History of The Metaverse

1983 - BIRTH OF INTERNET

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1992 - SNOWCRASH

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2003 - LAUNCH OF SECOND LIFE

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2006 - LAUNCH OF ROBLOX

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2009 - INVENTION OF BITCOIN

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2012 - INVENTION OF NFTS

Colored Coins launches on the Bitcoin network and becomes the first ever NFT created.

2015 - INVENTION OF ETHEREUM

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