THE BOSTON BLOCKCHAIN BEAT EP.11 | McDonalds Joins The Metaverse With McNuggets World?!

[Music] thank you hello everyone my name is Lauren Wixom and welcome to another episode of the Boston blockchain beat where we share news of all things blockchain to the Boston community and Beyond this episode was brought to you by cubic Labs an incubator for Metro Boston's blockchain startup companies North Dakota launched a program last August allowing all high school graduates to keep their credentials transcripts diplomas and more and a blockchain powered digital wallet the overarching use case for the state's open credential publisher is to allow students agency over their crucial documents when applying for jobs if students opt to use this digital wallet they'll be able to provide verified credentials to anyone who requests them perhaps a college or prospective employer with the help of a permissioned blockchain in other news McDonald's Hong Kong has teamed up with the sandbox a decentralized virtual gaming platform owned by Anna mocha brand to create the first web3 experience platform this partnership has resulted in the launch of McNuggets land a unique metaverse gaming experience that marks the 40th anniversary of McNuggets users of the game which went live on July 20th of this year 2023 May communicate with a variety of McNuggets inspired game characters users can share their in-game experiences on social media platforms the game also includes a virtual Art Gallery where users can explore the 40-year history of McNuggets and a virtual McDonald's scene game where they can serve McNuggets to customers participants in the McNuggets Land Experience stand a chance to win a variety of digital and physical rewards these include a share of a prize pool worth 100 000 sand coins and a mystery gift box registered participants in Hong Kong can also share 10 000 McNugget vouchers with 10 winners standing a chance to win the Ultimate Prize of free McNuggets for 365 days well that's all the news I have for today again my name is Lauren Wixom and I can't wait to see you guys in the next episode of the Boston blockchain beat foreign [Applause] [Music]