There will never be a dull second on the blockchain. This is the thing you want to know this week: Worldwide crypto reception is on the ascent. As notable expansion holds global economies, many are looking to crypto as a fence. Record reserves are filling the metaverse. Yet, what is the metaverse, precisely? We're investigating. The week in numbers. One bitcoin excavator's insane chances to mine a square, and other key figures to know this week. WORLD'S HEDGE Expansion burdens might be driving crypto reception in developing business sectors - and in the U.S.