The term "metaverse" has its origins in the 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash authored by Neal Stephenson, and was coined to blend the words "meta" meaning beyond or transcending and "universe" connoting all of space, time and contents. But the Big Bang explosion of Metaverse into the world's cynosure and thereby to enterprising corporate wallets happened much later.
Bitcoin, once dismissed as something reserved for geeks and the cryptography enthusiasts, is back in the limelight, as the price of the cryptocurrency appreciated in recent weeks.