Upland Down Under

Welcome to another exciting episode of the Upland Downunder Podcast, your go-to source for all things Upland and beyond! Recorded live this Wednesday, 25th October, at 7:30 pm AEST (8:30 pm AEDT), we're back with a treasure trove of the latest crypto buzz and Upland updates.

Tonight, we delve into the pulsating heart of crypto and Upland markets, where one is revving up for a monumental moonshot, and the other reels from the impact of a DJshorts nuclear revelation. Hang tight as we unravel these developments and more, including the eagerly awaited October Neighborhood Ratings, the enigmatic Totem Mystery Pass Sale: Chapter 3, high-octane thrills with Racing with stakes, and exclusive scoops on the Stock Car Pro Series car sales and the Susan G. Komen wearables initiative.

MAIN EVENT: We're analyzing the massive wave Upland is riding with a whopping $8.5 million in fresh funding—what does this mean for the platform's future? Strap in as we explore this financial frontier!

But that's not all! We're zooming out to bring you spicy tidbits from the broader WEB3 universe and the Meatsuitaverse, featuring insights into the burgeoning Metaverse market and how virtual Ryanair flights in Roblox are taking off. Plus, don't miss real-world snippets from Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, keeping you grounded with a dash of reality. 

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Celebrations continue with a bounty of UPX and Samurai Aquatics Map Assets up for grabs! Join us live or tune in from last week to win. Also, stay posted for a thrilling new weekly contest challenge on our MVA server—end-of-year excitement is ramping up, and trust us, you'll want to be part of it!

Dive into our QIPS segment, where we tackle your burning questions and intriguing insights. This week, we're discussing the untapped potential of small structures in Upland and the enigma of locked-up cities. 

We gave away 25,000 UPX and 15 x Samurai Aquatics Map Assets in total to both our live participants tonight and our watchers/listeners from last week.

All this and more, on this week's whirlwind ride with the Upland Downunder Podcast!

Metaverse Ventures Alliance (MVA) Discord: https://discord.gg/Vvz3f96yC9

QIPS form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1n0e1SZUoVwItG8fuCcKCvrs13OtvOlmp1I5Di6XSc3g

WARNING! This podcast is produced by Metaverse Ventures Entertainment and contains unsolicited and heavily biased opinions which are solely the views of the individuals involved. It does not include investment advice of any kind and you are responsible for undertaking your own financial, including tax liability research relevant to your own individual circumstances.”

Links and articles discussed:

https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter

https://www.upland.me/events/neighborhood-ratings-bring-new-node-collections-property-earning-boosts-and-upx-bonuses

https://forkast.news/us-spot-bitcoin-etf-crypto-silver-bullet/

https://www.upland.me/events/totem-mystery-pass-sale-chapter-3

https://www.upland.me/events/introducing-racing-with-stakes

https://www.upland.me/events/stock-car-pro-series-exclusive-car-sales-for-race-8-and-9-memento-memento-pass-holders

https://www.upland.me/events/susan-g-komen-r-wearables-sale

https://discord.com/channels/599294224285827072/748569576568127519/1166074560475574353

https://upxland.me/users/djshorts

https://twitter.com/BigBeardSamurai/status/1715410603764810022

https://crypto.news/upland-blockchain-game-raises-7m-ahead-of-token-launch/

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/metaverse-market-set-to-skyrocket-to-1-303-4-billion-by-2030-pioneering-growth-fueled-by-xr-technologies-and-immersive-experiences-301966230.html

https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/24/million_roblox_ryanair_flights/

https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/hacking/a-scary-instagram-video-of-aussie-star-hamish-blake-has-sparked-urgent-warnings/news-story/7efa396f8684730f6cde87a9b3edaac3

https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/300986840/meet-the-teenage-inventor-using-ai-to-save-aotearoas-forests

https://japantoday.com/category/tech/did-a-computer-write-this-book-industry-grapples-with-ai

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On tonight’s show, we caught up on some crypto and Upland market news, some updates about the upcoming XNFT Collection in Upland, and then Swarley129 ran through a segment about Dark mode, with a treasure-hunting twist. 

For our general Upland news, we checked in on the October Neighborhood Ratings scores, reviewed and reflected on the Block & Load Wholesale Block Explorer test and the Halloween 2023 Bundle Sale, took a look at the Mini Game Competition underway, the apparently exciting Updates for UGC Creators, and Upland made the mainstream news again after the Upland community voted to make Sparklet tradable on Ethereum. 

The main topic for the evening was Spark Week at long last: But is it really Spark Week without competitive Spark treasure hunting? 

We also had some additional WEB3 and Meatsuitaverse news to cover, a QIPS on potential zoning guidelines in Upland, and another on blueprints. And of course, it is Halloween celebration month so I had 15,000 UPX and 13 x Samurai Aquatics Map Assets to give away to both our live participants tonight, and our watchers/listeners from last week.

All that and more, on this the Upland Downunder Podcast!

Metaverse Ventures Alliance (MVA) Discord: https://discord.gg/Vvz3f96yC9

QIPS form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1n0e1SZUoVwItG8fuCcKCvrs13OtvOlmp1I5Di6XSc3g

WARNING! This podcast is produced by Metaverse Ventures Entertainment and contains unsolicited and heavily biased opinions which are solely the views of the individuals involved. It does not include investment advice of any kind and you are responsible for undertaking your own financial, including tax liability research relevant to your own individual circumstances.”

Links and articles discussed:

https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter

https://www.upland.me/events/neighborhood-ratings-bring-new-node-collections-property-earning-boosts-and-upx-bonuses

https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/markets/false-blackrock-etf-news-triggers-bitcoin-price-spike-100-million-liquidations

https://www.upland.me/events/block-load-the-ultimate-metaventure-wholesale-extravaganza

https://www.upland.me/events/halloween-2023-bundle-sale

https://www.upland.me/events/mini-game-competition-win-1-million-upx

https://www.upland.me/events/revolutionizing-ugc-exciting-updates-for-creators

https://nftnewstoday.com/2023/10/13/upland-community-votes-to-make-spark-utility-token-tradable-on-ethereum/

https://www.upland.me/events/spark-week-is-back

https://nftnow.com/news/open-metaverse-alliance-creates-royalty-task-force-for-industry/

https://nftplazas.com/formula-e-high-voltage/

https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/inventions/what-are-these-aussies-stumped-by-bizarre-metal-park-hoop/news-story/0fa02ffd26dc3344b0aa14acbf983784

https://www.stuff.co.nz/science/300986367/newsable-research-suggests-blue-light-glasses-arent-as-legit-as-we-might-think

https://japantoday.com/category/tech/japan's-ai-draft-guidelines-ask-for-measures-to-address-overreliance

https://www.ironmaiden.com/news/article/iron-maiden-announce-first-shows-of-2024-s-the-future-past-tour

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In this episode, I had a great time speaking to Sirness4, who is one of the keystone figures in the Upland Discord and Facebook communities.

During his 18-month journey in Upland, he’s been highly engaged in all of the ups and downs, including the celebrations and the face palms and he’s developed quite the knack for ingesting and digesting many of the wider communities, thoughts, concerns, and opinions about various topics and events, into very constructive and extensive official feedback submissions. We discussed all of that today of course, and a whole lot more.

The sky and the land might not actually be the limit, if like Sirness4 you can take on a big-picture perspective of ‘The Metaverse and Beyond!’

GUEST: Sirness4

Metaverse Ventures Alliance (MVA) 

WARNING! The information and opinions within are solely the views of the individuals involved, and contains content not suitable for anyone!

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- Intro voice work by Dubrider. Contact him on Discord

On tonight's show, we caught up on some crypto and Upland market news, and then dove back into the world of the Upland Metaverse. 

Swarley's segment was about Upland being mapped to the real world but not really, we checked in with the Neighborhood Ratings Scores for October, the Sparklet White Paper Vote, the first Stock Car Pro Series exclusive car sale, a bunch of stuff happening with and around the NFLPA partnership, the latest Master Builders Contest complete with a fresh controversy, the Totem Reveal: Chapter 3 including a wild community theory, and of course the upcoming 2023 Halloween Bundle Sale, and Halloween Wearables Challenge.

We also had some additional WEB3 news to cover, an interesting QIPS on the future and purpose of Upland, I gave away 10,000UPX total and a bunch of Samurai Aquatics Map Assets, and outlined a massive new weekly contests challenge for the MVA server.

All that and more, on this the Upland Downunder Podcast!

Metaverse Ventures Alliance (MVA) Discord: https://discord.gg/Vvz3f96yC9

QIPS form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1n0e1SZUoVwItG8fuCcKCvrs13OtvOlmp1I5Di6XSc3g

WARNING! This podcast is produced by Metaverse Ventures Entertainment and contains unsolicited and heavily biased opinions which are solely the views of the individuals involved. It does not include investment advice of any kind and you are responsible for undertaking your own financial, including tax liability research relevant to your own individual circumstances.”

Links and articles discussed:

https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter

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On tonight's show, we caught up on some crypto and Upland market news, and then dove back into the world of the Upland Metaverse.

We had a monthly Treasure Hunting and overall income update from Swarley129, covered the September Neighborhood Ratings wrap up and looked ahead to what might play out in October, the Totem Mystery Pass Sale: Chapter 2, October MV Motors Sale, Upland Overdrive, New Racing Legit Shops, the upcoming Sparklet White Paper Community Town Hall and community vote, and the recent Café stress test.

The main topic for this evening was of course the massive news from out of the blue, that Upland is more going to be diving headfirst into the extreme volatility of the open cryptocurrency markets, via the introduction of the new ERC-20 Sparklet token mirrored from Spark. That’s assuming of course that the upcoming YES vote goes through.

We also had some additional WEB3 and Meatsuitaverse news to cover, a bunch of QIPS on the Spark / Sparklet news, I gave away 50,000UPX total and some Samurai Aquatics Map Assets, and of course outlined a new weekly contests challenge for the MVA server.

All that and more, on this the Upland Downunder Podcast!

Metaverse Ventures Alliance (MVA) Discord: https://discord.gg/Vvz3f96yC9

QIPS form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1n0e1SZUoVwItG8fuCcKCvrs13OtvOlmp1I5Di6XSc3g

WARNING! This podcast is produced by Metaverse Ventures Entertainment and contains unsolicited and heavily biased opinions which are solely the views of the individuals involved. It does not include investment advice of any kind and you are responsible for undertaking your own financial, including tax liability research relevant to your own individual circumstances.”

Links and articles discussed:

https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter

https://www.upland.me/events/totem-mystery-pass-sale-chapter-2-echoes-of-darkness

https://www.upland.me/events/october-mv-motors-sale

https://www.upland.me/events/upland-overdrive-the-race-that-defies-limits

https://www.upland.me/events/apply-now-for-a-racing-legit-shop

https://www.upland.me/events/sparklet-white-paper-community-town-hall

https://www.reddit.com/r/UplandMe/comments/16ul9ej/sparklet_white_paper_community_review_working_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

https://discord.com/channels/599294224285827072/748569576568127519/1158427966313869312

https://www.upland.me/events/sparklet-white-paper-community-review-working-to-make-spark-tradable-on-ethereum

https://docs.developers.upland.me/sparklet/sparklet-white-paper/executive-summary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f88b9NwauI

https://www.blockchaingamer.biz/news/27395/upland-bridging-sparks-crypto-to-ethereum/

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eos-network-foundation-upland-aerial-132245238.html

https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/meta-to-lay-off-employees-in-metaverse-oriented-silicon-unit-today-123100400111_1.html

https://decrypt.co/199958/ai-raves-in-the-metaverse-are-a-thing-heres-what-its-like-inside

https://gameishard.gg/news/gamefam-and-mattel-partner-to-bring-barbie-to-the-metaverse/285699/

https://www.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/ripple-lawsuit-progresses-as-sec-appeal-denied-trial-date-set-for-april-2024-93CH-3189784

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The Upland Downunder Podcast presents an open community discussion on the SPARKLET token proposal. 

Upland Sparklet announcement: https://www.upland.me/events/sparklet-white-paper-community-review-working-to-make-spark-tradable-on-ethereum

Metaverse Ventures Alliance (MVA) Discord: https://discord.gg/Vvz3f96yC9

WARNING! This podcast is produced by Metaverse Ventures Entertainment and contains unsolicited and heavily biased opinions which are solely the views of the individuals involved. It does not include investment advice of any kind and you are responsible for undertaking your own financial, including tax liability research relevant to your own individual circumstances.”

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On tonight's show, we caught up on some crypto and Upland market news, and then dove back into the world of the Upland Metaverse. We covered the latest on the September Neighborhood Ratings Collection battle, some shenanigans and drama related to both the upcoming Totem Reveal: Chapter 2 sales, and the recent Upland Café events, the UGC/KABOOM partnership, and of course the supposedly HUGE September reveal that Upland continues to hype up. The main topic for this evening was trying to unpack the Quick Mafs associated with the Neighborhood Ratings scores, to try to get some insight into how St James has come from seemingly out of nowhere to crush Monero’s chance at securing the September neighborhood collection win. We also had some additional WEB3 and Meatsuitaverse news to cover, a QIPS on the future of Totems and STEM, I gave away 20,000UPX total, and of course, outlined a new weekly contest challenge for the MVA server.

All that and more, on this the Upland Downunder Podcast!

Metaverse Ventures Alliance (MVA) Discord: https://discord.gg/Vvz3f96yC9

QIPS form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1n0e1SZUoVwItG8fuCcKCvrs13OtvOlmp1I5Di6XSc3g

WARNING! This podcast is produced by Metaverse Ventures Entertainment and contains unsolicited and heavily biased opinions which are solely the views of the individuals involved. It does not include investment advice of any kind and you are responsible for undertaking your own financial, including tax liability research relevant to your own individual circumstances.”

Links and articles discussed:

https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter

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In this episode, I sat down with Happymfr who has been heavily engaged in the Upland Metaverse community for coming up on 2.5 years.

Happymfr and I share a lot of similarities in regards to how, where, and why we are involved in the WEB3 space and also a tendency to at times ride precariously on either side of the FUD waves that inevitably roll through the Upland community. So settle in to hear about Happymfr’s journey into the Upland metaverse and for some insights and outlooks into what’s great and what’s not so great about it and also some potential avenues he believes could vastly improve the ecosystem.

The future might be very bright indeed if, like Happymfr, you are willing to take your chances and make the most out of the available opportunities, when you paddle out into the ‘The Metaverse and Beyond!’

GUEST: Happymfr

Metaverse Ventures Alliance (MVA) 

WARNING! The information and opinions within are solely the views of the individuals involved, and contains content not suitable for anyone!

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- Intro voice work by Dubrider. Contact him on Discord

On tonight's show, we caught up on some crypto and Upland market news, and then dove back into the world of the Upland Metaverse. We covered the latest on the September Neighborhood Ratings Collection battle, Tokyo City Hall, the upcoming Stock Car Pro Series Bundle Sale, and Totem Reveal: Chapter 2. We had the first Swarley129 segment about some interesting treasure hunting quirks, and tonight’s main topic was all about crates. Are you ready for the 2023 crate season? We also had some additional WEB3 and Meatsuitaverse news to cover, a QIPS on Upland’s manufacturing processes, I gave away 15,000UPX total, and of course outlined a new weekly contests challenge for the MVA server.

All that and more, on this the Upland Downunder Podcast!

Metaverse Ventures Alliance (MVA) Discord: https://discord.gg/Vvz3f96yC9

QIPS form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1n0e1SZUoVwItG8fuCcKCvrs13OtvOlmp1I5Di6XSc3g

WARNING! This podcast is produced by Metaverse Ventures Entertainment and contains unsolicited and heavily biased opinions which are solely the views of the individuals involved. It does not include investment advice of any kind and you are responsible for undertaking your own financial, including tax liability research relevant to your own individual circumstances.”

Links and articles discussed:

https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter

https://www.upland.me/stock-car-pro-series

https://www.upland.me/events/totem-reveal-chapter-2

https://twitter.com/_UmbrellaBoy_/status/1704124041546875127

https://play.upland.me/?prop_id=79524106191793

https://venturebeat.com/metaverse/walmart-to-revolutionize-retail-with-expansive-commercial-strategy-in-the-metaverse/

https://www.traveldailynews.com/column/featured-articles/unlocking-the-metaverse-the-evolution-of-cryptocurrency-casinos-in-tomorrow-s-digital-world/

https://technode.com/2023/09/19/chinese-government-looks-to-establish-metaverse-industry-standards/

https://www.blockleaders.io/news/open-metaverse-alliance-for-web3-oma3-to-jointly-address-interoperability-challenges-of-the-industry

https://www.species.io/

https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/1027036/cryptocurrency-nfts-and-tax-1027036.html

https://crypto.news/honda-to-launch-nfts-at-japanese-formula-1/

https://collectibles.mclaren.com/

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On tonight's show, we caught up on some crypto and Upland market news, and then dove back into the world of the Upland Metaverse. We covered the latest on the September Neighborhood Ratings Collection battle, Totem wearables giveaway, Metaventures Raid, Totem Mystery Pass: Chapter 1 review and reflection, SunnyMinded’s Totem Stats Tool, Tokyo Map Asset Challenge, 2023 NFLPA Season, 0N1 FORCE x Upland, Huge Animoca Brands Funding News and Upland Twitter Hype! 

Related to all of that tonight’s main topic was about how You can just never have enough UPX!

We also had some additional WEB3 and Meatsuitaverse news to cover, a QIPS on Upland’s limited fame and media attention, I gave away 20,000UPX total, and of course outlined a new weekly contests challenge for the MVA server.

All that and more, on this the Upland Downunder Podcast!

Metaverse Ventures Alliance (MVA) Discord: https://discord.gg/Vvz3f96yC9

QIPS form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1n0e1SZUoVwItG8fuCcKCvrs13OtvOlmp1I5Di6XSc3g

WARNING! This podcast is produced by Metaverse Ventures Entertainment and contains unsolicited and heavily biased opinions which are solely the views of the individuals involved. It does not include investment advice of any kind and you are responsible for undertaking your own financial, including tax liability research relevant to your own individual circumstances.”

Links and articles discussed:

https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter

https://gleam.io/ntUZi/totem-wearable-giveaway

https://www.upland.me/events/metaventure-raid-1k-celebration

https://www.upland.me/events/totem-mystery-pass-sale-chapter-1-the-jungles-call-to-adventure

https://sunnylab.xyz/totems/stats/

https://www.upland.me/events/tokyo-map-asset-challenge

https://www.upland.me/events/introducing-the-2023-nflpa-season

https://twitter.com/DirkLueth/status/1701704127364071646

https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2023/09/top-3-metaverses-to-watch-out-for-in-2023

https://techstartups.com/2023/09/11/the-intersection-of-future-ready-technologies-how-ais-use-within-web3-is-increasing/

https://www.premint.xyz/0n1-force-x-upland/

https://cryptonews.com/news/animoca-brands-secures-20m-funding-drive-ambitious-mocaverse-metaverse-project-nfts-making-comeback.htm

https://cryptonews.com/news/italian-luxury-brand-panerai-to-include-nft-based-digital-passport-with-all-watches.htm

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