Last Updated on March 26, 2022
Quick take:
- The Sandbox led the decline in the top metaverse tokens, falling nearly 30%.
- NFTs and collectibles tokens also fell significantly with Immutable X down 29%.
- Overall, the total market cap for NFTs fell to about $38B while metaverse tokens plummeted to a valuation of $25B.
The crypto market extended declines for the second week in a row, with top metaverse and NFT tokens plunging by nearly 30%. On the other hand, the New York Stock Exchange moved closer to listing its own NFTs after filing a trademark application for its own NFT marketplace. Reports indicate the trademark applications in the US grew by 500% in the last six months.
Elsewhere, JPMorgan became the first bank to open a virtual lounge in the metaverse, while French insurance company Axa led its counterparts from the EU region into the virtual world. In this edition of the Token Boom report, we look at LooksRare’s $LOOKS 42% decline in price and The Sandbox’s 28% pullback
Metaverse tokens plunged nearly 7%
The metaverse segment of the market declined further to about $25 billion over the last seven days, down from about $27.5 billion in the previous week.
Some of the contributing factors were the overall bearish trend of the crypto market, while positive catalysts came from leading multinational corporations launching their own virtual projects including JPMorgan, Axa, and Roberto Cavalli.
There was also a major gaming deal, with Animoca Brands acquiring 100% of the Torque Burnout motor game creator Grease Monkey Games.
Snoop Dogg’s NFT avatars failed to rally the SAND token
Snoop Dogg finally unveiled his collection of NFT avatars momentarily boosting the SAND token.
However, SAND soon shed those gains resuming its downward trend.
The metaverse gaming and digital land platform also announced a key partnership with Venly, a blockchain wallet provider.
Although the SAND toke bounced back on Monday morning, it is still several levels below last week’s opening price.
Technically, the SAND token seems to have recently bounced back after bottoming at $3.17. Therefore, investors could target extended gains at about $3.50, or higher at $3.65, while $3.17 will continue to a crucial support zone.
StarLink (STARL/USDT)
The STARL token is the utility token of the metaverse and marketplace blockchain platform StarLink. The space-themed metaverse gaming ecosystem acts as a launchpad for blockchain games whilst also offering NFTs through its marketplace.
StarLink has been running its TikTok dance challenge over the last seven days, which boosted trading volume despite the significant decline in the price.
It spiked sharply on Monday following the conclusion of the challenge, before trimming gains by midday.
Technically, STARL seems to have bottomed at about $0.000016, spiking to trade at $0.000019, before pulling back to $0.000017.
Therefore, investors could target profits at about $0.000018, or higher at $0.00019, while $0.000017 and $0.000016 are support levels.
Phantasma (SOUL/USDT)
The SOUL token is the native token of Phantasma, a blockchain ecosystem that provides developers with Smart NFT and metaverse gaming technology.
The platform describes itself as a fully interoperable, decentralized feature-rich blockchain, dedicated to limiting the carbon footprint created by minting NFTs and in-game items.
The token plummeted 32% last week, before bottoming at $1.33. It has since recovered slightly to trade at $1.51.
Technically, traders could target extended gains at about $1.59, or higher at $1.67. On the other hand, if the token pulls back amid the recent rebound, it could find support at $1.42, or lower at $1.33.
The NFTs and Collectibles tokens lost more than 9% in market value
The NFTs and Collectibles tokens lost more than 9% in market value to $38 billion, down from $42 billion in the previous week.
The decline was driven by the massive plunge in the native token of the NFT marketplace $LOOKS and the Ethereum scaling protocol Immutable X $IMX tokens while Theta Network (THETA/USD) also declines significantly.
LooksRare ($LOOKS) plunges amid community backlash
The NFT community at the most popular NFT marketplace by trading volume in January, LooksRare was stunned earlier in the week after finding out that the team has been cashing out $LOOKS token worth $30 million.
Looks plunged more than 20% on Feb. 14, as the LooksRare team tried to calm its community after it was caught cashing out. Although the token bounced back momentarily, it has since fallen closer to last week’s lows.
Technically, the $LOOKS token seems to be trading below the 100-hour moving average following last week’s decline.
However, with the price still far from oversold conditions of the 14-hour RSI, traders could expect further declines towards $1.51. On the other hand, $1.67 and $1.78 are crucial resistance zones.
Immutable X (IMX/USD)
The $IMX token is the utility token of the Ethereum scaling protocol Immutable X. The platform announced a partnership with blockchain game developer Kongregate on Tuesday, sparking a slight surge in the $IMX price.
However, the toke has drifted downward since then dropping to about $1.81.
Technically, the $IMX token seems to have recently bottomed, spiking a rebound. However, with the price yet to retest overbought conditions, traders could target extended gains at about $1.98, or higher at $2.08, while $1.81 will continue to provide crucial support.
Syscoin (SYS/USD)
The $SYS token is the utility token of the blockchain platform Syscoin. The platform describes itself as a layer-1 and layer-2 solution built from a combination of industry-proven technologies to provide developers with all the tools they need to launch their applications.
The platform offers fast execution of transactions at lower fees.
On Wednesday, the dual-layered blockchain ecosystem launched its first DEX, Pegasys sparking a slight spike in the $SYS token price.
However, the price has since declined, falling to trade at about $0.61 after bottoming at about $0.55 on Sunday.
Technically, the $SYS token seems to be trading within an upward trajectory after the recent plunge.
Therefore, with the token yet to cross to overbought conditions of the 14-hour RSI, traders could target extended gains at about $0.65, or higher at $0.68, while $0.58 and $0.55 are crucial support zones.
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