The open metaverse Upland is patting itself on the back after wrapping up an incredible year that saw millions of new users enter its virtual environments for the first time, buying a record number of non-fungible tokens in the process.

Upland is a kind of virtual property game hosted in a metaverse that is mapped out in the real world, with over 20 US cities already active. Throughout 2022, it added dozens of new cities, including its first internationals like Porto, Rio de Janeiro, and Doha, Qatar. The game is exclusive to Web3 and the metaverse, providing socio-economic immersion that can be accessed via web, iOS, and Android devices. Sometimes called “Monopoly on the Blockchain,” Upland offers an open, property-based economy where players can buy, own, and develop…