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FEATURE Crypto Weekly
How to Make Money in the Metaverse Daniel Laboe The ostentatious billionaires of today have the resources (and the inventiveness) to realize their favorite science fiction ideas. Through the pandemic, technology accelerated, thrusting us into a futuristic economic environment where anything is possible, even a virtual universe that fits in the palm of your hand. The metaverse is a network of digitally rendered 3D worlds where users can interact virtually. Those who have seen movies like Ready Player One or Avatar have some idea of this digital technology. The metaverse's implementation is perfectly positioned for the digitally-fueled post-pandemic
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economy where remote and mobile interactions are becoming the norm. Uses of the metaverse are much more extensive than most people realize, with functionality that ranges from gaming & pure social interactions to a virtual workplace predicated on productive remote collaboration.
The Metaverse's Creator The metaverse was initially coined in 1992 by renowned author Neal Stephenson, known for his work in speculative fiction and making some of his ostensibly visionary speculations
come to fruition. Stephenson's revolutionary work with futuristic ideas explores mathematics, physics, cryptography, and many other fundamentally sound concepts that have piqued the interest of some very influential Silicon Valley magnates. Stephenson has influenced some of the most influential technologists of the world, including Bill Gates, Peter Theil, John Carmack (the original developer of the Oculus VR), and Jeff Bezos hired Stephenson to work for Blue Origin seven years in the early 2000s. Stephenson's hypothetical theories
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