metaverse

Patent and trademark filings continue to grow for the metaverse with public companies and celebrities among the people betting on growth in the technology or protecting their brand in the sector. What Happened: A recent filing by oil giant Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX) reveals the company could have...

Dapper Ape High Society (DAHS), a metaverse project that is Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based, recently announced the successful launch of a staking feature, solely for genesis mint holders. This feature allows them to create DAHS tokens which can then be used to purchase and trade accessories. These...

The cryptocurrency space has experienced considerable volatility thus far in 2022 amid abounding risks. Meme coin Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB), which peaked slightly ahead of most of its peers in 2021, experienced a steep sell-off at the start of 2022. For the year-to-date period, Shiba Inu has...

Singer and billionaire beauty mogul Rihanna plans to take her Fenty Beauty brand into the metaverse, according to the news website Boardroom. What Happened:  Rihanna has filed for a trademark to sell virtual cosmetics under the Fenty brand, according to the report...

HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE: HSBC), the second-largest banking and financial services provider in Europe, with assets of $3 Trillion, operations in over 70 countries and a network of over 5,100 branches, is the first multinational bank to enter the Metaverse — through a partnership with The...

Entrepreneur, fashion influencer, DJ and NFT lover Paris Hilton is partnering with The Sandbox (CRYPTO: SAND), a leading virtual world metaverse company. Here are the details. What Happened: Paris Hilton announced a new partnership with The Sandbox during a DJ set at SXSW (South by...

U.S.-based denim giant Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE: LEVI) appears to be planning to jump into the metaverse and non-fungible token (NFT) technologies. What Happened: Levi Strauss & Co. filed trademark applications relevant to NFTs and the metaverse with the United...

American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) — the world's second-largest payment processor — is showing an interest in the metaverse and non-fungible token (NFT) technologies. What Happened: American Express filed trademark applications relevant for NFT and metaverse...

China's metaverse is on track to grow into more than a $50 billion market by 2025 but there’s also an increased prospect of the industry getting ensnared in the country’s regulatory dragnet.  What Happened: The boom is defined by the successes of applications like Jelly...

The former leader of one of the most well-known companies has joined the board of directors of a metaverse company. What Happened: Former Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger is joining the board of directors of Genies Inc, a company he also invested in. “I was particularly interested in...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock trades the same price no matter what platform is being used to get exposure to a market. The same cannot be said for cryptocurrencies. Their rise has coincided with the development of hundreds of new exchanges. Liquidity is can be fragmented and this has bred...

One of the top NBA players could be headed to the metaverse, according to a recently announced trademark filing. What Happened: LeBron James has filed for several trademarks involving the metaverse, as reported by trademark attorney Josh Gerben of Gerben Law. “LeBron James is taking his...

Dapper Ape High Society (DAHS), a metaverse project on Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), launched its DAHS genesis NFT mint on Feb. 19 at a mint price of 0.75 SOL. Original investors in the project have seen, on average, a 600% return because floor prices for DAHS NFTs have risen to 4.57 SOL...

Slim Jim — a sausage brand owned by Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) — plans to jump onto the metaverse bandwagon after launching its own Dogecoin-featuring (CRYPTO: DOGE) non-fungible tokens back in April 2021, and offering DOGE-themed merchandise in...

This article was co-written by Giada Palma. Cryptocurrencies are proving their strength, and the nearly $37 million for Ukraine collected over several days in the form of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is yet another demonstration of the amazing power of alternative investments,...