Upland is unlike any other metaverse. Its a metaverse that is mapped to the real world enabling players to own properties that are tied to real world addresses in over 30 different cities around the world - from Manhattan to Rio de Janeiro, London, Tokyo and more. It did not start out as a decentralized metaverse, but is slowly becoming more decentralized in a controlled way. Upland is part of the Open Metaverse Alliance for Web 3 (OMA3), and is very much collaborating with others on decentralized projects, such as the Species Foundation. This foundation is mapping of all living-species in digital form, to create a unified, standardized repository used by any virtual world, game or platform. Dirk Lueth is both Upland’s cofounder and the founding chairperson for OMA3 and advocate for the open metaverse. Upland is one of the driving forces behind the Species Foundation.
The ease of which it is to start playing Upland makes this the preferred metaverse to most people who don’t have crypto wallets. Since the in game currency UPX is not a tradeable token, Upland is often overlooked by crypto enthusiasts. Upland was built on the EOS blockchain in part due to its low gas fees. With the vision of the open metaverse, Upland has created in game interoperability between the EOS and Ethereum blockchains, enabling players can download assets to Ethereum and sell them in marketplaces such as opensea.
A big milestone for Upland is 2024 is the release of the Sparklet token as an ERC-20 fungible token on the Ethereum blockchain. A big undertaking in Upland is not only to begin to grow a larger user base with crypto native users, but also to expose existing users to crypto wallets, such that they can benefit from future activities that could require interaction with the Ethereum blockchain.
In Upland you have the ability to connect your METAMASK wallet and purchase UPX that can be used to mint properties and other assets and download block explorer NFTs to your MetaMask wallet to sell on markets like OpenSea.
Players are able to purchase properties in Beverly Hills through ethereum bundles - meaning these are for players who purchase with Ethereum. The only other ways to mint Beverly Hills properties is through other exclusive sales or by winning competitions in Upland. Until now, all properties are minted for UPX. Players can currently sell their properties for either UPX or USD. For Upland this is another step in the direction of integrating crypto more into the metaverse.
Learn more about the Beverly Hills release here - https://www.upland.me/events/upland-launches-first-ever-web3-onboarding-bundle-in-the-metaverse
Learn how to connect your MetaMask wallet to your Upland account - https://upland-guide.com/economy/upland-and-the-ethereum-blockchain/connect-metamask/
Learn more about the Upland Metaverse - http://www.upland-guide.com/getting-started/newbie-landing-page
