According to CoinMeta, YouTube blogger mrbeast's affiliated company Beast Holdings received permission notices from the United States Patent and Trademark Office on October 6 for two trademarks: mrbeast, financial, and beast. The applications cover services such as cryptocurrency trading, DEX, encrypted payments, mobile banking, credit cards, and consumer loans. However, the trademarks have not yet been officially registered, and there is no confirmation of plans to launch an encrypted exchange. In January of this year, Ethereum treasury company Bitmine invested $200 million in Beast Industries under mrbeast. Both parties previously stated that they would explore integrating DEFI functions into their financial service platforms.