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Roofstock OnChain Sells Third Property as an NFT
Roofstock onChain and Origin Story announced their latest celebration as they executed their third blockchain-infused property sale on September 1st through the Roofstock onChain NFT marketplace, powered by Origin Story. The property, located at 332 Montclaire Ln in West Columbia, South Carolina, features three bedrooms and two bathrooms, and it was sold for 204,000 USDC ($204,000 USD). Roofstock onChain, a subsidiary of Roofstock, Inc., offers tokenized single-family rentals. Developed by Origin Story, the Roofstock onChain marketplace enables the trading of real estate as NFTs, to speed up the overall transaction process, while keeping costs relatively low. Unique to this sale […]
Visa Taps Solana to Enhance Cross-Border Payments
Visa announced its next steps in modernizing cross-border money movement on September 5 by extending its stablecoin settlement capabilities to the Solana blockchain. In doing this, Visa is working directly with merchant acquirers Worldpay and Nuvei to enhance the efficiency and speed of settlement processes for merchants worldwide to help optimize the often unseen process of transferring funds between banks – specifically, from the issuer’s bank to the acquirer’s bank. As a world leader in digital payments, Visa facilitates transactions across more than 200 countries and territories – spanning consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities. By leveraging Visa’s own […]
Casio Debuts ‘Virtual G-Shock’ Community with 15K Free NFT Passes
Casio unveiled its “Virtual G-SHOCK” project on September 4, which will serve as an interactive user community, centered around its iconic line of shock-resistant watches. G-SHOCK, which first debuted in 1983 with its shock-resistant technology, has since become a global phenomenon. Casio’s brand has been synonymous with rugged, durable watches, and it has further solidified its standing through collaborations with prominent figures in fashion, sports, art, music, and other cultural spheres. Community & Co-Creation The Virtual G-SHOCK community is expected to serve as a hub for co-creative projects and other innovative experiences. The project’s inaugural phase involves the distribution of […]
YouTube Adds Shorts Links, Limits Links Elsewhere via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
YouTube now lets creators link Shorts to other videos on their channel, but removes links in comments and descriptions. The post YouTube Adds Shorts Links, Limits Links Elsewhere appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Yuga’s Otherside Gears Up for ‘Legends of the Mara’ Open Beta Launch
Yuga Labs announced that it will be debuting the open beta for its upcoming Otherside metaverse game, Legends of the Mara, sometime in September. Yuga first demoed Legends of the Mara to a small group of Otherdeed holders in July. First announced in March 2022, Otherside continues to represent the largest expansion of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) universe, serving as an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) that is directly linked to the BAYC ecosystem. Tapping into virtual land ownership, Otherside enables players to own virtual land, authenticated through their Otherdeed NFTs, to then explore an open-world game. […]
Augmented Reality and Spatial Computing: The Future of Retail
Thanks to the successful marketing of Apple’s Vision Pro, spatial computing and augmented reality (AR) are about to get even more exciting and in your face, transforming brick-and-mortar shops into next-gen storefronts. Spatial computing, a vision long held by Silicon Valley, aims to shift interactions with technology away from screens and into physical spaces. Users will engage with technology seamlessly within their environments through voice commands, auditory cues, gestures, and more. The Apple Vision Pro, which was first teased in June at Apple’s annual WWDC conference, has undoubtedly elevated the status of these technologies simply from the anticipation and promises […]
WordPress Releases Free Course On Building & Monetizing Membership Sites via @sejournal, @martinibuster
WordPress releases a free course that teaches how to create a membership site and start earning cash The post WordPress Releases Free Course On Building & Monetizing Membership Sites appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Perplexity Adds Claude-2 To AI Model Selection For Pro Users via @sejournal, @kristileilani
Explore the recent announcement from Perplexity inviting Pro users to research the web with AI assistance from Anthropic’s latest model, Claude-2. The post Perplexity Adds Claude-2 To AI Model Selection For Pro Users appeared first on Search Engine Journal.