The launch at LEAP23, which runs at Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Centre until February 9, united global companies and creators driving the next generation of digital experiences and creator economies across the Metaverse, as well as the architects of Web3 technology – the economic engine set to power the evolution of the Metaverse.

A year-round, global initiative intended to lead to genuine outcomes, AM3E’s core objective is to create a set of ethical, economic, and technological principles that digital builders can utilise to ensure their products and services represent a fair and safe space across the digital ecosystem. With the objective of producing qualified guidelines and industry-wide best practise to drive diversity, inclusion, and safety, AM3E will seek to identify, address, and resolve challenges which spawned from the evolution and devolution of the Web2 world.

Comprising pioneers, innovators, and industry champions, AM3E assembled renowned individuals, companies, and organisations accelerating the Metaverse for an inaugural two-hour executive roundtable at LEAP23. The founding AM3E working group explored how a unified set of core principles can best serve creators, builders, businesses, and users defining how the world interacts with the opportunity-laden cyberspace of the 21st century.

Chaired by Forbes Ignite’s CEO and founder Nicole Cacal and Chief Strategy Officer William Thompson, the inaugural AM3E meeting featured His Excellency Dr. Munir M. Eldesouki, President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, and Chairman of the Board of Directors at C4IR; Professor Jack McCauley, Innovator in Residence at UC Berkeley; renowned futurist and digital development evangelist Jane Thomason, Founder of the Global Meta Blockchain; Sebastien Borget, COO & Founder of The Sandbox – a decentralised Metaverse world; Subha Tatavarti, CTO at Wipro; Cevat Yerli, CEO of the TMRW Foundation; Daniel Diez, Chief Transformation Officer of Magic Leap; Harshul Asnani, SVP & Head of Enterprise Technology Business at Tech Mahindra; Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Co-Founder & CEO at Proof of Learn – a Web3 education platform; and Robby Yung, CEO of Animoca Brands – the Hong Kong-based game software company and venture capital company.

Michael Champion, Regional EVP of MEA at Informa Markets, which is powering LEAP23 in conjunction with Saudi’s Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (MCIT) as part of Tahaluf – a strategic joint venture co-owned by Informa PLC and SAFCSP – added: “This landmark alliance underlines LEAP’s commitment to unveil and accelerate breakthrough products and ideas, and forge partnerships that will drive new worldwide collaborations leveraging technology’s limitless potential.

“The Metaverse represents an exciting, yet largely uncharted, new frontier in the potential of technology to unite people across the planet; the alliance will aim to navigate opportunities and pitfalls to create a roadmap for universally beneficial and positive creation and deployment principles across this game-changing technology. We look forward to issuing the Alliance’s first industry report later this year,” added Champion.

For more information, please visit https://www.onegiantleap.com

The destination’s move into the Metaverse is being curated by ‘Rare City’, part of The Rare Age Technologies. The company will use blockchain technology to create a digital twin of the venue within their ‘Rare City’ Metaverse, which is built on the Metapolis (MaaS) platform.

From February 2023, first comers will be able to obtain exclusive access to the AURA Skypool Metaverse Launch through the Rare FND Portal. From here they’ll be able to reserve some of the destination’s most popular sunrise and sunset activations, watch celebratory fireworks, attend the dynamic wellness classes, and capture incredible selfies with unobstructed panoramic views.

Commenting on AURA Skypool’s move into the Metaverse, James Oliver Burton, Managing Director, AURA Skypool Lounge said: “We are thrilled to announce our exclusive debut on the Metaverse, in collaboration with Rare City. This new partnership is testament to how AURA Skypool, operated by Sunset Hospitality, has become a renowned attraction globally, and now we can now give guests the chance to experience this iconic landmark from anywhere in the world!”
Ryan Howells, CEO and Founder of The Rare Age Technologiessaid: “I’m very excited to be working with the most sought-after venues in all of Dubai. Bringing AURA Skypool to our Metaverse means that tourists can get a taste of what the most iconic venue in Dubai has to offer before even stepping foot on a plane. Customers will no longer have to sit on the two-month-long waiting list to experience the picturesque views from AURA Skypool. They can do so immediately from the Metaverse and, who knows, they may also bump into Christiano Ronaldo or His Highness there too.”

This is the first of many venues ‘Rare City’plans to bring into the Metaverse, allowing people to relive a memory, experience or a unique adventure from anywhere.

‘Rare City’ is a Metaverse world created in partnership with The Rare Antiquities, Rare FND and Metapolis, the world’s first Metaverse-as-a-Service (Maas) platform. Powered by leading blockchain technology and built on world-renowned technology stack, Metapolis offers fully customizable XR experiences and is easily accessible through AR, VR and Web.

“Providing a platform that allows for cross industry collaborations to take place digitally brings great innovation and excitement to the Metaverse market. Businesses no longer need to be confined to their physical locations; they can now look at how the Metaverse can bring them more revenue streams, more clients and engagement models through strategic use cases applied to their business model. What we are witnessing here is the web3 approach to growth and scaling a business,” said Sandra Helou, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Metapolis.

Launched by parent company HyperSpace, a Future Forward Entertainment company that builds and operates physical parks for a digital world, AYA invites intrepid travelers to step foot into a huge universe of vibrant, interactive experiences across 12 different zones, each with its own unique theme and interactive elements.

Travelers will play, drift and dream through observatories packed with a million stars, gardens of blooming light and a river of colour that generates storms and pools with every footstep in an out-of-this-world experience like no other.

Dubai, a city of the future that leads the way in technological ambition, has been chosen as the launch destination for the first of its kind experience at AYA, with further HyperSpace entertainment parks planned for the emirate, and other major world cities soon.

Alexander Heller, CEO of Hyperspace, said: “We chose Dubai as the destination for AYA, our first immersive entertainment park – as it is a city invested in future-culture, with a demanding and digitally active tourist and resident market.  AYA has been designed to evoke wonder and awe in an out-of-this-world trip to a beautiful universe that will light up social media feeds everywhere.

He added: “This next generation experience combines entertainment and interactive technology to deliver immersive storytelling in an entirely new way – a first for Dubai and for the world. We look forward to welcoming visitors to experience the AYA universe when we open at WAFI City this month.”

At AYA travelers will leave the real world behind to create memories of the future in a vibrant and colourful cosmos. The transformative journey begins by entering the world of Aurora, followed by The Source, Drift, Outland and The Pool zones. Cosmic stars, pools, lush hills and waterfalls of The River zone, The Falls, Celestia, Flora, Tides and Harmonia complete the spectacular experience.

Along the way travelers to AYA will dance with avatars and unlock new characters to interact with as part of the totally immersive experience, in a sanctuary that does not exist in our own known universe.

Aurora; in a first look inside this new world, gesture control and movement provides an interactive experience to immerse travelers into 230 square foot of interactive artwork to consume the senses. Pools constructed from cosmic dust and reflected from beyond the stars will offer a glimpse of what is to come, as waves of light cascade across the zone and a rainbow of colours dance.

The Source; a 3,250 square foot zone is the first AYA experience. A mystical chamber of digital pools and a touch reactive dome that tunes into human senses ignites the experience, while surrounding projections inject new life into the zone. Set across six chapters, a six-minute display with reactive LED pools will transport travelers into the beautiful universe, using the latest touch reactive technology.

Drift; Another huge area to explore is a 2,000 square foot zone, where travelers can journey to the heart of the AYA universe. Lie back on a lush hillside, that gently vibrates in time with the surrounding music to feel a sense of weightlessness as a panoramic projection transports travelers to a peaceful new landscape.

Outland; This zone is set across three chapters to introduce new characters and avatars of the AYA experience. A corridor of imagination is controlled by movement where the presence of guests brings forth new creatures from this captivating new world. Skeletal tracking and projection mapping are technologies used to enable visitors to dance alongside the avatars of this unexplored domain.

The Pool; Immersive projections bridge the journey to the start of the river exploration. Beginning with an infinity vortex to capture the senses of those who step inside, the next chapter of the experience begins to unfold.

The River; Storms and pools of colour and light are generated with every footstep inside this 2,000 square foot space; The Deep and The Dunes. A secret unlockable chapter of the adventure with LED screens and detection sensors that pick up the movements of those inside, brings this zone to life through a river of vibrancy.

The Falls; An audio responsive waterfall that runs upside down to defy the laws of gravity signals the end of the River journey in this section of the attraction.

Celestia; By interacting with beams of light, celestial events are trigged in this fully immersive zone that projects a mapped vision of the cosmos. A light show across five different chapters and an interactive spatial game awaits those who connect with the 13-minute-long show.

Flora; Creatures formed by light in this bioluminescent garden respond and react to the movement of travelers into the world of AYA. During this nine-minute-long show, presence detection technology transports visitors into an intelligent oasis of all living things.

Tides; An infinite mirrored chamber adorned with LED totems and an interactive monolith are the centerpiece of this eight minute show compiled of four different storytelling chapters.

Harmonia; Finally, a three minute long finale will see a robotic light show in a mirrored infinity zone that stretches far into the distance.

Landing at Level One of the Main Atrium in WAFI City Mall in Dubai, AYA’s cutting-edge experience will transport guests into an alternative world. Book your experience at www.aya-universe.com.

Experts and department officials from MOEI took part in developing the AR content. They were keen to speak in a simple language that everyone can understand so that it’s easy for customers to know all the service requirements and understand the context in relation to the services that precede it and the procedures that follow.

In addition to the AR content, many services feature step-by-step videos explaining how to obtain them along with sign language interpretations. This is part of the ministry’s commitment to including all member of society, and giving equal opportunity to everyone, including people of determination.

Commenting on this achievement, Laila Moosa Albaloushi, Director of Strategy and The Future at MOEI, said, “The UAE Government aims to be one of the best governments for the best country in the world. To achieve this goal, it has launched an integrated system of strategic plans and initiatives that aim to adopt the best practices of government and organisational excellence. These include the UAE Strategy for Government Services 2021-2025 and the UAE Government Charter for Future Services. This Charter encourages all government organiations to develop new service delivery models and customer communications methods to provide distinct and innovative ‘Human Centered’ experience. This has prompted us to launch our service manual in an innovative way that is rich in quality content in terms of both information and design.

Albaloushi added, “One of the key issues that we were keen to address in this unique manual is to raise awareness among all our customers, especially after merging other ministries and government agencies under the unified umbrella of the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure. We believe that the manual has succeeded to a large extent in highlighting this aspect, which is presented using impressive visual content that shows the relationship among the various sectors of MOEI and how they complement each other. This integration leads to developing modern communities and urban areas that provide the finest and best energy efficient and sustainable houses and complexes to ensure a prosperous and decent life for Emiratis. They feature modern roads and means of transport that are integrated with the federal and international transportation networks land railways and are linked with the UAE’s ports for import and export, building a prosperous national economy.

The MOEI Service Manual has over 220 pages with information about 123 services. They are categorised into Housing Services, Maritime Transport, Land Transport, Infrastructure Services, and Energy and Petroleum Materials Services. The printed version of the manual features QR codes that open the service page on the ministry’s website or smart app.

Amira Aljasmi, Head of Corporate Services Section, Strategy and Future Foresight in the Ministry, said, “In this manual, we were keen to make a breakthrough in preparing a government services manual. We wanted to transform it from mere tables with separate government service cards, into a comprehensive story that tells the customers’ journey and their relationship with our services from their own point of view in a way that achieves their interests and meets their needs. This also fulfils an urgent need for us in the Ministry with its wide range of customers including citizens, residents, national and foreign companies, in addition to many government entities. It was necessary to enrich the content of the manual with the most information and details that are visually enhanced. This includes interactive content and infographic designs, because information is the basis for digital transformation and adopting digital services.”

Aljasmi added, “At the Ministry, we aim to be one of the key hubs for innovation, creativity and developing new ideas. Launching the innovative services manual coincides with completing the transformation of all our services into digital services that are available on the Ministry’s website and smart app. We will continue to enhance our communication with customers to achieve their satisfaction and streamline their procedures, in compliance with our commitment to the UAE Government Charter for Future Services. We promise our customers with more surprises, which go beyond reality to new and innovative digital world.”

The manual features detailed information about the ministry’s services and communication channels. These include sending direct messages to H.E Eng. Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, and requesting technical support and assistance through various innovative communication channels. The manual also includes an FAQ section to facilitate customers’ access to important information to complete their transactions easily and seamlessly. The manual has been developed in accordance with the Global Star Rating System for Services.

You can download the services manual video through this link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11_oCwLrepwrneVleKMofcPzs0DItWap_/view?usp=share_link

The strong regional representation reflects strong community-building and education efforts in India led by AlgoBharat, including developer hackathons, educational sessions at technical universities, and more. These initiatives have been aimed at increasing interest and adoption in Algorand and the broader blockchain industry among developers at both startups and established corporations in India.

Featured companies from the AlgoBharat ecosystem include:

• Contrato is a solution for smart contracts and finance management for Small Medium Businesses and Startups, is the world’s first KYC embedded contracting solution powered by blockchain smart contract. Contrato is building the next generation of business transactions based on trust and decentralized finance.
• Dapps. co is an App Store for decentralized apps but with additional layers of communication / notifications, commerce (paid apps & in-app purchases), ratings, and DIDs, aims to bring seamlessness to the Web 3.0 experience.
• Dygnify is a DeFi protocol that delivers digital asset liquidity to Small Medium Business (SMB)-focused credit Fintechs while enabling global digital asset investors to discover and invest debt capital in creditworthy SMB-focused credit fintechs/lenders across high-growth emerging markets.
• EKO India Financial Services is an established Indian fintech company, which enables digital product brands to tap and collect digital payment from customers through a unique platform of deeply embedded-in-the-community micro-entrepreneurs. Over the last 15 years Eko has serviced over 50 million customers through a network of over 300k micro-entrepreneurs. Eko desires to leverage the advantages of blockchain to further democratize access to services for customers with a distributed identity solution.
• Fragments is a platform that enables users to create on-chain vaults to set up a fund, define its goals and governance, raise capital from retail investors and invest together based on the decided governance framework. It effectively offers a collective investment DeFi product with multichain fundraising, four forms of governance, and trading history of user profiles.
• Kalga Labs is a Web 3.0 platform that enables more efficient collaboration between content makers and creators. Kalga Labs’ first product, InFiction, is a first-of-its-kind solution for TV and film writers to showcase their work through a decentralized database with built-in tools, analytics, and creative capabilities.
• NFTVerse is a white label, SAAS-based platform designed to bridge the gap between Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. The platform enables enterprises, brands, celebrities, influencers, and creators to launch their own fully customizable Web 3.0 apps including NFT stores, Marketplace, Crypto wallets, and Crypto tokens by integrating with their existing Web 2.0 apps and websites.
• Nowigence is a knowledge management company that uses its Web 2.0-based Pluaris technology to help enterprise employees augment knowledge with information and training materials from multiple data sources. Nowigence is now transitioning to an Algorand-based blockchain solution to verify and recognize skill acquisition through decentralized proof of knowledge and proof of experience, which includes social learning, community driven peer-to-peer learning, personalized learning, gamification and reward system, and hybrid learning models utilizing events.
• Wize is a one-stop NFT infrastructure and API toolkit that can deliver a personalized and secure digital experience for businesses, DAOs, and developers, offering POAP (Proof of Attendance Protocol) NFTs, Identity NFTs, Certificate NFTs, Event Ticketing, and more. Wize enables NFT Tokenization as a Service for B2B applications and solves the Web 3.0 adoption challenges across various industry verticals with its powerful dashboard, no-code application, SDKs and APIs.

“We’re thrilled to have such strong representation from India at this year’s Decipher event,” said Anil Kakani, Head of AlgoBharat. “Each of these companies recognizes the significant advantages of the Algorand blockchain and they are just a sampling of the use cases we expect to drive the organic diffusion of Algorand in our region. India has the best developers in the world, poised to harness the power of blockchain to tackle some of the most challenging problems we face. These companies featured at Decipher are just a few of the many leading the way into Web 3.0 on Algorand!”

The following presentations will be available to livestream for free via the Algorand Foundation YouTube channel:

• 29 November @ 11:25 AM – 12:05 PM (GMT +04): EKO cofounder Abhinav Sinha will appear alongside leaders from VISA CEMEA, FlexFinTx, and AgroToken, on the topic of “Financial Inclusion at Scale: A World Tour”
• 29 and 30 November @ 1:00 – 2:00 PM (GMT +04): Founders and executives at Contrato, Dapps, Dygnify, Fragments, Wize, Kalga Labs, NFTVerse, and Nowigence will present during the Decipher pitch competitions
• 30 November @ 11:00 – 11:40 AM (GMT +04): Nowigence Acting CEO Krishna Tammireddy will participate in “Delivering Web2 to Web3 (and Beyond),” alongside leaders from Napster, TravelX, and the Global Crypto Council

The following presentation will be recorded and published on the Algorand Foundation YouTube channel following the event:

• 30 November @ 10:30 – 11:00 AM (GMT +04): Kalga Labs founder Abhisar Srivastava and NFTVerse founder Neel Kamal will speak on “India’s Creator Economy is Booming! How Web3 is Accelerating It.”

Learn more about Decipher, and download the full agenda at https://www.decipherevent.com

The fundamental inspiration for this first-of-its-kind collaboration with M&M’S is rooted in rock ‘n’ roll lore and legend. For decades, rock bands notoriously insisted on tour riders to satisfy talent requests for specific backstage beverages, snacks and accommodations. Mars’ iconic candies – including world famous M&M’S, have been included in some of the most discerning requests from some of rock n’ roll’s most illustrious legends.

Music critics and operations experts have debated the rationale for decades – was it rock n’ roll extravagance? Or were the clauses a brilliant way for artists to quickly check if they were playing a buttoned-up venue with detail-oriented management?

In all cases, M&M’S were involved and necessary accessories to some of the greatest moments in rock history. KINGSHIP — Captain, KING, Arnell and Hud — are seriously smart and of discerning taste, making sure to request bowls of colorful M&M’S within their precious show rider. But were they checking to see if the venue can follow directions? Or did they just need the taste of delicious morsels of fun ahead of their concert?

These physical collectible boxes have been created for fans of both KINGSHIP and M&M’S and are only available for a limited time. Just 4000 have been created in total: The Gold edition, the rarest version, comes in a white and gold foil gift box and includes custom printed candies with KINGSHIP group members Captain, KING, Arnell and Hud in individually numbered boxes from 1 to 100. M&M’S will also produce only 3,900 exclusive celebratory gift boxes in Brown. Additionally, there will be 6,000 gift jars of the candies, available TODAY to fans in the U.S. for a limited time at https://mms.com/kingship.

Holders of KINGSHIP Key Card NFTs were the first to know about this exclusive collaboration and were given an early opportunity to access the products on mms.com.

“Consumers’ expectations for what they want from their favorite brands has shifted, and at Mars, we know we need to be more innovative than ever with such a culturally famous brand like M&M’S,” said Jane Hwang, Global Vice President at Mars Wrigley. “We’re excited to continue our Mars foray into the metaverse through this partnership with 10:22PM and KINGSHIP, as a way to engage our fans in a new and exciting space.”

“KINGSHIP is a group dedicated to the art of storytelling, so it was a great opportunity for us to both pay homage to rock’n’roll history, and one of the greatest bands of all time, but also create a unique fan experience for those that have joined this community at the start of their journey,” said Celine Joshua, founder of 10:22PM and the creator of KINGSHIP. “We are grateful to Mars and team at M&M’S for this incredible partnership to help introduce KINGSHIP and NFT culture to the masses, alongside M&M’S, a true icon of pop culture.”

In one of the most well-known tour rider requests, a rock band asked venue operators to provide a bowl of M&M’S with a certain candy color removed as a way to check that all of their instructions were followed. But what happened to those missing M&M’S? At last, that mystery has been solved. KINGSHIP has all of them.

As KINGSHIP grew in stature and began playing larger venues, Hud convinced the rest of the group to join him during the downtime between sound check and the show: A search through the labyrinthine backstage areas of each venue for these legendary M&M’S to make each concert sweeter. They found several crates of M&M’S in a broom closet at one of New York’s most historic arenas, a buried cache at a rustic Amphitheater in Colorado and a few strays in the Queen’s Royal box in London. The members of KINGSHIP knew the key to living in the present is inclusion and bringing people of all backgrounds together. So, they resisted the temptation to consume the candy and instead united all the colors of the M&M’S family. The result of this incredible feat of dedication is today’s M&M’S collaboration — with KINGSHIP becoming the first Bored Ape characters to do so.

In addition, M&M’S will play a key role in KINGSHIP’s story, with the group traveling to a mysterious island stacked with what appears to be boulders that are later revealed to be a sky-high pile of M&M’S in all six colors.

Since launching in November, the KINGSHIP team has quickly grown to include celebrity animator Jack Lanza, Grammy Award-winning music producers and well-respected NFT collector Jimmy McNelis, a.k.a. J1mmy.eth. KINGSHIP, whose Bored Ape characters include rare Golden Fur and Blue Beams Apes, was created by Celine Joshua, who recruited the members of the group from McNelis. In February, 10:22PM announced Manager Noët All (Bored Ape #5537) as KINGSHIP’s manager.

Last month, KINGSHIP sold out their entire collection of 5,000 access-enabled Key Cards in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Key Cards sold out 24 hours after the start of the mint on Thursday, July 14. The collection ranked No. 1 on OpenSea’s Music Chart and ranked as the marketplace’s No. 1 Trending NFT collection across all categories on release day. As of today, KINGSHIP ranks #1 on OpenSea’s Music NFT chart.

The collectible Key Cards feature different members of KINGSHIP and contain unique attributes, some more rare than others. In addition to membership to the group’s virtual world, located on an island far away from the swamp where Captain, KING, Arnell and Hud were born, the Key Cards will also unlock exclusive access to music, content, products, and a token-gated community. Only Key Card holders can access a special token-gated channel recently launched in the group’s Discord.

For more information on the story behind KINGSHIP’s rider and to learn more about the group, visit KINGSHIP.io.

This next generation of Oracle Red Bull Racing NFTs will be minted on the Tezos blockchain and available on Bybit’s NFT Marketplace, bringing together two of the Team’s key Partners to collaborate for the first time. The second season of Oracle Red Bull Racing’s NFTs will connect fans to the Team, and its memorable moments through a series of limited edition pieces of digital memorabilia, each marking an exclusive aspect of Oracle Red Bull Racing’s past, present and future.

To mark the launch of the 2022 NFT collection, the series will open with the release of a truly unique collectible to be auctioned over the week of the Monaco Grand Prix. A special one-off Monaco-edition Playseat simulator rig will be on display, and seeing some racing action with drivers and Red Bull Athletes during the race weekend. Whilst at the same time an NFT auction will be underway, with the highest bidder receiving both a digital version of the one-off seat for their memorabilia collection and rights to claim the actual one-off Playseat from the Monaco Energy Station.

Each limited-edition piece from the Team’s ever-expanding NFT collection will be minted on the energy-efficient Tezos Blockchain. A pioneering, constantly evolving open-source blockchain for assets and applications, Tezos leverages the power of blockchain in a secure, scalable, upgradeable and sustainable way.

In an exciting new development, the assets will for the first time be listed by Principal Team Partner Bybit on its industry-leading NFT marketplace. It will also be the NFT marketplace in which the latest Oracle Red Bull Racing digital collectibles will be showcased. Bybit was established in March 2018 and is currently the fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchange offering crypto traders an ultra-fast matching engine, innovative online spot and derivatives trading services, earnings and savings products, as well as a popular NFT marketplace. With significant market depth and best-in-class liquidity, Bybit enables traders to enjoy maximum profitability while delivering reliable solutions to their trading challenges with multilingual customer support.

Oracle Red Bull Racing Team Principal and CEO Christian Horner said: “The second season of our highly-prized digital collectibles continues our mission to put at the heart of Oracle Red Bull Racing — on track, in the garage and at the factory. Each limited-edition piece showcases a moment in time for the Team in stunning detail and they are designed to immerse fans in our world, in our quest for victory and in great moments from the Team’s history. It’s therefore fitting that we are launching the latest collection here in Monaco. Thanks to our cutting-edge partnerships with Bybit and Tezos, pioneers in the exciting digital asset space, we can bring limited edition pieces of future F1 heritage to our fans around the world in an immersive, accessible and affordable way.”

Bybit Co-Founder and CEO Ben Zhou said: “Bybit’s partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing marks another milestone towards Bybit’s vision to bringing the metaverse to global communities, reinventing and enriching the fan experience. We look forward to using Bybit’s innovative technologies to bring Oracle Red Bull Racing fans from all across the world closer to the Team with this initiative.”

The Oracle Red Bull Racing 1 of 1 Playseat Auction, in association with Bybit and Tezos, will start at 6AM BST time on May 26, 2022 and will end at 11:59PM BST time on May 31, 2022. Bidding will be hosted on the Bybit NFT Marketplace (https://go.bybit.com/e/eoEuhjZalqb) and bidders must bid at least 5% more than the current highest bid. The revenue from the Playseat will be given to Wings For Life, a not-for-profit spinal cord research foundation that aims to find a cure for spinal cord injury. Details of future collectibles will be announced shortly before each drop.

Oceanco announced today that it will be launching part of its Superyacht NFTs collection on the Casper Blockchain, to be sold via Dgallery and superyachtnfts.com. The official signing ceremony took place during the Blockchain Hub Davos 2022 event, where Paris Baloumis, Group Marketing Director of Oceanco, was joined by signatories from CasperLabs, Dgallery, Megalodon and Bozca Limitless Design.

A world-class builder of large custom superyachts, Oceanco is renowned for its ground-breaking vessels that set industry standards. Reinforcing its reputation as an industry pioneer, Oceanco is also the first superyacht builder to launch into the digital world with a series of NFTs.

Designed by Timur Bozca of Bozca Limitless Design, the collection of Superyacht NFTs blends real design and top names in yachting with utilities for NFT holders. The collection has been created with the philosophy that yachting is about fun and experiences. To further boost the experiential side of its utilities, Superyacht NFTs has selected travel and yachting expert Pelorus as one of its key utility partners.

“It has always been important to Oceanco that we push the boundaries of yachting in a positive direction. Which is why launching into a new digital realm with NFTs felt like a natural progression, and we are happy to be working with such excellent trusted partners on this journey,” commented Oceanco Chairman Dr. Barwani.

Together with CasperLabs, Dgallery, Megalodon and Bozca Limitless Design – Oceanco is offering a limited-edition collection on the Casper Blockchain, allowing Superyacht NFTs holders minting on Casper to be part of their own Superyacht NFTs while giving them access to virtual and real-life experiences (via e.g. airdrops).

“With our Superyacht NFTs collection, it has always been a priority to offer utilities that benefit holders of the NFTs. We have an inclusive outlook and are granting our community from around the world access to unique experiences, such as taking part in the design of your very own digital yacht NFT on the Casper Blockchain, which is a world first,” added Oceanco CEO Marcel Onkenhout.

“Casper provides the most secure, highly reliable and public infrastructure for minting, selling and trading NFTs,” said Cliff Sarkin, COO at CasperLabs. “Oceanco’s innovative approach with its NFT collection is a strong example of how companies are unlocking new value with blockchain technology.”

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About Oceanco

Oceanco is a world-class builder of custom superyachts up to 160m, with construction premises in The Netherlands and a Sales and Design office in Monaco. The company is renowned for its ground-breaking vessels. Amongst the notable yachts built by Oceanco include Black Pearl, DreAMBoat, Bravo Eugenia, DAR, Kaos (ex-Jubilee), Alfa Nero, Barbara and AQuiJo. For more information, visit www.builtbyoceanco.com

About Bozca Limitless Design

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The airline, which has earned a reputation for its innovative products and customer-centric services, today unveiled its plans to build signature brand experiences in the metaverse, alongside both collectible and utility-based NFTs. The first projects are already underway, with launch anticipated in the coming months.

Emirates also announced that its Emirates Pavilion at the Expo 2020 site will be repurposed into a centre for innovation, bringing talent from all over the globe to bring to life the airline’s future-focused projects including those relating to the metaverse, NFTs and Web3.

HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates airline and Group said: “Dubai and the UAE are blazing the way in the digital economy, having a clear vision supported by practical policies and regulatory frameworks in areas such as virtual assets, artificial intelligence, and data protection.

“Emirates has always embraced advanced technologies to improve our business processes, enhance our customer offering, and enrich our employees’ skills and experiences. We are excited about the opportunities in the digital space of the future and are committing a significant investment in financial and resourcing terms, to develop products and services using advanced technologies that will deliver on revenue, brand experience, and business efficiencies.

“It is fitting that our future-themed Emirates Pavilion at Expo is being repurposed as a hub to develop cutting-edge future experiences aligned with the UAE’s vision for the digital economy.”

Emirates continues to engage with industry partners on its Web3 strategy, and recruit talent for its pipeline projects.

No stranger to delivering experiences and engaging with customers in the digital world, Emirates pioneered web virtual reality (VR) technology on emirates.com and its Emirates app more than 5 years ago, offering an immersive 3D, 360-degree view of its cabin interior experiences onboard. Customer can explore their seats before checking in online with the 3D seat map, and prospective customers can book their preferred seats from within the 3D environment. This award-winning technology is compatible with all devices without the need for external applications or plug-ins.

Last year, it became the first airline to launch its own VR app on the Oculus store, offering users accurate, life size and interactive cabin interior experiences onboard Emirates’ flagship A380 aircraft and Boeing 777-300ER Gamechanger aircraft. For instance, users can “pick up” items from the Onboard Lounge, “turn on” the Shower in the Shower Spa, or close the private suite doors behind them. They can even explore the cockpit.

At the Emirates Pavilion during Expo 2020 Dubai, the most popular attraction amongst the “future of commercial aviation” themed experiences was the VR journey showcasing future aircraft cabin interiors.

The Global Titans Fight Series consists of boxing and MMA events, featuring some of the most successful champions in the world. The first boxing event will be held in the UAE on May 14 and will see Floyd Mayweather take on Don Moore, along with other titans like Anderson Silva and Badou Jack, on the helipad of the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel complex.

Global Titans Fight Series has acquired a plot of land inside Everdome’s metaverse to demonstrate iconic international locations digitally and showcase the greatest champions at various MMA fight night events. Within Everdome, Global Titans will provide a space where fans and members of the wider boxing and MMA community can purchase tickets and experience these events virtually in a fully immersive manner.

Everdome will be participating in this boxing event as an official sponsor, running unique promotions and connecting with passionate boxing fans around the world.

Commenting on the partnership announcement, Robert Quirke, CEO at ROQU Media says: “With the Sports Technology Market predicted to grow up to $42billion by the end of 2027, we are proud to be an early adopter of this exciting new world called the Metaverse. Having a place within Everdome – the most hyper-realistic metaverse – will help take our sports engagement to a new level, as well as enable us to access an untapped audience of digitally native fans through the company’s networks and metaverse-centred promotional strategies.”

“We are delighted to be entering a partnership with the Global Titans, who are claiming an impressive part in the global transformation of sporting events, which continues to demonstrate Everdome’s appeal and utility” Rob Gryn, CEO and Founder of Everdome and Metahero.

Rob Gryn notes how the sport, art and entertainment industries are now flocking to the virtual world to expand their presence and broaden their reach, claiming that “in Everdome, we offer people, brands, and organisations a platform where they can truly demonstrate their desired experiences in an environment that is not only of the highest quality, but that can remove the boundaries of our everyday lives.”

Built on Unreal Engine 5, Everdome will deliver a hyper-realistic experience, utilizing the talents and vision of renowned concept artists, game creators, 3D designers, Hollywood visual effects specialists, urban planning professionals; a development team that have been delivering graphics for over a decade; and a marketing team that have previously found success across crypto and traditional markets.