New York Stock Exchange Files Trademark Application For NFT Marketplace

The New York Stock Exchange has filed an software to register the time period "NYSE" for a market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), taking a step nearer to organising a web-based buying and selling place for cryptocurrencies and NFTs.The hype round cryptocurrencies final yr spilled over to NFTs, a type of speculative funding that has attracted followers together with former U.S. first woman Melania Trump and Jamaican dash nice Usain Bolt.Companies concerned on this sector have additionally been backed by heavyweights Microsoft Corp and SoftBank Group Corp.If the NYSE launches a brand new market, it could compete with SuperRare, Rarible and NFT markeplace big OpenSea, which was valued at $13.3 billion after its newest funding spherical.However, a spokesperson for the NYSE stated it has no instant plans to launch cryptocurrency or NFT buying and selling."(The NYSE) regularly considers new products and their impact on our trademarks and protects our intellectual property rights accordingly," the spokesperson added.NFTs have left many baffled as to why a lot cash is spent on gadgets that don't bodily exist. Some additionally imagine the business is saturated by scammers and too usually rewards viral artwork of low high quality.The NYSE minted its first set of NFTs in April final yr, commemorating the primary trades of six "notable" listings.The alternate's submitting signifies it may enter into the metaverse too, because it seeks to offer "virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality software".Metaverse refers to shared, immersive digital environments which will be accessed through digital actuality or augmented actuality headsets or pc screens.Besides NFTs, the alternate would additionally present "an online marketplace for buyers, sellers and traders of virtual and digital assets, artwork", it stated in a submitting with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office dated February 10.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV workers and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)