隨著元宇宙“搶地大戰(zhàn)”持續(xù)上演,兩大熱門平臺上最便宜“地塊”的零售價都已經(jīng)超過了13000美元,如此高企的價格讓許多潛在“業(yè)主”只能望而卻步。
元宇宙是指在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上構(gòu)建起交互性世界的多個不同平臺,包括虛擬娛樂和商業(yè)形態(tài)。據(jù)跟蹤“數(shù)字地產(chǎn)”價格的Meta Metric Solutions公司統(tǒng)計,截至1月5日,Sandbox平臺上一塊“數(shù)字土地”最便宜的價格為3.7以太幣(Ether),相當(dāng)于14099美元,而Decentraland上最便宜的價格為3.46以太幣,相當(dāng)于13211美元。元宇宙中可以買到的最小面積為“1×1”,在Sandbox中,這一面積給用戶化身的體驗相當(dāng)于96×96“米”,而在Decentraland中則相當(dāng)于16×16“米”。
但情況并非一直如此,元宇宙的地價飆升起自于2021年下半年。相關(guān)專家表示,此番暴漲是Facebook更名“Meta”、人為制造的稀缺性、機構(gòu)投資者入局等多重因素共同影響的結(jié)果。
據(jù)MetaGameHub DAO的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人卡米洛·埃切瓦里介紹,2021年3月,Sandbox中最小、最便宜的地塊的價格在0.3以太幣到0.5以太幣之間,當(dāng)時的價格大約相當(dāng)于600到1000美元。MetaGameHub DAO是一個擁有760名會員的數(shù)字房地產(chǎn)投資組織。
這意味著,在不到一年的時間里,元宇宙的“地價”暴漲了10倍以上。
埃切瓦里表示,造成“地價”上漲的原因有很多,但Facebook更名以及該公司未來兩年向元宇宙投資5000萬美元的承諾無疑是其在2021年年末價格暴漲的重要原因。
埃切瓦里說:“大家的感覺是,‘哦,F(xiàn)acebook都改名了?我們應(yīng)該如何利用這波價格上漲賺上一筆?’”。
但此輪價格上漲并非全拜Meta所賜。Decentraland和Sandbox均表示自己只會發(fā)售一定數(shù)量的數(shù)字地塊。Sandbox僅將出讓166464幅地塊,Decentraland中可供購買的地塊更是只有90601幅。簡而言之,這些平臺在故意(也是人為地)制造“土地”的稀缺性。
由于這種稀缺性的存在,部分投資者迫切想要在價格上漲前盡早進(jìn)場,尤其是想要盡早買入那些價格最為實惠的小型“地塊”。Republic Realm和Metaverse Group等數(shù)字地產(chǎn)公司已經(jīng)于2021年投資數(shù)百萬美元買下了 Sandbox和Decentraland的大部分土地。
然而就在財大氣粗的投資者繼續(xù)在元宇宙中爭搶土地之際,埃切瓦里卻表示自己擔(dān)心Sandbox和Decentraland將被大公司占據(jù)大多數(shù)空間,擠掉個人(人類)買家的位置。
但是,即便數(shù)字土地的價格已經(jīng)高達(dá)上萬美元,依然存在上漲空間。
MetaMetric Solutions的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人瑞安·博埃說:“與六個月前相比,現(xiàn)在的‘地價’并不便宜,甚至可以說很貴,但這并不意味著現(xiàn)在的價格已經(jīng)沒有上升空間。”(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:梁宇
審校:夏林
隨著元宇宙“搶地大戰(zhàn)”持續(xù)上演,兩大熱門平臺上最便宜“地塊”的零售價都已經(jīng)超過了13000美元,如此高企的價格讓許多潛在“業(yè)主”只能望而卻步。
元宇宙是指在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上構(gòu)建起交互性世界的多個不同平臺,包括虛擬娛樂和商業(yè)形態(tài)。據(jù)跟蹤“數(shù)字地產(chǎn)”價格的Meta Metric Solutions公司統(tǒng)計,截至1月5日,Sandbox平臺上一塊“數(shù)字土地”最便宜的價格為3.7以太幣(Ether),相當(dāng)于14099美元,而Decentraland上最便宜的價格為3.46以太幣,相當(dāng)于13211美元。元宇宙中可以買到的最小面積為“1×1”,在Sandbox中,這一面積給用戶化身的體驗相當(dāng)于96×96“米”,而在Decentraland中則相當(dāng)于16×16“米”。
但情況并非一直如此,元宇宙的地價飆升起自于2021年下半年。相關(guān)專家表示,此番暴漲是Facebook更名“Meta”、人為制造的稀缺性、機構(gòu)投資者入局等多重因素共同影響的結(jié)果。
據(jù)MetaGameHub DAO的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人卡米洛·埃切瓦里介紹,2021年3月,Sandbox中最小、最便宜的地塊的價格在0.3以太幣到0.5以太幣之間,當(dāng)時的價格大約相當(dāng)于600到1000美元。MetaGameHub DAO是一個擁有760名會員的數(shù)字房地產(chǎn)投資組織。
這意味著,在不到一年的時間里,元宇宙的“地價”暴漲了10倍以上。
埃切瓦里表示,造成“地價”上漲的原因有很多,但Facebook更名以及該公司未來兩年向元宇宙投資5000萬美元的承諾無疑是其在2021年年末價格暴漲的重要原因。
埃切瓦里說:“大家的感覺是,‘哦,F(xiàn)acebook都改名了?我們應(yīng)該如何利用這波價格上漲賺上一筆?’”。
但此輪價格上漲并非全拜Meta所賜。Decentraland和Sandbox均表示自己只會發(fā)售一定數(shù)量的數(shù)字地塊。Sandbox僅將出讓166464幅地塊,Decentraland中可供購買的地塊更是只有90601幅。簡而言之,這些平臺在故意(也是人為地)制造“土地”的稀缺性。
由于這種稀缺性的存在,部分投資者迫切想要在價格上漲前盡早進(jìn)場,尤其是想要盡早買入那些價格最為實惠的小型“地塊”。Republic Realm和Metaverse Group等數(shù)字地產(chǎn)公司已經(jīng)于2021年投資數(shù)百萬美元買下了 Sandbox和Decentraland的大部分土地。
然而就在財大氣粗的投資者繼續(xù)在元宇宙中爭搶土地之際,埃切瓦里卻表示自己擔(dān)心Sandbox和Decentraland將被大公司占據(jù)大多數(shù)空間,擠掉個人(人類)買家的位置。
但是,即便數(shù)字土地的價格已經(jīng)高達(dá)上萬美元,依然存在上漲空間。
MetaMetric Solutions的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人瑞安·博埃說:“與六個月前相比,現(xiàn)在的‘地價’并不便宜,甚至可以說很貴,但這并不意味著現(xiàn)在的價格已經(jīng)沒有上升空間。”(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:梁宇
審校:夏林
As the metaverse land grab continues, prices for the cheapest available parcels of land on two popular platforms are retailing for more than $13,000, pricing out many would-be landowners.
The metaverse refers to different platforms on the internet that are creating an interactive world, complete with virtual entertainment and businesses. As of January 5, the cheapest price for a parcel of digital land in the Sandbox platform was 3.7 Ether, the equivalent of $14,099, and on Decentraland it was 3.46 Ether, the equivalent of $13,211, according to Meta Metric Solutions, a company that tracks digital real estate prices. A 1x1 parcel of land, the smallest size available, is equivalent to what the user’s avatar would experience as 96-by-96 “meters” in the Sandbox, and 16-by-16 “meters” in Decentraland.
It wasn’t always like this. The price of a 1x1 plot in the metaverse skyrocketed in the latter half of 2021 due to Facebook’s rebrand to Meta, artificial scarcity, and institutional investors entering the market, according to experts.
The smallest and cheapest plot in the Sandbox in March 2021 was between 0.3 ETH and 0.5 ETH, or about $600 to $1,000 based on Ether’s price at the time, said Camilo Echeverri, cofounder of the MetaGameHub DAO, a 760-member organization that invests in digital real estate.
That means that prices have increased more than 10-fold in less than a year.
The price increase is due to a number of factors, but Facebook’s rebranding as Meta, along with the company’s promise to invest $50 million over the next two years in the metaverse, was a big part of why prices skyrocketed in late 2021, according to Echeverri.
“Everybody was like, ‘Oh, Facebook is changing their name. What is there that we can leverage right now to take advantage of this price increase?’” he said.
But not all of the hype can be attributed to Meta. Both Decentraland and Sandbox have said they will release only a limited number of digital parcels—ever. Only 166,464 parcels of land will be available in the Sandbox and only 90,601 will be available in Decentraland. In short, the platforms have intentionally (and artificially) made land scarce.
Because of that scarcity, some investors were eager to get in early before prices went up, especially for the smaller parcels, which are most affordable. Real estate companies like Republic Realm and the Metaverse Group bought up large portions of land in the Sandbox and Decentraland in 2021, investing millions.
Yet, as deep-pocketed investors continue to snatch up land in the metaverse, Echeverri said he is concerned that the Sandbox and Decentraland could become populated more by large companies, edging out individual (human) buyers.
But even with digital land selling for thousands, there’s always room to go higher.
“Relative to where it was six months ago, land is not cheap,” said Ryan Baue, cofounder of MetaMetric Solutions. “It's expensive, but that does not mean we can't go higher from here.”