Everything You Need to Know About Facebook’s ‘Meta’ Metaverse Play

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is sponsored by</span></em> <a href= "https://nydig.com/nlw/?utm_source=coindesk&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=nlw"> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">NYDIG</span></em></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Facebook announced yesterday it is changing its corporate name to Meta. The name change reflects the company’s growing focus on virtual reality, augmented reality and a new version of the internet that people are calling the metaverse. In this episode, NLW looks at the reactions to the news, from those who think it represents a huge mainstreaming opportunity for crypto and non-fungible tokens to those who see it as potentially devastating for the future of the internet. </span></p> <p><a href= "https://nydig.com/nlw/?utm_source=coindesk&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=nlw"> <strong><em>NYDIG</em></strong></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, the institutional-grade platform for bitcoin, is making it possible for thousands of banks who have trusted relationships with hundreds of millions of customers, to offer Bitcoin. Learn more at</span></em> <a href= "https://nydig.com/nlw/?utm_source=coindesk&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=nlw"> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">NYDIG.com/NLW</span></em></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <div data-pm-slice="0 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true">Enjoying this content?</div> <div> </div> <div>SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast</div> <div>Apple:  <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb" rev= "en_rl_none">https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb</a></div> <div>Spotify: <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ" rev= "en_rl_none">https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ</a></div> <div>Google: <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ubHdjcnlwdG8ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=" rev= "en_rl_none">https://podcasts.googl