When most investors think of earning passive income with cryptocurrency, they immediately think of gambling. But there are a variety of other ways to make passive income, especially if you’re active in virtual metaverse worlds like decentraland (MANNA 2.26%). In early December, Decentraland formally introduced a new passive income option that could appeal to users from the metaverse: virtual property rentals for digital land owners.

In other words, if you already own digital land in the virtual world of Decentraland, you can now rent it out to others who want to establish a short-term presence in the metaverse, perhaps for festivals, product launches, or community events. It’s an interesting concept because it works similarly to real-world property rental, which has always been popular…