# Metaverse Weekly Wrap-Up: May 8-14 By [OneLand](https://paragraph.com/@oneland) · 2023-05-15 --- _Market Data | Market News | Sales & Mints | Events Contests & Giveaways | Twitter Spaces Project Streams & Interviews | Project Updates | Partnerships |_ **Highlights** * **OneLand** launches LAND & $SAND staking for The Sandbox! Earn your best possible APY. * **TOPIA** releases its Master Plan to take on Web2 gaming giants Roblox & Fortnite * **The Sandbox** reveals the winners of its Mega City 3 LAND Sale; sale ends today! * **Web 3** **_Shark Tank_** shows launched by both CoinMarketCap & Binance, as famous show ‘The Voice’ sets up in Decentraland * Updates for **Illiuvium**, **Apecoin**, **Worldwide Webb**…& * Attention, devs… Sign up for the **Upland** Developer Program! * * * **💹 MARKET DATA** _With OneLand, earn 3.79%\* APY staking your Sandbox LAND. With OneLand, earn 11.8_% _APY staking your $SAND. (\*15.9.2023)_. [_Stake with us_](https://oneland.world/#/defi). ![Meta Rankings (7D)](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/21823bb52c7de77b37435a4e15b4ce7a0bd6a4eeb112e3cf129ff1bd5d62fd31.png) Meta Rankings (7D) OneLand [7-day data](https://oneland.world/#/main) shows land market cap for the 10 listed projects up 1.86% to 774,717 ETH (or $1.394 billion, -2.44%). ETH fell 3.85% to $1,800.37. 7-day VRE trading volumes were down across the board last week, the main exception being [TOPIA](https://oneland.world/#/main/topia) whose volume rose 140% only on account of a resumption in trading that followed its migration from NFT Worlds that concluded May 5. ![Top Weekly Performer by Avg Price / MV Heat Index (7D)](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/40a609cf3f849092e4348f3564c450897514daf63a57774eba90333287885798.png) Top Weekly Performer by Avg Price / MV Heat Index (7D) Prices dipped too, bar the exceptions of [BYOLands](https://oneland.world/#/main/byopills) and [TOPIA Worlds](https://oneland.world/#/main/topia). Otherside, meanwhile, picked up a second big sale in consecutive weeks, with [Otherdeed #85720](https://www.otherside-wiki.xyz/otherdeed/plot/85720) passing hands for 170 ETH. Metaverse tokens $SAND (-9.1%), $MANA (-9.8%) and $WRLD (-14.2%) fell for a 5th straight week in line with the larger 7-day slide in the crypto market. Meanwhile, over at [The Sandbox](https://oneland.world/#/main/sandbox), the Mega City 3 Land Sale kicked off May 11, leading to a flurry of sales. May 11 went on to register the project’s highest daily sales count (193) in 8 months, and highest 7-day count for the year. Overall, weekly sales almost doubled (+97%) those of the previous week. ![The Mega City 3 LAND Sale that kicked off May 11 led to a flurry of sales at The Sandbox.](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/32fdc48181ea201717189abd73b50daf56857f337816a0de5d436010a5935d9d.png) The Mega City 3 LAND Sale that kicked off May 11 led to a flurry of sales at The Sandbox. * * * **🗞️ MARKET NEWS** **ONELAND — _5.10_:** OneLand launched its [**LAND and $SAND staking for The Sandbox**](https://oneland.world/#/defi)**.** ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/33860211420edb52be8d10884c9efdb985aadb6dbb1448c7e99d6e7b1d6bd4ac.png) The staking protocol enables LANDowners to **stake** their **LANDs** to earn $SAND, something not possible with The Sandbox. Plus, it offers an APY double that of The Sandbox for **staking $SAND**. Find out more: [https://oneland.medium.com/stake-your-sandbox-land-with-oneland-406a91821bcd](https://oneland.medium.com/stake-your-sandbox-land-with-oneland-406a91821bcd) Join us to view a demo & learn more in our [Discord](https://discord.gg/Dzh6vj6T?event=1106155371900457000) Tuesday 16 May, 4am UTC. **KMPG — _5.8_:** A [KMPG study](https://xrtoday.com/virtual-reality/metaverse-faces-widespread-adoption-says-47-of-uk-consumers) showed 47% of people in the UK believe that the Metaverse will be widely adopted in the next decade. **METAMASK x PAYPAL — _5.9_:** Metamask now enables users to buy $ETH with PayPal. [How?](https://metamask.io/news/latest/metamask-and-paypal-all-you-need-to-know-about-buying-eth/) [![]({{DOMAIN}}/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjW3LU9_PvU) In related news, PayPal’s [crypto holdings](https://cointelegraph.com/news/paypal-s-crypto-holdings-increased-by-56-in-q1-2023-to-nearly-1b) rose 56% in Q1 to almost $1bn, mostly BTC & ETH. **UPLAND — _5.10_:** **Attn: Developers** - apply to [**UDN PRO**](https://upland.me/events/applications-to-become-a-udnpro-are-now-open%E2%80%A6) to access exclusive perks & support to launch your project. The UDN (Upland Developers Program) does not restrict building to Upland. Devs can connect existing games/metaspaces to the Upland experience and/or use a preferred tech-stack. **APECOIN DAO - _5.10_:** Apecoin DAO Is currently voting on two proposals. [**AIP-233**](https://www.theboredapegazette.com/post/q-a-find-out-more-about-this-aip-that-aims-to-inform-the-web3-about-ape) aims to promote [](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24Ape&src=cashtag_click)$ApeCoin via Twitter Spaces, while [**AIP-209**](https://twitter.com/harry_forj/status/1656898060365217792?s=20) intends to strengthen Apecoin & the entire BAYC ecosystem by incubating projects that utilise Apecoin and BAYC IP. **BULL BITCOIN — _5.10_:** Bitcoin exchange [Bull Bitcoin](https://www.bullbitcoin.com/buy) introduced a method to buy Bitcoin, bypassing KYC. It enables Canadians to purchase BTC without giving away too much personal information, or if they do not have a bank account. [https://www.bullbitcoin.com/blog/bull-bitcoin-launches-no-kyc-bitcoin-purchases-with-cash-or-debit](https://www.bullbitcoin.com/blog/bull-bitcoin-launches-no-kyc-bitcoin-purchases-with-cash-or-debit) **BLEND — _5.11_:** Blur’s NFT lending platform Blend is absolutely [dominating the NFT lending market](https://nftplazas.com/blur-nft-marketplace-blend/) with 75% market share since its launch 2 weeks ago, registering 3,400+ loans valued at over 55k ETH, or $100m. **‘THE VOICE’ — _5.12:_** TV reality show ‘The Voice’ launched **‘The Voice Studios’** in the **Decentraland** entertainment hub Vegas City, offering interactive experiences to fans incl. actual **auditions** for the show. [https://nftevening.com/you-can-now-audition-for-the-voice-in-the-metaverse/?swcfpc=1](https://nftevening.com/you-can-now-audition-for-the-voice-in-the-metaverse/?swcfpc=1) * * * **🌄 Sales & Mints** **STARRY NIFT — _5.10_:** Launch of AI ANIMO Mystery Box Episode 2 Public Sale! Mint Price: 20 $SUI. [Mint Entrance](https://sui.starrynift.art/suiBox). ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/de6803590f20828e2df6f22dd44d31643f5a9c36f453ae03df8b058e1e7ea86d.png) [https://medium.starrynift.art/ai-animo-mystery-box-episode-two-is-coming-d1b155fa9a92](https://medium.starrynift.art/ai-animo-mystery-box-episode-two-is-coming-d1b155fa9a92) **THE SANDBOX — _5.11_:** The winners of the Mega City 3 LAND sale raffle were [announced](https://t.co/jPAXoeyjeQ). The **sale** **ends today** at 11am UTC. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/6f4eaac2c3527aa4a0984f42e52d7222fc259283338a6600c31330a5f990d296.png) For those who didn’t win in the raffle, **Mega City 3 auctions** — for 12 1x1 LANDs & 6 Estates — went live on [OpenSea](https://opensea.io/collection/the-sandbox-mega-city-3-land-sale). **UPLAND _— 5.12:_** **Upland** kicked off the Landmark Reverse Auction for [The Holy Name Cathedral](https://uplandeventscalendar.eventcalendarapp.com/u/31713/234796). The cathedral, completed in 1875, is one of the most iconic landmarks in Chicago, attracting visitors from across the world. * * * **🎪 EVENTS, CONTESTS & GIVEAWAYS 🏅** **ONELAND _— 5.16_:** [Join us](https://discord.gg/Dzh6vj6T?event=1107887551768965200) Tuesday 23 May, 4am UTC for a demo of our new **#LAND staking & $SAND staking** for The Sandbox, which earns you a higher APY than The Sandbox. **TOPIA — _5.10_:** [@3MaskTear](https://twitter.com/3MaskTear) took out the winning entry in the **Topia Theme Song Competition**. [Check it out](https://twitter.com/TOPIAgg/status/1656071948529696770?s=20). Topia will be working with them to produce more of Topia’s soundtrack, & SFX. **THE SANDBOX _— 5.8–21:_** 50k $SAND are up for grabs in the [**Steve Aoki Game Jam**](https://www.sandbox.game/en/create/game-maker/). [https://medium.com/sandbox-game/steve-aokis-game-jam-24ffcdc0c3b3](https://medium.com/sandbox-game/steve-aokis-game-jam-24ffcdc0c3b3) **_5.11–6.12:_** Fan favorite experiences are back for [**The Sandbox May Festival**](https://sandboxgame.medium.com/community-favorites-are-making-a-comeback-in-may-festival-4c9275742c47), with 70+ experiences to enjoy, up to $1m SAND to win, plus exclusive prize pools of 350k $SAND each for [LAND](https://oneland.world/#/marketplace/sandbox) and [avatar](https://www.sandbox.game/en/avatars/) owners! **DECENTRALAND x SOUL MAGIC — _5.12–22_:** Meditate at the \*\*[Soul Magic Meditation Event](https://events.decentraland.org/event/?id=a45fa7e2-01ee-47b4-a7ca-7cb7966d9fa4) \*\*to claim a floating meditation emote! [https://events.decentraland.org/event/?id=a45fa7e2-01ee-47b4-a7ca-7cb7966d9fa4](https://events.decentraland.org/event/?id=a45fa7e2-01ee-47b4-a7ca-7cb7966d9fa4) **_5.8–18:_** Soar through the Metaverse in an aerial journey over the AlUla heritage sites Hegra & the Tomb of Lihyan in the infamous Saudi [AlUla Skies Festival](https://play.decentraland.org/?realm=heimdallr&position=-118%2C-148&island=peer-wc124fz). **BINANCE _— 5.12–6.2:_** [Binance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xMBAYDRUX0) kicked off its Web3 version of ‘Shark Tank’, with Ep. 1 of [‘BuildTheBlock’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xMBAYDRUX0). In it, 12 teams battle it out in front of an audience and judges to become the next big Web3 entrepreneur. [![]({{DOMAIN}}/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xMBAYDRUX0) Meanwhile, **CoinMarketCap** is also launching its own Shark Tank-themed reality TV show [‘Killer Whales’](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/23/05/32125610/coinmarketcaps-killer-whales-the-shark-tank-of-web3-and-nft-entrepreneurship) in partnership with Web3 entertainment company Hello Labs. [![]({{DOMAIN}}/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja6dEO4LSmk) **SENSE4FIT SUMMIT — _6.17_:** Fitness experts & enthusiasts from the Web3 fitness movement will gather at the [Sense4Fit Summit](https://sense4fitsummit.com/en/) in Bucharest, Romania, June 17. Early-bird tickets expire May 17. [![]({{DOMAIN}}/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRYiixOPpUs) * * * **🔈 Catch up with this week’s TWITTER SPACES, PROJECT STREAMS & INTERVIEWS** **DECENTRALAND:** [3D Spatial Worlds & Their Impact on Human Interaction](https://surroundpodcasts.com/episodes/sam-hamilton-creative-director-decentraland/) w/ DCL Creative Director **SOMNIUM SPACE:** [Weekly Creator Session](https://twitter.com/somniumspace/status/1655257456438804482?s=61&t=c7cdSJ-ZOVgQ9veF15byYA) — every Sunday w/ VR artist [Denevraut](https://twitter.com/denevraut) / [Jokes on You](https://twitter.com/SomniumSpace/status/1654218571512451072) — every Thursday **TOPIA:** [Master Plan | Weekly WRLD](https://twitter.com/TOPIAgg/status/1656713884680568869) **THE SANDBOX:** [From the Streets to the Metaverse: The 1st Urban Artist in HK](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1OwGWwOBLZnGQ) **WORLD OF WOMEN x THE SANDBOX:** [Activism in the Metaverse: The Time is WoW](https://twitter.com/worldofwomennft/status/1654947949552467968?s=20) **METAVERSE STANDARDS FORUM:** [Vision of the Future Metaverse: Interview w/ Forum Chair, Neil Trevett](https://80.lv/articles/nvidia-s-neil-trevett-on-his-vision-of-the-future-of-metaverse/) **OTHERSIDE:** [Otherside weekly updates](https://twitter.com/theotherguild/status/1655301595368751104) w/ OtherGuild / [Apecoin DAO Metaverse Working Group](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1MnxnpvANowGO?s=20) **YUGA LABS:** [Interview w/ CEO Daniel Alegre](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS90oumBlAg) / [Interview w/ Chief Gaming Officer Spencer Tucker](https://youtu.be/gtJy0-ToqNs) * * * **🛠️ PROJECT UPDATES** **ONELAND — _5.10_:** OneLand launched its new LAND and $SAND staking product for The Sandbox. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/33860211420edb52be8d10884c9efdb985aadb6dbb1448c7e99d6e7b1d6bd4ac.png) You can now stake your LANDs and $SAND — easily and conveniently without restrictions — on OneLand to earn the highest APY. [https://mirror.xyz/0xD76A24Dc093ee91F7dF54781c6B78C334a2502A8/rbDtJHm-y4gqRmNGMxmsOfZ3faFkdd\_nxxQtObrQKcE](https://mirror.xyz/0xD76A24Dc093ee91F7dF54781c6B78C334a2502A8/rbDtJHm-y4gqRmNGMxmsOfZ3faFkdd_nxxQtObrQKcE) **DECENTRALAND — _5.12_:** The [Places tab](https://places.decentraland.org/places/) now includes all published scenes, from which you can instantly jump in & explore! [https://twitter.com/decentraland/status/1656740132983308288?ref\_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1656740132983308288%7Ctwgr%5Ef819c724f15c4045daa9ee81493cf7fe45bf2209%7Ctwcon%5Es1\_c10&ref\_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fdecentraland%2Fstatus%2F16567401329833082883Fs3D20image%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Fi.embed.ly%2F1%2Fimage3Furl3Dhttps253A252F252Fabs.twimg.com252Ferrors252Flogo46x38.png26key3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07](https://twitter.com/decentraland/status/1656740132983308288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1656740132983308288%7Ctwgr%5Ef819c724f15c4045daa9ee81493cf7fe45bf2209%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fdecentraland%2Fstatus%2F16567401329833082883Fs3D20image%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Fi.embed.ly%2F1%2Fimage3Furl3Dhttps253A252F252Fabs.twimg.com252Ferrors252Flogo46x38.png26key3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07) **ILLUVIUM _— 5.8–13:_** The community [voted](https://council.illuvium.io/) for members of the Illuvium DAO (aka Illuvinati Council), including Governance, Community, Marketing, Strategy and Game Sub-Councils. **_5.10:_** [Monthly roadmap update](https://discord.com/channels/760344898200666112/768749374255398943/1105869560151818241): * **Illuvium: Overworld Private Beta 2** is about to launch, feat. fresh challenges & game mechanics, 2 new regions, 10 new Illuvials, and the mysterious Morphopods. [Sign up](https://d2g78g04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/UC+113/d2G78g04/VWCW-86c4d_qW3975QT7C00tTW805GfB4-mhGKN3X6VH93q8_QV1-WJV7CgJRdW82bNnZ1kLMS2W7s-sQx6N68HbW2jvnsR3SKd-nW2zY30X36LrDbW82CSly4bm6YkW7-Zj9q8T077KVR9GZt2PGPnbW1qnMDc6tYQ2PN6hVM3bC2YLJW8Vy0tH8gP0n8W3KyS2g5xYyCdW4GzyKQ98Yj0rW8T-b4l3wSRQCW1QGbqj2Kh4yRW9j3NMg67YrJfW52Hqst3ZvHQwW8nSRw55nWxznW2ZXsq196wv_qVJz5f-2yzFzYW7n0prj3rby9YW7zBwF-5CF2vKW6Lq64k2gf6dG2Dt1). * **Illuvium: Zero Season One** will also soon commence. * **Merch Store** — products have begun arriving * Progress is on track as per roadmap! ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/375df7dc8b64fe2bf45083f51432ea5a85e08ef9e177ae7b730550e81fe865aa.png) **TOPIA — _5.12_:** Topia dropped its [Master Plan](https://docs.topia.gg/docs/topia-master-plan) to go beyond Web3 and compete with centralised titans like Minecraft and Roblox. The Plan centres around: * Modernized Game Engine * Cross-Compatibility * Free, Everywhere * Support Creators * Leverage Competitor Shortcomings More documentation is on its way incl.: * World utility — staking, renting, in-game monetization, content creation… * Revamped Avatar utility incl. staking, rewards… * Player XP/Level systems * Players to earn soulbound $TOPIAxp tokens * Details on upcoming TOPIA Chain * Updated token details * TOPIA Wallet — all players get one! [https://docs.topia.gg/docs](https://docs.topia.gg/docs) **OTHERSIDE WIKI — _5.10:_** [Otherside Wiki](http://otherside-wiki.xyz/) keeps improving its awesome Otherside support with 2 new features in its wallet inventory tool: 1. Otherside **Portfolio Value** — w/ detailed breakdown of Otherdeeds, Kodas, Vessels 2. **Sediment Info** Box — incl. a list of Otherdeeds with that Sediment, when you click on it​​​​ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/cba6d130d65b07533cc8ff75b35203b3fe53f1c980a54ee8b82716529d0b59af.png) Otherside Wiki recently also added an interactive [map](https://t.co/2elUFPWm5v) with multi-wallet filtering, offering a comprehensive view of Otherside. **WORLDWIDE WEBB — _5.12_:** The project released a [new roadmap](https://twitter.com/Worldwide_WEB3/status/1656685771716427786?s=20) feat. an upcoming Dungeon Test, AI Demo & MMO Play Test. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/7c003364f8f21ba05be22dd0a5f5391f4f4a85ae0fb3aa9fa0fc1642b60f98b5.png) * * * **👬 PARTNERSHIPS** **THE SANDBOX x AFFYN _— 5.9_:** The Sandbox [partnered](https://medium.com/sandbox-game/the-sandbox-partners-with-affyn-to-enhance-metaverse-experiences-af5317903f04) with Web3 studio Affyn to expand interoperability in the Web3 gaming/metaverse space. On May 10 Affyn [revealed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHjfXaDEBQc) the new partnership, as well as details on its new game that is soon to launch. [![]({{DOMAIN}}/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkKQEwwtSpI) **DECENTRALAND x doWOW — _5.9_:** Decentraland’s [Community Highlight](https://decentraland.org/blog/community-projects/community-spotlight-dowows-interactive-billboards) shines the light on partner [**doWow.tv**](https://dowow.tv/)’s **interactive billboards**, a Web3-ready broadcasting tool users can create in seconds without code to stream, teleport, buy wearables, enter social media contests & more. [![]({{DOMAIN}}/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPq1saN-wP0) **NFT PLAZAS - _5.9-10_:** NFT media platform NFT Plazas reported on all things Web3 (to a predominantly Web2 audience) at the [**FT Live**](https://nftplazas.com/ft-live-summit/) conference in London, and will also be official media partner to [Block 3000: Blockchain Battle](https://nftplazas.com/block-3000-blockchain-battle/) in Lisbon. [NFT Plazas](https://nftplazas.com) is also an official partner of OneLand, and publishes our [Metaverse Market Analysis](https://nftplazas.com/author/oneland/) each Monday: [https://nftplazas.com/author/oneland/](https://nftplazas.com/author/oneland/) * * * [_OneLand_](http://oneland.world) _is a 1-stop MetaHub — providing metaverse data & analytics, a Land NFT marketplace, LandFi tools and Metaverse MediaHub. Our mission is to make it easy for you to discover, access, stay tuned to, research and invest in the metaverse projects you love most._ [_https://oneland.world_](https://oneland.world) _Connect with us on_ [_Twitter_](https://twitter.com/OneLand_World) _and_ [_Discord_](https://discord.com/invite/dkS9NxQb3P)_._ --- *Originally published on [OneLand](https://paragraph.com/@oneland/metaverse-weekly-wrap-up-may-8-14)*