Cryptocurrency surged in 2021 to become one of the best-performing investments of the year, but it's a bit different this year as Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency, is down 11% while its runner-up, Ether, is down 19%.

In the midst of this rise and fall and awaiting a greater recovery of cryptocurrencies, investors are looking for new opportunities, as some consider the “Metaverse” coins used in virtual worlds to purchase things such as land or components of some electronic games, among the best candidates to achieve steady growth during 2022. .

In this context, the American “Fortune” website published a report on the most important cryptocurrencies that are expected to rise in 2022.

These currencies include those used within the virtual platform known as “Decentraland” such as the “MANA” coin and the “SAND” coin, or the land currency in Metaverse, also known as the “Sandbox” currency.

You can use both cryptocurrencies to purchase land or game components on their Metaverse platforms, and their value soared last November after Facebook refocused its efforts on creating the Metaverse universe.

According to CoinMarketCap, the reference site for tracking the prices of cryptocurrencies in the world, any investor who bought one coin from “Mana” in 2017, will today get a return of 12000%, and in one year the value of this cryptocurrency jumped Approximately 4,000% from about 8 cents to $3.27.

In the same way, the investor who bought one coin from "Sand" when it was launched will today get approximately 45600% of the gains, and the value of this coin increased in the past year alone by 9400%.

Since the beginning of the year, the value of the two currencies has decreased, as is the case in the broader crypto market, where the price of “Mana” decreased by about 7% compared to the beginning of the year, while the price of “Sand” decreased by more than 36% from its price compared to the beginning of January, but many investors They still consider both currencies to have more successes, namely Mana, the virtual platform currency Decentraland.

This platform is one of the most common in the virtual space, where it is used by about 300,000 users per month, and major companies such as Samsung and JPMorgan Chase have established their own stores, and this includes creating virtual structures and spaces such as virtual casinos or exhibitions. Artistic or concert halls.

Having a presence in Dicentraland requires buying a plot of land, the cheapest of which costs 2.88 ether, or about $8,500, and plots of this virtual land have sold for millions of dollars, according to Parcel, which tracks land prices on the platform.

In Sandbox, another virtual metaverse world, users can also buy land and play experiences for profit, which brands such as clothing retailer The Walking Dead and American rapper and entrepreneur have already done. The famous Snoop Dogg.

In November the platform said it had 30,000 monthly active users, and the minimum price for a plot of land in Sandbox was 3.66 ether, or $10,599, according to MetaMetric Solutions, which tracks land prices in this area. virtual space.

Users of both "Sandbox" and "Dicentra Land" can also purchase real estate using the "Mana" and "Sand" currencies.