Although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, Metaverse and Web 3.0 (or Web3) are not the same thing. They are, however, linked. Both address the vision of a next step for the Internet. While the Metaverse is designed as a place that is digitally native, but still has no real form, Web3 is a technology that goes against the walled garden ecosystems that are common on the Internet today. Its goal is to use blockchain to freely distribute data.
