{"id":14192,"date":"2022-09-26T03:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T03:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/disney-seeks-corporate-lawyer-for-emerging-technologies-and-nfts\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T03:00:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T03:00:05","slug":"disney-seeks-corporate-lawyer-for-emerging-technologies-and-nfts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/disney-seeks-corporate-lawyer-for-emerging-technologies-and-nfts\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney seeks corporate lawyer for ’emerging technologies’ and NFTs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Walt Disney Company could be on the verge of expanding into the crypto space after\u00a0posting\u00a0a new job for an \u201cexperienced corporate attorney\u201d to work on \u201cemerging technologies\u201d such as nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and the Metaverse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to the Sept. 23 listing on the Disney careers website, the company is hiring for a \u201cPrincipal Counsel \u2014 Corporate Transactions, Emerging Technologies & NFTs\u201d to work on transactions involving NFTs, the Metaverse, blockchain, and decentralized finance (DeFi).<\/p>\n
Specifically the entertainment conglomerate is seeking someone to provide \u201cfull product life cycle legal advice and support for global NFT products” and ensure they comply with all current laws and regulations on U.S. soil and internationally.<\/p>\n
Other duties include “due diligence for NFT, blockchain, third-party marketplace and cloud provider projects,\u201d as well as providing regular legal advice on cryptocurrency-related matters, and digital currency and guiding Disney’s efforts in relation to emerging technologies. <\/p>\n
The new role comes as The Walt Disney Company has been slowly positioning itself around the crypto, blockchain, and Metaverse space. <\/p>\n
During the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call in November 2021, CEO Bob Chapek said the firm was preparing to blend physical and digital assets in the Metaverse. <\/p>\n
Weeks later the company filed a patent for a \u201cvirtual-world simulator\u201d referring to a potential theme-park metaverse. <\/p>\n
According to the patent application, Disney’s possible foray into the Metaverse could involve visitors to their theme parks using mobile phones to generate and project personalized 3D effects onto nearby physical spaces, such as walls and other objects.<\/p>\n
At the time it was reported there were “no current plans” to use the”virtual-world simulator\u201d patent, however, the recent job listing could be a sign that this may be changing. <\/p>\n
Related: <\/em><\/strong>Metaverse graphics aim for community and accessibility \u2014 Not realism<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Earlier this year, the company focused on augmented reality (AR), nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and artificial intelligence (AI) in its 2022 Disney Accelerator Program, which selected six \u201cgrowth-stage\u201d companies to benefit from its business development platform. <\/p>\n Companies selected for the program this year included layer-2 scaling platform Polygon, along with two other Web3 projects \u2014 Flickplay, a Web3 application that allows users to discover NFTs via augmented reality (AR), and Lockerverse, a Web3 storytelling platform that connects creators and brands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Walt Disney Company could be on the verge of expanding into the crypto space after\u00a0posting\u00a0a new job for an \u201cexperienced corporate attorney\u201d to work on \u201cemerging technologies\u201d such as nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and the Metaverse.\u00a0 According to the Sept. 23 listing on the Disney careers website, the company is hiring for a \u201cPrincipal Counsel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto"],"yoast_head":"\n