What The Metaverse Is, Who’s In It And Why It Matters

By Nate Lanxon | Bloomberg, Washington Post: Business
Tue, 10/26/2021 - 12:36am

The metaverse is a virtual world that blends aspects of digital technologies including video-conferencing, games like Minecraft or Roblox, cryptocurrencies, email, virtual reality, social media and live-streaming. Quite how these pieces will fit together is a work in progress, but investors and executives including Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg are already interested in the commercial potential.

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