Epic Games raises $2B for Metaverse, Mastercard scales NFT plans and Ripple s...

Epic Games raises $2B for Metaverse, Mastercard scales NFT plans and Ripple s...

Coming every Saturday, Hodlers Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekMastercard files 15 metaverse and NFT related trademarks Multinational payments giant Mastercard filed 15 applications for NFT and metaverse trademarks, joining the ranks of competitors Visa and American Express who have taken similar action recently as well.Notable applications include those for an online....


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