On this week’s show, crypto claws back some of the recent losses, Venezuela restricts Binance access, Ethereum sets new staking withdrawal records, Upland Totems' 2nd cycle begins, while Chapter Two Sparklet airdrop ends, half of the 10 most valuable companies on Earth are now making metaverse hardware, Sandbox land prices plunge 95%, OpenAI fears people will form bonds with the AI it developed to fool humans, Apple to release the next-generation iPhone SE with AI features in 2025, Lamborghini partners with NFT gaming giant Animoca Brands, Ethereum still dominates NFT sales, but market participation shrinks, big names invest $6M in Pentagon Games’ quest to reimagine Web3 gaming, and Ubisoft unveils the Captain Laserhawk game. Plus, as always, we ground ourselves with some real-world insights with a few doses of reality from the Meatsuitaverse. ------------ Metaverse Ventures Australia (MVA) Discord: 🌏https://discord.gg/Vvz3f96yC9 ------------ ⚠️WARNING!⚠️ This podcast is produced by Metaverse Ventures Entertainment and contains unsolicited and heavily biased opinions which are solely the views of the individuals involved. It does not include investment advice of any kind and you are responsible for undertaking your own financial, including tax liability research relevant to your own individual circumstances. ------------ 🛜Links and articles discussed📰 https://coinmarketcap.com/ https://cryptonews.com/news/venezuela-restricts-binance-access-post-election-conflict-protests.htm https://blockchainreporter.net/ethereum-staking-sees-record-withdrawals-this-week/ https://uplandme.medium.com/totem-cycle-2-begins-get-ready-to-power-up-your-totems-bef69527ccf2 https://airdrop.upland.me/ https://cointelegraph.com/news/half-10-most-valuable-companies-making-metaverse-hardware https://www.livebitcoinnews.com/sandbox-land-prices-plunge-95-as-metaverse-market-faces-downturn/ https://cointelegraph.com/news/open-ai-fears-people-bonds-with-ai https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/apple-to-release-next-generation-iphone-se-with-ai-features-in-2025-report-124081200336_1.html https://news.bitcoin.com/automobili-lamborghini-partners-with-nft-gaming-giant-animoca-brands/ https://news.bitcoin.com/nft-sales-hit-95-42m-with-ethereum-dominating-but-market-participation-shrinks/ https://www.newsbtc.com/press-releases/animoca-binance-more-invest-6m-in-pentagon-games-quest-to-reimagine-web3-gaming-with-ar-vr-and-ai/ https://playtoearn.com/news/from-netflix-to-web3-ubisoft-unveils-captain-laserhawk-the-game https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/crime/act-police-release-cctv-of-wild-arson-bungle-in-gungahlin/news-story/a16935046d3089f7de1c6011977e91e7 https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350376169/watch-congestion-charging-coming-transport-minister-confirms https://japantoday.com/category/national/10-year-old-boy-severely-injured-after-hand-bitten-by-dolphin-at-fukui-beach ------------ BEN68 🌐 AtomicHub: https://wax.atomichub.io/profile/5lpay.wam ✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ben68_udu 📱 Discord: BEN68 (Upland Down Under) ✅ Play Upland: If you use this link to download Upland, you will receive a 50% bonus on your first in-game currency purchase https://r.upland.me/T1Jk ------------ Check out all things MVE in the Podcast world: 🎙️Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/upland-down-under 🎙️Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1583860609 ------------ INTRO / OUTRO 📻 Backing Music by The Nasty Hooks: https://soundcloud.com/thenastyhooks ------------ Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5282046952603648