Web3 and the metaverse are still trendy to the tech industry (just don't say 'crypto')

As I walked around CES 2023 in Vegas earlier this month, I noticed that nearly every startup was using the words "metaverse" and "web3" to describe their company. 

Facebook's parent company Meta has lost billions of dollars building out its metaverse. Billions more have evaporated from web3 projects over the past year due to...