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How businesses try to make money in the virtual metaverse

Rob Watts
January 10, 2023

The virtual worlds of the "walk-in internet" will see people making money in ways that were never possible before. But can businesses really profit from building virtual realities, making the hardware behind it or selling virtual assets like clothing?

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