Market Musings

CoinMarketCap takes a look at some of the latest happenings in the metaverse — from Meta's launch of its metaverse app in North America, to Croatia betting big on the future of metaverses.

This week, TokenInsight takes a look at what is going on with BTC and ETH in the markets.

Also, Bored Apes might soon become play-to-earn NFTs, and Robinhood could be adding crypto gift cards to the table.

Bored Ape Yacht Club will apparently be releasing a P2E game sometime in 2022.

According to code discovered by Bloomberg, Robinhood may be offering crypto gift cards on its platform.

Just a year after launching, blockchain start-up RTFKT was acquired by Nike to help bring the company into the virtual sneaker metaverse.

A total of 18.9 million BTC has now been discovered, with 2.1 million BTC left to find between now and 2140.

Sunday's tweet claimed that India's government has purchased 500 BTC, and it plans to start "distributing them to all residents of the country."

A fat-fingered error means the investor sold his Bored Ape for $3,000 — far below the floor price of $210,000.

The billionaire's presence certainly has been felt in the crypto world — but Musk remains defensive of his Twitter habits.

New data shows that the U.S. Consumer Price Index hit 6.8% in November, marking the fastest rate of inflation since 1982 — but it didn't help Bitcoin break $50,000.

Also on this week's CoinMarketRecap podcast, all of this week's headlines — including a congressman who invented Mongoose Coin, OpenSea's U-turn, and the cryptocurrencies trending on Google.

CoinMarketCap takes a look at some of the most prominent play-to-earn and NFT events — from BAYC lead artist Seneca's new set of NFTs, to profitable NFT trading tips from Chainalysis.

The crypto markets are keeping a close eye on U.S. inflation data due out today — plus, yet another twist in the ongoing drama surrounding India's mooted ban.

Fresh volatility could be in store for Bitcoin on Friday as the U.S. gears up to release inflation data for November.

After Brad Sherman mentioned "Mongoose Coin" in Congress, a cryptocurrency that didn't exist. Now, it's been created — and it already has a market cap of $25 million.

There are conflicting views about what the country's law should look like. A total ban is being considered, but it's possible all crypto products could remain legal with regulation.

Stephane Kasriel, who recently stepped up to lead Novi following the departure of David Marcus, said the move will make "sending money to family and friends as easy as sending a message."