Metaverse schooling to help Japanese city combat growing absenteeism
Government data showed that 244,940 Japanese elementary and junior high school students were absent for at least 30 days in FY 2021. The Japanese city of Toda, Saitama, adopted a metaverse-schooling service to encourage students — especially those staying far away from school — to attend their classes.
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The UK has a new name for stablecoins and a new bill to regulate crypto(cointelegraph.com)
https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-uk-has-a-new-name-for-stablecoins-and-a-new-bill-to-regulate-crypto
Reddit NFT trading volume hits all-time high: Nifty Newsletter Oct. 19–25, 2022
Apple published rules for NFTs for the first time that included a 30% NFT “tax” and geo-limiting exchanges. In this week’s newsletter, read about how Apple released its first-ever set of rules for nonfungible tokens (NFTs), including a 30% “tax” and limits on how NFTs can be bought and exchanged.
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Norwegian gov’t agency opens metaverse office in collaboration with EY
The Brønnøysund Register Center collaborated with EY to open a virtual office in the Decentraland metaverse to reach its next generation of users. The Brønnøysund Register Center, a Norwegian governmental agency, partnered with Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young (EY) to step into the metaverse with a new virtual office location.
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Binance Oracle network to bridge Web3 and blockchains via smart contracts
For starters, Binance Oracle will allow existing decentralized applications and Web3 ecosystem partners on BNB Chain to access data sources and advanced computations. Crypto exchange Binance announced the launch of a new data feed network — Binance Oracle — that allows blockchain smart contracts to connect with real-world data, starting with its in-house blockchain offering, BNB Chain.
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