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Opinion

Why on Earth Would Land Be Scarce in the Metaverse?

With their “skeuomorphic” approach to real estate, Web 3 metaverse projects may have fallen into a trap of their own making.

In the real world, there's only one Lombardy, Italy. But that's not quite how "land" works in the metaverse. (Michele Rossetti/Getty Images)

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Otherside and Apes NFTs Dominate Today’s Trades, Nansen Data Suggests

Yuga Labs’ NFT collections take first, second and third place with the most trading activity in the past 24 hours. Rocket Pool’s rETH has lost ground since Tuesday.

Yuga Labs NFTS take first, second and third spot among today's most actively traded NFTS. (James Rubin/CoinDesk)

Finance

Yuga Labs Refunds Gas Fees for Failed ‘Otherdeed’ Transactions

The firm behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection is looking to make amends for its chaotic virtual land sale.

Yuga Labs refunded 90 ETH to over 600 would-be landowners in its pricey metaverse (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

APE Surges Then Sinks After Elon Musk's Bored Ape Profile Picture Tease

Elon Musk, “ringmaster of the attention economy” as described by CoinDesk’s Zack Seward, recently took a jab at PFPs and the Bored Ape Yacht Club through a profile picture tease on Twitter, sparking a price surge in ApeCoin. “The Hash” group discusses the tech billionaire’s history with crypto Twitter and dogecoin, as well as the social media platform’s NFT profile picture feature. 

Recent Videos

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Bored & Hungry in Crypto: Why This Burger Joint Wants to Use ApeCoin

The owner of the first Bored Ape-themed restaurant explains himself.

(James Rubin/CoinDesk)

Markets

APE Surges, Sinks as Elon Musk Teases With Bored Ape Collage as Profile Picture

The collage was made by auction house Sotheby's for its auction last year of 101 Bored Apes.

GRUENHEIDE, GERMANY - AUGUST 13: Tesla CEO Elon Musk talks during a tour of the plant of the future foundry of the Tesla Gigafactory on August 13, 2021 in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany. The US company plans to build around 500,000 of the compact Model 3 and Model Y series here every year. (Photo by Patrick Pleul - Pool/Getty Images)

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‘Smart Money’ Wallets Are Unloading APE, Filling Up on aSTETH, Nansen Data Suggests

“Otherdeed for Otherside” NFTs have seen the most activity in the last 24 hours, according to the on-chain analytics firm.

(Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash)