Metaverse: June headlines

- Consumers appear less interested in more futuristic offerings, want real-world applicability, are least interested in fashion and beauty, loosing interest in metaverse socializing - McKinsey & Company (source)
- Apple bets on the metaverse: Apple unveiled its long-awaited entry into virtual reality, or what the tech giant calls “spatial computing,” in the form of the Apple Vision Pro, a $3,500 device that looks like exquisitely designed futuristic ski goggles (source).
- Banks Have Come to the Metaverse. JPMorgan arrived in Decentraland under the brand Onyx, which, according to the company, is “a blockchain-based platform for wholesale payment transactions.” DBS, Singapore’s biggest bank, purchased a large plot of land on The Sandbox to develop interactive experiences aimed at promoting a more sustainable world. South Korea’s Kookmin Bank has its own native metaverse-based financial services as well as one-on-one customer service (source).

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