18 February 2022

JP Morgan sets up shop in the Decentraland Metaverse

Written By FinTech Alliance in Blockchain

JP Morgan sets up shop in the Decentraland Metaverse

JP Morgan has opened up the “Onyx Lounge” in the Ethereum-powered metaverse, Decentraland. 

In Brief: 

It’s the first major bank to enter the metaverse. 

Its virtual lounge features a portrait of Jamie Dimon, as well as a tiger. 

The bank has also released a report entitled “Opportunities in the metaverse”. 

What does this mean? 

The lounge is called Onyx after the bank’s current Ethereum-based offering. Making its first foray into the metaverse, JP Morgan says it will have the opportunity to operate as a bank in the virtual world in the future. 

Read more here. 

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