✨ Disney is building its own metaverse
Developing headset-free AR tech
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Hey Waivly Crew! 🌊 Late last year, Disney was approved for a “virtual-world simulator” patent to build its own metaverse. According to ImmuneFi, crypto losses from exploits and rug-pulls saw a 137% increase in 2021.
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Disney patents metaverse technology for theme parks
Last year, Disney revealed its plans to build its own metaverse, and they’re quickly making it a reality.⠀
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Disney got granted a patent on December 28th to develop a ‘Virtual World Simulator,’ which will create a realistic 3D virtual world, where park guests can be fully immersed in the Disney universe and interact with their favourite characters.⠀
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Unlike any other experience created in the past, Disney’s virtual worlds will be solely in the real world, meaning guests won't be required to wear 3D glasses, AR headsets, or look through their phone screens.
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In a statement from the company’s CEO, Bob Chapek explained, “Our efforts to date are merely a prologue to a time when we’ll be able to connect the physical and digital worlds even more closely, allowing for storytelling without boundaries in our own Disney metaverse, and we look forward to creating unparalleled opportunities for consumers to experience everything Disney has to offer across our products and platforms, wherever the consumer may be.”
ImmuneFi reports $10B in DeFi hacks in 2021
Decentralized finance security platform ImmuneFi has reported that the DeFi ecosystem experienced a loss of $10,210,188,549 in 2021.
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According to the report, in 2021, there was a total of 120 instances of crypto exploits or fraudulent rug-pulls, the most significant being Poly Network at $613 million, followed by Venus and BitMart with $200 million and $150 million.
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In 2021 the cryptocurrency space surged in growth, so it’s no surprise that the frequency and volume of hacks did too. In 2020, hackers stole $4.38 billion in 123 attacks, resulting in a 137% year-over-year increase.
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Immunefi is currently the world’s leading bug bounty that focuses on protecting blockchain projects. It enables whitehat hackers to review code, disclose vulnerabilities, and get paid to do so, allowing projects to stay secure from any attacks.⠀
The Waves
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NFT Special
Juliana Juaquina is an artist from Brazil who always traditionally sold their art until they discovered the world of NFTs. “Women by Juliana Juaquina” features 35 digital illustrations that exalt the feminine.
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Stas Kulesh is a digital artist from New Zealand who has been traveling across the world to create digital media. ‘Superpositioned’ is a limited series of carefully selected AI-generated compositions based on the photographs Kulesh took over the past 20 years.
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Carl is the creator behind Unbungdingo_Universe, a collection of NFTs from the imagination of his children. After creating characters and bedtime stories for years, Carl decided to bring them to life by embarking on an NFT journey with his kids.
Roku Executive Scott Rosenberg is stepping down
The digital media company Roku has recently announced their prominent executive, Scott Rosenberg, who assisted in the launch of the Roku channel, will be stepping down.
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Rosenberg has been Roku’s executive for over a decade and is currently the company’s SVP and general manager of the platform business. He helped develop the Roku Channel, the home of original programs that Roku produces. He also played a big role in the digital media company’s IPO in 2017 and the scaling of its advertisement business.
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In a recent statement, Anthony Wood has explained that Rosenberg is stepping down to pursue his next professional challenge. Wood states that Rosenberg “believes this is the right timeframe for him to make a change” and that he fully respects and supports Rosenberg’s decision of stepping down.
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Rosenberg and Roku are committed to ensuring a smooth transition by working together during the recruitment process, which they have recently begun. Scott Rosenberg will officially step down as SVP and general manager in the spring.
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Ledger wallets are an extremely secure and premium way to secure, manage, and grow your crypto assets with their Bluetooth-enabled hardware wallets, and easy-to-use app which lets you manage your portfolio on the go. They let you manage multiple assets, buy, sell, grow, and exchange crypto, gain financial freedom by you being in full control and ownership of your private keys, and so much more.
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The wallets are really simple to setup, and to move your crypto over to, so there’s no reason not to secure your assets and take control of your cryptocurrency now and get yourself a Ledger device. You can manage 1800+ coins and tokens directly in the Ledger Live app once you’ve got your device up and running, so you’ll always have your entire portfolio covered.
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