What is the Metaverse to you?

Nicola Tan
2 min readMar 17, 2022

The metaverse has become so important that a 6 billion dollar company, Facebook changed their name to Meta. Metaverse is an interconnected 3D digital world that you can participate with digital devices (Oculus headsets & more to come).

From the consumer perspective, the Metaverse is a place where you can play, learn and earn.

  • You got games are under development, geared to create an interactive and fun environment. Look at Microsoft’s latest $68 billion acquisition: Activision Blizzard!
  • You got Edtechs providing educational materials through virtual classroom. Look at what Sequoia are investing in!
  • You got Microsoft & Meta creating the virtual environment for work meetings. Remote work is hot right now because productivity is higher! Cut down that carbon emission to make it to a meeting!

From the creators perspective, you can create your brand and culture through the work you put in. Hear me out:

  • Bored Ape Yacht Club: You got a few guys getting together creating a few jpegs that we all know. It has become a premium NFT collection, just by its name. Most recently, they released $Apecoin for its BAYC & related NFT holders. Apecoin is a token to support the Ape Foundation for its Ape Community.
  • Decentraland: As much as Jamie Dimon hates bitcoin, JPMorgan is the first bank to open a lounge in Decentraland to engage and connect with the next generation. They are joined by Samsung, PWC, Heineken, Skechers and D&G.
  • Sandbox: South China Morning Post, Adidas, Snoop Dogg, Sun Hung Kai, Ubisoft, Atari, World of women, BAYC, HSBC. The list goes on as Sandbox has been very active in attracting notable companies across the world.
  • Making a name in this world is possible for young creators: 12 year old, Nyla Hayes made sensational waves through her series of Long Neckies NFT collection through the support of TIME magazine. (which I supported at my own personal capacity).
  • Animoca Brands: One of the most valuable company in the digital space through constantly investing and nurturing a portfolio of games and related products.

As they say, the Power is in Your Hands. You can be anything if you set mind to it. The Metaverse is a portal where you can create your brand and establish a- new culture for everyone in the world.

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Nicola Tan

Crypto enthusiast with an investment analyst background