key takeaways

• The metaverse is a somewhat nebulous idea that combines socializing, virtual reality, augmented reality, and blockchain technology.
• Investing in the metaverse offers high risk and volatility with the potential for high rewards.
• As a new technology, there is no guarantee that the metaverse will take off, but big companies are pouring billions into the space to make sure it does.

If you’ve been on the internet this whole week, chances are you’ve come across a quirky Mark Zuckerberg selfie. Only it wasn’t Mark Zuckerberg, and it wasn’t exactly a selfie.

It looks more like you paid a kid five bucks to draw Mark Zuckerberg’s selfie, but instead of crayons and paper, the kid glued on a scruffy rendering of one of those cute doll-headed Mii-mojis…