'Metaverse is a change that's been happening for 20 years': Q&A with Forbes 30 under 30 entrepreneur and investor in 300+ crypto startups

cointelegraph.com:

Looking at Evan Luthra's success as a Forbes 30 under 30 entrepreneur with a portfolio of over 300+ investments, few would suspect his humble beginnings. 

Evan's journey started at the age of 12 when he learned the ropes of the business world after his father's call center failed, leaving him access to 200 computers. 

From there, the rest of the journey is history. Luthra is now being recognized for building and selling multiple companies — with products that have over one million users — all before reaching the age of 15.

Now regarded around the world as a blockchain expert and NFT enthusiast, Luthra joins the ranks as a believer in the metaverse, a virtual realm that organizations like Grayscale believe to be a trillion-dollar opportunity.

To uncover the value of the metaverse, and its impact on the world today, Rachel Wolfson, a senior reporter at Cointelegraph, sat down with Evan Luthra to discuss Web3, market sentiment, and the transition into the virtual realm.

1. Which metaverse companies are you most excited about?

Most of you have already heard about how Facebook is changing its name to Meta. Facebook owns WhatsApp and they own Instagram, arguably two of the most-used apps on the planet. Facebook works on the attention economy, meaning any money they make is by getting your attention. Now, why would the largest social media company in the world change its name to Meta if that wasn't where our attention would be in the future?

Most people think a metaverse is a virtual place, similar to the movie, Ready, Player, One. They're wrong. The metaverse is not a place; it's a moment in time. Like artificial intelligence, you have this idea of singularity. It's a moment in time when AI becomes smarter than humans. Therefore, the