Technology building the metaverse aims to create a robust economy that allows the physical world and virtual worlds to interoperate with one another. By converging realities, the metaverse can transform long-standing industries and markets such as finance and banking, retail and education, health and fitness, and more. While metaverse-oriented technology is still nascent, the gaming industry is already familiar with shared virtual worlds for consumers to interact in — and benefits greatly from blockchain enablement for assets and transactions.