we are years away from the metaverse emerging as a single immersive space online where people can live, work and play in virtual reality and Nearly $2bn has been spent on virtual land in the past 12 months, as people and companies race to get a foothold in the metaverse, research shows. Researchers at metaverse analysts DappRadar say that $1.93bn worth of cryptocurrency has been spent buying virtual land in the past year alone, with $22m of that spent on about 3,000 parcels of land in Voxels. Is it worth buying the virtual space ?

