On this week’s show, crypto markets are holding steady, US Navy's PARANOID Blockchain, Ethereum ETFs' price surge prediction, epic Sandbox-Upland Metaverse partnership, Upland metaverse Genesis Week 2024, Charity Gaming Merge, Google's Next-Gen Metaverse, OpenAI alarms writers, Microsoft's AI mega-investment, NFT risks exposed, NFT sales plummet, Blockchain Gaming Boom, and Square Enix's NFT shift. 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://coinmarketcap.com/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-navy-launches-paranoid-blockchain-cyber-security-tech-private-sector

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/ethereum-etfs-approved-crypto-prices-to-surge-this-year

https://playtoearngames.com/news/the-sandbox-and-uplands-metaverse-partnership-get-ready

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/genesis-live-2024-in-las-vegas-tickets-853734883017?aff=oddtdtcreator

https://cryptodaily.co.uk/news-in-crypto/blockonomi:food-rescue-world-blending-gaming-and-charity-in-the-sandbox-metaverse

https://cryptonews.com/news/google-and-magic-leap-forge-partnership-for-next-gen-metaverse-experience.htm

https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2024/openai-content-deals-leave-news-writers-alarmed/

https://www.naroomanewsonline.com.au/story/8650663/microsoft-to-invest-a483b-in-swedens-ai-expansion/

https://cryptodaily.co.uk/news-in-crypto/crypto-intelligence:u-s-treasury-releases-first-ever-risk-assessment-on-nfts-highlighting-potential-illicit-uses-and-investor-risks

https://forkast.news/may-nft-sales-post-worst-performance-since-october/

https://cryptoslate.com/whats-behind-the-nearly-1-billion-surge-in-blockchain-gaming-investments/

https://decrypt.co/233069/symbiogenesis-square-enix-arbitrum-ethereum-game-nfts

https://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/mobile-phones/millions-of-3g-devices-including-vending-machines-and-pay-stations-to-stop-working-on-august-31/news-story/3e329998b3c0ad3a7cc4cf666563d881

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350293195/misery-vines-tale-exploitation

https://japantoday.com/category/crime/18-year-old-man-arrested-for-attempted-robbery-of-convenience-store-next-to-police-box

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