Think about this, PBC is an American publication whereupon most of their paying readers are based. It would be in their utmost interest to protect these customers at all costs so as to retain subscriptions.
As metaverse is primarily only traded on Bitfinex, why would they suggest buying into a coin traded on an exchange that has a multitude of problems with U.S. customers? They don't accept fiat deposits from U.S. customers, and now they are also poised to ban U.S. customers entirely.
Surely, they would have already taken this into account when choosing which coin to mention...
