Bitcoin's market cap has soared, nearing $1 trillion, positioning it as a major force.Surpassing Tesla, Visa, and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, BTC has secured the 10th spot globally in asset size by market cap.With its momentum, Bitcoin is on the verge of outstripping Meta in market capitalization.Over the past month, Bitcoin has seen a remarkable 20% surge, marking a whopping 150% increase since the beginning of the year.Should BTC surpass the $69,000 mark, it could potentially overtake Nvidia and silver in market cap rankings.

Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin (BTC) surged sharply above the $40,000 mark, significantly boosting the overall crypto market capitalization.
While our focus is primarily on Bitcoin's performance rather than the broader crypto market cap, the flagship cryptocurrency is now trading at approximately $41,500, nearing a staggering $1 trillion market cap. Notably, BTC has surpassed esteemed entities like Tesla, Visa, and even Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway, securing its spot as the world's 10th largest asset by market cap.
This recent surge marks a new era for digital assets, with Bitcoin's market cap surpassing $800 billion as of December 4th. At the start of the year, Bitcoin was below the market cap of Visa and Tesla.
The remarkable performance of BTC this year has propelled it ahead of Berkshire Hathaway and is competing fiercely with Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta. Meta, currently valued at around $834.76 billion, has seen a slight decline of about 1% while remaining within a narrow range after surpassing the $276 mark. However, BTC has displayed robust bullish trends, rallying by an impressive 4.6% in the last day, scaling from around $783 billion to approximately $817.3 billion.
BTC's recent surge of 20% in the past month and a staggering 150% year-to-date, as per CoinGecko data, raises the question: will BTC soon overtake Meta? With a market cap of approximately $811 billion, BTC stands just about $20 billion short of surpassing Meta.
This puts Bitcoin within about a 38% rally of its previous all-time high near $69,000. If this growth trajectory continues, BTC could potentially surpass Meta, Nvidia (presently valued at $1.15 trillion), and even silver (currently at $1.4 trillion) upon breaking above $69,000.
Analysts anticipate a potential average BTC price of $100,000 in the next bull cycle. If this unfolds, Bitcoin might position itself among the top three asset classes, competing closely with or outperforming entities like Microsoft and Apple.
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Meta and other major social media platforms are actively considering advertising opportunities in the cryptocurrency space, particularly with the recent regulatory clarity.

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Big tech giants are increasingly embracing the cryptocurrency market, with regulated products like Bitcoin ETFs witnessing significant inflows over the past 20 days. Following the recent launch of Bitcoin ETF ads on Google Search and YouTube, other players such as Meta are expected to follow suit.

Potential Shift in Advertising Policies for Bitcoin ETFs
Nate Geraci, President of ETF Store, suggests that Facebook and Instagram may soon allow advertisements for spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), signaling a possible change in advertising policies on popular social media platforms.
Geraci’s observations indicate that opening up to ads related to spot Bitcoin ETFs could broaden the reach of these products, particularly on platforms like Facebook, known for its significant demographic of older users.
The intersection of cryptocurrency and ETF markets highlights the potential significance of major social media platforms embracing Bitcoin ETF advertisements.
Moreover, launching Bitcoin ETF ads on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, which have large user bases of millennials and Gen Z, could be particularly intriguing. However, not all platforms may be open to offering crypto ads.
Meta (NASDAQ: META) Stock Surges After Dividend Announcement
Meta, parent company of Facebook, saw its stock price soar by a remarkable 20% on Friday, February 2, following the announcement of its first dividend payout. The company has authorized $50 billion for share buybacks and declared a quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share.

This surge in stock price comes amidst robust results and strong returns from Meta’s investments in emerging technologies like the “metaverse.” The boost in stock value is expected to enhance investor confidence in Meta, which has faced challenges in recent times. The company’s restructuring efforts have proven successful, with a focus on cost reduction leading to the departure of over 21,000 employees since late 2022. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has dubbed 2023 as the “Year of Efficiency.”
Furthermore, Meta is poised to compete with tech giants such as Microsoft and Alphabet in the AI space. The company has showcased advancements in AI with the introduction of the Llama 2 model, and the upcoming Llama 3 indicates ongoing innovation in this field.

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- Recent reports from the New York Post highlight an incident involving a 16-year-old girl in the UK who experienced a "virtual rape" in the metaverse.
- Engaged in an immersive game using a VR headset, the girl was reportedly targeted by a group of males who allegedly sexually assaulted her game avatar.
- There's a debate among experts regarding the severity of virtual reality crimes compared to real-life offenses.
- Horizon Worlds, the metaverse game involved, is believed to be the platform of the incident, and Meta, its parent company, has condemned the attack.

The metaverse represents an incredible fusion of blockchain, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) technologies, promising a realm of possibilities for commerce, social interaction, education, and entertainment.
Yet, there's a darker side to this domain, exemplified by a distressing incident involving a 16-year-old girl in the United Kingdom, victimized in a shocking virtual reality crime.
In a chilling turn of events, reports from the New York Post unveil the girl's alleged gang rape within an immersive 'metaverse' game, accessed via a VR headset. Strangers ambushed her virtual persona, subjecting it to sexual assault, leaving the teenager psychologically traumatized, echoing the aftermath of a physical assault, as per law enforcement officials.
The specifics of the game and how the assailants circumvented its security measures remain confidential to protect the victim's identity, presenting significant challenges for law enforcement within existing legal frameworks.
This case sparks a contentious debate: Should virtual reality crimes carry the same weight as physical crimes in the eyes of the law? UK Home Secretary James Cleverly underscores the severity, emphasizing the psychological trauma endured by the victim.
Conversely, some experts argue that virtual reality crimes differ fundamentally from real-world offenses, lacking physicality or issues of consent. They advocate for psychological support rather than legal action for victims.
Allegedly occurring within Horizon Worlds, a virtual reality game under Meta's purview, the incident raised concerns about Meta's platform safety. Meta condemned the attackers' actions, citing safety measures like personal barriers, yet offered no insights into action taken against the perpetrators or how they bypassed these safeguards.
This isn't the first instance where Meta faced scrutiny over its handling of virtual sex crimes on its platform. Complaints have surfaced regarding inadequate support for users facing harassment or assault during VR gameplay, prompting Meta to pledge improvements to reporting and safety features.
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We have now entered a stage where the vast majority of people have heard what blockchain is. However, not everyone understands how the #blockchain will impact their lives. In order for us to answer this question, we must first define what the blockchain is exactly. 

“A blockchain is a distributed database or ledger that is shared among the nodes of a computer network” - Adam Hayes, seen in Investopedia

As many of you know, the current #web2 internet architecture is comprised of multiple server centers storing and collecting, the world’s internet data and information. Well, the blockchain can be used to ‘distribute’ this data across multiple locations.

By distributing this data and information a few things begin happening, one is, no one controls all the data and information and secondly, each individual has ownership over their specific set of data, meaning privacy is at the discretion of the holder. Any information stored on a blockchain is either encrypted or anonymized, and the retrievable data is only accessible by the owner. 

Digital twins stored on a blockchain

Now that we have defined what the blockchain is, we can begin defining what are the use cases for this technology. Considering that blockchain technology in itself is nothing new, nor revolutionary, instead, the technology built above a blockchain architecture can be considered ‘game-changing’. 

A key characteristic of blockchain technology is twofold, one is the limitless storage potential a blockchain could grow to (in the future of course), and the second is the personalization of an individual’s blockchain.

An individual, in theory, can create their own blockchain/sub-net that is only accessible to them. Afterward, any data or information that an individual generates will automatically be sent to and stored on their blockchain. 

This individual could then give streaming rights to companies in return for products and services. Incidentally, this individual would be creating a digital copy of themselves that can be used for all types of applications which can become a way, in the future, for humans to customize every aspect of their lives. 

Predictive technology

Currently, in the real world, we are unable to create perfectly formed simulations of two occurrences with a 100% accuracy of data variables being played out in the exact same order.

For example, if we were to create a “what if” scenario about a car driving at 50km/h down a straight road, with the same driver under the same wind speeds, car speeds, car mechanics, driver’s emotional stability, etc… and we simulated a new type of tire turning a corner, or a new road sign with oncoming traffic, or even a different ring tone on a phone. We could pinpoint with 100% accuracy the cause of the outcome under these conditions due to our digital twin simulation tests. 

Where does this data come from? Well, this could be one of the services an individual may sign-up for, whereby they grant access to these predictive companies to run simulations about that individual’s upcoming day and cross-reference them with other users’ days. When we begin creating complex simulations using thousands of people’s variations it becomes a headache, however, the technology is applicable due to blockchain technology. 

 

One key characteristic of blockchain technology is immutability, this means anything stored on a blockchain cannot be altered once being submitted. This is incredibly helpful in the finance sector.

Metaverse

Ok, there will be many people who’ll inevitably disagree, regardless, the metaverse is not as simple as people make it out to be. For example, there are centralized metaverses such as Zuckerburg’s #Meta company, and then there are decentralized metaverses, perhaps the closest example would be #Decentraland.

For this example, we’ll focus on decentralized metaversal worlds, as the core concept of a web 3.0 environment is one that removes the need for intermediaries. 

In the future, the world may begin transitioning toward working, playing, and communicating within a metaversal environment. A decentralized metaverse will inevitably use a blockchain to host and store applications and data. However, the decentralization/distributed aspect of a metaversal world will utilize blockchain technology.

The blockchain’s functionality for a decentralized metaverse is the distributed storing of its data combined with the authenticity of metaversal activity by each user.  

Finance

Perhaps this should have been the first major point for how blockchain will impact everyone's lives in the future, but, blockchain in finance is somewhat of a dying feature, it’s no longer exciting. The idea that #cryptocurrencies are here has already been proven to a point that people no longer discuss the core concepts of what drives it anymore. 

 

Of course, people are still raving, and complaining, about the fluctuations across the crypto markets, but these are often people who have missed the entire point of what blockchain technology truly offers. 

Regardless, finance will be an important aspect that will govern our online lives in the future, the only difference is, the currency used will be in the form of a cryptocoin/token/asset, which will more than likely make paper money redundant in the future. 

Conclusion

Blockchain technology is only the foundation that has for a long time needed to be built upon and integrated within the current systems we have used today. A big part of our future will use some aspect of blockchain technology.