“The ‘Chinese waving cat’ is well-known—visually, at least. This kitsch, often gold ornament is ubiquitous in Chinatowns and Asian stores around the world, but these cute little statues aren’t Chinese at all: They’re Japanese. Named maneki-neko in Japanese (literally ‘beckoning cat’), the figurine—true to its name and contrary to popular belief—is not actually waving. In Japan, unlike in Western cultures, the way to beckon someone over to you is ...

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“Ultra Rare are a digital collectibles, comics and games company based in the UK. Known for their bold art styles, innovative approach and community building skills, Ultra Rare are one of the most beloved and successful brands working in the digital space today.” For the most part, Ultra Rare has been focused from the early days on WAX.  It was with their original premiere collection ‘The Horrors’ ...

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Welcome one, welcome all! Welcome those seeking the glory, those looking for the story! Welcome to the first ever PVP Colosseum Event in The Uplift World When January 07, 2022, at 6PM EST Where The CostAffective Colosseum Access In order to access the event you will need a Colosseum Event Ticket. There are 2 types of tickets available for the Colosseum event, player tickets (10 maximum) and ...

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One year ago today marks a very special day in Uplift World history.  Where the story begins is difficult, as quite literally depends upon who is telling the tale.  Honestly though, the when matters much less than  the how or the why.  A throwback in a variety of peoples timelines, we here at The Uplift World just wanted to take some time to reflect on some of ...

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Ages ago, long before builders arrived in what has now become our metaverse is where our story begins. As everyone in the world of crypto and NFT’s is aware, time flies and ‘ages’ is subjective, but for the purposes of our story here today, let us simply define ‘ages ago’ as that time when the first Bitcoin genesis block was mined way back in 2009. So quite ...

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In more than a minor sense, all of us are to some extent products of our environments. However, the yin to the yang of that is our environments too are also in constant flux being constantly shaped by our presence within them.  A harmony in life and balance of influence is often the case when it comes to how we interact with our environments and those in ...

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