INTRODUCTION
Web3 and the metaverse represent successive shifts in digital
architecture and human interaction. Web3, sometimes called Web 3.0,
envisages an internet underpinned by decentralization, where data,
identity, and value flow not through centralized intermediaries,
but through distributed ledger systems such as blockchains. In a
Web3 paradigm, users can control their data and digital possessions
via cryptographic wallets, and smart contracts automate trustless
interactions without traditional gatekeepers.
The metaverse is a parallel conceptual evolution, a persistent
three-dimensional digital realm in which users, represented by
avatars, inhabit shared virtual spaces. Within that space, social,
commercial, educational, and entertainment activities interweave
seamlessly, supported by virtual economies and tokenized assets.
The metaverse leverages spatial computing, VR/AR interfaces, and
blockchain infrastructure to make virtual worlds interoperable
