Welcome to the latest episode of the BlockWeb Beat podcast, recorded on January 16th at 4:00pm AEST. This week, we're focusing on the intersection of technology and society. Starting off with some crypto market news and exploring the launch of the Upland Metaverse’s Open Beta UGC Playground. We're also looking at the NFT market's recent fluctuations, highlighting OpenSea's strategic response and GameStop's exit from NFTs. There’s also been an interesting recent analysis of Mark Zuckerberg's journey in shaping the Metaverse, and there are potential market shake-ups with movements by Celsius, FTX, and Alameda Research, and the implications of upcoming token unlocks in the crypto market. And as always, we’ve got a few news articles to highlight from the Meatsuitaverse. And that's the Beat for this BlockWeb week. L8R

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Links and articles discussed:

https://coinmarketcap.com/

https://beincrypto.com/celsius-ftx-alameda-token-unlocks-crypto-sell-off/

https://www.upland.me/events/introducing-the-upland-playground

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/zuckerberg-king-metaverse-review-facebook-230000518.html

https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/mark-zuckerberg-king-of-the-metaverse-tv-review-sky-b1131269.html

https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/apple-to-shut-down-its-ai-team-121-employees-asked-to-relocate-or-face-job-loss-2488702-2024-01-15

https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/scary-part-of-artificial-intelligence-ai-is-openai-ceo-sam-altman-tells-bill-gates-in-unconfused-me-podcast-11705285977278.html

https://www.pcgamer.com/gamestop-bids-a-final-farewell-to-crypto-with-the-closure-of-its-nft-marketplace/

https://www.pymnts.com/nfts/2024/opensea-wants-nfts-to-evolve-as-market-plunges-63/

https://www.nftgators.com/jacobc-eth-its-not-only-essential-to-unite-the-web3-gaming-community-but-also-to-bridge-the-arbitrary-divide-between-web2-and-web3-gaming/

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/child-in-intensive-care-after-croc-attack-in-kakadu-national-park/news-story/7ba785c778c13b81d60bcc71115bb188

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/133551222/tenant-who-found-neighbour-hiding-in-ceiling-cavity-wins-compensation

https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-plans-legal-revision-for-quicker-deletion-of-defamatory-posts-on-social-media

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