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Highlights
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Big quarterly updates for Decentraland, The Sandbox & WorldwideWebb
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Decrypt set to launch Web2+3 gaming hub
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Giveaways galore and $$$ to be won with Comearth, Apecoin, TheSandbox, Upland, Voxels
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Protest rallies are being held in virtual worlds…&
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Decentralized education enters The Sandbox!
💹 Market Data
Total land cap of the 10 projects on OneLand ended the week down 3.75% at 814,078 ETH or $1.516 billion. ETH retreated 12.17%, with metaverse tokens SAND (-14.5%) and MANA (-12.5%) following suit.
Context
Price performance was mixed this week. Decentraland and Arcade enjoyed small rebounds, while Worldwide Webb recovered 125% ,thanks to Penthouse 9033 passing hands for 10.5 ETH.
Otherdeeds saw 7.33% shaved off its value in ETH this week, but it looked much worse in USD at -18.6%. As prices continue to sink from March highs, trade volume in Otherdeeds doubled this week, as sales rose 162%.
Meanwhile, trading activity has been picking up all month at NFT Worlds. Prices have been rising, and this week’s top sale of 8.5 ETH was its highest in a year.
7-day sales of The Sandbox LANDs were up 52.8%, a month high, buoyed by lower prices.
For explanation of data calculations, check docs.oneland.world/. For metaverse data, check oneland.world.
🗞️ Market News
X.AI — Apr 17: Elon Musk created new AI company X.AI to rival Google’s DeepMind and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Elon explains.
KAIDRO — Apr 20: Kaidro — which began as a webcomic raising $5m — will launch its story-based anime action RPG on Immutable.
MANDALA — Apr 23: Cross-chain, lore-driven metaverse (which spans TV, graphic novels, gaming & AR) Mandala is launching its Cryptonauts NFT collection on the Astar network. Mandala will run interoperably with SingularityNet’s AI-powered Sophiaverse.
DECRYPT GG — Apr 26: Decrypt Media is launching GG, a new video-centric Web2/Web3 news channel and gaming community hub on Apr 26. People can register for its launch.
🌄 Sales & Mints
INNOAFRICA <> AFRICARARE — Ongoing: Help bring clean water to Africa by purchasing a Soulbound Drops of Life NFT. Prices and attributes of each Water Drop NFT vary based on the type of buyer donation.
DANCEFIGHT <> THE SANDBOX — Apr 19: AL minting commenced of DanceFight’s WildOnes avatars — playable & danceable avatars that mimic the moves of the worlds’ top dancers — like Dassy and Pep C !
UPLAND — Apr 24–27: London and Birmingham are coming to Upland! Get the info.
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Apr 23: Registration opens
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Apr 24: Sale kicks off
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Apr 25: Free airfare to London begins
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Apr 26: London Stress Test
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Apr 27: Both cities launch!
🎪🏅🎁 Events, Contests & Giveaways
Events
AFRICARARE — June 5–9: A360 Metaverse Space Adventure — the metaverse version of the annual Abundance360 event in L.A. Hear from visionary thinkers and learn how to leverage the latest tech to transform your business and philanthropy. Sign up.
THE SANDBOX — Apr 20: Wistaverse held an abortion rally in The Sandbox, including support march and speakers. Curated by Amnesty International; with donations raised from HurraNFT.
TULUM CRYPTO FEST — May 4–7: Tulum Crypto Fest 2023 is a 4-day festival in Tulum, Mexico exploring AI, NFTs, VRE, refi & mindfulness through workshops, talks, art & music. AyaStellar says it. Tickets are 1/1/ NFTs.
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL — Jun 7–18: Minted, exploring the intersection of art, commerce & digital ownership through the rise and fall of the NFT market, will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.
METAVERSE BEAUTY WEEK — Jun 12–16: Held in Decentraland, Spatial and Roblox, MBW will be a large-scale, multi-brand beauty event in the Metaverse. Inspired by MVFW and Web3 interoperability. Organised by creative agency Cult LDN.
Contests & Giveaways
OPEN CAMPUS x BINANCE: $10k Twitter giveaway to celebrate $EDU’s listing on Binance.
OPEN CAMPUS x THE SANDBOX: Giveaway of 500 Silver Notebook NFTs to LANDholders to become an early user of decentralised education protocol Open Campus, & other benefits.
APECOIN x LEDGER — Until May 3: Level up your crypto security know-how & earn a POK NFT for the chance to win a limited-edition ApeCoin Ledger NanoX. This thread walks you through.
COMEARTH — Apr 18–30: Beta launch Mega-Giveaway. 115 winners share in $5,000 worth of rewards.
NFTWORLDS — Apr 20–27: NFT Worlds theme song contest. Music producers! Learn more & submit your entry here.
VOXELS — Apr 21–26: If your project does not yet own virtual land (VRE), submit it here by 6pm UTC Apr 26 to win an exclusive waterfront property on the stunning Chronos Island! OneLand entered the contest. Will you?
THE SANDBOX — Apr 17-May 7: Multiplayer Parkour Game Jam. 50k SAND in prizes & 100 SAND participation award.
Apr 17–30: Care Bears: Dare to Care for the Earth VoxEdit Contest. Win from 15k SAND, plus a Care Bear NFT.
UPLAND — Apr 11-May 11: Head to Buenos Aires in Upland for a chance to win AFA Spotlights - video highlight NFTs of Argentina’s biggest football moments - & $UPX.
🔈 Twitter Streams, Project Streams & Interviews
COMEARTH: Business Opportunities in the Metaverse
DECENTRALAND: Wearable Wednesday feat. Roustan & SinfulMeatStick
NFTWORLDS: World of Creators, Modders & Builders
OTHERSIDE: Vessel Nesting in Otherside hosted by OtherSpaceFM
SOMNIUM SPACE: SpaceX StarShip Launch Party & VR Stream at OMG Multiverse World / Music in VR
THE SANDBOX — Twitter Spaces: KOLA x The Sandbox AMA / Avatars & the Future of Online Identity in the Metaverse/ The Sandbox x NYX PM
Livestreams: How to Make Animations / New Parkour Game Jam / April Festival Games LETS GO / Exploring Tigonia on The Sandbox
🛠️ Project Updates
SOMNIUM SPACE — Apr 16: Founder Artur Sychov dropped a leak on their #VR1 headset, plus an upcoming update, on his censor-free Web3 social media protocol Authencity.
DECENTRALAND — Apr 19: Decentraland Foundation released its Q1 2023 Quarterly Update.
Q1 highlights: Wearable Wednesday Twitter Spaces, DCL Film Club, 3rd Birthday Party, Emote Contest, 2023 Manifesto, MVFW23 (with 26k visitors), New support & mods teams, upgrades to Mac/OS clients, SDK7, DCL Editor, Importer & Marketplace
To come in Q2: Game Jams, Hackathons, tentpole events, SDK7/ Editor/ Builder/ Marketplace upgrades & more. Find out.
Apr 22: SDK7 introduced a powerful and simple way to use ray casting for shooters, NPC line-of sights, finding paths, preventing collisions, etc.
THE SANDBOX — Apr 21: Q1 2023 Project Update. The comprehensive update covers all things related to the creator and player journeys, and community ecosystem, incl. LAND, marketplace, avatars, game client & more.
WORLDWIDE WEBB — Apr 19: The team released its Post-Season 0 Recap & Update. Highlights:
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Over 6,600 PvP matches played by 800+ daily Alpha testers
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Banned 250+ bot accounts
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Gifted Diamond Fragments to landholders
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Minted historic Season 0 items from Halloween, Christmas & Valentine’s events
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Hired a lead Discord manager — Discord revamp coming!
👬 Partnerships
SQUARE ENIX <> ELIXIR — Apr 19: Final Fantasy developer Square Enix has partnered with, and invested in, Elixir to bring Web3 games to the mainstream via the Elixir launcher.
OPEN CAMPUS <> THE SANDBOX <> BINANCE — Apr 21: Decentralized education protocol Open Campus will build a virtual space in The Sandbox for visitors to unlock game missions and complete courses offered by TinyTap. $EDU will also launch on Binance. Learn more in this AMA with Animoca chairman Yat Siu.
AI ARENA <> TREASURE DAO — Till end Apr: Web3 & AI-powered game AI Arena alongside Treasure DAO are co-hosting the Treasure Cup gaming tournament; prize pool over $100k.
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