British Investment Bank HSBC Joins Metaverse via Sandbox, Animoca Brands Partnership – Metaverse Bitcoin News - BitcoinEthereumNews.com
The British multinational investment bank and financial services holding company, HSBC, has revealed it has partnered with the blockchain virtual gaming platform The Sandbox. According to the platforms parent company, Animoca Brands, HSBC is the first global financial services provider to enter The Sandbox metaverse. HSBC Steps Into the Metaverse Over the last 12 months, The Sandbox has attracted a great number of businesses and celebrities to the blockchain virtual gaming platform. For instance, The Sandbox has enticed Snoop Dogg, Deadmau5, Atari, The Care Bears, The Smurfs, Gucci, Warner Music Group, Adidas, PWC Hong Kong, Samsung, Square Enix, Ubisoft, and more. On Wednesday, Animoca Brands and the British bank HSBC anounced the companies have inked a partnership deal and that the global financial services provider will engage with other finance providers and sports communities within The Sandbox metaverse. “The groundbreaking partnership between The Sandbox and HSBC will see the global financial services provider acquire a plot of LAND, virtual real estate in The Sandbox metaverse, which will be developed to engage and conect with sports, esports, and gaming enthusiasts,” the anouncement on Wednesday notes. The press release highlights a PWC report that estimates the metaverse market will grow from $45.4 billion to $1.5 trillion by