Metaverse virtual land-grab a “pretty dreadful” financialinvestment; Decentraland and Sandbox home dives

A fast run-up in crypto prices initially prompted a “land grab” that saw average digital parcels of land in Decentraland reach highs of $US37,238 ($57,430) in February 2022, while plots in Sandbox reached $US35,000 in January that year. But in the past 14 months land values in these nascent environments have tumbled. The average price…