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Enter the Sansar Dollar: First Virtual Currency With Real Money Value in New VR Era - Second Life - 01-06-2017 Enter the Sansar Dollar: First Virtual Currency With Real Money Value in New VR Era [To see links please register here] Along with the [To see links please register here] just out today, Linden Lab is releasing some interesting info about the Sansar Dollar, which operates very much like Linden Dollars, in the sense that their value is pinned to the US dollar, but fluctuates according to market demand. Unless I missed another example (and this is certainly the most prominent one), this is the very first virtual currency with real money value in the post-Oculus era of VR.However, ending speculation among many SLers, no, it will not be immediately possible [To see links please register here] , or vice versa:
That's very wise, and when it's spelled out that way, it makes me think there never will be an active exchange market between Linden Dollars and Sansar Dollars. Some kind of controlled "buyback" campaign, where users can exchange a set block of Sansar Dollars directly from Linden Lab for a set price of Linden Dollars, is probably the better way to go. Speaking of which, [To see links please register here] about the 500 people who are already in Sansar's early access program:[To see links please register here]
However stable it gets, it sure seems like this first 500 will have a tremendous advantage over other entrants. Will they come to be called Sansar Barons, just as Second Life's earliest and most successful real estate owners were soon called Land Barons? Pictured: Sansar scenes created by the 500. Please share this post: [To see links please register here] |