Many metaverses actively use NFT and continue to develop and interact with each other. For example, a next-gen gaming NFT utility initiative named Shuna Inuverse (SHUNAV2) bypasses that process by making partnerships with the already existing and future appearing tokens to share their metaverses. More information about how it is possible to interact between different metaverses can be found here -
https://www.livebitcoinnews.com/lbank-exchange-will-list-shuna-inuverse-shunav2-on-january-5-2022/On Open See trading volumes of NFT continue to grow. It means that the demand in NFT now is high.
Also it means that the demand and price of NFT do not depend on the cryptocurrency market.
Open Sea is the most popular marketplace for NFT. Many people use Open Sea to create and sell NFT.
Now there is a big demand in NFT that is why a lot of new collections appear.
People buy NFT hoping for their future growth.