The Evolution of Payments and Crypto Acquisitions

The crypto dream might have died, but Meta still thinks the metaverse will need some for of currency. Maybe Zuck Bucks? OpenSea adds Solana NFTs. Shein is the world’s latest mega unicorn. Is Bolt pivoting from one-click checkouts to crypto payments instead? Legos in the metaverse. And DALL-E 2.

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Links:

• Facebook owner Meta targets finance with ‘Zuck Bucks’ and creator coins (FT)
• Google Play will hide and block downloads for outdated apps starting later this year (TechCrunch)
• Solana NFTs Can Now Be Traded on OpenSea (Decrypt)
• Facebook won’t hold its F8 developer conference this year after pivoting to Meta (The Verge)
• Shein Valued at $100 Billion in Funding Round (WSJ)
• Crypto Startup Wyre Being Acquired by Payments Company Bolt for $1.5 Billion (WSJ)
• Lego and Epic Games partnership aims for a kid-friendly metaverse (Washington Post)
• OpenAI’s DALL-E AI image generator can now edit pictures, too (The Verge)

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