When you can’t wrap your head around events happening in this universe, tap into the Metaverse to find something more suitable.
What is the Metaverse?
If you haven’t already read our guide on what is the Metaverse and should you really be on it? It explains the rise of this second-digital-universe. If you want to keep in touch with this, stay with us as we discover new bit of it every day. A few events you can tune into at the Metaverse are:
1) Banksy & Sotheby’s: A Live Auction
When: November 18, 11pm UTC
Where: Voltaire Art District (52,83)
Auctioneer Oliver Barker of Sotheby’s will be hosting a live auction for two pieces from the world renowned street artist, Banksy. The two pieces, ‘Trolly Hunters’ and ‘Love Is In The Air’, will be auctioned off at Sotheby’s metaverse location in Voltaire’s Art District. Participants may place bids in ETH, and anyone can watch the event either in the metaverse at Sotheby’s Decentraland HQ or via Sotheby’s live-streams, accessible from their social channels.
Jump in –Â https://play.decentraland.org/?position=52%2C83
2) Step through Boson’s Portal into the dawn of metaverse commerce
When: November 18, 12:30pm to 6pm UTC
Where: Boson Protocol Events Space (-81,114)
The ties between physical and digital commerce have been ever deepening. As web grows in adoption, more and more makers and artists are looking to sell NFTs of their goods in the metaverse. Enter Boson Portal: the world’s first virtual lifestyle and commerce experience bridging the gap between the real and the virtual.
To celebrate Boson Portal’s launch, they are hosting an online conference featuring builders and leaders from across the metaverse, including the Foundation’s very own Agustin Ferreira.
Jump in – https://events.decentraland.org/event/?id=edb6c77b-03ae-43ec-9af3-0ab05b85f0d4
3) Celebrate Alexandre Rangel’s generative art drop on Portion
When: November 18, 7pm to 9pm UTC
Where: Voltaire (50,100)
In the eyes of Alexandre Rangel, code can be art and art can be code. Hop into Voltaire district for the drop party celebrating 10 exclusive NFTs on Portion from this uniquely inspired generative artist.
Jump in – https://events.decentraland.org/event/?id=1f55cced-ebd5-4eeb-9892-94f4a899051c
4) Barbados opens first virtual embassy in Decentraland
Last Sunday, the Barbadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade signed an agreement with Decentraland to establish the world’s very first digital embassy. In addition to simply setting an exciting precedent for world governments’ presence in the metaverse, this ushers in the possibility for e-visas and cross-metaverse collaboration.
Read more about Barbados in Decentraland: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/15/barbados-to-become-first-sovereign-nation-with-an-embassy-in-the-metaverse/
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