On this week’s show, cryptocurrency markets get wrestled by the bears again. Coinbase faces a system-wide outage, Ethereum’s ETF woes, Upland Genesis Hackathon finalists announced, religion in the metaverse, Meta’s AI Ray-Ban smart glasses, AI in Indian classrooms, gaming NFTs' need for deeper utility, and Reebok’s digital wearables go WEB3 gaming. Plus, as always, we ground ourselves with some real-world insights with a few doses of reality from the Meatsuitaverse.

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https://www.ccn.com/opinion/technology/gaming-nfts-primetime-tap-into-deeper-utility/

https://blockworks.co/news/reebok-digital-wearables-partnership

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