Meta wants to turn Tuesday nights into VR game nights. Meta has officially announced Quest Night, a weekly game night dedicated to all things Quest. Starting next Tuesday and every Tuesday following, the company is encouraging Quest players to meet up online for some good old-fashioned multiplayer gaming. Obviously, the company hopes you and your […]

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CVS Health has filed a trademark application that mentions NFTs, and health services in virtual and augmented reality, according to a February 28th filing.

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The number of brands seeking to gain a foothold in the metaverse has risen exponentially in recent months, with the likes of Nike and Disney conducting a recruitment drive to employ metaverse specialists. According to JPMorgan, annual metaverse revenue opportunities through social commerce, live events and advertising could soon surpass $1 trillion. SandStorm, the world’s largest weekly metaverse event, is determined to capitalize on this trend by paving the way for brands to establish a presence in virtual reality. The project has unveiled a new multi-chain platform to connect established and emerging brands with the top builders in the metaverse. Here Come the Brands Having recently closed a $2.5m seed round, SandStorm will debut the beta version of its live platform and NFT marketplace at next week’s South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas. Built on the Polygon and Ethereum blockchains, the platform enables brands that have yet to make their presence felt in the metaverse search through a directory containing hundreds of verified Web3 builders. SandStorm will also provide white-glove service to bring brands into the metaverse and build experiences for them within popular open-world environments such as The Sandbox. “As a growing number of brands are entering the metaverse through The Sandbox, we’re seeing an increased need for a platform to connect them to Builders, Agencies, Architects, Designers, Community Managers and thousands of providers in this open ecosystem,” says the game’s co-founder and COO Sebastian Borget, who invested in SandStorm’s recent seed round alongside a swathe of VC funds. “SandStorm offers a decentralised solution for matching these needs and providing visibility to projects through meet-ups and social events in the metaverse.” Although several brands have already planted a flag in the metaverse, many remain daunted by the steep learning curve that awaits them. SandStorm intends to help such companies overcome their reservations by bridging the education gap and exploring revenue-raising opportunities via NFTs and virtual experiences. The Sandbox has been one of the runaway success stories in the burgeoning metaverse space. Primary sales of virtual land parcels in the game generated $12 million in Q4 of 2021 while secondary sales volume grew 1,685% compared to the previous quarter. Several major brands have already purchased land in The Sandbox, including luxury fashion house Gucci which is developing what it calls an interactive fashion experience “inspired by childhood memories of the search for beauty.” Reflecting on SandStorm’s vast creators’ community, CEO Steve McGarry said, “We’ve seen metaverse builders mint everything from skyscrapers and avatars to custom headphones on the platform already. We’re hyper focused on the one-of-one NFTs that take creators weeks to construct. We’re not interested in the 1,000+ collections.” Metaverse Marketing The arrival of SandStorm’s platform comes at a time when consumer brands are reinventing marketing in the metaverse. Decentraland, a rival of The Sandbox, is currently gearing up to host a virtual fashion week featuring designers such as Dolce & Gabbana, Tommy Hilfiger, Dundas and Etro. McDonald’s, meanwhile, has filed no fewer than 10 trademark applications including one for a virtual restaurant that delivers to customers’ homes. According to McGarry, SandStorm already reaches over 3 million users each month and has attracted 50 brands and over 500 builders ahead of launch. The latter have been onboarding since the platform’s Builders Program launched last October. Brands can leverage the metaverse in numerous ways, such as by releasing limited-edition digital collectibles, advertising on billboards seen by gamers, and hosting virtual experiences and rewards programs. Many commentators believe that brands who ignore the metaverse risk being left behind, invoking the cautionary tale of Blockbuster Video – a company that once turned down the chance to buy Netflix for $50 million.  

On-chain data shows the Bitcoin leverage ratio has continued to stay at high values despite the recent decline in the crypto’s price. Bitcoin Leverage Ratio Hasn’t Budged Much In Response To Price Plunge As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, the BTC leverage ratio has remained at high values recently, despite the price declining to $41k. The “estimated leverage ratio” is an indicator that’s calculated by dividing the open interest with the exchange reserve. In simpler terms, what this metric tells us about is how much leverage Bitcoin futures investors are using at the moment. Here, “open interest” is the measure of the total amount of futures contracts open on derivatives exchanges. And the “exchange reserve” is the total amount of coins currently present in wallets of all derivative exchanges. When the value of the Bitcoin leverage ratio goes up, it means investors have started to add more leverage to their positions. On the other hand, a decline shows futures holders are closing up their positions. This may be due to mass liquidations or because of investors opting to take less risk right now. A mass liquidation event (often called a long or short squeeze) occurs when the price of Bitcoin makes a sharp swing, leading to a cascade of liquidations in the market. Now, here is a chart that shows the trend in the indicator over the past week: Looks like the ratio has been at high values recently | Source: CryptoQuant As you can see in the above graph, while the price of the coin has gone down, the leverage ratio has remained at high values. Related Reading | Bitcoin Prices Dragged Down By Geopolitical Tensions, Ukraine Nuke Plant Fire The open interest has also declined slightly, which means there are fewer positions open currently. This implies that the average leverage per position has actually gone up. The quant in the post believes that this trend may show that Bitcoin investors are now getting bolder and taking more risks. Since the funding rate is about neutral right now (another indicator that can help us estimate the ratio between longs and shorts), it implies there are about as many long positions as short positions. Related Reading | Bitcoin Bearish Signal: Exchanges Observe Huge Inflow From Long-Term Holders The price action in the near future may be of interest as a sharp move in either direction can cause a squeeze and push the value of Bitcoin further in that direction. BTC Price At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s price floats around $41.4k, up 5% in the last week. BTC's price seems to have plunged down over the past day | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView Featured image from Unsplash.com, charts from TradingView.com, CryptoQuant.com

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