Today in Data: Inside the Metaverse and NFTs

By  |  March 17, 2022
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NFTs

NFT trading was up 21,000% in 2021. Plus, HSBC will soon join the metaverse with a virtual stadium in The Sandbox, and former Disney Chairman Bob Iger is investing in NFT startup company Genies.

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    Data

    $3T: Total value of assets managed by HSBC

    99%: Share of celebrity avatar market owned by Genies

    $17B: Total value of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) traded in 2021

    21,000%: Increase in NFT trading from 2020 to 2021

    78%: Share of NFT trades completed on Ethereum blockchain


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