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Hey Waivly Crew! 🌊 H&M is opening a 3D shopping experience in the metaverse. South Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae-Myung is turning to NFTs to raise campaign funds.

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H&M opens its first store in the metaverse

H&M, the world's second-largest clothing retail brand, has revealed that it will offer customers a 3D shopping experience in its new virtual store in the metaverse.

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Located in CEEK City, customers can roam around H&M’s virtual store and buy clothes the same way you would in real life. All clothing can be bought with the CEEK currency and be worn in the digital world. However, customers will be able to buy the same clothing from physical stores using CEEK currency.

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CEEK is a platform that offers a range of immersive VR experiences inside of virtual reality within ‘CEEK city’, such as concerts, award shows, tech talks, charity fund-raisers, sporting events, VR commerce, classroom learning, and much more.

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As 2022 goes on, we’ll likely see even more companies enter the metaverse than last year as the demand for virtual goods and experience continues to grow.

South Korean Presidential Candidate to issue NFTs

Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate Lee Jae-Myung, is planning to raise funds in cryptocurrencies and issue NFTs to supporters.

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The party will send NFTs to anyone who donates funds in either Bitcoin or Ethereum for the campaign for the upcoming presidential elections. By doing this, Lee Jae-Myung will become the first political in the world to issue NFTs for campaign funding.

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While it is not clear which blockchain the NFTs will be minted on, they will feature photographs of the candidate along with his pledges. The NFTs will get eventually sent to donors via email.

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In an interview with Yonhap News, campaign official Kim Nam-kook said the party is doing this to connect with the younger generation. “As the young generation in their 20s and 30s are interested in emerging technologies, including virtual assets, NFTs and the metaverse, this type of fundraising could appeal to them."

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Creator Special

TheHackHazard

TheHackHazard, also known as Brandon, is a streamer on Twitch who primarily streams Apex Legends and a variety of other games with the goal of always being entertaining for his community.

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Rise ‘N’ design

Rise ‘N’ design is a Graphic Design Company that offers products and marketing top trend designs through its store or via one-to-one personal designs for businesses.

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Hurri_Chan

Hurri_Chan is a Twitch streamer who mainly enjoys FPS games but streams all kinds of genres depending on what he is feeling. For the majority of the time, Hurri_Chan speaks Finnish, but English viewers are always welcome to join!

Alienware reveals Concept Nyx

The computer hardware company Alienware at CES 2022 showcased a new concept that they are developing called Concept Nyx.

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Alienware has explained that Concept Nyx will allow gamers to load and play PC games on a variety of screens instantaneously through their Nyx software. The software will enable PC gamers to stream their games wirelessly to a variety of screens at home, ranging from PC monitors to TVs. The concept will allow users to tap a button in an app that will wirelessly swap the displays from one screen to another. It will also allow users to stream games via a split-view screen. Alienware is working to make streaming up to four games at once possible with Concept Nyx.

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The concept will require a powerful machine that will be able to handle running multiple games at once as well as have the networking chops to handle distributing low-latency streams.

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As of right now, there is no definitive date or information on whether Alienware will release its own hardware, how much it will cost, or whether the hardware will be a paid service. Despite the little information we know about the concept Nyx, Alienware is trying to make accessing and playing already owned PC games easier on a variety of screens.

Pushing The Wave With Ledger

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TheHackHazard

TheHackHazard, also known as Brandon, is a streamer on Twitch who primarily streams Apex Legends and a variety of other games with the goal of always being entertaining for his community.

Luke Hannam

Luke set up Rise ‘N’ Design Ltd with the goal to help unite the world again after a difficult few years and help promote the positive side to Crypto, art and NFTs through graphic design and clothing.

Hurri_Chan

Hurri_Chan is a Twitch streamer who mainly enjoys FPS games, but streams all kind of genres depending on what he is feeling. For the majority of the time, Hurri_Chan speaks Finnish, but English viewers are always welcome to join!