Qualcomm Qualcomm starts $100 million Metaverse Fund Qualcomm Incorporated recently launched the Metaverse Fund with $100 million to invest in extended reality (XR), artificial intelligence (AI), and augmented reality (AR) tech companies.
JPMorgan J.P. Morgan ventures into the Metaverse The world's most valuable bank by market value has opened a virtual lounge in the popular blockchain-based world of Decentraland, declaring it a "$1 trillion opportunity."
Gucci Gucci enters The Sandbox Metaverse The luxury fashion brand recently acquired a large amount of virtual land on the decentralized blockchain game.
metaverse Metaverse and NFTs on Nintendo's radar The company expressed interest in the Metaverse's potential to be incorporated into its video games.
McDonald's McDonald's celebrates Lunar New Year in the metaverse McDonald's has harnessed the power of the metaverse to bring Chinese New Year to the public.
Twitter Twitter introduces NFT profile picture verification Twitter Blue users will be able to upload NFTs as their profile pictures by importing them from their crypto wallets.
Microsoft In $69 billion metaverse bet, Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard Microsoft is staking its claim to a future dominated by virtual and augmented reality by acquiring "Call of Duty" company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.
Walmart Walmart plans to develop crypto and NFTs The retail giant applied for several new trademarks in December.
samsung Samsung opens Metaverse Store in Decentraland The 837X virtual store is named after the flagship Samsung store in New York.
Elon Musk Elon Musk believes Neuralink will outperform the Metaverse in the long run The Tesla and SpaceX CEO did not show support for the metaverse and Web 3.0 ecosystems, dismissing them as marketing buzzwords.
Nike Nike acquires RTFKT Studios, expands into metaverse The acquisition proves Nike is firmly establishing itself in blockchain-based branding.
Gemini Gemini raises $400 million for its decentralized metaverse Gemini stated that it would use the funding to develop simple, innovative, and secure products, as well as expand geographically.