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Table of Contents
Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xvii
About the Authors xxiii
Preface xxvii
Part I Mega Convergence of Digital Technologies in Metaverse 1
Chapter 1 Metaverse: Convergence of Tech and Business Models 3
Chapter 2 Blockchain, the Backbone of Web3 33
Part II Blockchain Breakthroughs Set the Transaction, Privacy, and Security Foundation for the Digital Economy 69
Chapter 3 Cryptocurrencies and Tokenomics 71
Chapter 4 DeFi (Decentralized Finance): Bankless Metaverse 97
Chapter 5 NFTs, Creator Economy, and Open Metaverse 131
Chapter 6 Blockchain Gaming in Metaverse 157
Chapter 7 Metaverse Privacy: Blockchain vs. Big Tech 183
Chapter 8 Metaverse Security 217
Part III Three-Way War among Open Metaverse, Big Tech Walled Gardens, and Sovereign States 255
Chapter 9 Public Crypto, Government CBDC, and Big Tech Coin 257
Chapter 10 Web3 Creator Economy on Blockchain 289
Glossary 323
Index 349
