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In the real world, there's only one Lombardy, Italy. But that's not quite how "land" works in the metaverse. (Michele Rossetti/Getty Images)
Why on Earth Would Land Be Scarce in the Metaverse?
With their “skeuomorphic” approach to real estate, Web 3 metaverse projects may have fallen into a trap of their own making.
In the real world, there's only one Lombardy, Italy. But that's not quite how "land" works in the metaverse. (Michele Rossetti/Getty Images)

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Crypto News Roundup for May 5, 2022
With the dollar's recovery keeping bitcoin under $40,000, a deeper dive into Wednesday’s Fed policy announcement and a look at what a bunch of apes can tell us about the NFT m...
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Yuga Labs NFTS take first, second and third spot among today's most actively traded NFTS. (James Rubin/CoinDesk)
Otherside and Apes NFTs Dominate Today’s Trades, Nansen Data Suggests
Yuga Labs’ NFT collections take first, second and third place with the most trading activity in the past 24 hours. Rocket Pool’s rETH has lost ground since Tuesday.
Yuga Labs NFTS take first, second and third spot among today's most actively traded NFTS. (James Rubin/CoinDesk)

Yuga Labs refunded 90 ETH to over 600 would-be landowners in its pricey metaverse (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Yuga Labs Refunds Gas Fees for Failed ‘Otherdeed’ Transactions
The firm behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection is looking to make amends for its chaotic virtual land sale.
Yuga Labs refunded 90 ETH to over 600 would-be landowners in its pricey metaverse (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

APE Surges Then Sinks After Elon Musk's Bored Ape Profile Picture Tease
APE Surges Then Sinks After Elon Musk’s Bored Ape Profile Picture Tease
Elon Musk, “ringmaster of the attention economy” as described by CoinDesk’s Zack Seward, recently took a jab at PFPs and the Bored Ape Yacht Club through a profile picture tea...
APE Surges Then Sinks After Elon Musk's Bored Ape Profile Picture Tease

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Bored & Hungry in Crypto: Why This Burger Joint Wants to Use ApeCoin
The owner of the first Bored Ape-themed restaurant explains himself.
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APE Surges, Sinks as Elon Musk Teases With Bored Ape Collage as Profile Picture
The collage was made by auction house Sotheby's for its auction last year of 101 Bored Apes.
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‘Smart Money’ Wallets Are Unloading APE, Filling Up on aSTETH, Nansen Data Suggests
“Otherdeed for Otherside” NFTs have seen the most activity in the last 24 hours, according to the on-chain analytics firm.
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Otherside and the Future of NFT Consolidation
In the wake of its chaotic metaverse land sale, Yuga Labs says it has outgrown Ethereum. Quelle surprise.
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