{"id":434054,"date":"2022-04-19T16:48:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T13:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/"},"modified":"2022-04-19T16:48:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T13:48:54","slug":"basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"#Basic and weird: What the Metaverse is like right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e5f910e097\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#%E2%80%9CBasic_and_weird_What_the_Metaverse_is_like_right_now%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Basic and weird: What the Metaverse is like right now&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#Ready_Player_One\" >Ready Player One<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#Trip_2_Reentry_with_a_tour_guide\" >Trip 2: Reentry with a tour guide<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#DeSci_Can_crypto_improve_scientific_research\" >DeSci: Can crypto improve scientific research?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#Satoshi_may_have_needed_an_alias_but_can_we_say_the_same\" >Satoshi may have needed an alias, but can we say the same?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#The_FBIs_takedown_of_Virgil_Griffith_for_breaking_sanctions_firsthand\" >The FBIs takedown of Virgil Griffith for breaking sanctions, firsthand<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#Decentralized_social_media_The_next_big_thing_in_crypto\" >Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#Are_CBDCs_kryptonite_for_crypto\" >Are CBDCs kryptonite for crypto?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#Metaverse_Fashion_Week_and_other_adventures\" >Metaverse Fashion Week and other adventures<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#DeSci_Can_crypto_improve_scientific_research-2\" >DeSci: Can crypto improve scientific research?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#Satoshi_may_have_needed_an_alias_but_can_we_say_the_same-2\" >Satoshi may have needed an alias, but can we say the same?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#The_FBIs_takedown_of_Virgil_Griffith_for_breaking_sanctions_firsthand-2\" >The FBIs takedown of Virgil Griffith for breaking sanctions, firsthand<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#Decentralized_social_media_The_next_big_thing_in_crypto-2\" >Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#Are_CBDCs_kryptonite_for_crypto-2\" >Are CBDCs kryptonite for crypto?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#Next_stop_The_Museum_of_Crypto_Art\" >Next stop: The Museum of Crypto Art<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#The_best_of_blockchain_every_Tuesday\" >The best of blockchain, every Tuesday<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#Events_and_attractions_work_well_in_the_Metaverse\" >Events and attractions work well in the Metaverse<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#DeSci_Can_crypto_improve_scientific_research-3\" >DeSci: Can crypto improve scientific research?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#Satoshi_may_have_needed_an_alias_but_can_we_say_the_same-3\" >Satoshi may have needed an alias, but can we say the same?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#The_FBIs_takedown_of_Virgil_Griffith_for_breaking_sanctions_firsthand-3\" >The FBIs takedown of Virgil Griffith for breaking sanctions, firsthand<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#Decentralized_social_media_The_next_big_thing_in_crypto-3\" >Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/basic-and-weird-what-the-metaverse-is-like-right-now\/#Are_CBDCs_kryptonite_for_crypto-3\" >Are CBDCs kryptonite for crypto?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBasic_and_weird_What_the_Metaverse_is_like_right_now%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Basic and weird: What the Metaverse is like right now&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Visiting-the-Metaverse.jpg\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"><\/p>\n<pre><code>                &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Everyone knows the Metaverse is coming, but no one knows what it will be like.&lt;\/strong&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>At present, people say its clunky and difficult to use and are waiting for further development. Are brands just jumping on a PR bandwagon in hyperspeed? Is this the future? Is it a place or a time that is coming? And how soon?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>So, I packed my virtual bags and took a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to find out.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most of you have probably entered or seen images of the Metaverse, maybe somewhere like The Sandbox or Decentraland. But unless youre a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>r or a devotee, visiting it may still be a little underwhelming, at least for now  and especially for gamers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If youve seen Second Life (circa 2006) or even Golden Eye 007 from the late 1990s, itll be familiar, as the Metaverses graphics havent advanced that far forward from those pixelated images.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of course, now we have virtual reality headsets to put you right in among those pixelated images.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shared virtual worlds created in part by users already exist elsewhere. Roblox has 43 million daily active users and 202 million monthly active users, half of whom <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are under 12<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. You make friends online these days  if youre 12. So, the investment thesis is clear: These kids will not feel so strange in the Metaverse.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And adults still feel the need to escape to different realities. Escapism is ageless. Pokemon Go was a global phenomenon accelerated by a nostalgia that made sense to everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are two things I learned from my trips to the Metaverse over the past few weeks:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First, the Metaverse works well for virtual events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Second, the Metaverse <em>only<\/em> works well for virtual events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11555\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11555\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Visiting-the-Metaverse-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Metaverse guide\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>To be honest, visiting the Metaverse is kind of basic right now.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ready_Player_One\"><\/span>Ready Player One<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Im not a gamer. I like ocean sports and the outdoors. Im a believer in decentralized tech and all that it may or may not offer, but Im not sure the current version of the Metaverse is the place Id like to hang.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11430\" style=\"width: 134px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11430\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-11-at-11.11-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"My avatar\" width=\"134\" height=\"238\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>My eventual avatar.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I enter Decentraland, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I soon face choices: Should I select a cartoonish or realistic avatar?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This first part makes sense. Who should I be in Decentraland? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peoples images of themselves never correlate with other peoples images of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I decide to choose a woman. I feel obliged to choose the <em>Sailor Moon<\/em> Japanese schoolgirl outfit, as thats the image of Comic-Con seared into my brain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The avatar helps you choose by grunting at the outfit selections, more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>rovingly for some choices. You can select a bald woman or buy banana skins in the gift shop. In the end, my desire to do something different is undercut by impatience, so I click randomize to keep the story moving  and get a man dressed in something I might actually wear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11442\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11442 \" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-28-at-16.25-1024x537.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"315\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Lucky, I didnt choose a <\/em>Sailor Moon<em> outfit for the party. Awkward.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Loading\u2026 Then I jump off a diving board into a wormhole, which I initially thought was a stripper pole.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I spawn in Genesis Plaza, a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> bar in a shopping mall plaza for avatars  a bar without alcohol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11441\" style=\"width: 592px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11441\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-28-at-16.28-1024x505.jpeg\" alt=\"Jumping\" width=\"592\" height=\"292\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Me jumping at the same time as another person. Our pixels got stuck and froze, and I had to reload.<\/em><strong style=\"color: #333333;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;font-size: 15px\"><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are numerous avatars everywhere. Most people look remarkably human, aside from a dogeman (Shiba Inu, not Chewbacca) and a purple octopus woman. We can speak in real time, so I try to strike up a few conversations. Yo, I offer, which is met with Hi. Good chat. (I thought Do you come here often? might come off wrong.)<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11453\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11453 \" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-28-at-15.32-2-1024x502.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"294\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Do you come here often?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Im struck by the thought that, maybe, most people do select lifelike avatars? Except for dogeman.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Things do get a little interesting. There is one chat discussing crypto market prices and altcoins, and I see the Shiba Inu dogeman avatar strutting around like he owns the place. Is this an omen? Or a paid ad?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11434\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11434 \" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-28-at-16.43-1-1024x488.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"285\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Shibu Inu dogeman goes walkies.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More crypto market conversations happen. Then a cigarette or marijuana sale URL  Visit [insert name].com  pops up in the chat. Clever guerilla marketing, I think, though perhaps not at scale, considering there are only three people in the room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New avatars spawn next to me. A young white man morphs graphically into a white-haired black man, and then they split left and right. Weird.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11443\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11443 \" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-28-at-15.38-1-1024x505.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"296\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Two avatars spawn, blend and split momentarily.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I click escape to leave the page, and suddenly, Im in a disorienting fantasy land. I teleport from place to place. I instantly recognize the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and Discord logos on street signs, jolting me from the noise. Brand recognition in the Metaverse distorts my escapism, thanks to every brand trying to be there. Virtual Times Square is coming soon, I think.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Press M and you teleport to another room. Its all a bit confusing and disorienting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, I wander around aimlessly. There are only a few other people around, and I feel like a lost tourist without a Lonely Planet or Google Maps who cannot speak the local language. And theres no street food online. I give up and decide to hire a tour guide.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trip_2_Reentry_with_a_tour_guide\"><\/span>Trip 2: Reentry with a tour guide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The next time, I get a tour from Adam De Cata, head of partnerships at Decentraland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We enter Vice Media Groups building, which is not as edgy as I expected for Vice. It has a strange post-modern architecture. I wouldve thought warehouse industrial for that once-grungy mag, perhaps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">De Cata explains the ethos of Decentraland as we wander around. The DAO was set up in 2019, and it has sold 90,000 parcels of land, which are community-owned and managed. The experiences are mostly gated, so you need a particular NFT to enter a particular building. So, its just like being on a Hollywood bus tour and not being able to see inside the celebrity-owned houses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The tech has its challenges, but the fundamentals are truly intriguing, says De Cata. Its still in an entrepreneurial testing stage and financially driven by the degens driving it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He says that Building in real time is the true challenge, but companies are willing to build experimental case studies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He invites me back in a few days for Metaverse Fashion Week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You need to see an event, he proclaims.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_carousel jeg_postblock_carousel_3 jeg_postblock jeg_col_8 jnews_module__0_625ecc1a0f0cf    \">\n<div class=\"jeg_carousel_post\" data-nav='' data-autoplay='true' data-delay='4500' data-items=\"3\" data-margin='20'>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"DeSci: Can crypto improve scientific research?\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-DeSci-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-DeSci-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-DeSci-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-DeSci-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DeSci_Can_crypto_improve_scientific_research\"><\/span>DeSci: Can crypto improve scientific research?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 15, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Satoshi may have needed an alias, but can we say the same?\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Satoshi_may_have_needed_an_alias_but_can_we_say_the_same\"><\/span>Satoshi may have needed an alias, but can we say the same?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 14, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Virgil Griffith\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_FBIs_takedown_of_Virgil_Griffith_for_breaking_sanctions_firsthand\"><\/span>The FBIs takedown of Virgil Griffith for breaking sanctions, firsthand<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 12, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decentralized_social_media_The_next_big_thing_in_crypto\"><\/span>Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 7, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"CBDCs\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_CBDCs_kryptonite_for_crypto\"><\/span>Are CBDCs kryptonite for crypto?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 6, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Metaverse_Fashion_Week_and_other_adventures\"><\/span>Metaverse Fashion Week and other adventures<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I return to meet De Cata for Decentralands Metaverse Fashion Week, but he ghosts me. To be fair to him, it was not a calendar invite but a tentative virtual meet-up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Im in. The elevator music suddenly starts randomly as I move around. The music changes from dead silence to up-tempo to heavy guitars as I battle with the keyboard, as to be expected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I try to click on a blackjack competition but end up teleporting outside The Aquarium.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11447\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11447\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-18-at-14.28-e1648773697224-1024x802.jpeg\" alt=\"Ukraine Art Museum\" width=\"343\" height=\"269\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Ukraine Art Museum.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I then find an empty building telling me that NFTWeek has been held. I think. So, I press escape and keep looking for Metaverse Fashion Week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I battle with the keys to move around and wonder if Im uncoordinated <em>cos I aint no gamer.<\/em> I feel a little dizzy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I get lost and find myself running aimlessly, but its freeing, like when you go for a jog in a new city as soon as you land and end up finding some cool local fare. You see the architecture differently than if you were riding a bus or taking an Uber.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I feel like a Smurf running from Gargamel and his cat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The landscapes change quickly, making me feel like Im a pioneer before the hotel developers build skyscraper accommodations. I find some ancient ruins  broken Greek columns in a garden somewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I look at the map and jump to the Muslim Quarter, thinking its like a Metaverse version of the Old City of Jerusalem. After teleporting there, I realize nothing has been built yet, but the call to prayer rings out as I raise my volume. It truly makes me feel like a tourist somewhere exotic but familiar. However, there is no hummus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You want to pray but there is no mosque available ? Visit the &#8220;Muslim Quarter Project&#8221; in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/decentraland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Decentraland<\/a> ! Happy to have built this mosque for Deem ! And many thanks to my 3D-artist @horstremote for his fantastic work ! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mosque?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mosque<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/islam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#islam<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/shahda?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#shahda<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/turnthemusicon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#turnthemusicon<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/decentraland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#decentraland<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3a507JrBhc\">pic.twitter.com\/3a507JrBhc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 acl_crypto (@acl_crypto) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acl_crypto\/status\/1040308075608072192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Imagine if all the 90,000 plots of land get filled. How will we navigate the sites?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I spy JamminLand and think Im heading to Jamaica. The place is deserted, with a frozen bartender image behind the bar. There is no Bob Marley avatar asking me if I like jammin too. With outdoor markets, out the windows, I still get a sense of how music events in this place could pop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I then teleport to the Ukraine War Protest Gallery. It looks like an art gallery. All the buildings seem to have that smooth virtual concrete aesthetic. The Metaverse doesnt do rustic well. It also reminds me again that this is not Disneyland. Anyone can build anything quickly  this is decentralized land.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_carousel jeg_postblock_carousel_3 jeg_postblock jeg_col_8 jnews_module__1_625ecc1a142f3    \">\n<div class=\"jeg_carousel_post\" data-nav='' data-autoplay='true' data-delay='4500' data-items=\"3\" data-margin='20'>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"DeSci: Can crypto improve scientific research?\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-DeSci-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-DeSci-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-DeSci-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-DeSci-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DeSci_Can_crypto_improve_scientific_research-2\"><\/span>DeSci: Can crypto improve scientific research?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 15, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Satoshi may have needed an alias, but can we say the same?\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Satoshi_may_have_needed_an_alias_but_can_we_say_the_same-2\"><\/span>Satoshi may have needed an alias, but can we say the same?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 14, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Virgil Griffith\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_FBIs_takedown_of_Virgil_Griffith_for_breaking_sanctions_firsthand-2\"><\/span>The FBIs takedown of Virgil Griffith for breaking sanctions, firsthand<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 12, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decentralized_social_media_The_next_big_thing_in_crypto-2\"><\/span>Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 7, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"CBDCs\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_CBDCs_kryptonite_for_crypto-2\"><\/span>Are CBDCs kryptonite for crypto?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 6, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I spend two hours wandering around before<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I decide to actually head to Fashion Week. Somehow, I click on an event taking place live in my time zone. Time is actually a massive problem. Even in the Metaverse, we still live in different time zones. Being based in Australia, I already hate scheduling international meetings for work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its colorful and vibrant, and avatars abound. The proof-of-attendance tokens are all gone from the vending machine by the time I get there. I realize that this is avatar fashion week. Its a little bit like the bar scene in Mos Eisley in <em>Star Wars<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avatars are able to strut remarkably well. They also tend to jump a lot as they enter the runway. The poses are less Blue Steel and more Sonic the Hedgehog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two things: One, I made it to Fashion Week, finally. Maybe WAGMI is a prophecy? And second, only pictures can do it justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11438\" style=\"width: 546px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11438 \" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-28-at-17.03-1024x551.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"294\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Metaverse Fashion Week is unusual, but thats fashion for you.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I begin to understand that Metaverse events tourism has already become a thing  if you like events like avatar fashion shows and prerecorded computerized concerts, that is. Milli Vanilli<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, unfortunately, missed their chance for a comeback show. May Rob Pilatus rest in peace. Sorry, degens, if youre too young for the reference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Otherwise, the Metaverse is a bit like Adelaide in South Australia. Its a lovely place without much to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11445\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11445 \" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-28-at-17.06-1024x517.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"303\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Fashion week: Hipsters chill with the goths. Just like high school?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Next_stop_The_Museum_of_Crypto_Art\"><\/span>Next stop: The Museum of Crypto Art<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lets just say it: For art NFTs, a Metaverse museum makes a lot of sense. Its just the vibe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Museum of Crypto Art<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is not subject to the laws of gravity, physics or modern engineering. Staircases can be majestic, even if not mathematically load-bearing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11439\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11439 \" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-28-at-16.55-1-1024x451.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"263\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>MoCA: Staircase has an Escher approach to engineering.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Theres a lot of art on each wall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The museum uses a token to give its community members a say in the projects direction as part-owners and co-curators. It declares on its website that its earliest acquisitions will represent the earliest etchings on the blockchain, and will come to be regarded as the digital cave paintings of our transhumanist narrative.<\/p>\n<p>As an art fan, its hard to find a context for art NFTs. Theres no time period or a genre to use as a reference point. Luckily, Im given a guided tour by its co-founder Colborn Bell. He explains each piece and why he is documenting NFT history.<\/p>\n<p>Bell first sought to build a collection in 2017 and is now the largest collector on the NFT sales platform SuperRare. He was an investor in Decentralands 2017 ICO, but his gallery was built on Somnium Space, which has nice light and shadows and is not as cartoony as its competitors Cryptovoxels and Decentraland. Bell can configure an exhibition in a couple of hours, for free.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11446\" style=\"width: 334px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11446\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-16-at-9.22-e1648773808875-1024x610.jpeg\" alt=\"Lots of art on a wall\" width=\"334\" height=\"199\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Theres lots of art on the walls.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Having a tour guide in the NFT space right now helps. Bell is a patron documenting crypto history. Without his curation, I would be lost as to why one piece is valued over another.<\/p>\n<p>Cryptoland loves a meme, and some works relate to the earliest history in the space, like the Bitcoin volatility clock piece. There are 350 pieces in total, going for an average price of $300, but only 50 pieces are on display.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing NFTs on a virtual wall is still strange to me, as art is usually fixed in size and hung on a real wall based on that size. Small paintings are cute in a nook, for example. But as I noted when I tried to value NFT clones, the art is in the code  and the curation of the collection.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, I ask my tour guide, What is art?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His take is honest and crypto-native.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Out the gate, a lot of NFTs arent art. They are really not. I look to the fringe for art, as in the existing art movement and art market already gate-kept. I want that piece by a queer artist in Kenya depicting two women kissing in a field of flowers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hes referring to an actual piece in his collection. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I dont have an investment thesis, he adds. I like validating artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He says that art NFTs are familiar but also have elements of the surreal. Famed project CryptoPunks gave Bell a terrible first impression, he says. Pranksy built the market, and he was a notorious scammer. (Lawyers, note: Magazine is not suggesting Pranksy really is a scammer, notorious or otherwise.) Bell bought his first Punk relatively late, after Christies auctioned Alien Punks in mid-2021. Bell also notes that Pak, another famed NFT artist, is good at social manipulation, not art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(function() {window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {listeners: [],forms: {on: function(evt, cb) {window.mc4wp.listeners.push({event   : evt,callback: cb});}}}})();<!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.8.7 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\">\n<div class=\"jeg_mc4wp_heading\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_best_of_blockchain_every_Tuesday\"><\/span>The best of blockchain, every Tuesday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>  Subscribe for thoughtful explorations and leisurely reads from Magazine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy<\/div>\n<p><label>Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, the Museum of Crypto Art is not about the art? Apparently, its more about patronage.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If it all [the value of the collection] went to zero tomorrow, I wouldnt care. Ive built friends all over the world. What was important to me was the growth of cryptocurrencies and bringing in creatives to the space. We already had devs and programmers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For me, the gallery is a great tourist destination <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">because<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> it houses NFT artworks. It has digital works exhibited appropriately. I accept the glitches, like the time it takes to load pages, and the distracting ID numbers across my avatar detracting from the art.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Events_and_attractions_work_well_in_the_Metaverse\"><\/span>Events and attractions work well in the Metaverse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There will be a Lonely Planet for the Metaverse. Do not let its current pixelated state fool you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Events and attractions work well in the Metaverse. But for now, its like throwing goo against a wall. Some things will stick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every tennis ball avatar still walking around in Decentraland is a reminder of the success of the 2022 Australian Opens Metaverse activations. Fans could actually watch real live tennis from the Metaverse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11432\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11432 \" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-18-at-14.14-1024x508.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"299\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Australian Open 2022 in the Metaverse: Tennis ball image.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Im still hungry, and virtual coffee has no caffeine. Real beers have alcohol. So, I depart for the real world with a final thought: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perhaps the Metaverse is like crypto in 2011: You just have to believe and hodl.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_carousel jeg_postblock_carousel_3 jeg_postblock jeg_col_8 jnews_module__2_625ecc1a16a53    \">\n<div class=\"jeg_carousel_post\" data-nav='' data-autoplay='true' data-delay='4500' data-items=\"3\" data-margin='20'>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"DeSci: Can crypto improve scientific research?\" loading=\"lazy\" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_FBIs_takedown_of_Virgil_Griffith_for_breaking_sanctions_firsthand-3\"><\/span>The FBIs takedown of Virgil Griffith for breaking sanctions, firsthand<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 12, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decentralized_social_media_The_next_big_thing_in_crypto-3\"><\/span>Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 7, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"CBDCs\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_CBDCs_kryptonite_for_crypto-3\"><\/span>Are CBDCs kryptonite for crypto?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div 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