Summary
- DappRadar said NFT sales within the "metaverse" increased by 27% in August compared with the previous month.
- It reported that transaction volume in the metaverse in August was US$6.5 million, slightly down from the previous month, while the number of sales increased.
- DappRadar said major metaverse platforms have shown steady activity for two consecutive months.

Signs have been detected that the metaverse is still alive.
On the 12th (local time), DappRadar said on X, "NFT sales within the metaverse in August increased by 27% month-on-month. Users are gradually returning to virtual worlds."
It added, "Metaverse trading volume in August was US$6.5 million, slightly down from US$6.7 million in July, but the number of sales rose to 13,927 from 10,900 in July," and "this shows that major metaverse platforms such as The Sandbox, Mokaverse, Otherside, and Decentraland have continued stable activity for two consecutive months."

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