I have been thinking about this for sometimes.
If the metaverse becomes a reality, what will be the significant roles of crypto in its economy?
If crypto such as bitcoin, Mana, Sand are used as means of transaction in the metaverse what will be the reaction of the government?
Although it is true these metaverse coins will have their own ecosystem of sorts, where do you think the funding comes from? They will have to buy either Ether or Bitcoin first, then transfer that to that native token. I know USD and USDT are on ramps as well, but USDT is Bitcoin converted aka still Bitcoin and we don't know where that USD came from either. Point I'm trying to make here is that Bitcoin plays as the reserve currency in the economy, ergo it will always have a role.