If you are a frequent reader of our website, you must have seen us mention The Sandbox, Decentraland and Axie Infinity. These are some of the most popular metaverses out there, and the one thing they all have in common is that they all have their origins in Asia. While Asia is home to all these metaverse projects, it suffers two main issues: the region has major rural-urban inequality as well as a significant wage difference between high-skilled and low-skilled occupations.