Despite first being discussed more than 30 years ago, 2022 was the year the term "metaverse" truly exploded within the public consciousness. Leaders in the field believe the technology could be hosting a billion people by the second half of the century.
The metaverse will bring with it a lot of opportunities, especially for businesses working in sectors like blockchain, crypto and Web 3.0. Similarly, the technology will almost certainly create new revenue streams for those producing digital goods. However, alongside these positives, the metaverse would appear laden with many of the cybersecurity and online fraud concerns that plight the internet of today.