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Metaverse Real Estate Posts Record Sales in Sandbox, Decentraland

“The Hash” hosts discuss the future of the metaverse as an increasing number of investment firms are acquiring virtual real estate in worlds such as the Sandbox and Decentraland, setting new records for digital property sales. Are we in a digital land boom?

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Ethereum in 2022: What Is Money in the Metaverse?

DeFi, NFTs, stablecoins – most of it started on Ethereum. What about next year? This post is part of CoinDesk’s Future of Money Week.

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Metaverse Startup The Sandbox Co-Founder on Business Model, Expansion Plan and Facebook Competition

On the heels of closing a $93 million Series B funding round led by SoftBank earlier this month, metaverse startup The Sandbox Co-founder and COO Sebastien Borget discusses whether Meta, formerly Facebook, is a potential threat to the future of Web 3. Plus, insights into the advantages of owning decentralized, NFT-based virtual real estate and the launch of The Sandbox Alpha.

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Finance

Axie Infinity Plot Sells for $2.5M

The sale follows a $3.2 million purchase of virtual real estate in Decentraland earlier this week.

Axies from the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity.

Finance

Animoca Brands and Hex Trust Partner to Provide Institutional-Grade Wallets for GameFi

Hex Trust will offer financial services to users of Animoca Brands’ ecosystem.

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Finance

Grayscale Says Metaverse Is a Trillion-Dollar Market Opportunity

Revenue from virtual gaming worlds could grow to $400 billion in 2025.

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Metaverse Platform The Sandbox’s SAND Token Surges 25% After Adidas Teases Partnership

SAND, the native cryptocurrency of the blockchain-based virtual world The Sandbox, has rallied 25% in the past 24 hours, hitting record highs above $7 and taking the weekly gain to 70%. This comes after Adidas seemed to confirm a relationship between the two companies. Is the metaverse going mainstream?

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India Proposes Crypto Ban; Metaverse Race Heats Up

Korean government to review harsher penalties for crypto crime. India bill proposes ban on private cryptocurrencies. Race for the metaverse heating up. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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