buddy is integrated with Meta’s AI Now technology, which tailors responses based on the user’s emotional state. This allows AI Buddy to adapt to individual preferences when handling tasks such as scheduling and reminders.
Lenovo has also emphasized its strong commitment to data security, ensuring that all user interactions with AI Buddy remain confidential.
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The Grass Foundation revealed the details of GRASS token Airdrop One, aiming to reward early node runners and community members.
Organization responsible for overseeing the development of the Grass ecosystem, the Grass Foundation, revealed the specifics of the GRASS token Airdrop One. According to the project, this initial airdrop will be one of the most broadly distributed events of its kind and marks a milestone in creating the first user-owned map of the Internet.
The Grass token plays a key role in this decentralized network, designed to give users more control over their Internet bandwidth and allow them to both access and contribute to the network’s functionality. Holders of GRASS will have the ability to engage with the Grass network by participating in governance, staking, earning rewards, and accessing bandwidth.
Token holders will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of the Grass network. This includes proposing and voting on network improvements, deciding which organizations to collaborate with, and shaping incentive mechanisms for all participants involved. Additionally, GRASS can be staked to routers, helping to facilitate web traffic across the network. By doing so, participants contribute to the network’s security and, in return, earn rewards. Once the network becomes fully decentralized, GRASS will also serve as a means of payment for transactions, enabling decentralized scraping of public web data.
Grass To Allocate 10% Of Total Supply To Early Node Runners And Community Members
Airdrop One distributes 100 million tokens, representing 10% of the total supply, to early node runners and community members. Of this, 9% is designated for users who earned Grass Points during Stage 1 or the Network Snapshot. Additionally, 0.5% will go to GigaBuds non-fungible token (NFT) holders and another 0.5% to those who installed the Desktop Node or the Saga Application. The Network Snapshot includes users who accumulated more than 500 Grass Points within a specific epoch.
The allocations for each epoch are organized into nine tiers, which are determined by the Grass Points earned through network uptime and referrals. Participants with more Grass Points are placed in higher tiers. While all eligible users will receive rewards for their Grass Points, the specific method and timing of distribution may vary depending on their jurisdiction.
A total of 4,996,015 GRASS tokens will be evenly distributed among all GigaBuds NFTs as of the snapshot block, with the exception of NFTs that were listed for sale at the time of the snapshot. Each eligible wallet will receive 515 GRASS per GigaBud NFT. Moreover, in order to incentivize the adoption of new Grass distribution channels, 5 million GRASS tokens are equally distributed to all accounts that installed the Desktop Node or Saga Application and accumulated 500 or more Grass Points during any epoch before 05:00 UTC on October 11th.
Grass connects over 2 million participants who earn rewards by helping AI developers access internet data. The project’s goal is to combat the centralization of AI by empowering everyday individuals to contribute and benefit from AI’s progress.
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Olivetree Ghaelen Elli Buffy Beale Petlove and Marcus Llewellyn. (Image courtesy OpenSim Community Conference.)
The clock is ticking for virtual world enthusiasts and creators looking to share their innovations at this year’s OpenSimulator Community Conference. Potential presenters have until October 29, 2024 to submit their proposals for the twelfth annual gathering of the OpenSim community.
“We hope that you can join us for our twelfth year celebrating the current and future use of open source virtual worlds through creativity, technology, artistry, and education,” said conference co-chair Cynthia Calongne, also known as “Lyr Lobo” in-world.
The two-day event will take place on December 7 and 8, featuring presentations about creative, educational, technical, and experiential topics related to OpenSimulator and the open metaverse.
“We’re interested in your wonderful content, insights, and accomplishments,” Calongne told Hypergrid Business.
Core Developers of OpenSim. (Image courtesy OpenSim Community Conference.)
Organizers are particularly interested in presentations that showcase innovative content, significant accomplishments in the OpenSim ecosystem, future visions for open source virtual worlds, and creative applications of OpenSimulator technology.
Each speaker session will be 20 minutes long. The conference will also feature community-sponsored tours, an Expo, content giveaways, and hypergrid exploration.
Proposal acceptance emails will be sent out on October 31. Accepted speakers must register for the conference by November 7 to secure their spot in the program.
The conference will kick off on December 6 with music and art events, followed by the main program on December 7 and 8.
Visit the OSCC’s Call for Proposals page to submit a presentation idea.
Hypergrid Business editor and publisher Maria Korolov is a science fiction novelist. During the day, Maria Korolov is an award-winning freelance technology journalist who covers artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and enterprise virtual reality. See her Amazon author page here and follow her on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn, and check out her latest videos on the Maria Korolov YouTube channel. Email her at maria@hypergridbusiness.com. Her first virtual world novella, Krim Times, made the Amazon best-seller list in its category. Her second novella, The Lost King of Krim, is out now. She is also the publisher of MetaStellar, a new online magazine of speculative fiction.
