Tech and Entertainment Experts Predict An Amazingly Fast-Paced 2022

While the past few years have been challenging to say the least the one silver lining is the exponential rate at which various technology sectors have been evolving to meet increased online demands and to create new creative outlets and business solutions.

We have gathered the thoughts of some of the world greatest thinkers, entrepreneurs, and entertainers to bring you a condensed sneak peek of what the future holds for 2022… maybe.

 Creator Economy Boom

As the youth grow into tomorrow’s businesspeople there will be a brain drain on “regular business” and a glut of new era success stories in the content creation and technology development arenas. With their understanding of the gig economy, however, they will attain success without establishing office-bound institutions instead of using their ability to create wealth online to further grow the freelance and work-from-home market. This will include paying for services via Bitcoin and other future coins moving cash flow and leverage away from banks into the metaverse.

 NFTs Rock the Music Industry

Love them or hate them NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are the biggest blockchain-based development to hit the market since the launch of Bitcoin. While the current NFT rush has focused predominantly on visual arts in the form of game art, paintings, trading cards and more, the new wave is focused on uplifting the music industry. As songwriters, musicians and singers lean into the benefits and requirements of owning their creations and selling them as NFTs we will see a massive shift in the music industry’s power dynamic.

For Whom the Metaverse Tolls

As major corporations face increased interference from Big Brother, and their smaller more agile blockchain-based competitors use their freedom to create exciting new tools and products it is likely more corporations will invest in the metaverse. While Facebook makes a lot of noise development experts are looking at companies like Apple to see how they will use their camera, sound, and general tech production channels to revolutionise the space as they did with the iPod, iPad, iPhone and other (now) everyday pieces of tech.

 Blockchain Social Feed Expansion

Rather than continue to be separate spaces that look to isolate their users to their platform alone there is an expectation of blockchain, and crypto-wallet based social platforms to emerge that will use the open-network real-time data of this unique environment to connect creators, like-minded individuals and new users with the communities and products that best serve their wants and needs instantly. Here the community and their engagement on the blockchain will be more valued than the specific site that brought them online.

 Paid New Media Engagement

There is the strong belief that “get paid to” opportunities will begin to expand exponentially into the gaming and media consumption space. As consumers and developers alike get to grips with how the blockchain and future tech allows time-on-site or time-engaged to be converted into crypto mining and other income-generating actions users will be enticed to earning-enabled platforms to generate an income while consuming digital media. It will be interesting to see how online casino games compensate for this earning to play model – perhaps offering increased feature appearances or higher jackpots when “earning” is active.

 Live Entertainment Grows Virtual

With the global lockdowns musicians, magicians, sporting leagues and many other entertainment industries began the necessary process of taking their shows on the digital road. As work-from-home and a more insular lifestyle become the norm mainstream entertainment will continue to invest in virtual reality, augmented reality and other digital media outlets that will allow them to harness the massive reach inherent to international online communities.

 Finally, the Payments Must Flow

With the globalisation of decentralised currencies like Bitcoin and the myriad industries that will turn to digital payments, rather than deal with the restrictions of fiat currency banking, there will be a surge in new processing platforms to facilitate this new world order. As with all cutting edge technologies, young entrepreneurs will begin to develop solutions that think far beyond the limited solutions currently on offer. These new tools and systems will be aimed at supporting content creators who live and breathe the metaverse and blockchain-enabled business.