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Hunting for property in the metaverse

Imagine slipping on a pair of goggles and being transported to ‘internet land’. Rather than looking through a screen, you’re inside it.

Jessica SierNorth Asia correspondent

Aug 24, 2021 – 5.00am

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Unlike some of my peers who have been hitting the mean streets of Sydney to try to buy houses at demoralising Zoom auctions, I’ve spent the past few weeks hunting for property in an entirely different digital world.

I’ve been tracking the money flows of Alex Saunders, a Tasmanian-based cryptocurrency influencer who is facing allegations he misused millions of dollars of investor money and loans.

Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics.