Gaming offers the 3D aspect of the metaverse but falls short of providing all the elements necessary for a complete virtual reality. The other essential components that are needed, such as digital ownership evidence, value transfer, governance, and accessibility, can be provided by cryptocurrencies. But what do these actually mean?
We’ll need a safe means to prove ownership if we ever work, interact, or even buy virtual goods in the metaverse. Transferring these things and our money around the metaverse must also feel secure. Finally, if the metaverse will play such a significant role in our lives, we will also want to participate in the decision-making that occurs there.
While some rudimentary solutions are already present in several video games, many developers prefer to employ blockchain and cryptocurrency as a superior alternative. In contrast to the more centralized nature of video-game creation, blockchain offers a decentralized and transparent method of handling the topics.
The main blockchain features that make sense for the metaverse are:
Digital Ownership Documentation
You can immediately demonstrate ownership of a transaction or an asset on the blockchain if you have a wallet with access to your private keys. To demonstrate responsibility, you may display an exact record of your blockchain transactions while you’re at work. One of the safest and most reliable ways to establish a digital identity and proof of ownership is through a wallet.
Digital Collectability
We can prove that an object is original and unique in the same way that we can determine who the owner of anything is. This is crucial if the metaverse is to include additional activities from the actual world. We can design products using NFTs that are 100% original and can never be duplicated or falsified. The ownership of tangible objects can be represented on a blockchain.
Transfer Of Value
A trusted method of value transfer will be necessary in the metaverse. Multiplayer game in-game currency is less safe than cryptocurrency on a blockchain. Users will need a trustworthy currency if they spend a lot of time in the metaverse and even make money there.
Governance
Users should place a high value on having control over the guidelines that govern their interactions with the metaverse. Real-world voting rights allow us to choose our leaders and governments. Blockchain has already shown that it can be used to achieve fair governance in the metaverse.
Accessibility
On public blockchains, anyone in the world can create a wallet. You don’t need to pay any money or supply any information, in contrast to a bank account. This makes it one of the easiest methods to manage money and a digital identity online.
Interoperability
Platform compatibility is always being improved by blockchain technology. Avalanche (AVAX) and Polkadot (DOT) are two projects that make it possible to build unique blockchains that can communicate with one another. Multiple projects will need to be connected by a single metaverse, and blockchain technology has already developed solutions for this.
