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The Susan G. Komen Block Explorer Fundraiser

Posted by Micah Balazs on

 A mission to rebuild the world, even virtually, means it’s up to all of us to make it a better place. This goes well beyond building a portfolio of assets or playing games with friends. With a growing platform that’s mapped to the real world, Upland is the perfect place to increase awareness of amazing organizations such as Susan G. Komen!

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Womplay combines video games and crypto currency

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Womplay is a play to earn app that also gives you the option to earn crypto currencies or NTFs. It’s a very tempting offer for someone who loves to play video games. 

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Is Pi Coin Worth Mining?

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Pi Coin operates a bit differently from traditional crypto assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The idea of the Pi Network was to allow people to mine crypto directly from a smartphone. With Pi gaining over 30 million users at its peak, this concept was clearly a smash hit! 

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Frustration and Skepticism from Meta

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 The chief executive Mark Zuckerberg recently went on Joe Rogan’s podcast, where he told the popular comedian that building an immersive metaverse was his “holy grail.”

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The Sandbox & Upland

Posted by Micah Balazs on

Upland and The Sandbox have very different ways of approaching the metaverse space. First and foremost are the graphics. The Sandbox has taken a more Minecraft-style approach with its polygons and large active user area. Meanwhile Upland has more in common with Google maps than a common video game. Upland features a Play-to-Earn style of getting users into their vision. 

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