Opinion: Defining, Building and Governing a Metaverse for All

The next generation of the internet is coming with the convergence of technologies forging the metaverse: an immersive, interoperable and synchronous digital world that is predicted to become an $800 billion market by 2024. The metaverse will rely upon the widespread adoption of extended reality — the combination of augmented, virtual and mixed reality — and the viability of digital assets, wallets and identities to conduct business and allow for social spaces.