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📰 What's News?

Sports share stage in the metaverse this week

🎾 The metaverse is a grand slam…(but you knew that already)

The Australian Open Swings Into The Metaverse, Will It Be An Ace? — www.forbes.com

This year, in partnership with Tennis Australia and Decentraland, the Australian Open is fully immersing itself in the world of NFTs and the metaverse. The AO is launching a generative art NFT collection and virtual recreation of Melbourne Park for fans to explore and experience the tennis action.

🏀 Lacing up legendary ballers

Shaquille O’Neal Reportedly Entering Metaverse With Virtual Footwear — www.pymnts.com

Shaquille O’Neal and Authentic Brands Group filed for three trademark applications for the word SHAQ for “non-downloadable virtual footwear, clothing” and more.

🇨🇳 Shanghai shares succinct metaverse plans

Chinese cities are piling into the metaverse — Quartz — qz.com

The cities' quick embrace of the metaverse is also an illustration of local Chinese authorities' desire to jump on popular bandwagons in order to demonstrate their relevance.

👀 Big players are turning their attention to AR

Virtual land developer Metaverse Group is investing up to $1 million in a platform where users can buy digital versions of Central Park and the Eiffel Tower — markets.businessinsider.com

Billions of global virtual land plots are up for sale on the SuperWorld platform.SuperWorld Metaverse Group will invest up to $1 million in SuperW...

🧑‍🎨 Builder Spotlight

"I'm a lifelong artist, art lover and creator who has been drawing ever since I was able to pick up a crayon or pencil. My dad was also an artist with a career as an architect, he ran his own architectural business and I worked for him a few summers. Wanting to explore the fairly new world of digital art at the time, with PC pricing being really high and out of reach for me, I decided to build my own by ordering parts off of a TigerDirect catalog (I was around 11 yrs old). Growing up in the 80's and 90's, the landscape for artists was not as it is today and unable to find steady work in Graphic Design, I went into the rapidly expanding IT industry and left my dream behind of a career in doing what I loved most.

Shortly after the pandemic started, I discovered Magicavoxel and fell in love with voxel art. I became inspired by voxel-arts greatest talents such as Mari (@MadMaraca) whose grand voxel pieces showed me what could be accomplished using the wonderful software. I began hearing about NFTs (before the historic Beeple sale) and curious about the new emerging technology enabling artists to make a living off of their art, I dove right in hoping to steer my life path back towards my original dream. I hope my art stirs some sort of emotion or spark in you, whether it be fleeting or lasting." - Michael Busto (@michael_busto)

Espidus (@h0l0vr) | Foundation — foundation.app

I create art for it's own sake.

Voxelizing my dreams.

🤑 Largest Virtual Land Sales

The Sandbox saunters into the Top 5! 🚶

1️⃣ $212K for Decentraland Estate #1304

2️⃣ $133K for The Sandbox LAND #153533

3️⃣ $131K for Decentraland Estate #3519

4️⃣ $127K for Decentraland Estate #1353

5️⃣ $93K for The Sandbox LAND #52019 

USD at time of sale

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