‘Metaverse’ could be the word of the 12 months, Johnnie Walker launches an NFT and Mattel creates an NFT marketplace

Despite the short US work week due to Thanksgiving, there was no shortage of news. The Argentine soccer team’s crypto token fell off a cliff, Rockstar Games gave NFTs the nod, and the “metaverse” made the cut in the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year competition.

While the holidays are usually a time to watch soccer with the family, the World Cup had some people tuning in to watch a different kind of soccer (or soccer).

While it’s true that I usually cheer on the US and Mexico during the month-long tournament that takes place every four years,…