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The metaverse could be an $8 Trillion opportunity says Morgan Stanley

The Metaverse. We’ve all heard the term but what is it really? Although many paint the metaverse as a giant digital world, a more realistic way to think of it is interoperable enhanced digital experiences; interoperable meaning one can easily interconnect their online avatar, profile and digital belongings among various platforms and use them together, […]

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Bored Ape Yacht Club now has its own token called ApeCoin

The hype around a trending coin isn’t what determines if it’s good or bad, but when the hype dies down, that’s where the true community and direction of the project is exposed. ApeCoin, having just been dropped on the 17th of March – a few weeks ago – has run through the average cycle of

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Investing in NFTs without owning one

NFTs named Collins Dictionary’s word of the year, yet most don’t understand what they are, or how to get in on the action. First off if you haven’t read our article on NFTs you can find that here. But if you understand NFTs and you want to get in on the buzz here’s how. You

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RMRK: the Adaptable layer 1

RMRK – or remark – is a tricky one, but I’ll break this down as simply as possible. This is a metaverse based project offering an array of specific tools for use inside the metaverse. Some facts about RMRK: It was created in mid-2021 and is hosted on the Kusama network for now (Polkadots smaller

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After a huge year in 2021 NFTs are slowing down

NFTs had a giant year in 2021. According to a report from nonfungible.com, the NFT Market hit $17.6 Billion dollars in trading volume for 2021, a 21,000% increase from 2020s $82 million. Although $17.6 billion is a large number, some other reports estimate that the total trading volume is far higher. Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis firm, estimated that

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Immutable X leads the NFT pack

Amidst the NFT Bubble of 2021 up until now, an underlying issue has remained steady: gas fees. Immutable X – a layer 2 protocol built for gaming and NFTs – has raised the standards. This project was actually a fusion between two companies and their teams at Starkware (a scaling solution) and Immutable (a game

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DeFi kingdoms: DeFi meets Gaming

The first ever multi-chain DeFi game, this Decentralized exchange/ blockchain game is more than just a fun universe to explore. “DeFi Kingdoms is a game, a DEX, a liquidity pool opportunity, a market of rare utility driven NFTs, and it all plays out seamlessly in the incredibly nostalgic form of fantasy pixel art.” – The

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NFTs explained

The Term NFT to most people is a very fugazi term as are many things related to “the blockchain”. Many people often think of an NFT as a jpeg file that’s just hosted on a blockchain which generally raises the question “how are these valuable?” This definition of NFT is a major misconception, and some

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