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Coinbase Bytes To combat historic inflation, these nations are diversifying=
=20
into crypto. Plus, the current state of the metaverse. View in browser=20
<https://links.coinbase.com/e/evib?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=
=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3D8JepCSlq8LHw49k2EU9VYKVI666GSjzzm8=
ZBZjf2Db1nwKECmEEqdxcXGkxZL5LN4GmgedxJUXtSgpkYR00bQuZ1CGapFVamfyhsZDIxh7piK=
lcK9Kg2ROBcHhTi9WDSwidlRi1f1Z4mY0cNm4UYAw%3D%3D>
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01.19.22
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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil=E2=80=99s second-largest city, is preparing to inves=
t one=20
percent of its treasury in Bitcoin. [Reed Kaestner via Getty Images]

What=E2=80=99s up? It=E2=80=99s Coinbase Bytes

There=E2=80=99s never a dull moment on the blockchain. Here=E2=80=99s what =
you need to know=20
this week:

 * Global crypto adoption is on the rise. As historic inflation grips=20
international economies, many are looking to crypto as a hedge.=20
 * Record funds are pouring into the metaverse. But what is the metaverse,=
=20
exactly? We=E2=80=99re taking a look.=20
 * The week in numbers. One bitcoin miner=E2=80=99s crazy odds to mine a bl=
ock, and=20
other key figures to know this week.=20




Bitcoin

=C2=A331,015.66

-1.14%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/bitcoin?bytes_title=3Dbitcoin>=20

Ethereum

=C2=A32,303.60

-3.13%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/ethereum?bytes_title=3Dethereum>=20


Cardano

=C2=A31.03

 +18.08%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/cardano?bytes_title=3Dcardano>=20

Solana

=C2=A3100.82

-2.02%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/solana?bytes_title=3Dsolana>=20


Polkadot

=C2=A317.87

-4.69%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/polkadot?bytes_title=3Dpolkadot>=20

Dogecoin

=C2=A30.12

 +6.73%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/dogecoin?bytes_title=3Ddogecoin>=20


Bitcoin

=C2=A331,015.66

-1.14%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/bitcoin?bytes_title=3Dbitcoin>=20

Ethereum

=C2=A32,303.60

-3.13%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/ethereum?bytes_title=3Dethereum>=20

Cardano

=C2=A31.03

 +18.08%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/cardano?bytes_title=3Dcardano>=20


Solana

=C2=A3100.82

-2.02%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/solana?bytes_title=3Dsolana>=20

Polkadot

=C2=A317.87

-4.69%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/polkadot?bytes_title=3Dpolkadot>=20

Dogecoin

=C2=A30.12

 +6.73%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/dogecoin?bytes_title=3Ddogecoin>=20
Price changes are for the past week, ending on Jan 19, 2022 at 05:31 PM UTC
See the latest prices <https://coinbase.com/price>=20



 WORLD'S HEDGE=20

Inflation woes may be driving crypto adoption in emerging markets =E2=80=94=
 and in the=20
U.S.

Last Wednesday, the U.S. reported=20
<https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/consumer-price-index-2021-in-review.htm>=
 a=20
7% jump in consumer prices (the highest yearly inflation spike since 1981!)=
,=20
Bitcoin rallied 3.3% to nearly $44,000, and crypto HODLers breathed a tempo=
rary=20
sigh of relief. The largest crypto by market cap had seen a rocky start to =
2022=20
as the Federal Reservesignaled=20
<https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/05/fed-minutes-december-2021.html> (and then=
=20
confirmed=20
<https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/11/powell-says-rate-hikes-tighter-policy-will=
-be-needed-to-control-inflation.html>
) it would unwind pandemic-era stimulus policies sooner than most had expec=
ted.=20
With countries includingTurkey=20
<https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/01/01/turkeys-currency-woes-are-like=
ly-to-get-worse>
 andBrazil=20
<https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazil-grapples-with-old-nemesis-inflation-am=
id-pandemic-11639234804>
 suffering evensteeper currency devaluation, we=E2=80=99re digging into sev=
eral ways=20
that Bitcoin =E2=80=94=C2=A0which was designed to resist inflation =E2=80=
=94=C2=A0has come into play in a=20
global economy beset by inflation and supply chain woes.

 * As Brazil=E2=80=99s inflation hovers=20
<https://tradingeconomics.com/brazil/inflation-cpi> above 10%, crypto is=20
increasingly seen as an answer. Brazil=E2=80=99s second-largest city, Rio D=
e Janeiro,=20
plans to invest 1% of its treasury in crypto. Mayor Eduardo Paes joined Mia=
mi=20
mayor and crypto advocate Francis Suarez toannounce=20
<https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/130311/rio-de-janeiro-mayor-bitcoin-bt=
c-1-treasury>
 the plan, which may also allow residents to save on taxes paid in BTC. In=
=20
other news: the country=E2=80=99s lone stock exchangeplans=20
<https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/14/brazil-stock-exchange-b3-plan=
s-to-enter-crypto-market-in-2022-report/>
 to enter the crypto market and Brazil=E2=80=99s largest crypto exchange ha=
s tripled=20
its users since 2020 =E2=80=94 boosted by citizens trading $11.4 billion in=
 U.S.=20
dollar-peggedstablecoins=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-a-stablecoin> last ye=
ar.=20
 * Crypto adoption is accelerating=20
<https://www.wsj.com/articles/turks-pile-into-bitcoin-and-tether-to-escape-=
plunging-lira-11641982077>
 in Turkey after inflationballooned=20
<https://tradingeconomics.com/turkey/inflation-cpi> to 36% at the end of 20=
21.=20
As the Turkish lira devalued at a record pace against the dollar =E2=80=94 =
losing nearly
half=20
<https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-turkish-lira-is-falling-like-a-rock-1=
1638882292?mod=3Darticle_inline>
 its value last year =E2=80=94 crypto exchange volume in the country soared=
 to an=20
average of $1.8 billion a day in the fourth quarter of 2021. Beyond BTC,=20
traders in Turkey have embraced Tether, the largest dollar-pegged stablecoi=
n.=20
On December 21, the lira spiked to nearly 60% of Tether=E2=80=99s total tra=
ding volume=20
by currency.=20
 * Argentina, which has the highest inflation=20
<https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/inflation-rate?continent=3Dg20> =
among=20
major economies, has enabled crypto payments. Strike =E2=80=94 the Lightnin=
g Network=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-lightning>-powered=20
Bitcoin payments app that helped El Salvador adopt Bitcoin as legal tender =
=E2=80=94
launched in Argentina=20
<https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/11/strike-launches-bitcoin-payme=
nt-services-in-argentina-to-kickstart-latin-american-expansion/>
 this week. The move came after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterinmet=20
<https://www-bloomberglinea-com.translate.goog/2021/12/18/vitalik-buterin-c=
reador-de-ethereum-se-reunio-con-macri-en-argentina/?_x_tr_sl=3Des&_x_tr_tl=
=3Den&_x_tr_hl=3Den&_x_tr_pto=3Dsc>
 with Argentina=E2=80=99s former president in December to discuss how crypt=
o could=20
foster business in the country. According to alocal survey=20
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-01/argentina-aims-for-firs=
t-crypto-futures-in-latin-america?sref=3DaInCMkkj>
, =E2=80=9Ctwo-thirds of Argentines who invest in crypto say they do so to =
protect=20
their savings.=E2=80=9D=20
 * In Mexico, leading supermarket and banking chain Grupo Elektra announced=
 it=20
would acceptBTC payments=20
<https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/mexican-retailer-grupo-elektra-embraces=
-bitcoin-payments-2021-12-17/>
.Real-estate transactions in BTC are also emerging there, with an apartment=
 in=20
the popular beachfront city of Tulumchanging hands=20
<https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/apartment-bought-in-mexico-for-5-bitc=
oin>=20
for 5.78 BTC (about $240,000) via the Latin American real estate platform L=
a=20
Haus. An exec at the firm said, =E2=80=9CThis shows that the way we buy a h=
ome is=20
changing. Not only do we do it digitally, breaking geographical barriers, b=
ut=20
now we do it by breaking monetary boundaries.=E2=80=9D=C2=A0=20


Why it matters=E2=80=A6 Bitcoin, with its maximum supply of 21 million, was=
 designed=20
to resist inflation =E2=80=94=C2=A0and recent news seems to support both th=
e inflation-hedge=20
narrative and the cryptocurrency=E2=80=99s path to global adoption. A newVi=
sa survey=20
<https://usa.visa.com/about-visa/newsroom/press-releases.releaseId.18711.ht=
ml>=20
revealed that almost a quarter of small businesses across nine countries pl=
an=20
to accept crypto in 2022, with the number topping 30% in Brazil. And since=
=20
January 2021, Bitcoin has appreciated by 34% against the U.S. dollar. Again=
st=20
the Argentine peso? It=E2=80=99s up a striking 60%.=C2=A0
Read up on inflation=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-inflation?src=3Dworld=
shedge_cta>



 ACROSS THE METAVERSE=20

Billions of dollars are flowing into the metaverse, but crucial questions=
=20
remain

From Facebook=E2=80=99s name change <https://about.facebook.com/meta/> to v=
irtual real=20
estate selling forreal-world sums,=20
<https://www.wsj.com/articles/metaverse-real-estate-piles-up-record-sales-i=
n-sandbox-and-other-virtual-realms-11638268380>
 the =E2=80=9Cmetaverse=E2=80=9D has become one of the moment=E2=80=99s def=
ining buzzwords and crypto=20
storylines. As projects focused on the metaverse are busy raising billions =
of=20
dollars in venture funding, it=E2=80=99s worth taking a few minutes to dril=
l down on=20
some basic questions. What parts of the metaverse are connected to crypto? =
Are=20
we all saying the same thing when we use the word, or are there many compet=
ing=20
visions? Let=E2=80=99s take a closer look.=C2=A0

 * Every company seemingly wants a piece of the metaverse, a market some=20
analysts expect to beworth more than $800 billion=20
<https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/blog/metaverse-may-be-800-billion-m=
arket-next-tech-platform/>
. Why? As Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrongdescribes=20
<https://blog.coinbase.com/how-coinbase-thinks-about-the-metaverse-16d8070f=
4841>
 it: =E2=80=9CThe earliest version of the internet, Web1, was about accessi=
ng static=20
web pages. Web2 is about interactive, social experiences within closed=20
ecosystems. And Web3 will be about digital ownership within an open,=20
decentralized environment. The Metaverse is the distant evolution of Web3.=
=E2=80=9D=20
 * There are many competing visions for how we=E2=80=99ll get there, and no=
t all of=20
them are connected to the crypto ecosystem. The hugely popular multiplayer =
game=20
Roblox, for example, has attracted the likes ofNike=20
<https://news.nike.com/news/five-things-to-know-roblox> and Paris Hilton=20
<https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-reality-tv-star-paris-hi=
lton-launches-metaverse-business-roblox-2021-12-28/>
 to build virtual experiences on the platform. But Roblox lacks=20
interoperability, meaning players can=E2=80=99t use their characters or ite=
ms in other=20
virtual worlds. Blockchain-powered virtual-world platforms like Sandbox and=
=20
Decentraland (which havealso attracted big brands like Adidas=20
<https://venturebeat.com/2021/12/15/adidas-originals-launches-nft-drop-and-=
buys-a-plot-in-the-sandbox-metaverse/>
 andSamsung=20
<https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/129380/samsung-metaverse-flagship-837-=
store-decentraland>
) are aiming for an open metaverse in which NFTs, digital real estate, and=
=20
virtual identities flow seamlessly across virtual worlds and markets withou=
t=20
the need for intermediaries.=C2=A0=20
 * Microsoft=E2=80=99s $69 billion acquisition=20
<https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-buy-activision-blizzard-deal-=
687-billion-2022-01-18/>
 of =E2=80=9CCall of Duty=E2=80=9D maker Activision is being called a metav=
erse bet by company=20
leadership. Meanwhile Blockchain gaming firm Animoca Brands just raised ove=
r=20
$350 million to advance its mission of building an open metaverse that brin=
gs=20
digital property rights to users via blockchain tech and NFTs. Nvidia, a=20
leading gaming chip maker, just unveiled Omniverse =E2=80=94 a.k.a the =E2=
=80=9Cmetaverse for=20
engineers=E2=80=9D =E2=80=94=C2=A0which is a collaboration platform that al=
lows engineers and=20
designers to work together on projects in virtual worlds.=C2=A0=20
 * Walmart is planning a metaverse foray=20
<https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/16/walmart-is-quietly-preparing-to-enter-the-=
metaverse.html>
, featuring its own cryptocurrency and NFTs. And major fashion brands like=
=20
Ralph Lauren=20
<https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/17/ralph-lauren-ceo-says-metaverse-is-way-to-=
tap-into-younger-shoppers.html>
 andGucci=20
<https://screenshot-media.com/visual-cultures/entertainment/rihanna-migos-m=
etaverse-avatar/>
 have signaled that virtual clothes for digital avatars is going to be a ma=
jor=20
area of business growth. Even theNBA is experimenting in the metaverse=20
<https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/15/nba-games-in-virtual-reality-have-potentia=
l-heres-what-watching-one-is-like.html?__source=3Diosappshare%7Ccom.tinyspe=
ck.chatlyio.share>
, with live games available to watch in virtual reality via Meta=E2=80=99s =
Oculus Quest=20
2 headset.=20
 * The smart-contract compatible Solana blockchain=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-solana> is emerging a=
s a=20
favorite for metaverse developers.=C2=A0The Metaplex Foundation, which is a=
iming to=20
expand the use cases of Solana NFTs,just raised $46 million=20
<https://decrypt.co/90473/michael-jordan-multicoin-solana-nft-metaplex-46m-=
round?&utm_medium=3Dreferral&utm_campaign=3Dfeed&utm_source=3Dcoinbase>
 from investors including Michael Jordan. Meanwhile, Solana Ventures, the=
=20
strategic investment arm of Solana Labs, recentlyannounced a $150 million f=
und=20
<https://blockworks.co/solana-ventures-funds-150m-web3-initiative-with-fort=
e-griffin-gaming/>
 aimed at funding blockchain-based gaming.=C2=A0=20


Why it matters=E2=80=A6 As we hurtle toward =E2=80=9CReady Player One=E2=80=
=9D-style virtual lives,=20
many questions remain =E2=80=94=C2=A0from technological obstacles to basic =
questions around=20
whether the metaverse will be built on open, interoperable Web3 protocols o=
r=20
consist of a series of =E2=80=9Cwalled gardens,=E2=80=9D or closed ecosyste=
ms. Amid all the=20
buzz =E2=80=94 and the inflow of venture funds =E2=80=94=C2=A0it=E2=80=99s =
important to remember that these=20
arevery early days, particularly for the metaverse=E2=80=99s more experimen=
tal and open=20
neighborhoods. Decentraland, for example, recently sold a plot of virtual l=
and=20
fora record $2.4 million=20
<https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/virtual-real-estate-plot-sells-=
record-24-million-2021-11-23/>
 =E2=80=94=C2=A0but it averagesfewer than 2,000 users=20
<https://governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=3D0ee96920-572f-11ec-9c52=
-0d9746a59174>
 at any given time.
Read up on the metaverse=20
<https://blog.coinbase.com/how-coinbase-thinks-about-the-metaverse-16d8070f=
4841?src=3Dacrossthemetaverse_cta>
 <https://www.coinbase.com/earn?src=3Dearn_bytes>=20

 NUMBERS TO KNOW=20

$3.6 billion

Monthly trade volume <https://dune.xyz/rchen8/opensea> for top NFT marketpl=
ace=20
OpenSea as of January 17 =E2=80=94 far outpacing August 2021=E2=80=99s reco=
rd of $3.4 billion.=20
Meanwhile, the total NFT economy saw over $3 billion insales=20
<https://cryptoslam.io/> in just the last week.

933

Number of selfies that Indonesian college student Ghozali Ghozalu, 22, sold=
=20
via his NFT collection =E2=80=9CGhozali Everyday=20
<https://opensea.io/collection/ghozali-everyday?search%5bsortAscending%5d=
=3Dtrue&search%5bsortBy%5d=3DPRICE>
.=E2=80=9D Ghozali, who has taken a selfie each day since he was 18, sold t=
he images=20
for about $3 a piece earlier this month. Last week, the project went viral =
on=20
Twitter. Since then, sales volumes have topped 374 ETH (around $1.2 million=
).=20
What=E2=80=99s next? Hismost important=20
<https://twitter.com/Ghozali_Ghozalu/status/1481273516016418822> selfie yet=
:=20
=E2=80=9CThis year hopefully I will graduate from college and be able to ta=
ke my=20
graduation photo.=E2=80=9D

835 DOGE

Price of Tesla=E2=80=99s Giga Texas Belt Buckle=20
<https://shop.tesla.com/product/giga-texas-belt-buckle> (as of January 18) =
via=20
the company=E2=80=99s online shop =E2=80=94=C2=A0after Elon Musktweeted=20
<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1481873421390680065> =E2=80=9CTesla me=
rch buyable=20
with Dogecoin" last week. Other items include the Cyberwhistle (300 DOGE), =
the=20
S3XY mug (150 DOGE), and the now-sold-outCyberquad for Kids=20
<https://shop.tesla.com/product/cyberquad-for-kids> (12,020 DOGE).=C2=A0=20

1 in 1.36 million

Estimated odds=20
<https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/129894/bitcoin-miner-beats-1-in-1-3-mi=
llion-odds-to-mine-a-btc-block>
 a lucky amateur miner overcame on January 10 to add a new block of data to=
=20
Bitcoin=E2=80=99s blockchain and claim a 6.25 BTCblock reward=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-mining#:~:text=3DWhat=
%20motivates%20miners%3F%20The%20network%20holds%20a%20lottery.%20Every%20c=
omputer%20on%20the%20network%20races%20to%20be%20the%20first%20to%20guess%2=
0a%2064%2Ddigit%20hexadecimal%20number%20known%20as%20a%20%E2%80%9Chash.%E2=
%80%9D%20The%20faster%20a%20computer%20can%20spit%20out%20guesses%2C%20the%=
20more%20likely%20the%20miner%20is%20to%20earn%20the%20reward.%C2%A0>
 (worth about $260,000 as of January 17). In Bitcoin=E2=80=99s early years,=
 anyone with=20
a decently powerful PC could feasibly participate in mining; these days the=
=20
industry is powered by vast mining farms full of specialized equipment.=20
Individuals are still welcome to join the network, but the odds of winning=
=20
against corporate miners like Marathon Digital (which recently investednear=
ly=20
$1 billion=20
<https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/128728/bitcoin-mining-firm-marathon-or=
der-nearly-900-million-machines>
 in mining equipment) are extremely long.
Learn about mining=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-mining?src=3Dnumberst=
oknow_cta>



 TUNE IN=20

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian breaks down crypto=E2=80=99s potential to =
evolve the=20
internet with Web3

On this week=E2=80=99s episode of Coinbase=E2=80=99s Around The Block=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/around-the-block> podcast, Reddit=E2=80=99s Alexi=
s Ohanian=20
joins hosts Justin Mart and Katherine Wu for an AMA about all things Web3.=
=20
Ohanian =E2=80=94 one ofWeb2=20
<https://blog.coinbase.com/a-simple-guide-to-the-web3-stack-785240e557f0>=
=E2=80=99s=20
most prominent builders =E2=80=94 discusses the significance of digital own=
ership and=20
parallels between early Reddit and the community-driven aspects of the=20
internet=E2=80=99s next evolution.
Listen to Around The Block=20
<https://open.spotify.com/show/4QsMNyNEUDu62E3L1PSlWB?src=3Dtunein_cta>=20



 TOKEN TRIVIA=20

What does a crypto wallet do?

A Stores your private key=20
B Allows you to send, receive, and spend crypto=20
C Enables you to engage with DeFi and decentralized apps=20
D All of the above=20
Find the answer at the end of the email.
Learn about wallets=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-a-crypto-wallet??src=
=3Dtokentrivia_cta>



 NOW TRADING ON COINBASE=20

PRO=20
PRO is an Ethereum token that powers Propy, a platform for international re=
al=20
estate transactions.
 <https://www.coinbase.com/price/propy?bytes_new=3Dpropy>=20
NCT=20
NCT is an Ethereum token that powers PolySwarm, a community and network for=
=20
detecting malware.
 <https://www.coinbase.com/price/polyswarm?bytes_new=3Dpolyswarm>=20
LQTY=20
LQTY is an Ethereum token that powers the Liquity protocol, a decentralized=
=20
borrowing platform for 0% interest loans using ETH as collateral.
 <https://www.coinbase.com/price/liquity?bytes_new=3Dliquity>=20
GFI=20
GFI is an Ethereum token that governs Goldfinch, a decentralized credit=20
protocol for extending business loans without collateral.
=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/price/goldfinch-protocol?bytes_new=3Dgoldfinch-pr=
otocol>


Trivia answer

D All of the above=20

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8> =20
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=3Dcom.coinbase.android>=20
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0px 0px 0px 10px;line-height:1;"> <p style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Ethereum</=
strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A32,303.60</p><p style=3D"margi=
n:0;font-size:12px;">-3.13%</p></div></td></tr></tbody> </table> </a> </td>=
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div style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;line-height:1;"> <p st=
yle=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Cardano</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=
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</tr></tbody> </table> </a> </td> <td style=3D"padding-top:20px;"> <a href=
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vertical-align:top;"> <div style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0px 0px 10px=
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4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_Xt9UYAtup9KOjhLNqV8CTByUUWhm=
kEAV304xxxXo19lavyC5YaHY48KFAkpTj2LrAbscClVpFUSn6FOPXTA6vb9vMXHHZ_M4QIWqFUp=
cYiIFaYpqOZSGvipBFkYwiFaDnBNfXIJN6K9x9u4P3volirZKAfBmylVtbrgnrK-BjEiMqrZw-Y=
l5W0Nfak3rVKgEozpW7MP8prXlomnyA77jP9KDSBIPs7qcN5fohj0AgqCjjrS81fSH2M_rmI2mx=
YEfnDOS6Dhrr0QMAuXKDlXA_-V0yKupH4_zBpNOFdbkjqkYUugVdz4ecYJ-eIO7YZpOf38-UsbO=
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able> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"><img src=3D"=
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le=3D"height:12px;width:12px;margin:2px 0px 0px 0px;vertical-align:top;" he=
ight=3D"12" width=3D"12"/></td><td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;">=
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style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Dogecoin</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px=
;">=C2=A30.12</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;"> +6.73%</p></div></t=
d></tr></tbody> </table> </a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <!--<![e=
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3&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_Xt9UYAtup=
9KOjhLNqV8CTACcBQmLy9haRFclyAYrn-bsYBjV90Qkg1WT3OS30K2tLTEbjcUMfpR276ZG103y=
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980i8FdclyOOgLdZlgpTh7aGQE4fBjwSnLo3WD2s7RBfje2ydh72mewH0IwXzCSOouD4c_8hn3W=
3OvopREjrLIs7MCibyGVS-iZWKD-IAK581epOe4_K8mRskZIgMIYDSfnzYB14ojEPJgrXVpnU8Z=
Abc4A2okcQ43VRfm7MR1ZtMFIVcdZMpAzRvbnJfuM3eWUYoV38CDarj3aZLT3MImmAevbofCsAX=
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color:#0A0B0D;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align=
:top;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integ=
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3/down-arrow.png" style=3D"height:12px;width:12px;margin:2px 0px 0px 0px;ve=
rtical-align:top;" height=3D"12" width=3D"12"/></td><td style=3D"padding:0;=
vertical-align:top;"> <div style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0px 0px 10px=
;line-height:1;"> <p style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Bitcoin</strong></p><p sty=
le=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A331,015.66</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12=
px;">-1.14%</p></div></td></tr></tbody> </table> </a> </td> <td style=3D"pa=
dding-top:40px;"> <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56=
371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q=
9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_Xt9UYAtup9KOjhLNqV8CTBGHz9ULu_QlUuOcgyufE19pFWc_Y6BOGPeXMMF=
gKQrgPGt5AYcTLzEA3K0S8wngJlOV948GjIvMft7YToMX42Ch9YDxUUHmcDbcKM2I6V6txC1ahi=
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dFDLnVld3hNLxPSHut0Q0Gw2kXoSTxfIhuJteQGq_TBa7N6avlZKHWq9wq_OWYsiK3kqmW1dF4-=
xLek6OXcwO6i2xO_ikmYf7X0r-mmVgjWvcgongCur_xnJx_qMUqwrjRMJmHB5XLcEGgtYIIqasT=
MyB8Rk9XhT-L_Rewtm2K2NCwhiHQbLIV4WlOJw7TY9RLpUI%3D" target=3D"_blank" style=
=3D"text-decoration:none;color:#0A0B0D;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D=
"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfro=
nt.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56=
371967418192255878e9689713/down-arrow.png" style=3D"height:12px;width:12px;=
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d><td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"> <div style=3D"text-align:lef=
t;margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;line-height:1;"> <p style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>E=
thereum</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A32,303.60</p><p style=
=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;">-3.13%</p></div></td></tr></tbody> </table> <=
/a> </td> <td style=3D"padding-top:40px;"> <a href=3D"https://links.coinbas=
e.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5=
dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_Xt9UYAtup9KOjhLNqV8CTA3Y62MFHptJmY=
xiq9inBvNLm8vpNn_dxm8yU4uoQH8WEO62ckTmgH5J1iilX4JIshRdQ-_v0pJxfMI6GiyYfEaUK=
Wk79X0fyQPPaX9IxOlb629GZ8wsOpr_CpbzFvF23ZZvJBb8VRjzpQoLebIBBkoLAuvUnOTorvAY=
ptxjiNx_40UmMNVQsottCpwHwfDF493yZPJcfKlm0W189d-LvHUjD96VohJ5ECA5ORx79J5-s6y=
xySUeFJSca8-CpsYgfhgOK3hSFymt4LW9QZ1i_gMeKjGbhFKlKxHXQKb8e3k6-P5VUG6ZgluGDz=
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<tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"><img src=3D"https:=
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height:12px;width:12px;margin:2px 0px 0px 0px;vertical-align:top;" height=
=3D"12" width=3D"12"/></td><td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"> <di=
v style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;line-height:1;"> <p styl=
e=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Cardano</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=
=C2=A31.03</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;"> +18.08%</p></div></td>=
</tr></tbody> </table> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style=3D"padding-top:20px;=
"> <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255=
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6Ex02Kw1QXhrF_vIkVUlqGq-Du2cd_aihZg_8OwMfdp0wMIFOMqLH_Z45gUite1_4RF-5wjGRfI=
nBzv1KS3ZguA59NrhIvjJnJjkBTK5WnVLjeCJKSm8XmbLxjiSxmdAMOWOBTfaGtr3fpWV1ddMNt=
EfOEcFBTvKjuIfrRyHdggHt02vb6X1-4%3D" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"text-decora=
tion:none;color:#0A0B0D;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0;vert=
ical-align:top;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/u=
sers/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255=
878e9689713/down-arrow.png" style=3D"height:12px;width:12px;margin:2px 0px =
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padding:0;vertical-align:top;"> <div style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0p=
x 0px 10px;line-height:1;"> <p style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Solana</strong><=
/p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A3100.82</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-s=
ize:12px;">-2.02%</p></div></td></tr></tbody> </table> </a> </td> <td style=
=3D"padding-top:20px;"> <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D=
3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=
=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_Xt9UYAtup9KOjhLNqV8CTBjJLQaqt-uRgBDY9Qz5OWZi-pkFbLx=
BsEqgooIXGIv2G9aV3fi1FMdBp5xInpaVPATVmSkP0bGR9fCc7x-4MNsnVHQql_T0Fre47-uuCU=
YXSXwy-8HC56s29AxiBw7Upd1FAohwp-dkSOSa43Gi95mPJYTNcNP08NqC1Y1b2N7PsR5B-NlPE=
V9FF-LKB8CPnVd_D9bPhmcpbNo8bDE3Wdqov5LN2ILqKVIqVnu0P4GsssrMwgEEjY9nRfSYlIao=
3Hz8owOquEJCzjBQ-0J_GgL-pk-qFffg-TtEhH7YaSLx1nBSedNZQQO3702JBuPzayAC9oqJofR=
S4PmEE92tWJdsX9N0dqyrhswFg7Bi_imoKwrXRdd6c_w628HC6NK-jM%3D" target=3D"_blan=
k" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:#0A0B0D;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td =
style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.=
cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6=
a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/down-arrow.png" style=3D"height:12px;wid=
th:12px;margin:2px 0px 0px 0px;vertical-align:top;" height=3D"12" width=3D"=
12"/></td><td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"> <div style=3D"text-a=
lign:left;margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;line-height:1;"> <p style=3D"margin:0;"><=
strong>Polkadot</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A317.87</p><p =
style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;">-4.69%</p></div></td></tr></tbody> </tab=
le> </a> </td> <td style=3D"padding-top:20px;"> <a href=3D"https://links.co=
inbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4=
426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_Xt9UYAtup9KOjhLNqV8CTByUUWhmk=
EAV304xxxXo19lavyC5YaHY48KFAkpTj2LrAbscClVpFUSn6FOPXTA6vb9vMXHHZ_M4QIWqFUpc=
YiIFaYpqOZSGvipBFkYwiFaDnBNfXIJN6K9x9u4P3volirZKAfBmylVtbrgnrK-BjEiS5CSrR6o=
FdaKvmTA2zyPKQiaAzjIA8rECdt5VOhfBMLEqG8M60nNm4o_3SxYZL862VDn7-DxoRUApQcPktr=
lsHkorloTHFVokSbUbaHhmoJVQsxPaytTiaL2uxul0uaQy07cEwWHa3FIkyg4pJvJ4EY0Y5tIFy=
lflo1wosbKE4sW7_jKwb-7J88MYzPatTzaImZbJAZqkIqrrC-OYqovyxhctYAVv05B0FT-9z5yX=
QI%3D" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:#0A0B0D;"> <ta=
ble> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"><img src=3D"h=
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-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/up-arrow.png" styl=
e=3D"height:12px;width:12px;margin:2px 0px 0px 0px;vertical-align:top;" hei=
ght=3D"12" width=3D"12"/></td><td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"> =
<div style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;line-height:1;"> <p s=
tyle=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Dogecoin</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;=
">=C2=A30.12</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;"> +6.73%</p></div></td=
></tr></tbody> </table> </a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p style=
=3D"margin: 20px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.5; word-break: break-word; color: =
rgb(91, 97, 110); font-size: 12px;">Price changes are for the past week, en=
ding on Jan 19, 2022 at 05:31 PM UTC</p> <div class=3D"cta_button" style=3D=
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Paf92dMNAM1Jz10GNFoFFKWYfkviHjbBOD2EMabKWT9q2FIDNhQy9-9WM9drY_hvrN8FwhcnRer=
c_4tU4jcx-GTjEBmSUdj-zAR4dAYW-mJ0bInCrt_K81ztaQiA-p5eBtcH3" target=3D"_blan=
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eight: 1.2; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(255, 255, 25=
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rtical-align: top;"> <td valign=3D"top" style=3D"word-break: break-word; ve=
rtical-align: top; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 48px 0=
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r> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div> <table style=3D"mar=
gin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"margin: 0px; padding-ri=
ght: 11px; vertical-align: middle;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.clou=
dfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3a=
ca56371967418192255878e9689713/dot-1.5x.png" width=3D"12" height=3D"12" sty=
le=3D"display: block; width: 12px; height: 12px;"></td> <td style=3D"margin=
: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><p style=3D"margin: 0px; font=
-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.075em;"><strong> WORLD'S HEDGE </strong></p>=
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style=3D"margin: 5px 0px 0px; font-size: 3=
2px; line-height: 1.26; word-break: break-word;"><strong>Inflation woes may=
 be driving crypto adoption in emerging markets =E2=80=94 and in the U.S.</=
strong></p> </div> <p style=3D"margin: 16px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word=
-break: break-word;">Last Wednesday, the U.S. <a href=3D"https://links.coin=
base.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a442=
6b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_cEkjtAGjPdkCe9xiiQgqj7AtTUEgQ1u=
85getu4jcuGzXxPnPBtg9T-ZJGWSrhYeJZmAXEaTcQgak0JKhhxDxvEnChEwpVgCN10bQgx7zGM=
dw9mxFHjNKgwneozldSS72ZZEIBvTiWKHW1Kl-NIO0Z-QoCgl4zwAjGGbbVzgyKlGglYQJORZ60=
FswIafUuZWqD3XCRVegYc_0gk6mUg-513uhOkRdtTlI8EMct1zd5dTUHWdRWGT3A412CsUawwun=
LpKO0mY-YPUljjgKolIWyDGMyigYJyPZ29RZZNX0U73_QQ7pdA55vwUU4TzAvM3FwQ5DLq5ZHCU=
RG8xkXszoq2IMmvWIVsvaTaGLSXs9ac3Ua6_QFDeV5FFOph2lb2RZ1ZpKeTS1r0Npzks_lrxmHt=
pbTRlei745dFYmCDRlmPi" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">report=
ed</a> a 7% jump in consumer prices (the highest yearly inflation spike sin=
ce 1981!), Bitcoin rallied 3.3% to nearly $44,000, and crypto HODLers breat=
hed a temporary sigh of relief. The largest crypto by market cap had seen a=
 rocky start to 2022 as the Federal Reserve <a href=3D"https://links.coinba=
se.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b=
5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_UkGzh52wAug9n1fQdHpXWbPm3SnlzvHgo=
g8EZq6XOU16QJLuyttByzkKLh-CGwHawH8CTiYD5Sh1nHJ3MG_4DAFMfB7edExCuQwVkLk_jwaf=
10TLUezCnS9UfrJl6_JmsBmyiz7sBzYLTYcbSbjE-hafiGnIB2uqPSrSWhJ0bK61todS9PztCTS=
xtyt8lX7VF_R0aTLFhPawAZQNmCRZr4jYTYIY0plLioboXclkLUVVMNjwh8BX3seLY8JtCkp_bQ=
eE6ldNyJuS-yK0w9yI8fhpWnzJe9L4DIQsYToaTlUQMlVMaRmwIeHXQbBJHocdtusWyepv8ncbo=
NBwzygsVrA_PEl_baOAG-letgGqQXhMVNHHWnxAZMSO2-lnG8r0ksIQghxy2YdpL978hF3YT2dy=
dD0YvQ56F1xd_szlBJa" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">signaled=
</a> (and then <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371=
967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8=
klMPZI91Fi0e_UkGzh52wAug9n1fQdHpXWaYza9Pmp6_5Duwfx-MYZR_Iis-SawdHCccdLOedvn=
60RF5_9jY4T-FdspYlgH7HqqzPBlVfc2mP-uJRMaQK3xQUcRMRy_iPGfQ2L3LiFxoSunUM8vLG0=
jsFNFmGqiQ3FnxzDbTUg9eEDii8q2T6ioAcP6z3RGcs9V2kECAgpwnGC1yvZ07AZoOHOXajyzsy=
803T9Kb2_GErhJjfScCSfjpcb_SNtlCEsK9AGWFtVk6P1uzBAJ3aJuDFl8fjLsEKBWIr4SvKLTq=
MFCSJNHEtaAsAAUN3TwoLTkGq7y68_445RpMztMLX8LF2DeSjHrKpTC922JEhNX1h1Lp0A5Wnbd=
ar_bVLp7M8IC2IWHO4hLSlr6W0EsgZ5ih9zTyvdShDCuEThTSPoZfwZ6JAZXNKA5DccIRPyCzwc=
z1f2BpeqFTmKTzBy0cunKpfMX8ienmEBvBT7Sryy71w8YhbFWzpf9-" target=3D"_blank" r=
el=3D"noopener noreferrer">confirmed</a>) it would unwind pandemic-era stim=
ulus policies sooner than most had expected. With countries including <a hr=
ef=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689=
713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_SH5KxPR=
9IESxAg2Lq1-rmoTmQnp3C1Zulhjl3fLpf6FEKxJDtvZIqmKeCwthghKhNodBpxrm4fPZFPwnkT=
JbalKhof-eLnW77vatcfVmJ8_-RJ7nCmE23lXx85zojtxMIXJKpRXgUw4qehE5OidRTWMiX0Hz7=
iz0b4Yrb7YBEViEOKb7Ml41LFRvhCEFOEtXBP88xleau23zwzn9coscHQMvrOT7HZr_uWlMIU7p=
HcpWDjJw4AVn6pybgshmwwE8ZzdOqJZMhLtSh1Yw2qu4WoHFEoQzOjeMHVQGjMc_oKqu-_jrVnp=
enw6rlBhBSw3KTK9mUlaXB9lkEH6i2fbfpTQEQUjYYjDVmC17CuolW8pjnVYme4cPhVeqHbiT6F=
Va2vDpN1WUZt1R6DY9llyj3Qy0dzR0hUVlrQ2hAsi_Q7J84bAaIMOXWZ3fMjBj_3xTg%3D%3D" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Turkey</a> and <a href=3D"htt=
ps://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D=
bea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_RIFpCPrBWY8r6Ld5=
mSiJ9qkYcfvqeRrspPEz7PVC_YVtI49Tc0RSRm4fZ_0BZoZsiz_N3-QfO-_zgWMTbMTS0C-yOhH=
CfdxhWGcrMvszyVUz5QYEhKtdzVKyH2AGsnPInlbq9w0QzV_qI_dxPcxrA3Aeo41aYpgHHGnFX8=
k1MyXxV9_jeH3A6BLavbu4lCJ2sO5xG-RFi2vx5_V28E5CZJ8dOhKIuwxbsNOPdnChy6XpHNEjl=
zJk4Mgvz8hQo1jQYQ98XyO4wAsrYBtecVsqoMPl_p1yReR3-9ENt2EIo6SQPDmjlmHbpiyIloJb=
Pf8pBxboAdi4-zu8nPwPLmxmtXrISz6ib6BzsQglTRdilASUl3F4HACC70gxs00bMqMwQzgMc5p=
GbVkkhTv_ZufQ-1KXwKhwfpsoO5OX4x1uSnGZ4V4wF_256--A_sXSTOkGLgNh26X4VRf7d4ryeb=
CptY%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Brazil</a> suffering=
 even <i>steeper</i> currency devaluation, we=E2=80=99re digging into sever=
al ways that Bitcoin =E2=80=94&nbsp;which was designed to resist inflation =
=E2=80=94&nbsp;has come into play in a global economy beset by inflation an=
d supply chain woes.</p> <!--[if mso]><ul style=3D"line-height:1.6;mso-line=
-height-alt:26px;"><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><!-- --><ul style=3D"margin: 1=
0px 0px 0px; padding-left: 24px; line-height: 1.6;"><!--<![endif]--> <li st=
yle=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>As Brazil=E2=80=99s inflatio=
n </strong><a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca563719674=
18192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMP=
ZI91Fi0e_c708K7mF_l7fXIDEr1pDqy1tzCt2BFPwE6zJSOlmifyBUQPbF7er9esYoi9BMPgeWD=
qW3FeFpJ4qDTb8CkhSRvpIQb9VcDeMqs0N_9h_aeOyt9dvOLPYGa2DaNneIFSB2ebBA8h_JL4Zz=
G4hlS_UzgdPD1vNWSHv46HqplKsofnxhRSQDW-0n9cfjySfUrcIFjVf8p3WEobKq7zW_VOnszKV=
RShZtz2VTsOwkTBnluSpE33q18FKXxIUri5iJv4inPxt3fBcLwFqFESHFBCQ8YfkH-ePWzR7FiB=
Vqxb_zm7dRDCXUrUiaZMz9jBS9VpQmgfYVYsZJSvkP7pB6J6uk9ERfvoYnrzqAbgnE9mUUK_SLk=
OwZQGz0tpi_6jmXp4-X7pSaGSk8xYDxLPSXGHh_Y%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noope=
ner noreferrer"><strong>hovers</strong></a><strong> above 10%, crypto is in=
creasingly seen as an answer.</strong> Brazil=E2=80=99s second-largest city=
, Rio De Janeiro, plans to invest 1% of its treasury in crypto. Mayor Eduar=
do Paes joined Miami mayor and crypto advocate Francis Suarez to <a href=3D=
"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_=
m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_XoGAHvpbMgXY=
jZHoITNW7NArK0WQvCHuvO5gCfJGyHX_taU7qjd1qd8GRwas2BTgI1u1Hu1LFkF-oc3Ok0wC7Jb=
WVx3K6GaSlAhpb1Xh_XEGg5IN0mzsZ9rhPj-QmKTkus83rwr-LGOVwlLCNxHQToq_Oi9_MxTBeh=
58cBJAG6i4FGmhKSkLybUgUApuwiaQfz781D5alQfaORPluJ06EUz4WQrhDDC9gIFyxKui3N-ek=
4fJGDk0Z4Bh_Zn14seOZA91ZpaP7jKt3IXctdrf-s2-nTaf3Lu21mS0c3HfpNyB8vgamRppb6KK=
dujGl5C-GwN8mtcWkFMNLLIVqA2FqGdaiKyAxsX9Ncaplu9C6cLk6eZbvf7GX1jtsMT4vem28wx=
utx7PrsxGUnEshBl8OKSBWCwybBGdwSae0g1-0ZPBhOufZb1jzD09l1mCQFQVw%3D%3D" targe=
t=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">announce</a> the plan, which may a=
lso allow residents to save on taxes paid in BTC. In other news: the countr=
y=E2=80=99s lone stock exchange <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/cli=
ck?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5=
e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_X3quoAfrmV6s6mQrcI1iAqk8J47dZrhBfnEZppX3j5uzR=
KGVvUz7b-d2_Y84cjmVFLG7I6U6D0ilBR7m3WfObeYPww7ShQXWKNkAdzVd3iaQ49zriGTt9kgX=
Zj-Dc4l6GacN21QGegDMYYfmO101V_Daw3Im4xVETzXTdVKaILLuZ6N82zVQlxtqzG89M7g6FMS=
0ft_i18C0RlzhsIclXEHp-NMKa9nUkmyuXgN3wf9iEDW5Wr52IwS4TW4rE3mVtlQUBCC4-swwdu=
cDf9C-iYxsx54aMWqlevTHMdNtBswd26BqzElURgsWcQu9wEfDR7n_6eh6xc4USHR7p73gNPo9X=
6l72vbw4iMU4cW0u-2ZNkUP7Muh4Zj8HFUAbkRA9LVv8m7YglgYR9-pFI0AhkWJSJH7uzV3W7Mr=
b2wkKXrmr_UOgCBccmfubagtjNZuFQrBWejPvA6n0GhgsdaaJ_1A9_SP1lUT3-wI6QAX9U1" ta=
rget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">plans</a> to enter the crypto m=
arket and Brazil=E2=80=99s largest crypto exchange has tripled its users si=
nce 2020 =E2=80=94 boosted by citizens trading $11.4 billion in U.S. dollar=
-pegged <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca563719674181=
92255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI9=
1Fi0e_eqd9xmI9F4jvcdCrU_JCPY-k_865F31pT6XG0kUElIzJwDKa6O8ajXbddbeeLDmRYYNAg=
z-V7MXZR1WE8bS-OHm3e6kRRoeHxRfwKk86E33IVF7ARelprj0yg57efQNa5ZwLBYi1LZyRPdwx=
UtiyDxzDfwJLxvBZakyo-tcLV8CZnnxYJC7Ylua1Itw5MgYv267eawtuBGA8tKB5Ln3ofh6p4Ly=
mJHKvLVAjaEdkWMp06PVQBWkEChYQxUjVCDKsRdMbuQcTeOYmlylf_aS5zlxVlKAA_a4Dlgh3Bi=
cqv5dvW-UktnDYw1fI1sTyj8mnUhSHFlMk02LJT-3K8lm6WIWvHoR3Xk98nJrpPLkNs3iW93XUg=
uYAo_uqzVDPocFNd0s9GijJjAiao_qB2ZlcvGj8jqCuhFvsR3S24w8w_N1" target=3D"_blan=
k" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">stablecoins</a> last year.</li> <li style=3D=
"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>Crypto adoption is </strong><a hre=
f=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e96897=
13&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_RIFpCPrB=
WY8r6Ld5mSiJ9r9DB9bE2aDEI9nwVYuTUjpsPAQBwhpuHrZ1yn_XM0cn50ZrSK3bsaJgDGgvElB=
KrTT0U7xEnB3hUw3Y9_bnu6HXW3c6DMUG0jIbJm5QeCrNAYOwEXyGmd-hQtpQNFAziN6EoIgPvL=
PW7-MoNdJOKUurSz5Q9-EX4OwPZ8ActCsSK2S4o7nLxuvVhSOSGekpkY16VR-WVW3YgUuXpWT0H=
M_JrWCDvuczjVSBENegb5jtoHUnlKALxmTTEqwUmGxjZ5T2_s2MB6JqVTSClrb7ScVZi9VMwpDf=
itQ0N2HG6Y2V5VMLJyMaSoEW_AUdbk1BWAFj82FEjsiHtLuo1Mmi52x8XTtdPey6cWinE6NzGlQ=
Q2K2LfOnGMjNnncfziFOoXixJAtxwMmQmgpW9m9ymc4QqupiqHpjKa4xNLUndLin_XcK4me4uNf=
l32NVZxw0Wck%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer"><strong>acce=
lerating</strong></a><strong> in Turkey after inflation </strong><a href=3D=
"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_=
m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_c708K7mF_l7f=
XIDEr1pDqwOqIEMlzlBBgYD9h95qeWBYugTK7_-PDVifM1C67JLM-Dd_Yutx6NTD2rtgS2OGkoD=
pmnSG6sv7-Gc7FQ8sbaA99zH6Fe5qWEdypfQ1IK4SyKDtz0Esw3XamvJu_H1a6ehUZwAs9gZsrS=
d44AvgjCSMseew4TTn-XWwH49dvK23ENYvrPYFeQAp67SVwWr862xo69DBV7CF1ve_7IWu3RPwb=
zCHNnilvjbitjMu-C3QbYcrLb60rzVzU4lWORG9gpaJe09-sz1CAG7uuySLxNyKo5HaQ3SOU3uN=
0IgXqjdTWiYSk6cRW7IrznrE4c-j_ksmROh3MPFz3tMGoRTZbxvUaqxgoV2zSrTZler7i2iq_GB=
3sJP83AaLWjEPpOILPA%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer"><stro=
ng>ballooned</strong></a><strong> to 36% at the end of 2021.</strong> As th=
e Turkish lira devalued at a record pace against the dollar =E2=80=94 losin=
g nearly <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418=
192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI=
91Fi0e_RIFpCPrBWY8r6Ld5mSiJ9qBZg3o7plGzwwiWqyo_qxQCNu7IzX18vA4jdifleN0TDau5=
Mybx8sBtcl1vbhv9u8eaJMfI2lGk4i6XTiaeqEMerfU9HaCCNUSOHW832eZuL8gNDzITbwpsSU6=
A_rGS2dUGSqT6KwoaIuqR2ImR7qwoJHBFiKF66-DiGcWu7XE9sEF2KLojLmckbf2fPfWylJSnlW=
ELXNVZdzbOAcy8RfR_XgZ7XCkjsQhfbZUgjaFgyzy_NrJNPxU38GR6E4weNnRxlqUqJhZ0olT10=
mqJCmxnvyp2qgMPqmY90SUY2T3PsCZcjv1W8AhBcIN4yhuJ34LPSsKqZA1-6M38VM9sZXY7iskJ=
91Q1UE9QxB9lumEZcVr_9LAwqYW8dN_V3Ze8SCHS9RN3Ch_oDu_DUBi5SQQnY97gayAAehJhXJU=
13RHkVNC6Mn73VAuNmDsvuSTfZI%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferre=
r">half</a> its value last year =E2=80=94 crypto exchange volume in the cou=
ntry soared to an average of $1.8 billion a day in the fourth quarter of 20=
21. Beyond BTC, traders in Turkey have embraced Tether, the largest dollar-=
pegged stablecoin. On December 21, the lira spiked to nearly 60% of Tether=
=E2=80=99s total trading volume by currency.</li> <li style=3D"margin: 0px;=
 padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>Argentina, which has the </strong><a href=3D"ht=
tps://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=
=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_c708K7mF_l7fX=
IDEr1pDqyNvrVGGvbNCaDA8Z2G8fSs44PUVfv1cXu8Q0PooIX3O54jLKw2xCfujRZDi_XrDirkI=
UDHvqvoIdNS4UeQ5PVRjy39IPItT2nBsvjEaxdEEWMAO_BhsMCd-MkXV90rsyRRBwArvUatsFcR=
L_ixvaTxZ0h8gc5B5G9Yq7basVSmHuCDBFeuWW-vvElLAN41GYSkOPv7i1bDZOzW79346i_BkZD=
4RZfT4fOwfo8FZuC4azaaKZijfkPBKufVAG0g63mNbFwpUCzkeK2ExnN7eJqPK-8dMoIhlHl9cV=
I9KwCV472IN-Sxvr6A5IeRnOYjd22ZG4s-3cZE4YNlR4xsE7YeE38zWVPslft4LXD1SiVFQJqLg=
mF2cNWTgogicVoU3JzbUB4-POZ1hVpIPzUV4a0s" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener =
noreferrer"><strong>highest inflation</strong></a><strong> among major econ=
omies, has enabled crypto payments.</strong> Strike =E2=80=94 the <a href=
=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e968971=
3&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_eqd9xmI9F=
4jvcdCrU_JCPY-k_865F31pT6XG0kUElIz_MaCYo-jBRAb88S9BZG-oiZObuASLuIPt-qDtWLSJ=
unJQFZZgtgq7W3A7G3VrCpwEfBSgHloLAzqymjsr4vgWs5k51TYSQI6GjLOssaj2KyfdyikkVjd=
MJY1gAa_vS4zgJJ9wo1HtOnyU7OHRJMDc1wHmTGSw4ZiD7VukY9LXOBxVlrnmb_lzp45HHAJxDy=
QfSWXhWZ-ev1mfTZVWqIEgReX-xwFKxvggWN9-E3wqPz1XYfnnWmCW6f-x1SPmipuwnKHE2QHss=
CuJ9iEsfjISbgUqrnkNH_dGJmcIDo155cp9dlNrCiPYgNwC8Vi6JMZtNR8YJRI8N7mIFNACBAES=
ythz5CfrCLYhoFAQMiOP4P-kZcpcHcDEtNEcRnPQxaJ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noope=
ner noreferrer">Lightning Network</a>-powered Bitcoin payments app that hel=
ped El Salvador adopt Bitcoin as legal tender =E2=80=94 <a href=3D"https://=
links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea75=
6eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_X3quoAfrmV6s6mQrcI1iA=
oQMflXo7_A4GccLEzWO3i7of4ZrduonjXguim1xWfm14SCqTh90AUrciusY_sfo2jH4cwQGKrUq=
NvRkXQ1GXcAIjwnhDZKLBmFrizeTFBb4CdQqw1layaVabgu7quT64xi5B1JdYWrehy0-2GcTCN2=
wBsf4ZnEwmdqP9SPr73gNFTkrPKi95ZsJvj98kXtiGtoBMQTeo0H75bGXx4oT7TBK8ePiGR8D0n=
khBHqLE7pE2BXbYb58Wqn-ow6qSd-mYDrYA3ASICsFfmGPRCYe0-jjBG087bT0XbQI4QfB6DvgA=
bTZIN6fs8MRBm22Y9mRACljwoq5ezySMPKZ3c6c7BwsyL3efR1yoKX-8g9KXwSHtLZyRl1oYr3x=
Cy-ACB0znAInYbbMpAa8zUXzjy0nUrEPzFpRrBK3NhR30dOkY2XizL4PymoaZykdt1ea60MviOj=
XG87WODLeSa8tNI0b5OU9YPKlnxDc3JjycFrqlT8Qg%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"=
noopener noreferrer">launched in Argentina</a> this week. The move came aft=
er Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.co=
m/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd2=
3c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_S5SY7NjIVB03nIj70h4qnJ7jEekR5L9Odq_6EV=
0YS0K4s2-Ml97QXBRlv-XJsLeUWXzhnK0T9HZLH2nQOCpeIgYouVVw0fTeGXJX-crUBamUcKbHD=
ryJNtS4h4afXW4zp2eXZdh9BsqFo5khHlcGxqDq9FjcdkjjVUPUGxdjcSeo8xIyvwjSvQ94QoXZ=
oNTAsp4YBHgE0-Zp317hMawEwz2YwZxrQaTZ_CrCupHhaiODv3mxnCHOlglr5JU5ps_wJhEjPXs=
NqZSM1XVp7Kp8-PvvjhAYvYpZ12k8YWtWVGSaXvXzalH4HMBJ-BQrMoy68szq55Y_hquGktcp1R=
QRNDpzWb4-wtZzFOHRp51t-qK6OqLY5TzgRVswOcEdR16dL9Wa5yWyI0o1a5OtcUT_ELTyX7gpR=
G8K4IhQoczxe_KEd55yEoB8SBVh5_lvk_mzUA9caA152u7n1_auN4PcrdVjmsHa5R0WNYlmfaG-=
eSCaErBpkQRBmIG1zxFzseHSkgCP_Osbf10g1Te72vNrU8Z1nsZANvctdxZYkxqhK1WltWzHA1F=
gAnOd3a6EnuCfA%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">met</a>=
 with Argentina=E2=80=99s former president in December to discuss how crypt=
o could foster business in the country. According to a <a href=3D"https://l=
inks.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756=
eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_a1upkCnmLdUt_Gzf_exQGT=
4xTTg4wPeyovvBNPpAkTJ07hfOGxALbM0QSYrb_zsukUP61ZSXOk5lxooEgIpYpjJih428vIwD2=
TPU8-UwO8B9wC_R-YTlHUT07o56kMNS7C-e7IrY7pBVRH5S-q_q2EZYcd6QtLUV5IngljQi3NW_=
vCSy2WMNB6COyU3Y54dg4ddsl4ENH7FPXZNJytKkWS-tWIobgIujeiZWrVbMl6s5TDJB3stqagi=
4b8j03QD0X1ZfL1gmVeaF_MB-X_zsTGxJe0H9_2ORgFJd_bFb8abyd-Tl37FCL9qxeFExqwnzcs=
T4isRoW9U0szUcVvvL0wOyJuspntMaziHAmHPn07_dWC6HdtwpfaxImGcRHPNAebLdlCVQ-U-1f=
6PhZ_VQhRacwLuoyJiFeno9YwHc3BQw8dMfBdmFhy8KuP5ExYxgeFnh03oSrk0sC6riakR_Z71K=
TTHu5ibmZEwKNazof2O" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">local su=
rvey</a>, =E2=80=9Ctwo-thirds of Argentines who invest in crypto say they d=
o so to protect their savings.=E2=80=9D</li> <li style=3D"margin: 0px; padd=
ing: 6px 0px;"><strong>In Mexico, leading supermarket and banking chain Gru=
po Elektra announced it would accept </strong><a href=3D"https://links.coin=
base.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a442=
6b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_V3GwH0B6tUDsrnFLNxd6sFmzzSLtnWk=
wOt_PqbR1Hb7-ummDDldRHkbk9vZlosKBD_dqZM6YI3IkxJUT9JMz_BT5ygGGbS3UX3xINjVv1G=
bqd2Pf2RB5wcKEMFQAkqmlns8bcO4EmcOgT43p07HmPhXnBb4rHEtsU7qLQgTxcunUEPUIrLA3r=
sC-mQOg1x9ByskKxyLU9xJQ6aBz-7R9yb3qsLyjlu3iLkge2x9OjW2akFd88HqgYwp2VBKJ0lk8=
d0fkJdboqbI2goV4-MddiRUbaWqIwzOk_BlphlKebCK0jCT732qluAz0FhkrUTHPohgezMgBeni=
RVCYd6qZNiwU7bNykBFXaDjsi8Lk70QcfXXlK_9DSR3WU5xk1oiIU-O9ZjfGP3RIsHhsxSrKr0a=
_yrNSKaQU70Ql3_U4I4AgW-jlQHdt85NZnnTgwYunTZsM1fnmFEY2f_OC2vP0CfA%3D" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer"><strong>BTC payments</strong></a><s=
trong>. </strong>Real-estate transactions in BTC are also emerging there, w=
ith an apartment in the popular beachfront city of Tulum <a href=3D"https:/=
/links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea7=
56eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_Y1JVeeMG_xR1gybHvrx9=
ZZwx9h3i5XFa41YyfebcA8G7luDCTEuGqtLaNrYNgNkTXP9pc08y0lft8YDRLQSZGL5iZO_usNB=
jetPqPqZBwNHQkyOz9971F9koj8ZpoNePdZ7Ylxn-QwqxGMUaN9BlRLbRSHMBA-k_1pycAkQeGj=
sqpi_U4cjEmdQJptcpEPub97mguG0bg4zhF6t7rSAMMKyG0ddTJCADIL8CEIV_0HT2D4Tmy1Oii=
Pd2q4iDmUH9hwCFpUiI0cyZDm3FKXrGQBXYHBADtw0tl1C0MfpiCfnhlcZyorYrwkOIj85yNeJe=
jlgUNPiDnvVrHV_QKOcfeayCKJqjMK2nifX5Yuwhe2ZYOmFU623m0iTEi_HlVd91UavMGkp47Hj=
Xrb0AXYYDTqqVJPqxyt0XfFbOAUiOn5E6vcMaH1S4xbeKPPAyBOPIw%3D%3D" target=3D"_bl=
ank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">changing hands</a> for 5.78 BTC (about $24=
0,000) via the Latin American real estate platform La Haus. An exec at the =
firm said, =E2=80=9CThis shows that the way we buy a home is changing. Not =
only do we do it digitally, breaking geographical barriers, but now we do i=
t by breaking monetary boundaries.=E2=80=9D&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style=3D"ma=
rgin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></p> <p style=3D"margin: 16px 0px 0px; line-heigh=
t: 1.6; word-break: break-word;"><strong>Why it matters=E2=80=A6 </strong>B=
itcoin, with its maximum supply of 21 million, was designed to resist infla=
tion =E2=80=94&nbsp;and recent news seems to support both the inflation-hed=
ge narrative and the cryptocurrency=E2=80=99s path to global adoption. A ne=
w <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca563719674181922558=
78e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_=
SYiMOi7A9dvBccBfDSVDVZtfFDWqTkJKvLz6cAVZqtDH6gGvcHFT4WkqwfylpqEbTozy1c-4I77=
815SiOpv1hnYTiK42AjYTNHWwCWjtMbdtq6oggAE59eCl3CBDWQroFDaOHs8n0djBa9vX1fiXCV=
tzOBFt4BJ8nQh4EXRBpT2bVlZiRVKgcubDK5PjVNi7-7VcGuGeTJucfsdY9ZjnTFsZ8u8srmF5X=
ZM-HhI5FpNG5fs7EzlyCvQJubnFkiP-1NedCENEzidSIvhs-QTkjSTQ3uhsBiIkmiYukKzHgnZa=
fcHw3c5GraaELujsFXGIZFt5AeJiqqObsP5LD9Q3NNrYXmaHzwoD36jA8JSjlkN7tzosjE7-2Sh=
Vx1hmPG6_N5Bn4JeZpju8hrHy0dEqjzXVecGL9ohehBIFXnKvTHt" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener noreferrer">Visa survey</a> revealed that almost a quarter of =
small businesses across nine countries plan to accept crypto in 2022, with =
the number topping 30% in Brazil. And since January 2021,<strong> </strong>=
Bitcoin has appreciated by 34% against the U.S. dollar. Against the Argenti=
ne peso? It=E2=80=99s up a striking 60%.&nbsp;</p> <div class=3D"cta_button=
" style=3D"margin: 24px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 50%;"><!--[if mso]><t=
able width=3D"100%" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" border=3D"0" style=
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e-rspace:0pt;"><tr><td style=3D"padding:0;" align=3D"left"> <v:roundrect xm=
lns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-co=
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, sans-serif;"><![endif]--><a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=
=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_=
e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_eqd9xmI9F4jvcdCrU_JCPY-k_865F31pT6XG0kUElIzQlO6gAT=
mH7uqOJBmk3qLVp_76LnldsXR3oFcaeY2dgNWsY9L-_5nmEUnnc8vK_IEQ5lIgTtZg_zb4cwZqk=
aHKKR1nNb_GnD_-PfPT62k4lrOvYzxKrrix6t78RFrIHFrWpa4ps32oTZXmeG4JXf4DMasE7mlH=
J6HZZ1_R6HSfNn044ubzGs9VlQUCwIR_uMN8VYyx3_BG5RC-oQ3VkEKrKfZOS6UBC193ou1Th7E=
AUbIWVh1RknZquNgeuojbk4qJ775tE3N6bLaLgI23R0K5b3WCnnuAfubuVQzJsVBN-n1h6Yi-Qa=
L262mXbvuJ5rT1DnWpEsuDQBIZByS5PEuEIgEezzd5e5qLNbH7kw0RthHdwB8e0nwyITt4VgA0c=
perNwV1w627S6APqCVhq7f-A%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferre=
r" style=3D"display: block; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 16px;=
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ong>Read up on inflation</strong></a><!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:=
roundrect></td></tr></table><![endif]--></div> <table width=3D"100%" role=
=3D"presentation" valign=3D"top" style=3D"table-layout: fixed; vertical-ali=
gn: top; border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; t=
ext-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr style=3D"vertical-align: top;"> <td va=
lign=3D"top" style=3D"word-break: break-word; vertical-align: top; min-widt=
h: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 48px 0px;"><table border=3D"0" ce=
llpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" align=3D"center" role=3D"p=
resentation" valign=3D"top" style=3D"table-layout: fixed; vertical-align: t=
op; border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid r=
gb(222, 224, 226); width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr style=3D"vertical-align: top;=
"> <td valign=3D"top" style=3D"word-break: break-word; vertical-align: top;=
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/tr> </tbody> </table> <div> <table style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <=
tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"margin: 0px; padding-right: 11px; vertical-align: =
middle;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Int=
egrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689=
713/dot-1.5x.png" width=3D"12" height=3D"12" style=3D"display: block; width=
: 12px; height: 12px;"></td> <td style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertic=
al-align: middle;"><p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing=
: 0.075em;"><strong> ACROSS THE METAVERSE </strong></p></td> </tr> </tbody>=
 </table> <p style=3D"margin: 5px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.=
26; word-break: break-word;"><strong>Billions of dollars are flowing into t=
he metaverse, but crucial questions remain</strong></p> </div> <p style=3D"=
margin: 16px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;">From Faceb=
ook=E2=80=99s <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca563719=
67418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8k=
lMPZI91Fi0e_Zzxaa0lmmiprafln_uitLsbmgNC2hKMsaVWNPjMsRMpfMPQ6C1pZ03Y4V7lo65o=
SHRJzZdBaEZMYaycyeMbC4ca34zyFtXV9hViKnGrqjDhLBu_MW7F0RYtmLwE2_e5i3pQ2vg3Oy7=
WbbPMYi4vg_GEEaksWkPLXgNErCkpS4K4BWnk1kKcXkx-homMy29wm-oRk0QAalbaeJIzFZYQus=
zx0K7bnKZPrlEyDqWOELbGmDBdPpcfLwHsuU1Fc48NBIQOZoA5Wvn2FT7JVjsbmdZstFupaUhlH=
iL4-mXAxeGI0QhSSjbuZ5IOlaRri2cOcSoeWft0GK8fa0Wk6WMmWP5TgcP5ctV6XLd9Hg3ssQEI=
iTDEu_VYgxbCf0dnPOPVoA%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer"=
>name change</a> to virtual real estate selling for <a href=3D"https://link=
s.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eea=
a8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_RIFpCPrBWY8r6Ld5mSiJ9q9C6=
9GN7P2pvjnHu-zrNemC-O7_oHrc1vwSA7BCQg2fRISJLOuys092wVWm07-7OHtiiX_o0ifQCjcZ=
P3coci9SG0b5W2Tpy2-3arQ8Sq17Lmjz4jChfQqH8W71NJJtd7VcBjyhEV6gplgB-JtO-uCvQfz=
9UtA9crQlFXVGe5fFpFLbAN5eeJ15jh6V3s63YZQkDdEjuVMA6xaOJSXMzja46hsdDAvo3_Hr4Q=
sLe28TKjOuqhAv7q8GxvgVIcgJEea42Q654qGwoeCGmKkqGc58ZyGZQKgoBlbnEDBDws-x_weXN=
G9O8okrdL2OjdY8jZZ719ktgW1sBCYFwJ0fLbsNkPrKUzY70rE3Z1QO6ulb-IHUKHYZLd2ydfgM=
32Ml_d1TLv-Z5Zs33bdxqLWMwjcTpQAVGdYJBCVsWzDwSeS1yzqZlWR5tfZxcdKsZ1Gcv1UcS0q=
XFH3Q0C1XvEpD0Mh" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">real-world =
sums,</a> the =E2=80=9Cmetaverse=E2=80=9D has become one of the moment=E2=
=80=99s defining buzzwords and crypto storylines. As projects focused on th=
e metaverse are busy raising billions of dollars in venture funding, it=E2=
=80=99s worth taking a few minutes to drill down on some basic questions. W=
hat parts of the metaverse are connected to crypto? Are we all saying the s=
ame thing when we use the word, or are there many competing visions? Let=E2=
=80=99s take a closer look.&nbsp;</p> <!--[if mso]><ul style=3D"line-height=
:1.6;mso-line-height-alt:26px;"><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><!-- --><ul style=
=3D"margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding-left: 24px; line-height: 1.6;"><!--<![end=
if]--> <li style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>Every company s=
eemingly wants a piece of the metaverse, </strong>a market some analysts ex=
pect to be <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca563719674=
18192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMP=
ZI91Fi0e_a1upkCnmLdUt_Gzf_exQGQoqG9xly46teUKkCWEk8bJCrHaPrWx-ib96Uk_52ZXTbw=
6BorDjiPjfGbxMwWMD0WUHrOF1vRHEDVKyqXgvX464PYxetleMdGB3zUgaSB08xNNFp6TVrLU8s=
v_u9RBaEubs9Eb0u3x42QQDY4TJeUXeB7e00URMdZ7ULyP8NOipcmot9IXUfYMyT2fJ8hPaduDe=
QbamCOakJkLIhROjPTPATPrd2N-gbaBNSIecj5YXiSzoe0EbkIxyRg0gbkunOfiBCVzZHMYigT2=
HDhrEioWm3LMOcLMcpMcp7aimJn_ICU7LtbENTvqjoIRAj79kPLypKM4djJEIvitzQyDZnubJeU=
soiQnDXa7jdLbjxVeySHXzaX1g10XjBVYZVdMsZ52DUmeU07s_2wVo_jEOAXBGhxrUFigYc9IFu=
VWffDKsuFp5X9mjiF_cN1mck2rX6Q%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener norefer=
rer">worth more than $800 billion</a>. Why? As Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong=
 <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca5637196741819225587=
8e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_U=
SC9AyegXSd7Q7-Ik6-HUc128VwNDX9qRy6uvbj3zZfJGaw3dgTxn2HATg3HjEKcYxS5Vm0yN24-=
4Quu-NYXyPm3NC4tqDX4G1GkhKKckzRHpbuVBg3y_FxGQmlC1Z3VrGwehV1dLRJiWmp2jeSyxDX=
z3BhQ32HHdOSv-Eey-AEjNDonNSOtumAFQo4O229vaCGpVs-TTArf565RZPhmtexsX3V4FhjpB7=
tNDcK13fW4vEcN3CNn7IMhYTj8WQHsGUJSJ-wI4dP6zyjtO9QlYYVjG5WEIl6uGrM77MTo4Hq65=
BW7CUJw_rKTW60-9dbJKa5krt-S5Px6hPwi0FO015Zusme0AqRwIRznTmnxC808HePYxyqgSL__=
StUc0xzE4ihbnqJRHgHMtvonzGjLuoLNZNXECy_chwIzGqwdhmkOHxPnECCt3f6_l74B6O0Wg%3=
D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">describes</a> it: =E2=
=80=9CThe earliest version of the internet, Web1, was about accessing stati=
c web pages. Web2 is about interactive, social experiences within closed ec=
osystems. And Web3 will be about digital ownership within an open, decentra=
lized environment. The Metaverse is the distant evolution of Web3.=E2=80=9D=
</li> <li style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>There are many c=
ompeting visions for how we=E2=80=99ll get there, and not all of them are c=
onnected to the crypto ecosystem</strong>. The hugely popular multiplayer g=
ame Roblox, for example, has attracted the likes of <a href=3D"https://link=
s.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eea=
a8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_av9qa8NGIh6EpSM2gFlRX43Ea=
UrjUO_TNJCiAzhPcUJomWAQROY0PjQchgSEtHWV2exqqtD-dVWPzY3dJe61EOso-sXzsnZPokSs=
g5B03kZwlpDaYBXJrSKdho_juo9xcn0neHeCAl-Lxkr4Vfr4o5bXohbHLr5UgI3RjdVd6GJsD37=
N9lFPl-MEObDBuJdwIGYHtMZvZYD3XQMuMBdmbiiXIkiolvC2tsotR8fMcv3M3FdbS7XdkDyAcu=
hc4AM3xY8-aeYyM6IpiuwI4fzzei-TK0-Pc4pVNXJu8XW5SJMSFD4vkt4XzIjptetyW-sYS3LF4=
lmbt0czufZOOKoHZc20z8dlAjcDqPKMMa8rCkdKwcBMbJfi1RhMorV9a-gmhHMXm05CV8YOuOOE=
g_e8Uo%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Nike</a> and <a hr=
ef=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689=
713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_V3GwH0B=
6tUDsrnFLNxd6sGXU7S92Xj6fayzBS8QfzIqR0nrgOeH2SCBSZWF4-8quQDY1AtS-HwGiGLpLV7=
IQMx-6og6SG8nNrDl7lcS2H_5-ONjRnE6F0xECFdnvLf_QDrT3tLyTS7uV8k54knKuCR5Mk6LRC=
pw8O43oUvLGxk7SAZ-xGkYrrrpuWuAckglKzdOXuhQUuuCgH9aGPDMT1zPPM-8U-E7sq3gEzyZ3=
XaWdLepfNf1Nq8O3LY3WuHT2HzdpTM_DCu_6HjeE2slx-4SZFiUmatWECh5g02H-h2Da7sRflFw=
lppo75UmOALRNGAPzjaONWiwkKJB8RSnFdf1A3a1HiBssDCBriBisQBeoPHjDQswcDNXVE8_pwU=
tcSQTpCWOcsFB4lHqvnkU_mGYRlOKQ2CCh0l3CksjTgvj2CWCMMInXPHO51TSay1QoA4KrJCvpp=
G2fdfOonp0yx29nZ2nFPLSG47AlxMTXZnUBhz-k454WhkCwQr_3mytbA%3D%3D" target=3D"_=
blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Paris Hilton</a> to build virtual experi=
ences on the platform. But Roblox lacks interoperability, meaning players c=
an=E2=80=99t use their characters or items in other virtual worlds. Blockch=
ain-powered virtual-world platforms like Sandbox and Decentraland (which ha=
ve <i>also</i> attracted big brands like <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.=
com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5db=
d23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_cxncFcuB5t76ElyaIrhmZ7AZZtOYjASwRqoM=
SF5xNNb3DnRsThHc0DYF1fKPz4ddPsXVqSgh0jBJau93K2qqlpKzW7X2wHmTroodJwJUA_VjoDq=
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q9ztuDQtIQp_5DR2kZir8nzC6tn-mElnOLOMLRDPsMUceZmxV2diYQaoTQO8Ri7PE42xY64WNqX=
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97X5U8a2R_KEd9sUQMfyU2lT2XzZUv5fC5OZvJSv8vfYVwxPvEy0QJYJJvEFsY5xC72lFa2bxm8=
5R2X8c0AtSmDQxBSK6loceVXNt-ee-_GmcLOjiB5tWIrIsWJyImcOKhwJEeehH19_O85-Xi1GZV=
j-8Ep" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Adidas</a> and <a href=
=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e968971=
3&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_XoGAHvpbM=
gXYjZHoITNW7Nm8xinm1fvJADbZpOyfWsmJSnHjDJ2yhdrjLK1JXeGN5u5_rR3w2MUNji42rWto=
UBkeQOse4DDmM_WxxI-UzYTaQNa4wJycpMRNwcfH5uczeHiAGcil1aLrHBhVmDEiPy9r3Ho4kA8=
occuvPoOqEwH_-KRZV74srUtUHwuW72UbPRUma3wMUFqQBz5GeV37RpOlUHWkKDjrL_LpFEb0ur=
eb4R-uH1KCoStQ8wNsuuaMZ8xeCj0uVhbPs-CehSyN-JnGPr8ut-BzregL8-VWGHzjwWx5bKqD6=
8PkxDL4BRQQq7d0TqkiVk1VFJ7gbVAV_nK7VhJkwbN3YkNoeLv27Vr2XK5i8ZKBzby2qKwTN0pR=
3OeG4V2qZNQgKvl-0euf_s9ANqWUJXZ03xrNBxy8F2M539DQmgogCi2J4l2rWzHUw%3D%3D" ta=
rget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Samsung</a>) are aiming for an =
open metaverse in which NFTs, digital real estate, and virtual identities f=
low seamlessly across virtual worlds and markets without the need for inter=
mediaries.&nbsp;</li> <li style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>=
Microsoft=E2=80=99s </strong><a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?=
_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90=
&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_V3GwH0B6tUDsrnFLNxd6sGodGBeygvUi7WKxIiFUSDaP-x2S=
rkCWoH3K8TXOUMb-rbmVwhZUd_UBDzPsHuoFT7ehHnNVKQThDo6UzB5tKJzEkSsmEVjzUOXclaq=
cDDrbic9tP-0k08VoBVHh-PX80t4ZO1iTWmVXl4dyOzywa2wioAqyRDv16Eb5SpeoAWgf_BTYVJ=
XOF7i8Uz8VDGzDiM3emofYTjrEg_DcJLPo4C7MWCUVLa0VVtuC_4l2XfTM7bRSO1WDRWfajq8uv=
UOkRfe8Gb3U3Uts70qV0O38IznBDFLb2DVHNc-DM3ekzNtcrWqc-dZlVTQz7fzSsjByGmpWTuHV=
Ho3q5fSuezc2VwiCYg17f9ZoRSyPId1ghigHRlVbOXnf6LICBF6rb_rW6QttnYAE90Y6dYTZd72=
vt9kb8QmXAkr_QgbQWWbtmhV4TPOt7zPMivKcU4La3NhMok%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener noreferrer"><strong>$69 billion acquisition</strong></a><stron=
g> of =E2=80=9CCall of Duty=E2=80=9D maker Activision is being called a met=
averse bet</strong> by company leadership. Meanwhile Blockchain gaming firm=
 Animoca Brands just raised over $350 million to advance its mission of bui=
lding an open metaverse that brings digital property rights to users via bl=
ockchain tech and NFTs. Nvidia, a leading gaming chip maker, just unveiled =
Omniverse =E2=80=94 a.k.a the =E2=80=9Cmetaverse for engineers=E2=80=9D =E2=
=80=94&nbsp;which is a collaboration platform that allows engineers and des=
igners to work together on projects in virtual worlds.&nbsp;</li> <li style=
=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>Walmart is </strong><a href=3D"=
https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=
=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_UkGzh52wAug9n=
1fQdHpXWYItf-7iXZemkauLcOYV5IY9HvrS5sCoaAKZhKlDOZiWxZUDOC70t21_LU-RrHHEhyly=
ZqmIEpD6J3uL7h5MzZkusWj0tCdj0PFaPHlRksVn-H5_W1x-wzPVZhMbvFgibTip9ZPBq9JVMH8=
5bpzj3nNQQ3ARb_5vLGuqpUerifJ7P4jPjIIEE5fxEx0bMJQxhJhzcybkxpZxB9N0AJW35_6Zix=
vaIehIleLczycXcT9T5oTMmctAszXiyDlS7RScG_FgDVZRIwyRF5GGcRLGna-c9pI_2-HxRaB5F=
9EXr9IRst6RGrkI86jhrM7kCgZb44mDI_M3fGmf1fonMpp5Dn_XJdmNpvAkcQTgzYndjk0uW6TG=
by-g1WdIiXGcqPL912zGufa-L5aROEy41yb-xLbL4RDz1C3EWbbUE2uHVta0g%3D%3D" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer"><strong>planning a metaverse foray<=
/strong></a><strong>, featuring its own cryptocurrency and NFTs.</strong> A=
nd major fashion brands like <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?=
_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90=
&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_UkGzh52wAug9n1fQdHpXWa9CM9MtIh3OuF2_0eCEIQy4OUG3=
oTXe2XzBwopJPcYIggt6Q4iDifNpDlnKjS6Yb5zcZCE29Wiw8RnllAeYeybUc-71SWWPGiIalM0=
Mj1LO5VNwuyIwth4j4crSimVgA1775AGA6zGu5Hw900yC9WqwvQyGoaGwdQzWJgUYzu5SqKiPOs=
c4kwazygtmu90C5qD81RMIRyPnzFCBN23gftUBxcP0WE44O95QVwevURDMtoF1Oks2anw1pwYu7=
52wONbBEjn6XSbTAsFRyYfvbdXzohVnPbyq2NjqUak7w-zw_wxn6dF42hCEX9biOlRiHI5MHsBj=
qZ64ZNhnkVet-9W-hflC5BXdhdTJE6PpwUnBwVgcLEHLRbxPb4SaTugoUjouU3U6GvFwYeQIwYZ=
pGUiSdw5SenVmLATHM8V9YNpTVobvbGH38Q0fKfk2vu9LFA%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener noreferrer">Ralph Lauren</a> and <a href=3D"https://links.coin=
base.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a442=
6b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_XZl5ONN2y0coIoppp7uYY7VuXSi9l3T=
mYzux5_WIqXh7O5uI9HqLvEYCaodQ3kv3os1tNGBC5P5N0a_szFgCLLLP_3sW7RTweIpGl66BTB=
Ks_jrlGn_LgK0x-smZCDGjSKYkRZqczgxWSHf37zMDl0xyeksXmpCoS2WDLUDvO_WyBUS08c1bg=
4X6C_npKI9nhJY2ecw6qO2_BmlX2ZjPaknk7ajvLuW8_fSQ7AP1GVPnX3rRRmGHkE3t1STWvLqt=
4KH8cItAvrAOigwNhv4uuFxbJdiYgl4BD3wJuZoURS2j-LOP9sllD-s9XUcxQoti4sLX76R8hxH=
vGaQH5UXzWWckawxIDAw8jSpyV05dOeyRYtvkJATvTNtJLXcIwBGEGGCHT7AKrC7tE24Dpx0lNq=
1HpaSQj9-OM9V3PEbYqXjn5iUWkdfW69pNf8MlhhPqA%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D=
"noopener noreferrer">Gucci</a> have signaled that virtual clothes for digi=
tal avatars is going to be a major area of business growth. Even the <a hre=
f=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e96897=
13&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_UkGzh52w=
Aug9n1fQdHpXWaArlo73QKP6JeuQahdCQkmEybaPRX1xDnN-LLcKUFNOnVY58x65mA8EgkpPUXi=
7V971uKOBbAx0Mlkvd7zZkLkOrhcGbKQDlbde_ZOJktpRnQ5zQQ4qgVwjbRxWgg-e61kNHU7g27=
E0EdCLmoLo4E3-CA-gg9SyEui6Omr4g36wKV3qVjV0hQh2iQKPX7z8Zlx0j42DYzo4mCPKu8n7X=
guvaHZLfHkIwO1i03Tpjbq7g7K45EPuxKOEzEK38h5TJ6yyklSvken3klyWUPKl1NuXkOaK7EET=
3cmBEMlY4ZxljuZpXU9IoGxc-Bgai4Yvypxq2mXzqImW-gdsjWiDyjr-zIUS7I39735Y-aQqkpM=
RXmsy-Uz3IQY1GePGn978sbfTUThA4rSWkBLdC_3Yl7KDnvDLbMShlnVrOZEUBweq-mE7Ox0fug=
fApnOhtkxANpuGV3I8rBRUUkzNPeZiyeKkTAX7IIImFLh93aDbjJa9I9m_ng_ym-ASVKkPFDH3n=
Zx8rRRELneVje2i9MidwnW" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">NBA i=
s experimenting in the metaverse</a>, with live games available to watch in=
 virtual reality via Meta=E2=80=99s Oculus Quest 2 headset.</li> <li style=
=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>The smart-contract compatible <=
/strong><a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca563719674181=
92255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI9=
1Fi0e_eqd9xmI9F4jvcdCrU_JCPY-k_865F31pT6XG0kUElIz-NSJrjR_ctFXBqY7RusOVgR5KO=
k393sZ3EWkD0gouP4LRG2VnqJzFT274OiZJkpf1rEmtH64jxyr8nzHUeGdYlXXrk04n1V9_pyEs=
sUUrw5h0cfER6ptHBihv_aOiL4Dg-E-9txi6_p-p7BqXNsSds1IcQslPHPYLzjk41BeFf54IwyP=
oRsN58ALfcS-tuW0razQFV9ucsR0JFU6ALsd88W3QzKb5l1MM_1Q8RF1lpY2AoAo0fnUfZlElM7=
zA3UQP0DOj-h48sIkQZC-yT1V6SfuhWqz1b7PZvJXljm17h_OvTb56NglBOkkDFQ1KLycb1IGTy=
S30oXpRebgPkZ5c6nXYBiYQzjkW7oC4YR-ScE%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener=
 noreferrer"><strong>Solana blockchain</strong></a><strong> is emerging as =
a favorite for metaverse developers.&nbsp; </strong>The Metaplex Foundation=
, which is aiming to expand the use cases of Solana NFTs, <a href=3D"https:=
//links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea=
756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_bhNs5h62touJABnp_JS=
sQx2i90qJ8YXQpGvgGMibpn-wrhfmclTCR3L1zj9PaQsVNtRRNFLIWvLijHKfjEhkSIQt5gZ3iI=
lLVELZTordBriMw5hVkRMRIDFnLy7Iix1T871HDZIwwyV5KL2_x_eikVFl1RZqDsUXgYqfhmZvX=
fyy_LQsYRlJl3CBYkKEGS1L3GhwmxsBV7dqeUjoX7iN51aX5VmJtGhLld5ZG5Jbb6VqP9G-POTT=
EQJV-lu2bBG4CoM0jlRKknObl9BtCV_qdMyrSMRLWhigS4rp3WTaiv_melolcYSlJdqjPcnay8g=
OC91BL0vmkPpCpMHoVrhkni3PR_e62SxYVgSAE9U9DTDxJjlf38neUJSbZ0ydjut-Awt5pfrsAK=
6e-e28mPo9qcMDgoGauIUIEHMwZun8Dbd9S2CK4aSTlfoz3J8eV4kzo2JQAdlbZ8OvjRQODIlYX=
djqoAr5qEOEX41mhUKejRUaK68wHqAPUwcA4QW6YVWnA%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener noreferrer">just raised $46 million</a> from investors includi=
ng Michael Jordan. Meanwhile, Solana Ventures, the strategic investment arm=
 of Solana Labs, recently <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=
=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_=
e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_cvqAbPmM5vciwnOdlCt6PA5A1jcjfYR4pthNt8HKc9mA6ZycV0=
y8X4xYIICFRvQjPsdrWQ6LRwB69PoaX4BMfx8tr-ISRFxja_9wfxNhEJfrgau6O7wEn0EE8lgxb=
sizes7wpJ27m0Sjgm9EwXyL1865KxOv2LRaNtuC9WAkwMgXbrWm4oMru7HpNh01V6c78T-ogAH8=
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9YqXdL1RIT5jDG4180eZg_C3GR8w1O76-LInyaNAfJ8qVowwLY6tlJt7v38_HIZZUhgbeSc7nmQ=
JDx82QVQ07wJr6VrGkDeocnZDuzmAA_qauHiEn0b_Bvdarep7LF2DpBug9PW4fUNi5ZJLjVyUfi=
Vjv9QwMHuhtehovhEFYKTqQQ%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferre=
r">announced a $150 million fund</a> aimed at funding blockchain-based gami=
ng.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></p> <p style=
=3D"margin: 16px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;"><stron=
g>Why it matters=E2=80=A6</strong> As we hurtle toward =E2=80=9CReady Playe=
r One=E2=80=9D-style virtual lives, many questions remain =E2=80=94&nbsp;fr=
om technological obstacles to basic questions around whether the metaverse =
will be built on open, interoperable Web3 protocols or consist of a series =
of =E2=80=9Cwalled gardens,=E2=80=9D or closed ecosystems. Amid all the buz=
z =E2=80=94 and the inflow of venture funds =E2=80=94&nbsp;it=E2=80=99s imp=
ortant to remember that these are <i>very</i> early days, particularly for =
the metaverse=E2=80=99s more experimental and open neighborhoods. Decentral=
and, for example, recently sold a plot of virtual land for <a href=3D"https=
://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbe=
a756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_V3GwH0B6tUDsrnFLNx=
d6sFm_CIn6eY5pjS13DmM_UBdcaGO5qPZrKlx1Ovo_SR5toKjhYLxPOdIqTmLRRwzAnbXZNPi01=
n4lijd1AuK_m49fJv0eZlN0rNiIOgYEABFbAjZI0gpReC4dbhPpJV7bEAd3eMGzNlRFuJ_-MHt6=
3MfOQpd3UOydf_TFd-1KKRxrta3ohW3tG7y7ZUmPTALEMYl7EpsXs0FAkTR-SlsAA0wsc9PAiBo=
W8TT4TnjnU_SNZFMz34FMk6RzeZJb6sYhjaUVdRLsnIN-TyAYGRo47w86_gVMiIe3XWjtUAs5Nl=
MIKSDAWLRsnMRCD9VUgZG_2bcsLSHUqQzxEodiGrNpJbl-E3-zRn1TNE2fzaWwD-ybsUpzAm1Uf=
GOC91Wmx_ESVocjaj_j8xMrV9Nohr3z7hkqgQSeNYDkXeeZfBfy219BB2oIGHoMU5udKCyzlYN-=
CI%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">a record $2.4 million<=
/a> =E2=80=94&nbsp;but it averages <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/=
click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c00=
2f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_cZhou5NQk2Q9tQ5Rd1bd-regVDsLsIkhkMUQYKlKV1=
LAy36NsY_SBE8sebuyrHA16C26YQkAJtFR_MlF9QO1xfLsDjRjJc3S8sc7x7PY3GasytnvddiXF=
dbIJbqNxboP0gXEbkAHE2_jOUi9DCsHsHZ0ET5r5azjcw-N6h8GhfuvBwAqFRyV3ncLtt5kThDq=
tOVC8FhuUW5oCcfPbtYxilAvHgRAuDR64H9HX-DpDOH5LrlmQyqJpfWgBli2jVgNg8HUc_9dBww=
r-y-4jmjwrOTxnpA_Ih0ThX5MiRTVBBhHPhx2YbOOsGDNRBrf7CYGE4wx_x8nXW9-sJFArjSdPg=
mJ093jvGzxBbnN8f25BvSJTQco0HWDYqQ1jV_Qxg21mhO6z_qv2Cpbz6gu8azLosPF9RGundm2I=
LS-s2LPLkXCnqiwhVNNXZCPg51J9ZtyA%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener n=
oreferrer">fewer than 2,000 users</a> at any given time.</p> <div class=3D"=
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<![endif]--></div> <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca5=
6371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-=
q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_eqd9xmI9F4jvcdCrU_JCPZKYuJqIySXVEsO9x33Yb-VGL1hgu-2VCxfL1f=
0oeHj53zQtCLlyR14T7EHH6TWYEItlHOqBsJ573xu1n7JbrBe-1Qemjt4CJqmGK6pre-bBy_Ck9=
jIWcygpoGxiWpOI1RedUFzPcjPZOZ-ShowYYMQSo4o338kKGX12zt_-Xn8-hqKvkq3VeEAOeDHR=
csaSjMOOnW8dW6zS6dNW0qe0-SN85kYBu3S6RwiPil3nVaFp3Nqd9KhCclX1C7uM3NTb1vU07Rp=
9b2MCf4NBabvH7QVN1bHVNsY-FMWbRBi3O9zecITjsKW9qQ0fGSJTkXQaWcttivqSIMv4Nf_BXo=
O2AnY71AjTG7UfwPn6Woaix1Xog%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener norefe=
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one; max-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"><img src=3D"https://images.ctfasse=
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%" style=3D"display: block; width: 100%; margin: 64px 0px;"></div> </a> <di=
v style=3D"margin-bottom: 16px;"> <table style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px=
;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"margin: 0px; padding-right: 11px; vertical-al=
ign: middle;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/user=
s/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878=
e9689713/dot-1.5x.png" width=3D"12" height=3D"12" style=3D"display: block; =
width: 12px; height: 12px;"></td> <td style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; v=
ertical-align: middle;"><p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; letter-sp=
acing: 0.075em;"><strong> NUMBERS TO KNOW </strong></p></td> </tr> </tbody>=
 </table> </div> <p style=3D"margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px;"><stron=
g>$3.6 billion</strong></p> <p style=3D"margin: 4px 0px 0px; line-height: 1=
.6; word-break: break-word;">Monthly <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/=
u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c=
002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_QBBgNSKq4uqfeefYOGtBvXo7UFu61SCNHQal31Vp=
UikVcjS-e9S-9keiU8k21hJbR2c7Z4V73LcJq5dxJbJ-dJcR0YXZD5PZLfxGhaNofSiSIX-xJtR=
i8qy99rtE7qkIfZbgZXptbtOlsllOzxl49KsaEh-7hns_fjU-bfv7QTma3Wme_pkFp-FJ8Q9t8H=
jLimdUvI-aVfFYNcKcaJyrm6XO4sJBVmBm7HDp6Wp4QM84p-S608v-FP9ZvFWsUKjyVHPUZ2pFc=
Fa8CYvGcDQS9To13hPNzmruejO1vN_I-9i6RMrWwIJYgthoEiys6BEY5Qjl8Sn1Uhmm6h7eSE2H=
yVwM9_ExGAHc2qM6DXXR7UlOaHyqvPRc68ry18MKcTm-g%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener noreferrer">trade volume</a> for top NFT marketplace OpenSea a=
s of January 17 =E2=80=94 far outpacing August 2021=E2=80=99s record of $3.=
4 billion. Meanwhile, the total NFT economy saw over $3 billion in <a href=
=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e968971=
3&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_Qzpg-daA9=
FY1cbHnXLLgIjz-WK9kjm17xIdhz9lTeMGRVhCKoZBXluAHkqVuAHyIP-rJP8_UrciDd774HfkT=
DjX0B6UmzbWKxRVDC6p6kuIzRqCJ7lcf5JvoeFYbxwQWUmVxn-RJwgVWJ-i_ZKh6FOPIaKmbHT9=
uTtBjVOwlhYTzSVyAoPRFonPp-vPTOucxOzz7oevIQ6Vean5Rmk9UVkuxNB0m2ObLuJ-dWarOPo=
rlPi7GU0A_C4uqlhED0vf75Wi1ZnpP6f85Z107zcgf-e9-PsSAqsOB8vcnfCe9Z99uUD9ubB3ZP=
8zJ95MHQWWRrpN6e9eJo3z-RGaIwFqOewsHjufcRIjt_DCw1XbhQtF" target=3D"_blank" r=
el=3D"noopener noreferrer">sales</a> in just the last <i>week</i>.</p> <p s=
tyle=3D"margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px;"><strong>933</strong></p> <p=
 style=3D"margin: 4px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;">N=
umber of selfies that Indonesian college student Ghozali Ghozalu, 22, sold =
via his NFT collection =E2=80=9C<a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/cli=
ck?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5=
e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_ZUXBAgO8uguS4kppV5hAaywYGtF-jaBPEbitwpkPk81Ee=
B5c1OuMSxawktb5HSPYJdZe9Om-x_BW3rUeQ4gqiXRJB4qEzbtYVMzGLTLskb6fAW_3KUjw5LnP=
hhC6-7hROlzGVDdoNNRYzDd0eXpj2XfDkAtk2l7xHiE5ndIX38cCUjHu-XCnFgisoo2Y1TW6aUd=
IasUH4lb1-Ne41Txne5Z6SoPj1yyH62Q7lephnGof58HAkNBWc1TzxzXorIrP0-3QkzRX_zmmHu=
HV4goEdCSJo5tlb-xoHt7LdJfpi6aSGgBgrMKpE2_MRJBBiIHW_edKxLDK9Q5Sbx8KtIgN0wlN9=
Uo5ooFi6mqKsqrFsO8VzHsUH_r9F8Y-NegTA4N8PyVeZg0ZGkpVvAIyi2cruKMTr4Q807kZfx1p=
CuUBzGHi_BJGRyLiDXH6QCaKZ7jP4W8EwNaPYCwQ_iDYFN6tGo%3D" target=3D"_blank" re=
l=3D"noopener noreferrer">Ghozali Everyday</a>.=E2=80=9D Ghozali, who has t=
aken a selfie each day since he was 18, sold the images for about $3 a piec=
e earlier this month. Last week, the project went viral on Twitter. Since t=
hen, sales volumes have topped 374 ETH (around $1.2 million). What=E2=80=99=
s next? His <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967=
418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klM=
PZI91Fi0e_RmRRogauV9z5Q6IKPD1AHlIe9YR0iL_uSnjqqP-c2CpSvh6e-eTBVl5lL-FBEkdBp=
C4lqYd3MyUpRr7ZdByhvnv280wnFvkQ8OZBHkiVaO0CNVzyNbIkOsJ_icCoNNlQYh0ODT-VLhI0=
6HJfAx2R9I_H31LAD-cCpr0eWnFmYCH3dWLZoC1aOCiGTtj03LUBml-sjmhjLYN2k8GOUh5On6Y=
mUjqgjHAdq-GTbNedQKygkeMue11y2L9rKrSY2c0GJbG6ivEviwUVM5Ad7CV-XsYg_Snsy9TovM=
J6mctAIEkClAKbHGYqj80GhWG_MeF5Qwt8PdXwritIwWFI-ceKapQGQvjYXaX3NfAp85YLnGZVP=
nhyH362odyq08FB9A03VAlyLnSyNJ9V8l08gy25PoRLanT_ljVmaYu7KfVxzu8" target=3D"_=
blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">most important</a> selfie yet: =E2=80=9C=
This year hopefully I will graduate from college and be able to take my gra=
duation photo.=E2=80=9D</p> <p style=3D"margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 32=
px;"><strong>835</strong> <strong>DOGE</strong></p> <p style=3D"margin: 4px=
 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;">Price of Tesla=E2=80=
=99s <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca563719674181922=
55878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi=
0e_V9F_yALF1JWSgcxJtrzcRrTQauH1rjc2Vy0qJ3a6nvmacsOj0CHlq2s7n3OadDbHiBejFGKv=
sscoG_whGrSBx6RW0chbX28BQjo09wiYHlggUIqTHbMvqsbA4tC0yH-Of56u3K1oBSqNPBsmZlU=
QhBjo1k5ya_hHESjeRE25yYf8u3S42bzkTRP-YQNx6QAra2JH4FhxDm4of6g9RbrQ1y2SueIxfK=
p8dO4S-9LHCflh5PAw94U5q_SRbM_pr_GYQhTdOb-6mbrFbAIvSOjIZxG8JVCUpppsx5tbxBMiV=
VjwgbEFgaZymHUETQb5OhEFFWRdlqfdRzzUAIW7S0gx7HwpyFFNINLfjgETwYRFwUngw5nZPwff=
vxKM9IcZh3U05fcEov2gX-Sv8BVfKGl-uk%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener no=
referrer">Giga Texas Belt Buckle</a> (as of January 18) via the company=E2=
=80=99s online shop =E2=80=94&nbsp;after Elon Musk <a href=3D"https://links=
.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa=
8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_bQC-esG5B_eAfmFTqIbUUVCbYu=
B_sUKgxMJtArKlOyeK0zUc0NgUkxyXDnpLQ8D8IcqqG2HmrOYQ_pceJNrYL-KKDIh8hnkQwo9Nh=
5Z0EFV66VcI7bi6XlH7eP6Dn6CUCJ_Ipspr6dka9Xlt_NIkyRrNExVeFoFJvoH5Fkfz6VhfVkQC=
UfEl44nDuomXOdB4xhU0KwlrpboF2A6YRsDDnSPxEAAVkP2AV0tPeG8sP2QR7DOoeRCC2U9R2fB=
7possC9YjMxgSLXhEUXhOBDPB7_Z_rAUhHyurZ091KQeTeDsb9H1Ny0gZi0XBplBQRIhLZqblBE=
p-fMzzB56TjvTbmOtjqOqRzTuYfOYx4Hkrhryq7ZP9euL4RaFdFAiVfcWFUDHGXNP0NPOe_iWFx=
-_OhY%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">tweeted</a> =E2=80=
=9CTesla merch buyable with Dogecoin" last week. Other items include the Cy=
berwhistle (300 DOGE), the S3XY mug (150 DOGE), and the now-sold-out <a hre=
f=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e96897=
13&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_V9F_yALF=
1JWSgcxJtrzcRoid0heiBEHwiDVvwqNDCHxGGANoJZwGlV7whviaM6BCjbUTbCwuSzUuH8dnOl2=
RtE4RrzNvPSblW8G0xK-p1a9UalnZI7i_hHzql0-RHmN59TdIV2Qx-wpbPY621MirXMUvoK4_l4=
CEVI1tc8l2HLV4ZUl9axyzpilhHmh1sYQjKyKs1L3e_nMBbHzDyy_OQi1aE-q7ShLustv_Y3qad=
s_lb4GZZIjJfbbPZ94_blk_6evLEfa0Laz0SOfahavpIZHWsgPo5crA9JJmonSs_xtgvh4Vuwxo=
JPKihHhT6L30Ukom1BGX6Yfrq05b8wL9q_vjFfhwrsNl9G6cHGGPxgUnhCc74yna_uQ1nSfZTBj=
OZ_FBrmD5lpFmI414yiF3e8%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">C=
yberquad for Kids</a> (12,020 DOGE).&nbsp; </p> <p style=3D"margin: 16px 0p=
x 0px; font-size: 32px;"><strong>1 in 1.36 million</strong></p> <p style=3D=
"margin: 4px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;">Estimated =
<a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878=
e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_Xo=
GAHvpbMgXYjZHoITNW7NATaS6CdpjZYJvg5zrFx9je77WezWV6mfzZYtD5sEHVHrVrxLvcvDzwS=
7DE6SE8KHMKFRLFJkWeG0oaGGA2Vwc6dq8E9qIx-kf3ZwQVVN5xSm3pQCsdyWNuRY6ABWCYfGNn=
Z-vJ8Qv6_GVAbWv6usjSYZvuzXwlsKtA2Sf_5BAIU_z2NgU_nRQ4MnU3ay9LnxwRy9MctfsmJHI=
9OutFkB2z7frnn9olKCjuWd1da7WpWzWr9l5FyGvmkMhRML4eOsU_S9CzIxPcuZemA-b2ReDgZ3=
xRrOXPqJwrk7WK-ywpMtVtRiR8xCK9pX4p2QZt2D-aRPOXPsh7QzGaLPSaMuxFfBC0B9bdKfL-o=
UG7Cmap4kzr7kJX4dFwAouWQmKNqv_8ICw17We5pXXnZ5T7OkkwzL1NJj0IzksLRpYjmMZMkADP=
Fa5cOGf_vayXQMvDvo%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">odds</=
a> a lucky amateur miner overcame on January 10 to add a new block of data =
to Bitcoin=E2=80=99s blockchain and claim a 6.25 BTC <a href=3D"https://lin=
ks.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756ee=
aa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_eqd9xmI9F4jvcdCrU_JCPY-k=
_865F31pT6XG0kUElIzsByZy5RWC_SVpLRKXpDG0uJA0yitRQnbdewaG7AgqXXLFYBZ6yLarCZ8=
8ma1m564jFDNRMltkIb2MCFg3T1SWpfeSQrsEBdr1pZ0hwqMhE7VsS2Ml4OampXdBJy3FC3Bb7k=
7jBtrt7I0tkrPLSc8KP5ud2VV5eiURE05Gl2E5Y6TBoFUPuru0T5SYxkKA-ZLcFnBpEWo5yDFw4=
fGlwFAv2xbgLcC4yXR9Ju_T2p2eG_BABN99Jy-R8Z4RmCch6N-UJezt0-FHryAUmSGWJt61pgID=
pdVR9o0IqweJZGHz-SGtwx6aoiaNx_Z_DUsbRn8jWF_dBA-3-wWh-DD9IC7udZpZ1AGlVnWDLaV=
HOa3SB2cuN7xLVrKVG9LKopC3L4cnV_LgnbGkT2lB2YmxyY2-drkhnNncjMp1h44FKo-IhWANKe=
piobRRyYuQs_l-iE8JC1ckJK9PsZCn-MmDPTmMk-wQDRanqxG5yu5mfrtU-GjapATNv3DUKL32O=
dMHyHUIk9O_UWf0NMSbQRUW3rmhu6a6ZuyMTGQZnt-vyl31MXYfY6zN-QKtaNfJGtdB9zZZmqDg=
fJh7hT29YCfKEyaGP6OTRxEzxFc_mci4IvVHi6JOCRcl-9qQvo18KRq9AYE2mTW8jfnKJamYuE1=
LPxJxQqCTPdzcLrCgzOD4hk6gjrX-HuujmnI7Z_fMF6iOm70MNS0TGqd1OCUqwu4DFJVAQaKS7k=
oGcUc-pmmiGraeM4RCO0av_fR9pxvCTEWikIDcEY1oTk4obgJMwaD6hhA_h9HlDb9hJQBzm_v3u=
JO8_vO7tynPpN19Y1w-ZGNDL2BE1MqQdHRshQJ-8SBOBmFkb6yXJtFNunmwJ5aDfTeJXA%3D" t=
arget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">block reward</a> (worth about =
$260,000 as of January 17). In Bitcoin=E2=80=99s early years, anyone with a=
 decently powerful PC could feasibly participate in mining; these days the =
industry is powered by vast mining farms full of specialized equipment. Ind=
ividuals are still welcome to join the network, but the odds of winning aga=
inst corporate miners like Marathon Digital (which recently invested <a hre=
f=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e96897=
13&_m=3Dbea756eeaa8a4426b5dbd23c002f5e90&_e=3DlSN-q9M8klMPZI91Fi0e_XoGAHvpb=
MgXYjZHoITNW7PBxlC1AmDVR6cC_PGMpyPML8dMrLYl9C7or-GmU_fdgbCTiNNN2o5x31nGg9VP=
Z_tnhciI95ImvmzJtBvMZWIMIOWaUnK0PsXPVGjZEodjDbgoVu_jsJVx3fkyDJfXEllH8QCWcUD=
v0ioLn-NLs3c68fqch7dKpWJTPhU5M_K-7HGhm5xyizJFbLzz4IFXFEgHgqtE4wGChthMc3SV9E=
J1ua0ZP07ijJPeazNQ95gzGKrK_PZfwS-ZNRzwCZPDEkINfnPhMkvfY2KT2ASftufXLWKDdb8vr=
ofVTiTcwPEZe5_KbF2k2iG2FXs8zrUvBzmtc4JqaVm2rFyclKNFBuWkTV8TMXJDY5jakhst7FxC=
9JKKuH31oWFQRWtdhraCvSVCS0iutHHWPvWoU9fH9MewBOy8rU4K1GcP1hlz6FBKHKa285v5XTb=
m49Vpf-qmYW4%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">nearly $1 bi=
llion</a> in mining equipment) are extremely long.</p> <div class=3D"cta_bu=
tton" style=3D"margin: 24px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 50%;"><!--[if mso=
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> </tbody> </table> <div> <table style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <tbo=
dy> <tr> <td style=3D"margin: 0px; padding-right: 11px; vertical-align: mid=
dle;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integr=
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align: middle;"><p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0=
.075em;"><strong> TUNE IN </strong></p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p sty=
le=3D"margin: 5px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.26; word-break: =
break-word;"><strong>Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian breaks down crypto=E2=
=80=99s potential to evolve the internet with Web3</strong></p> </div> <p s=
tyle=3D"margin: 16px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;">On=
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.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eeaa=
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t=E2=80=99s Alexis Ohanian joins hosts Justin Mart and Katherine Wu for an =
AMA about all things Web3. Ohanian =E2=80=94 one of <a href=3D"https://link=
s.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dbea756eea=
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Web2</a>=E2=80=99s most prominent builders =E2=80=94 discusses the signific=
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e=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><p style=3D"margin=
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trong></p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style=3D"margin: 5px 0px 0px; fo=
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s a crypto wallet do?</strong></p> </div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 16px;">=
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2px;"><strong>B</strong></td> <td style=3D"padding-top: 12px;">Allows you t=
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op: 12px;">Enables you to engage with DeFi and decentralized apps</td> </tr=
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ody> <tr> <td style=3D"font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.26; word-break: brea=
k-word; vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap;"><strong>PRO</strong><=
/td> <td style=3D"vertical-align: middle; padding-left: 12px;"><img src=3D"=
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x; vertical-align: middle;"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style=3D"margi=
n: 0px; line-height: 1.6;">PRO is an Ethereum token that powers Propy, a pl=
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00%;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integr=
ators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713=
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e=3D"width: 21px; height: 18px; vertical-align: middle;"></td> </tr> </tbod=
y> </table> <p style=3D"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6;">NCT is an Ethereum =
token that powers PolySwarm, a community and network for detecting malware.=
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=3D"font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.26; word-break: break-word; vertical-al=
ign: middle; white-space: nowrap;"><strong>LQTY</strong></td> <td style=3D"=
vertical-align: middle; padding-left: 12px;"><img src=3D"https://dynamic-as=
sets.coinbase.com/550e27ec8f74750c1d0db46b448ed4a0213657be346e6fd7b014e1adf=
41c98a84d5fc71ab5d75c83529135021b7d3846811740984bc54f7888c21caa087269ba/ass=
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: 26px; vertical-align: middle;"></td> <td style=3D"vertical-align: middle;=
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th=3D"21" height=3D"18" style=3D"width: 21px; height: 18px; vertical-align:=
 middle;"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style=3D"margin: 0px; line-heigh=
t: 1.6;">LQTY is an Ethereum token that powers the Liquity protocol, a dece=
ntralized borrowing platform for 0% interest loans using ETH as collateral.=
 </p> </a><a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca5637196741=
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p;"><strong>GFI</strong></td> <td style=3D"vertical-align: middle; padding-=
left: 12px;"><img src=3D"https://dynamic-assets.coinbase.com/7e9f33f3ea37da=
1789872c3430528385a7c0059fdab6234c053130920e6711536277be9713efaa41c50cc8150=
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"width: 21px; height: 18px; vertical-align: middle;"></td> </tr> </tbody> <=
/table> <p style=3D"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6;">GFI is an Ethereum toke=
n that governs Goldfinch, a decentralized credit protocol for extending bus=
iness loans without collateral. </p> </a> <table width=3D"100%" role=3D"pre=
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