NYSE files a trademark application for trading NFTs

NYSE files a trademark application for trading NFTs

The world's largest stock exchange may be planning to bring business into the Metaverse. The New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, has filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, on Feb 10 to register the name “NYSE” for several blockchains and crypto related products and services. The goods specified include virtual reality and augmented reality software, nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, and online marketplaces.According to the application, the financial exchange would be able to provide “downloadable virtual goods” for NFTs and digital....


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