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Markets

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

SAND has rallied over 600% since Facebook’s rebrand as Meta.

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Finance

Blockade Games Raises $5M Round at $23M Valuation From Animoca Brands, Others

The round was led by metaverse and NFT stalwart Animoca Brands.

"Neon District" demon art (Marguerite deCourcelle/Blockade Games)

Policy

Not All NFTs Are Securities

When non-fungible tokens should be regulated under securities laws, and when they shouldn’t.

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Finance

‘Crypto-States’ Will Compete With Corporates in the Metaverse

It’s Facebook’s Meta versus open DAOs. And the battle will come down to hardware, specifically, microchips.

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Markets

Axie Infinity Finds Ready Players in Hyperinflation-Racked Venezuela

As they have in the Philippines, some players are making enough money to feed their families.

Bolívar Avenue in Maturín, the city in Venezuela where Axie player Juan Tirado lives. (Cesar Pérez via Wikipedia)

Videos

Morgan Stanley: Luxury NFT Market Could Hit $56B by 2030

According to last week's research note from Morgan Stanley, metaverse gaming and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) could represent a revenue opportunity of $56 billion for the luxury market by 2030. The bank expects the total NFT market to grow to $300 billion by that year. Meanwhile, Mogran Stanley says Facebook stock is the best way to get exposure in Metaverse, adding that it's “all upside and would be another layer-cake of multi-year monetization.” The Hash" squad discusses the outlook for the luxury sector as it increasingly collides with the world of crypto. 

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Finance

Former Tron Exec Launches Play-to-Earn ‘Mafia’ Game With Twitch Co-Founder’s Backing

The free-to-play “Syn City” is backed by some of the Web 3 gaming industry’s biggest investors.

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Finance

Morgan Stanley Sees Facebook as Best Stock to Gain Exposure to the Metaverse

Bank sees around $5 trillion of consumer expenditure that could be digitized faster.

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Finance

Metaverse Gaming, NFTs Could Account for 10% of Luxury Market by 2030: Morgan Stanley

The bank expects the total NFT market to grow to $300 billion by that year.

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Videos

Crypto Market Cap Plunges, South Korean Banks Head Into Metaverse

AntChain instigates rules to prevent NFT hype. The crypto market takes a plunge. South Korean banks jump on the metaverse bandwagon. 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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