Crypto Cafe · by Daniel Kiptoo · 2026-09-12

Did everyone quietly stop caring about metaverse land

I remembered a project I almost aped into because people were talking about virtual storefronts like digital Fifth Avenue. Went back this week and it felt like walking through a mall after closing.

92 sparks · 5 comments

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Maya Williams · 21 likes

I still can't believe some of the prices people paid for imaginary coordinates.

Daniel Kiptoo · 6 likes

'low interest rates wearing costumes' is unbelievably mean and accurate

Jack Taylor · 6 likes

A lot of narratives were just low interest rates wearing costumes.

Aria Thompson · 5 likes

There are probably tiny communities still building, but the mass speculation juice is gone.

Jiho Lee · 5 likes

The land thing always assumed way more people wanted to hang out there than actually did.