The metaverse offers investors the potential to stake a claim in an evolving virtual universe. In this land rush, like others, some are panning for gold while other speculators want to sell shovels.

Over the next several years, the metaverse is going to become more and more commonplace in daily life. Companies, entrepreneurs and everyone in between is going to look at how to take advantage of the next big wave in tech where, instead of spending time in a browser or on a domain, users will be fully immersed in a virtual world.