Metaverse News

Cricket Australia to Launch Official NFTs of Memorable Moments
Taking its first official step into the space, Cricket Australia will launch an official range of NFTs marking some of the most memorable mo...

Meta Launches Digital Economy Allowing Users to Sell Virtual Goods for its VR Game
The metaverse may yet be years away in terms of functionality, but that hasn’t stopped Meta (nee Facebook) rolling out the first stage...

Mastercard Files 15 NFT and Metaverse Trademarks
Mastercard has filed 15 NFT and metaverse trademark applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office, according to an April 11 report. T...

Metaverse Token ‘CEEK VR’ Surges 100% Following Exposure at Grammy AwardsÂ
CEEK VR (CEEK) has witnessed a growth spurt of 100 percent amid metaverse development after it received priceless exposure at last week̵...

HSBC Bank Launches Metaverse Fund For Wealthy Asian Clients
HSBC, a British multinational investment bank with assets worth over US$2 billion, has launched a metaverse fund for its wealthy clients in ...

Controversial Pudgy Penguins NFT Collection Sold for 750 ETH
The Pudgy Penguins NFT collection has sold for 750 ETH (US$2.6 million), separating its inherent cuteness from its controversial roots. LA-b...

Opera Browser Adds BTC, SOL and MATIC Wallets for its 350 Million Users
Popular web browser Opera has this week announced support for at least eight more base networks and various layer-2 protocols in what seems ...

BNB Chain to Launch Application-Specific Sidechains to Reduce Network StrainÂ
BNB Chain is on the move to add application-specific sidechains to the blockchain to help with scalability and streamline data-heavy applica...

Indigenous Australians Making an Embassy in the Metaverse
Indigenous Australians are consolidating their presence in the digital landscape by establishing the First Nations Cultural Embassy in the m...

$3 Trillion Financial Services Giant HSBC Enters the Metaverse with Sandbox
One of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations – with assets worth US$2,958 billion as at December 31, ...

Zuckerberg Confirms Instagram Will Soon Feature NFTs
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta, has confirmed that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will soon be coming to Instagram. The plan wa...

American Express Ventures into NFTs and the Metaverse
American Express has followed the lead of payments peers Visa and Mastercard in exploring Web3 applications and planting its digital footpri...