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The Immersive Wire – 13 October 2025Executive summary Welcome to your weekly briefing on the metaverse and spatial computing. Here are your snippets to sound smarter in meetings this week: This week’s stories: Metrohive Studio, in collaboration with the Municipality of Mirandola and supported by the Emilia-Romagna Region, has created Quasi 8 Secoli, a Meta Quest 3 VR experience launching in December that virtually reconstructs a historic building lost in the 2012 earthquakes to preserve local cultural heritage (more below) Event: Meet up with other industry professionals on 30 October in London! Come along to socialise and have fun. Morocco…

Stripe surreptitiously revealed that it will allow stablecoin payments for subscriptions and other recurring transactions, not just one-offs. This signals its increasing commitment to crypto.Such a feature could provide a major onramp for crypto functionality, making all of Web3 that much more mainstream.Sponsored SponsoredStripe’s Stablecoin SubscriptionsStripe, a global leader in payments processing, has been incorporating stablecoins for the past few months now. This took place after major acquisitions as part of a broader strategy to re-enter the crypto space. Today, unverified rumors have been circulating that Stripe would begin allowing stablecoins for subscription payments. Although the company hasn’t evidently announced…

In brief Kenyan parliament enacted the Virtual Asset Services Providers Bill, which seeks to establish regulatory bodies and crypto frameworks in the country. The bill identifies Kenya’s Central Bank and the Capital Markets Authority as regulatory bodies that will oversee brokers, investment advisors, and others. Sub-Saharan Africa ranked third in Chainalysis’ geographic crypto adoption report, with Kenya ranked fourth among African nations in total value received. Kenya is one step closer to regulating crypto in the country, as its parliament enacted the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill 2025 last week, a senior parliament member told Reuters.The bill will now need…

Solana’s price decline from highs near $230 to roughly $195 between October 7 and 14 has dampened confidence among some of its major holders. On-chain data shows that over the past week, SOL has seen a significant drop in the number of perpetual futures positions held by its key investors, raising the risk of further downward pressure on the coin in the near term.Sponsored SponsoredSOL Sentiment Turns Cautious as Large Holders Step BackAccording to Nansen, whales trading Solana perpetual futures have reduced their net positions by 103% over the past week. This signals that some of the market’s largest players are…

Press enter or click to view image in full sizeOn September 10, 2025 we launched the Third Cohort of the Decentralized Nodes program. A month later we look at what we achieved with this new cohort.First off, though, the 3rd cohort was meant to launch on July 17, when the previous cohort ended. However, the plans to increase the size of the Polkadot active set necessitated that we rebalanced the stashes allocated to the program. For this reason we launched a “transitional” cohort, dubbed Cohort 2.1, with a selection of nodes participating in Cohort 2 for Polkadot and all Cohort…

Blockchain is one of the most prominent technologies driving innovation across various industries. You can become a leading force of change for organizations seeking blockchain solutions as a blockchain product manager. We are thrilled to announce that the new accredited Certified Blockchain Product Manager certification launched by 101 Blockchains will help you explore a specialized career path in blockchain. The new certification course aims to help you acquire the skills required to manage blockchain product development across the complete product lifecycle. We believe that businesses can tap into the true power of blockchain in their operations with the help of…

Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade has been activated on the Sepolia testnet, marking the next major step in the network’s ongoing push to improve scalability and performance.The upgrade marks the second phase of a three-step rollout under Ethereum’s Fusaka roadmap, following the Holesky testnet activation on Oct. 1. The Sepolia deployment focuses on stress testing the network’s new data-availability system and higher block gas limit before developers push the code to the final Hoodi testnet later this month.Fusaka’s rollout is introducing a suite of performance and consensus improvements. The full upgrade aims to increase Ethereum’s block gas limit to 60 million, allowing…

The recovery of the crypto market has pushed multiple altcoins upwards, closing in on their record highs. Investors will likely look at this as an opportunity to book profits, but until then, support will follow.BeInCrypto has identified three such altcoins that could form new all-time highs in the coming week.Sponsored SponsoredUseless (USELESS)USELESS remains among the few cryptocurrencies trading close to their all-time highs despite enduring steep losses during Friday’s market crash. The meme coin currently sits just 19.7% below its peak of $0.444, showcasing notable resilience compared to most altcoins that continue struggling to recover.Up 67% in the past 24…

Cardano (ADA) has captured the attention of the crypto world with its innovative blockchain technology and rapidly growing ecosystem. However, its notorious price volatility presents a unique challenge for startups in the U.S. trying to implement crypto payroll solutions. With ADA’s value swinging dramatically, businesses must navigate fluctuations, regulatory complexities, and employee expectations while finding ways to integrate crypto into payroll systems effectively. Price Swings: A Challenge for Payroll Management For startups, cryptocurrency volatility isn’t just a market concern—it directly affects operations. Paying employees in ADA can turn into a financial headache if the coin’s value drops sharply after salaries…

“BNB’s surge feels more like catch-up than overtake,” Grok stated. Despite plunging well below $1,000 during the crypto market crash last week, Binance Coin (BNB) quickly returned to the green track. Just a few hours ago, its price tapped a new all-time high of around $1,370, while its market capitalization soared to approximately $190 billion. BNB remains the third-largest cryptocurrency, so we decided to ask three of the most popular AI-powered chatbots whether it can flip Ethereum (ETH) in the near future. ‘Possible, but Extremely Difficult’ ChatGPT highlighted BNB’s impressive performance over the past few months, outlining several factors…