Mario Nawfal

As predicted, The SEC denied VanEck’s for its BTC ETF. What could make the SEC approve a spot-based BTC ETF? I am not an insider, but I am under the impression that they are waiting for large TradeFi institutions to offer custody services before considering approval.

Did you know that the famous #Grayscale was also an early metaverse investor? Its #Decentraland trust which launched in February of this year paid off handsomely.

The type of tokens to keep an eye on during the start of 2022: - Layer 1 tokens - #Metaverse tokens

Bumble, the popular dating app is currently hiring someone to help them spearhead their #Crypto and metaverse strategy. Eager to see what the #metaverse brings to the world of online dating.

The retention rates of Axie are closer to a job rather than a game #Axie is not yet a game, it's a way to earn money Soon it will be both

$ENS token holders got very lucky over the past few days Folks who hold an Ethereum Name Service domain even if for a few months got airdropped thousands of dollars. And the most surprising part – no one is selling. The power of #stories

Despite being near ATHs, the #Bitcoin on-chain activity remains only marginally above bear market levels (mature coin supply). On top of that, exchange balances are falling and the hash rate is near all-time highs. Don’t get surprised by a soon parabolic price move of $BTC.

New York-centric, #NYCCoin, is set to be launched today. If New York does confirm a partnership, over and above the Adams the city mayor’s endorsement, the city will gain access to a reserve #wallet holding a massive 30% of NYCCoin’s #mining rewards.

You can’t tell how valuable a new technology is. Especially if it never existed before. So what do you do? How do you value it? You gauge the size and the fire of their community That’s something you have in your palm. Look at their Telegram community their Twitter community, etc

First mover advantage still matters #Bitcoin was first. #Cryptopunks was first. To stay first you constantly need to evolve your story. #Crypto punks were signaling tools. Now they have utilities too.

Twitter has formally announced they will be building a #crypto team as a centre of excellence for all things #blockchain and #web3 - Crypto payments, #NFT tooling for creators and decentralized social media are all on the agenda

@NianticLabs the development team behind Pokemon Go has launched @LightshipAR, a set of tools to help developers build the real world #metaverse

Reddit plans to onboard 500m new #crypto users into web 3.0 with ambitions to #tokenize Reddit Karma

Matter Labs, the project behind the #Ethereum Layer 2 technology zkSync, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round - CEO

Match group has revealed their plans to build a dating #Metaverse - They believe it is a natural evolution of the dating app space

The widely known mobile gaming giant #Zynga just appointed its first VP of blockchain gaming. He will work to integrate NFTs and blockchain to Zynga's existing portfolio as well as develop games that use NFTs as part of their core gameplay. Exciting news for the future of #P2E

Humans have a strong desire to assign status. It’s part of our culture. That’s why displaying a #cryptopunk on your Twitter profile matters. It is not about whether it is just a .jpeg or not. It is about having something others are also ready to pay that huge amount for.

Fun fact: The Hong Kong International Airport was famously designed in Unity, a leading game engine. Unity wasn’t used because it’s the best tool to design an airport. Instead, Unity was used because it was superior at simulation. We're still discovering how awesome #metaverse is

Watch out for Yield Guild Games and Merit Circle. YGG is the largest gaming guild with a hefty balance sheet of assets. Merit Circle is a new guild with a structure that differentiates itself from other gaming guilds. Keep an eye on these #Play2Earn tokens.

Remember that #ETH was just $1 in January 2016.

With a rich system of incentives, 95% of revenues back to creators, and over 165 high-profile partnerships including Snoop Dog, The Walking Dead & more, the #Sandbox is turning into an execution machine. News-powered hype can only take you this far. Execution matters, always will

#BTC is inching towards all-time highs 📈 Immersive digital worlds will bring the opportunities to earn a living in virtual reality.

Many #NFTGames are underwhelming. We have to remember that #P2E is a new concept and it takes a long time to develop full-featured gaming experiences. I can’t wait to see what’s around the corner 🎮

Sotheby’s has recently launched its own #NFT only marketplace. Sotheby’s #Metaverse

One fantastic application of #VR is as a fitness tool. As one of their first moves post rebrand, #Meta has acquired VR fitness development studio “Supernatural”

Looking for a new #P2E game? Check out this post from #Crypto Briefing: t.co/ilO8AOzlb1

#Investing in #NFTs and the #Metaverse isn’t easy. With so many choices and such volatility, it’s difficult to tell which project to back. DM me and I’ll let you know how we can help

According to t.co/Rt5xcdOV2Q, gaming currently accounts for just 7% of the overall #NFT space. Yet in reality, games are far and away from the largest media market. We’re set for an explosion in #P2E

Rolling Stone’s magazine has partnered with Bored Ape Yacht Club to mint their first-ever digital / #NFT cover

t.co/gUZHqRERIA reports that #NFT transactions rocketed from $782m in Q2 to $5.9bn in Q3 🚀