The metaverse

The metaverse | Laying the legal foundations

Published on 16th Nov 2022

The metaverse offers us a vision of a powerful, collaborative immersion in digital content, blended with the real world or distinct.

How the metaverse will be built, who will build it, how transactions will be governed and how it will be regulated all remain open questions. Like all tech innovations, this is not unregulated territory, but applying existing legal frameworks to new technology brings diverse challenges. 

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