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Metaverse: December headlines - BlackRock unveils metaverse and global SRI ETFs - Qontigo selects the top 10% of companies with High Quality Patents (HQP) in technologies ranging from 3D image modelling, avatars, blockchain, graphic processing units (GPU), non-fungible tokens (NFT) and virtual, augmented and extended reality, based on EconSight data (source) - Metaverse-first blockchain Lamina1 launches rolling fund for Web3 builders to provide them with a capital-raising tool for their open metaverse ventures and to offer investors a chance to get in on projects at the ground level (source) - South Korea’s wild plan to dominate the metaverse - the South Korean government has an ambitious $44.6 billion plan called the “Digital New Deal”, including $171.6 million earmarked to help South Korea become ranked No. 5 among the most metaverse-adopted countries in the world by 2026 — up from its current place at No. 12 (source) - Alibaba's E-Commerce Platform Braces For Its Metaverse Debut - Taobao conducted final tests before making its first metaverse live-streaming product, which will likely launch online around the upcoming New Year's shopping extravaganza (source) - Metaverse experience to sway real-world travel choices in 2023 - a survey participated by 24,179 respondents across 32 countries reveal that nearly half, or 43% of the respondents, intend to use virtual reality to inspire their choices (source) - Warner Music Group Furthers Metaverse Push With Digital Fashion Startup DressX - Warner and DressX want everyone to have a “meta-closet” full of digital wearables (source) #metaverse#December2022#trends