Mastercard Could Be Preparing To Enter The Metaverse

One of the biggest banking institutions in America predicts that the metaverse will be a $13 trillion industry by 2030.The global financial institution Mastercard is preparing for the metaverse economy through 15 trademarks applications that would position them as the biggest payment facilitator for a virtual world powered by crypto, fintech (financial technology), and all metaverse eCommerce technologies. The news was discovered this past week when USPTO licensed trademark attorney and specialist in intellectual property Mike Kondoudis tweeted out the details of several trademark filings that included the Mastercard name, the company’s “Circles” logo, and “Priceless” slogan. The tweet also included details such as NFT backed media, payment processing in the metaverse, marketplaces for digital goods + NFTs, and eCommerce transactions in the metaverse.🚩BREAKING🚩The number of U.S. NFT trademark applications filed in 2022 has already surpassed the number filed all of last year!Here are the numbers:▶️ 2022 1967 apps filed (so far)▶️