Facebook's Metaverse projects are already running into snags with lawsuits and regulations -- the companies that have a central point of control (which are many) will be susceptible to these threats, especially as their user-base starts to grow. A closer look at some of the metaverse projects out there in the running right now.
Also a featuring a few open-source "Virtual World" projects that may decide to get into crypto at some point as an evolution on their existing platform. Worth keeping tabs on, either way. (Vircadia, OpenSimulator.)