Stephanie Douse 
Zilliqa, the high-performance, high-security, and low fee layer-1 blockchain protocol, is launching Metapolis – an extended-reality (XR) metaverse that offers its partners a MaaS platform.
With Metapolis, Zilliqa gives users a data-centric and fully customizable XR experience accessible through web/artificial reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). Metapolis is already building cities with a host of brands in gaming, esports, and the music industry, with $2M in pre-launch revenue from the initial partnership.
Built on the Zilliqa blockchain – which uses sharding technology – Metapolis is highly scalable and affordable, with less energy use than other blockchains making it more environmentally friendly.
Essentially, Metapolis is a blank canvas; brands define their space to be whatever they want it to be. As a MaaS platform, Metapolis creates digital locations that fit each of its clients’ unique needs. A world where users can connect with their favourite artists will vary vastly from a world to engage with sports teams.
Metapolis highlights include:
- Built for interoperability: Open teleportation between Metapolis cities ensures it is a connected metaverse with no digital boundaries
- Uses the most advanced gaming engines: Unreal Engine and Unity are used, ensuring that every location is visually engaging as well as fully operational
- Prioritizes user safety: Metapolis is built with Know Your Customer (KYC) checks and policing to ensure the highest level of security
Metapolis will officially launch on April 2nd, at an event at the Frost Science Museum in Miami, Florida.