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Coinbase BytesVirtual land in the metaverse is going for record sums. Plus,=
a=20
look into crypto=E2=80=99s rollercoaster weekView in browser=20
<https://links.coinbase.com/e/evib?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=
=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3Dr1y7WFywt0MCCVo-Xl2A674PKzoElOt1Lh=
So9aKiL5n-c3vyhR1MMcOdKO89ly24m6JDIK_CwX-Iy_j1djkwJmz0q3_5ujybk8OXwJF1P3Wd8=
TiHZ2jgsmXdPurI_nbqLrk4odZeBDJ00USVIBShfg%3D%3D>
<https://coinbase.com>
12.01.21
<https://coinbase.com/trade?src=3Dhero>
A rare plot of land in Axie Infinity, a Pok=C3=A9mon-meets-crypto game, sol=
d for a=20
record $2.48 million. [Image via Axie Infinity]
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:
* Crypto markets faltered, then recovered. COVID news is roiling global=20
markets, but crypto has regained ground since Friday=E2=80=99s selloff.
* Digital land sales are setting records. Real estate is not cheap in the=
=20
metaverse.
* The week in numbers. The size of Budweiser=E2=80=99s digital beer can co=
llection,=20
and other key figures to know.
Bitcoin
=C2=A343,677.15
+1.43%
<https://coinbase.com/price/bitcoin?bytes_title=3Dbitcoin>=20
Ethereum
=C2=A33,528.85
+8.66%
<https://coinbase.com/price/ethereum?bytes_title=3Dethereum>=20
Solana
=C2=A3171.81
+3.59%
<https://coinbase.com/price/solana?bytes_title=3Dsolana>=20
Cardano
=C2=A31.20
-8.53%
<https://coinbase.com/price/cardano?bytes_title=3Dcardano>=20
Polkadot
=C2=A328.27
-7.31%
<https://coinbase.com/price/polkadot?bytes_title=3Dpolkadot>=20
Dogecoin
=C2=A30.16
-5.48%
<https://coinbase.com/price/dogecoin?bytes_title=3Ddogecoin>=20
Bitcoin
=C2=A343,677.15
+1.43%
<https://coinbase.com/price/bitcoin?bytes_title=3Dbitcoin>=20
Ethereum
=C2=A33,528.85
+8.66%
<https://coinbase.com/price/ethereum?bytes_title=3Dethereum>=20
Solana
=C2=A3171.81
+3.59%
<https://coinbase.com/price/solana?bytes_title=3Dsolana>=20
Cardano
=C2=A31.20
-8.53%
<https://coinbase.com/price/cardano?bytes_title=3Dcardano>=20
Polkadot
=C2=A328.27
-7.31%
<https://coinbase.com/price/polkadot?bytes_title=3Dpolkadot>=20
Dogecoin
=C2=A30.16
-5.48%
<https://coinbase.com/price/dogecoin?bytes_title=3Ddogecoin>=20
Price changes are for the past week, ending on Dec 1, 2021 at 06:04 PM UTC
See the latest prices <https://coinbase.com/price>
MARKET REPORT=20
Bitcoin bounces back after Omicron-variant fears roil markets
In the last week, crypto and stock markets trembled=20
<https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/26/stock-futures-open-to-close-market-news.ht=
ml>=20
at the emergence of a new COVID variant called Omicron, which prompted a se=
ries=20
of internationaltravel bans=20
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/us/politics/biden-omicron-variant-trave=
l-ban.html>
and fears of new economic lockdowns. Bitcoin dropped nearly 10% over=20
Thanksgiving weekend and the S&P 500 dipped nearly 2.5%. By Monday morning,=
=20
Bitcoin had regained nearly all of its losses since Friday asreports=20
<https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/29/omicron-covid-variant-symptoms-heres-what-=
we-know-so-far.html>
emerged suggesting the new variant may present mild symptoms compared to o=
ther=20
COVID strains, especially forvaccinated=20
<https://www.wsj.com/articles/omicron-unlikely-to-cause-severe-illness-in-v=
accinated-people-biontech-founder-says-11638286176?mod=3Dhp_lead_pos3>
people (however, much remainsunknown=20
<https://www.nytimes.com/article/omicron-coronavirus-variant.html>). Meanwh=
ile,=20
international funds, companies, and countries continue to invest in and exp=
and=20
their Bitcoin offerings. Let=E2=80=99s see what=E2=80=99s driving the marke=
t.
* Global inflation is approaching or has already surpassed multi-decade hi=
ghs=20
<https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/nov/26/how-worlds-major-economie=
s-are-dealing-with-spectre-of-inflation>
, prompting waves of institutional interest in Bitcoin as a store of value.=
=20
Last quarter, Morgan Stanleyadded 2.64 million shares=20
<https://blockworks.co/morgan-stanley-funds-add-more-than-2-64m-shares-of-g=
btc-in-q3/>
of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to its portfolio. MicroStrategy, the public=
ly=20
traded firm that pioneered corporate crypto investment as an inflation hedg=
e,
bought another $414 million in BTC=20
<https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/11/29/microstrategy-bit=
coins-biggest-corporate-investor-buys-another-414-million-as-omicron-varian=
t-puts-crypto-prices-under-serious-pressure/?sh=3D5dceb5752103>
throughout October and November.
* Major international funds and financial firms are also incorporating=20
Bitcoin.Multi-trillion dollar investment manager Invesco has launched a pro=
duct=20
<https://decrypt.co/87161/trillion-dollar-investment-firm-invesco-launches-=
european-spot-bitcoin-etp?&utm_medium=3Dreferral&utm_campaign=3Dfeed&utm_so=
urce=3Dcoinbase>
that enables investors to gain exposure to BTC via Germany=E2=80=99s stock=
market, and=20
investment manager WisdomTreelisted three crypto investment products=20
<https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/29/wisdomtree-lists-three-crypto=
-basket-etps-in-europe/>
on European exchanges. Meanwhile, Singapore=E2=80=99sFintonia Group=20
<https://cointelegraph.com/news/two-mas-regulated-bitcoin-funds-launch-in-s=
ingapore>
and Australia=E2=80=99s Rest Super fund, which oversees $46.8 billion (AUD=
), are=20
investing directly in Bitcoin.Rest=E2=80=99s chief investment officer=20
<https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/rest-super-to-invest-in-c=
rypto-20211123-p59bj6>
explained: =E2=80=9CIn an era of inflation, it could be a potentially good=
place to=20
invest.=E2=80=9D
* Solutions for commonly cited concerns about regulatory uncertainty and=
=20
energy use may be on the horizon.This week, a Houston-based firm called Lan=
cium=20
announced that it raised$150 million to build Bitcoin mines=20
<https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/23/lancium-raises-150-million-for-renewable-r=
un-bitcoin-mines-in-texas.html>
powered completely by renewable energy in Texas. And last week, a team of =
U.S.=20
regulators from the FDIC, the Federal Reserve, and the OCC, announced that =
they=20
will share detailed guidelines forhow banks can use Bitcoin in 2022=20
<https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/us-regulators-to-clarify-how-banks-can=
-engage-with-bitcoin-in-2022>
.
Why it matters=E2=80=A6 In a Senate hearing yesterday, Fed Chair Jerome Pow=
ell noted=20
that =E2=80=9Cthe risk of higher inflation has increased,=E2=80=9D and reti=
red the word=20
=E2=80=9Ctransitory=E2=80=9D to describe the trend of economic pressure. An=
d as inflation saps=20
the value of fiat currencies (like the Turkish Lira, which haslost more tha=
n=20
45% of its value=20
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/30/world/europe/turkey-erdogan-inflation-l=
ira.html>
this year, leading to bread lines and street demonstrations), Bitcoin =E2=
=80=94 which=20
has a max supply of 21 million =E2=80=94 has become an increasingly practic=
al hedge for=20
financial institutions,=C2=A0which have more ways than ever to invest in BT=
C=20
directly andindirectly=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-a-bitcoin-futures-etf=
>.=20
Learn about inflation=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-inflation?src=3Dmarke=
treport_cta>
HEAVY META=20
How virtual real estate is creating real-world value in the metaverse
Even though Facebook has gone all in on Meta, most of us aren=E2=80=99t exa=
ctly living=20
in the metaverse quite yet (unless you count Zoom meetings). But at least o=
ne=20
segment of our future digital universe is attracting some pretty tangible=
=20
valuations =E2=80=94 this past week saw record-breaking NFT real estate sal=
es in=20
virtual worlds likeDecentraland <https://decentraland.org/> and crypto game=
s=20
like Axie Infinity. So why are people shelling out for digital properties? =
And=20
what exactly is the metaverse? Let=E2=80=99s dig in.
* A plot of virtual real estate in the 3D world Decentraland just sold for=
=20
$2.43 million, more than doubling=20
<https://www.yahoo.com/now/most-expensive-virtual-plot-land-185000712.html>=
the=20
previous record from June. The buyer,Decrypt reports=20
<https://decrypt.co/86921/decentraland-virtual-land-plot-sells-record-2-43-=
million?utm_campaign=3Ddaily_bundle_template&utm_content=3DCrypto%27s%20Bla=
ck%20Friday%3A%20Bitcoin%20price%20plunges%20amid%20COVID%20fears&utm_mediu=
m=3Demail&utm_source=3Dsg_email>
, was an =E2=80=9CNFT-based virtual real estate company=E2=80=9D called Met=
averse Group, which=20
intends to use the property to "facilitate fashion shows and commerce withi=
n=20
the exploding digital fashion industry.=E2=80=9D
* The NFT game Axie Infinity also set a new record=20
<https://decrypt.co/86875/grayscale-says-metaverse-1-trillion-opportunity-r=
ecord-breaking-sale-axie-infinity?utm_campaign=3Ddaily_bundle_template&utm_=
content=3DCrypto%27s%20Black%20Friday%3A%20Bitcoin%20price%20plunges%20amid=
%20COVID%20fears&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_source=3Dsg_email>
, after =E2=80=9Cextremely rare=E2=80=9D in-game land sold for $2.48 millio=
n.The virtual=20
=E2=80=9CGenesis=E2=80=9D property is highly desirable for its central loca=
tion on the game=E2=80=99s=20
map and its scarcity =E2=80=94 there are only 220 Genesis plots within the =
game=E2=80=99s=20
90,601 plots. The trailblazingplay-to-earn=20
<https://blog.coinbase.com/axie-infinity-yield-guild-games-the-play-to-earn=
-economy-e73ac6b39e6c>
game, which involves raising and battling Pok=C3=A9mon-like creatures call=
ed Axies=20
and earning crypto rewards, was the best-selling NFT collection in the thir=
d=20
quarter of 2021, with trade volumes topping $2.5 billion.=C2=A0
* But what is the metaverse, exactly? Depends on who you ask=20
<https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-the-metaverse/>. The word =E2=80=9Cmet=
averse=E2=80=9D=20
comes from sci-fi pioneer Neal Stephenson=E2=80=99s 1992 cyberpunk novel Sn=
ow Crash,=20
and most people seem to agree that the metaverse will one day evolve into a=
n=20
all-encompassing, persistent virtual world like the one thatReady Player On=
e=20
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Player_One> imagines. For now, it=E2=
=80=99s a=20
catchall term for technologies thatpoint in that direction, including=20
everything frompeople in Venezuela making a living playing Axie Infinity=20
<https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/11/23/axie-infinity-finds-ready-play=
ers-in-hyperinflation-racked-venezuela/>
, to virtual fashion shows in Decentraland, to legacy brands like Nikepursu=
ing=20
virtual goods=20
<https://decrypt.co/85066/nike-applies-virtual-goods-trademarks-facebooks-m=
eta-rebrand>
.=C2=A0
Why it matters=E2=80=A6 The metaverse is already seriously valuable territo=
ry =E2=80=94 a=20
recent report=20
<https://grayscale.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Grayscale_Metaverse_Repor=
t_Nov2021.pdf>
from crypto-fund giant Grayscale pegged the total market value somewhere n=
orth=20
of $1 trillion. And with many of the world=E2=80=99s biggest companiesmakin=
g serious=20
metaverse plays=20
<https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-joins-a-crowded-field-in-the-race-to=
-build-the-metaverse-we-all-have-a-stake-in-the-outcome-11635514884>
, that number seems likely to grow. It=E2=80=99s also worth noting that =E2=
=80=94 despite the=20
recent buzz =E2=80=94 immersive digital universes have existed before. As T=
he Wall=20
Street Journal notes: =E2=80=9CSome of what=E2=80=99s been said about the m=
etaverse in the past=20
year could be ripped straight from the late 2000s, when proto-metaverseSeco=
nd=20
Life <https://secondlife.com/> enabled, for millions of users, much of what=
is=20
currently claimed as new.=E2=80=9D
Learn more about Axie Infinity=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-axie-infinity?src=3Dh=
eavymeta_cta>
<https://www.coinbase.com/invite?src=3Dinvite_bytes>
NUMBERS TO KNOW=20
$3.5 billion
Amount of venture capital raised=20
<https://blockworks.co/novembers-crypto-vc-funding-already-tops-3-billion/?=
oly_enc_id=3D7021B1618790G2Q>
for crypto projects in November =E2=80=94 almost as much as was raised in =
all of 2020.=20
Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam=E2=80=99s Web3-focused investment firm Para=
digm led the=20
way with a record-breaking$2.5 billion crypto fund=20
<https://www.paradigm.xyz/2021/11/paradigms-new-venture-fund/> =E2=80=9Cto =
continue=20
investing in the next generation of crypto companies and protocols.=E2=80=
=9D
1 million
Approximate amount of ETH (worth around $4.5 billion) that=E2=80=99s been b=
urned=20
<https://watchtheburn.com/> =E2=80=94 or removed permanently from circulati=
on =E2=80=94 since=20
Ethereum=E2=80=99sEIP-1559 network upgrade=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-eip1559> went into ef=
fect=20
in August. EIP-1559 is intended to make transaction fees more predictable w=
hile=20
reducing ETH=E2=80=99s circulating supply, which is now about118 million=20
<https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/ethereum/> coins.
1936
Number of NFTs that make up Budweiser=E2=80=99s first NFT drop. The Budvers=
e Cans=20
Heritage Edition <https://us.budweiser.com/nft> NFTs are based on can desig=
ns=20
spanning the company=E2=80=99s history. Each acts as an =E2=80=9Centry key =
to the Budverse,=E2=80=9D=20
unlocking special benefits. The collection sold out in under an hour.=C2=A0
26%
Percentage of Japanese crypto holders who also owned NFTs from October 26 t=
o=20
November 1, according to a newsurvey=20
<https://cointelegraph.com/news/26-of-crypto-investors-in-japan-tried-out-n=
fts-survey>
from Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank. 60% of those NFT owners said they=
=20
intended to hold the assets long-term.
Brush up on NFTs=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-are-nfts?src=3Dnumbersto=
know_cta>
TOKEN TRIVIA=20
Bitcoin is to BTC as Polkadot is to:
ADOT
BPOKE
CPOLKA
DSPOT
Find the answer at the end of the email.
Learn about Polkadot=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-polkadot?src=3Dtriva_=
cta>
NOW TRADING ON COINBASE=20
VGX
VGX is an Ethereum token that=E2=80=99s used to reward and incentivize use =
of the=20
Voyager centralized exchange.
<https://www.coinbase.com/price/voyager-token?bytes_new=3Dvoyager-token>
Trivia answer
ADOT
<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/coinbase-bitcoin-wallet/id886427730?mt=3D=
8>=20
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=3Dcom.coinbase.android>
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lor: rgb(91, 97, 110);">A rare plot of land in Axie Infinity, a Pok=C3=A9mo=
n-meets-crypto game, sold for a record $2.48 million. [Image via Axie Infin=
ity]</p><p style=3D"margin: 48px 0px 16px; font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.=
26; word-break: break-word;"><strong>What=E2=80=99s up? It=E2=80=99s Coinba=
se Bytes</strong></p><p style=3D"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break:=
break-word;">There=E2=80=99s never a dull moment on the blockchain. Here=
=E2=80=99s what you need to know this week:</p><!--[if mso]><ul style=3D"li=
ne-height:1.6;mso-line-height-alt:26px;"><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><!-- -->=
<ul style=3D"margin: 10px 0px; padding-left: 24px; line-height: 1.6;"><!--<=
![endif]--><li style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>Crypto mark=
ets faltered, then recovered. </strong>COVID news is roiling global markets=
, but crypto has regained ground since Friday=E2=80=99s selloff.</li><li st=
yle=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>Digital land sales are setti=
ng records. </strong>Real estate is <i>not</i> cheap in the metaverse.</li>=
<li style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>The week in numbers. <=
/strong>The size of Budweiser=E2=80=99s digital beer can collection, and ot=
her key figures to know.</li></ul><p style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><=
/p><!--[if !mso]><!--> <div class=3D"desktop_hide" style=3D"mso-hide:all;di=
splay:none;max-height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <table style=3D"width:100%;table=
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href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e96=
89713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3hwpkt=
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lign:top;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/I=
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89713/up-arrow.png" style=3D"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;"> <div style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0px 0px 10=
px;line-height:1;"> <p style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Bitcoin</strong></p><p s=
tyle=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A343,677.15</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:=
12px;"> +1.43%</p></div></td></tr></tbody> </table> </a> </td> <td style=3D=
"padding-top:40px;"> <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3ac=
a56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl=
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=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloud=
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td><td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"> <div style=3D"text-align:le=
ft;margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;line-height:1;"> <p style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>=
Ethereum</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A33,528.85</p><p styl=
e=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;"> +8.66%</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=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7=
f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3hwpkt5vFVyd8f0WeoOCnZ=
ydJjkXB7F8jZWfEGSjEgFqscE_kT0w1SZKvbxo8-uLEz597StFz4CXkRaZhhtx9UVqQN2r7HNdL=
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D;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"><img =
src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5=
713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/up-arrow.p=
ng" style=3D"height:12px;width:12px;margin:2px 0px 0px 0px;vertical-align:t=
op;" 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>Solana</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8p=
x 0px;">=C2=A3171.81</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;"> +3.59%</p></=
div></td></tr></tbody> </table> </a> </td> <td style=3D"padding-top:20px;">=
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on:none;color:#0A0B0D;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0;vertic=
al-align:top;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/use=
rs/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca5637196741819225587=
8e9689713/down-arrow.png" style=3D"height:12px;width:12px;margin:2px 0px 0p=
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dding:0;vertical-align:top;"> <div style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0px =
0px 10px;line-height:1;"> <p style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Cardano</strong></=
p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A31.20</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size=
:12px;">-8.53%</p></div></td></tr></tbody> </table> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <=
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ck?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a=
582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3hwpkt5vFVyd8f0WeoOCnZwpDlDvWzmOd-kgHYl8Q-2neC=
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th=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>Polkadot</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A328.27<=
/p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;">-7.31%</p></div></td></tr></tbody>=
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:top;"> <div style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;line-height:1=
;"> <p style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Dogecoin</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:=
8px 0px;">=C2=A30.16</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;">-5.48%</p></d=
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5vFVyd8f0WeoOCnZyCKUOSRH35-Sb87RoAk0OjJ-mCStonBS-Yfr5QzZIPpFXrCZHHKAMIhjJEs=
ydQPv8uPho-wSi1xJa4tZr5FEyTnERkJKyNx0osS9rc6t_a689WBPfq8Fy5OlrOyFcaNJS4sjmm=
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cYbUm6pjYtZGBrrvHT_KkzMN8t_809hoqUXmY-8vbp-4RuICGS9mh753ZKN-blvc676WDDaaW_X=
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tKp3Rb7i3Zk3koT40iaobFbQcA%3D" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"text-decoration:n=
one;color:#0A0B0D;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-a=
lign:top;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/I=
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0;vertical-align:top;"> <div style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0px 0px 10=
px;line-height:1;"> <p style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Bitcoin</strong></p><p s=
tyle=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A343,677.15</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:=
12px;"> +1.43%</p></div></td></tr></tbody> </table> </a> </td> <td style=3D=
"padding-top:40px;"> <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3ac=
a56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl=
2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3hwpkt5vFVyd8f0WeoOCnZxvnc1xtuImcK8F1f1mN4deivAEijZA_AALZ=
SRXOB-c33ZHmmawioPo2diSQSYpM0o52wjWiIAeBU1SO283CGbjqoby03Z0tckwpykdb_ZSJXlC=
YrdPXJM3Hi2Z3BePtNE3qKLxkWQjP5wfCkncco08QKUwoZu_xbqXXfInEn9pJbqptYAIqg-Nvbr=
b38T9dkG5dWf39KS4Dwo48b4BtLSdWaf0KBoBU2M1KZKc-Pxw6e1uhRcE0OGmxXuKzyIczTdhY6=
RR_M0joCb3jzFcaA31ZC_CkW7T1ZdxQcokMI2S403zy_pbX0SsNSZlc2uvzZDiC_iCp42ClsLEC=
X0NpWw8ZBUPkYmu5kFqaHDiy6MjRsFZzG1iKBf5rji6Fss1xHU%3D" target=3D"_blank" st=
yle=3D"text-decoration:none;color:#0A0B0D;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style=
=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloud=
front.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3ac=
a56371967418192255878e9689713/up-arrow.png" style=3D"height:12px;width:12px=
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td><td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"> <div style=3D"text-align:le=
ft;margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;line-height:1;"> <p style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>=
Ethereum</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A33,528.85</p><p styl=
e=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;"> +8.66%</p></div></td></tr></tbody> </table>=
</a> </td> <td style=3D"padding-top:40px;"> <a href=3D"https://links.coinb=
ase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b18=
90de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3hwpkt5vFVyd8f0WeoOCnZydJjkXB7F8j=
ZWfEGSjEgFqscE_kT0w1SZKvbxo8-uLEz597StFz4CXkRaZhhtx9UVqQN2r7HNdLRM9natDYxga=
25Z_ma70z7qocNpw3WdV0ZUWZBh8k9vPGu9kvqhlMny6A7RRoKsWcxSC2BykuikxTa7ZwXHuShy=
TzfUPmRXpFBMzpqrpkpVQcl-g1s3o4bVXo80FJUhEcSV4sOea1VeLEwCuKR8WYy3tL7xsKibsDU=
upvi8pu_1gU6WEUj61hnlJNBfBU93ZD1-USOc52M_nOhpKquY5cWCmzKRNWSnTNjh_t1dLqbEYq=
KztJrFaHYGQrHtr82fwfSzf2Qn613upwdVO_-QCW3SJ4ENFcbHPKfwOUij3-aO5TcGr1G-skPA%=
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"http=
s://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46=
bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/up-arrow.png" style=
=3D"height:12px;width:12px;margin:2px 0px 0px 0px;vertical-align:top;" heig=
ht=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 st=
yle=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Solana</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=
=C2=A3171.81</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;"> +3.59%</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=3D3aca5637196741819225=
5878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuI=
W3hwpkt5vFVyd8f0WeoOCnZxP_sH2tin1TnvTAICoeQ3WpKNsrXoIoDbW3EyAqXXpyLf5JDMxto=
GSFWvFIJJqKL9CdQe6HJx0FiZVuis8G0pvbkbfum2jSu-d0N3oHytnCik2wlxNeoLrPYBBjfsZy=
cQ27-4-QMsrkC7k3VKuO5ZB61sFOtyu6kJFUAnZ4Y19Ls9Krursl6xY-VCqu5v8kPQ2jydZZxqm=
XhIiggXrPigF7AHQTch73OOz1HIsCCXk6UGE0jvgm_OX_3f5o8-0deNuefLQsiBIX1ZSqKS65di=
1Gd5794jik8sc6kzQ-_LbDBQNp5wlFGYQmdLCoqFv4awbkvXNofzTuJPpBNU1GaRRKx0IHG7itX=
DaDjwaLOlYMDh_Ba5RWGZUV2wbjpo0weg%3D" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"text-decor=
ation:none;color:#0A0B0D;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0;ver=
tical-align:top;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/=
users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca5637196741819225=
5878e9689713/down-arrow.png" style=3D"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;"> <div style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0=
px 0px 10px;line-height:1;"> <p style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Cardano</strong=
></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A31.20</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-s=
ize:12px;">-8.53%</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=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=
=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3hwpkt5vFVyd8f0WeoOCnZwpDlDvWzmOd-kgHYl8Q-2neCYWSOwS=
8jOI20hDRvVXQpkoWUWrkhzxTT0_N7DjhQ9nRfHsrpy6_gsBwj_Z0hXaxjXVDqkTiLxbY5z439D=
lnK6JNaaJc6ftbd-rjSRDSvoOn8D0R6NFLfPI5RQ38xtyaqqky14Uxw_GDJbOEpcqRHwdGbCbqc=
nhWOlMyFgZpS1w1sGEhpE6rH7QIYehtUJLMQaCnDueu18GH1NWMvudVKfVYHlrSMr13izADQ_8y=
IneE6kuor_qr3CcdIj9mMZ00sJUZDC-1DDAXqjZagX-meO9Wzln9iNcZkWqKeucQBpJGK04XX_7=
i5Kk2sQq5ICPaFYg51fx28tpS6lp_-UNJZ2OEAh9tw_RI3tit-xf1Mg%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=A328.27</p><p =
style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;">-7.31%</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=3Dd76d7f026a544=
b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3hwpkt5vFVyd8f0WeoOCnZz-VNFI8G=
uWnR22758hlvSGVhFLfk33CLbqiek4VF7EDAQBdI1ogrCp_6wtKWz_u54vHPGHBIKgwOlpn3raZ=
jP72Wq_7QUnr8DQGCqcDkoNuyGqVpG8GgGB99-m6sHtrltjnYLItQYAOk5vZa-GMM2D1oT7WR-A=
NtKwnWmZuL30Y3FBh_dX2daIEvtZdc54Yq2WhxBnVcgGNPAvDNNUWxGJgsIyl-x795XhRxPrnQH=
vmlFHJ7q2S8etc_UoQHG3pCik93qoHF3jT1-Xs0z1kRS6DYpq_0KX4X1YADrCCW2u2W6tU_PODI=
YAlrTIca4RUAKSeMKlFFxs-MzhblrKeynpkHUtAFaHsrsisbOPUh2I_EQPpZK9V_W5iJVUU6-Wl=
CE%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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> <div style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;line-height:1;"> <p=
style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Dogecoin</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0p=
x;">=C2=A30.16</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;">-5.48%</p></div></t=
d></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=
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/table><p style=3D"margin: 5px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.26;=
word-break: break-word;"><strong>Bitcoin bounces back after Omicron-varian=
t fears roil markets</strong></p></div><p style=3D"margin: 16px 0px 0px; li=
ne-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;">In the last week, crypto and stock=
markets <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418=
192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9Lroli=
VLUuIW3lvyOICmLoDHZloTobMhHEK6XOgNWLMyLSW07yIO-X6elzLtK11WRy6nr5Q_eicBvygv4=
JARNsxJoSQsdtYSqSPc3Sd2GoizG0PWn_waZQH4Dt2B-AY5uihFcTFLV-PPY5otoOqRI2hwwT8v=
JmQKZzsEefTK-T83iFDQSVL7ZFX3pnCC-_j8Bjb8M0FTkSkCXJddACmGL5vw8kG3J6jv-5JW373=
ZTrAqI1tRGjgrB3ghFSWW3gfGEIfYl2BcQafilBah4BM4lsPAJkjulByNo0MekuHuFr7_aHGUhr=
9zRyay1DsHE0W9VtDls8RZzwqw2ZeOYoaJ-jYCxsM2pNF62_xBwFu63jU-4sb0eOitdrGcXGtVH=
rAcPqMmoxKd_ALN2VTaysSFcU0ublP2YLPerI9xlrcTLMA1qAEWwrs1POA5" target=3D"_bla=
nk" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">trembled</a> at the emergence of a new COVI=
D variant called Omicron, which prompted a series of international <a href=
=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e968971=
3&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3gi_R9Lfij=
-PtvOImwoIzX8EiyGWn8HVJHkjI2SvFT00qTUfXxydMM68_BBOCWiFt-7RnPAeHLYzAKu9rXF8F=
F1F8qe0zUntDnwwwB6ot71BPD6YLbZm3Ygp3o4mhUwn8-CzSoglw4Ag2ey6bUPtcgdBT9d9hzY0=
fm8wsuyZW1u7qqGYirYdtiKjLxCGhdzj4mrv4CCtpkGNTFsqKGJKYYOc-b2VShtYkNG-4qp7wTO=
pxPtAyM7d6YEWBiLcb21tQq9YDGvy9pwu1zE4rAVwLQYNNIUTQIEbmvFele-NKiFL3KgjbzIUQ9=
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tNA5_L7ABIXmr9ZrQTX3Hdtt7BEovWzkl877bgiP7fBXuQYQ6JWXaUyR8_Grd4lLA%3D%3D" ta=
rget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">travel bans</a> and fears of ne=
w economic lockdowns. Bitcoin dropped nearly 10% over Thanksgiving weekend =
and the S&P 500 dipped nearly 2.5%. By Monday morning, Bitcoin had rega=
ined nearly all of its losses since Friday as <a href=3D"https://links.coin=
base.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1=
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ZCpqcksM_QIylEYn4Z7sqzg12JrRkvQD8_XwteGRDiyN7W-DhFpZmkTXgabuj4UZcCWSxGyQmDH=
Iq9RdvKE4cu1ELonRMCaoQFGcI1iop3Nm_ydEmvx28VSHSZ-XNG_-EUc1HsuZaX3Xa2kDNkeU1q=
sP6t9BXT5dVNiNb1pZNoJ0TQvE1-q1DDWaFtVrghs8VsDwYsTzZLzIV8e5JGNxXtJdLKTUErTFA=
ZIemDLhHA0XNZ3VMVOBUzdCi65x3CDihWlZe55zUZLVi1tldTYCOi4gvVzz8jfGc%3D" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">reports</a> emerged suggesting the =
new variant may present mild symptoms compared to other COVID strains, espe=
cially for <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca563719674=
18192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9Lro=
liVLUuIW3kcah2EVDrUYLsRhN0mPhZz2zI5cC8XsgWygiJcexZUvXd-qMR5XAgDgSbfdGnMbylh=
OnDUZlLE99mASPYEaVEWcn80LoyuuIRiY98B-dR3C1zmZCmQbJSvMSkqL4Ijq8JEjftWZBOhFQ0=
KaNSCQHTuBtWZ1ZZlTQnFjYV8ybT6TTzjgRV3wa6F6X4M1SW1oQFAOKoVTyQ9fEnYUrQD62Dj9t=
jWaEmsUTHv5Oqghp7bMK1keJ_6CaYHJt5vTgiiDEIIkINQ0VXXS4UcfD0nQQmQOnZUmdDt9YfHG=
-K5e-qBgwG1lCI9uPl_kWB6_kqWs8J_YXlyZbsSpNLnl7XHzGclxzOcyapKdnHaXQ270liq3AFR=
izerb4WD0sbAducX2AC_cwbC9xo6UZrXV51eL_PIbL6fJLb3rDngdtM3pdv7DP4eg_0ScqLxwKG=
_bjjSh8-N0-qE_GAWKMy3gs07KNE8dLPfc1pq_iYWRTxnI32lF4SXjAGd8I5S_Cl2TS7zBRuGsk=
_MNUB1dk5j-fInMi-Y%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">vaccin=
ated</a> people (however, much remains <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.co=
m/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de49=
8a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3gi_R9Lfij-PtvOImwoIzX8VB_nU2cf4aSEZgZI=
ncSk24bbnvprVImTkiJvDKgPr2y64fAT_9z8R71ODg2RpL5Aw2SboQiZnSe-gNQYjoBPIlX3hTY=
mSwmCVCYe5mzXd8_SRavqLxFoFdD8W_GM5ltbNG0GjJ-JcYco1eDvljBJIVFcNEKp9usPp0_L3D=
rLTgIynZmodR9QOeB0byg1uXoI-FjHDqApo8qNaJ32irO_mECkFs521GDXi-tKefo7d1Gm9SXEt=
gkam4hxAoS6sL06Z4c2xhh-xfROy_7dBKXWbYlP5GZfjkKcaqJduivP101tIdlt66-HsHPy4hWc=
ZbTOhj3CquFX7zDDA_mdbw-6tvRL4eRMneRmv44QdwTvrhSdK2opMN87hniIl3R74bfgy0Qu3s-=
W8raLf_8MShc65" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">unknown</a>).=
Meanwhile, international funds, companies, and countries continue to inves=
t in and expand their Bitcoin offerings. Let=E2=80=99s see what=E2=80=99s d=
riving the market.</p><!--[if mso]><ul style=3D"line-height:1.6;mso-line-he=
ight-alt:26px;"><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><!-- --><ul style=3D"margin: 10px=
0px 0px; padding-left: 24px; line-height: 1.6;"><!--<![endif]--><li style=
=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>Global inflation is approaching=
or has already </strong><a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=
=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_=
e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3o4RA1xhJUaKtrGJIP6glgZGCxTZAV8MScvfYzwqyQSmWVdu7HN=
25DiSVMetpoJkk1CHEzmZkbROmr2iTG3mOoaWk8gh16P-6ZdKu6wgm8a8DhLLCjR5VKFNOHZb1F=
OmLQ-dm2krGH-mR7AfHvNMI0_aqb6dUAQQTC-F_clpGrD13yoLzlSa_3owOq3hrINsJl_Ml2DZ6=
4a2XHQP6wHYHbRRUVy4rRzrAaxISke1O7zJWhyRKGuJTU1ibIbQ6cF9fJj0RkN3omZHvrOPoVJd=
pZzEuf6XiSfTLeqHMnegpI2M66B-5LkgenFXYSs3ouHQB6ozDu_LpO1O6JU8zhSpyvuSQujFBON=
u1UgfH6ATyvXIZafjBvjpwbT5RmHfPyTnGoed6rZTB50fqISObAVUpEIbBR-lUCOje6vTItkaSQ=
oTGSg3ZwLj-g9ko2hHexTl9dcQp16xt174lBmwPNv5IE00pzpnuIHE2Fs74TMmnKu5" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer"><strong>surpassed multi-decade high=
s</strong></a><strong>, prompting waves of institutional interest in Bitcoi=
n</strong> as a store of value. Last quarter, Morgan Stanley <a href=3D"htt=
ps://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D=
d76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3vTouxcjIAsbhL12h=
isqRJtUZtXPts-3QnRRfGP0d1eRfR7ASzYkkoVCk5jaWxOZYqH1ioVaZ5tR580GsSRUfIMK1Lkq=
KXZyLtNSOTF4wSTXIvV9rliUaQv3PRyAB5NyykMpOVTYBIaVqv3PbafXf40n2VegrlLKP1vWbEh=
3OJ-hMah8bx0Z1RbzKqi8LtJCCNR_rqoQXoyKIMQzRi87lQlN0dgS_xaNDzN2hjd7hRtxts20a9=
kqeYHmK05WPKK_wvKt7l0VEVmTPZukYFbkhrQhtCcRm0VPJGxohturgepeVIO69W7gsQqa7-afF=
350UwsFfu4ulDHCyAX7066bMSBjr3r07_Qt60vKi5nr9wcjJhungps662YQ3XDXznHQOy_-NlMX=
OhHYb3bbyd7-X9lqEA30DjSk0jGcU4ekXq9hej88EJpLbHfqe1WWXG7tkQ%3D%3D" target=3D=
"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">added 2.64 million shares</a> of the G=
rayscale Bitcoin Trust to its portfolio. MicroStrategy, the publicly traded=
firm that pioneered corporate crypto investment as an inflation hedge, <a =
href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e96=
89713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3g-LuX=
frSSudS4KFS2tIfXzywypV03zXThEPC-Uyl_njkiisp0HzM1ZuGmWRpi_fQSU7OdSX3Uw_PHxlD=
zz7Vx3YGTqlCDIb3PMxifskqp8JZ0WXpneIBCCZbCMQ203ZBgSWNNSL8d-sLF6MfllgataWwY3e=
LvdjHAKFQJ6sdspLzmKH7wFYkbHtHdywG8ZV-ayyM2IJ7sOkqwdLBmwSDIjB-jIDPfdxvn7P0wz=
p1bihn3v_5vejmQaUgzHYCOY1E6tY5fFJw2_6ZM18_4TB3xQ4hchrmtQh2PilNM7GdwWXZuCtRk=
5FwQciU3eL_I_ht05_VhIedONatoIILcb0-4pc9YLyNhhTfa8aH9Ln5bk_Sh3oyzOkfOTo7GY_2=
yrNZrEY5mW1jiyWLbYFgzciudN_8i0_FA8wS8i3WGXxCnoQg9pal7GnMp9NcXz5SFIN1EqSkNk3=
ZuIhkKIEpgHY7QzAhvyPI3OCuBl3HUNlIBgItlYogMfK2CXaZEYnHjBn79GU3qVtRKhovKefSeO=
jOaBsNhuXuqNlE2Gxt_K5Um0CupZ_qVgDnfgzH90alX5tmklggZLm7pb-eMth0kvP_TLXje8suI=
oqH7yYEFfh4aBV" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">bought anothe=
r $414 million in BTC</a> throughout October and November.</li><li style=3D=
"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>Major international funds and fina=
ncial firms are also incorporating Bitcoin. </strong>Multi-trillion dollar =
investment manager Invesco has <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/clic=
k?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a5=
82&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3tjYj_VTl3TSjjW1lxNp2vNWMLIci4m0P0FY_YJ7noF6mfd=
mMxJ9MMSfEr6jYd8gnOBwdjDCDco6HZg8vUmHzldb0eCHA4N6q3aijDIvetLi7VWqOqDfMchrV5=
duNfQ1O-yd8SlIQ_uThLo1FAabL61ds7bUcYrG18m4WlSVBb6S3J9t7fG1dVjskaCH0jav_i4bp=
ZDsQxPweV1Eyf0UZxmbS_LCh5q5p2qn5y9Z5XoUNG1xEC8g50JtnGOt1E_7EQLa9xrpu-F5Umus=
7wqfoP0TTCiH4HOVOXu38BO_tg94Ym7ssSn3qNQeeVFIKN7HHUwHEYH3aI2O0QBFtuuznWcsiQt=
yX39xcLcnQlJv9GdGpORw9kd19Ijo3GQq5BRFAmLosUY1bI7udb39bf2A9yGsU-Pfxu9X7RSuUy=
i0GmmaJQH54vSjoUTlmuE9g6N8O2CMvd1jWLqS1uGmlID4R02mq7zOqO-avkUKNt3RgU9abDahW=
UnVekYAS0nRvD2AQKERo97yaSCUZt_x_18w0GUz8JnjGtESapSH_beAJB7K" target=3D"_bla=
nk" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">launched a product</a> that enables investo=
rs to gain exposure to BTC via Germany=E2=80=99s stock market, and investme=
nt manager WisdomTree <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3a=
ca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJ=
l2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3vSHHif9FGsdhtntWvjHwmM9Ib6jPqrKrtx8_DLwQr7UZzYvDvKCkWgl=
rQ99dNDuTnS0xFKCklyim68FkOW0tz-NT5rDDcoGwHwroTeHF6DQTLbA5iLxc6KG6trPppbi1Wa=
E3WlTW_Txy0h_XpwmcF4NM2wlw2akhERk7UVZP-WPCLztM0x84gxGSMW1O__BDKNgmGFgAjhpPn=
cv0pnZaWPwNy90HCFje3DOHCj9711OUi5ZcfY8S0724V62e_7sKN0ZN_lSJ5JUCFnN12aegLxMD=
9hzYV71pNoBnjGJ5Ha09gUwSYpYk57OrU7-Uh4XyvfUyFTDvabxeVPetJNJy2s_FxbtYyA_iezx=
424DwMvcjo4LFgU_P4GymGX5QtBaQrLckfD0_PWnl578hDpx8nrHkHz7kygYmquOoBuXE_poKaJ=
Iyakx5g2sLOW2MqroN-BLNsFGP0WtWM30vL3xnVM%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noope=
ner noreferrer">listed three crypto investment products</a> on European exc=
hanges. Meanwhile, Singapore=E2=80=99s <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.co=
m/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de49=
8a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3uPVJEQdriBx0Bn5uTF3wekCk0GjTn28uURWE6-=
0BxW3KffGs7OBbpafprJEafGKS7oTm3gO8euwZ2eciHnya4AAALvMs-HQt_iAuTBlH3i5LNg71R=
qaem17MimYqXdhz0uckv7GnjQZL9bYk3uyX7KWIf3FJu1Mo5SdWGpT03GjaUm0CqNummBchxab0=
6Hwnr2YzgcOHN_bhBI5PtD5LFwh8rNAYggIUNHVOAXMBKrNovJW1-p5dNzSpXDXqs-bTxZfWFmt=
LMSp9lRCISr-gCmJTwghzd26Yhp30VRzFJjpz-VoV6cZIVhcMNLe5rCgDG6LBFKH_sBnhctsGyf=
03Lo3UUU9NZHbE2Vcjc6cfKTGQNxRr0E63HLOJ6Ze5bT3eOpXXPK4k99JTlBoOCbQhwPJ1SHLMN=
ZeIiV7fSOzN0wCH_MMbr7zcKdDzwyc94p_-A%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopen=
er noreferrer">Fintonia Group</a> and Australia=E2=80=99s Rest Super fund, =
which oversees $46.8 billion (AUD), are investing directly in Bitcoin. <a h=
ref=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e968=
9713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3vKamIq=
edyy2WeqKt5zI9sC9nuEKOKd9MF5j9GWnTL5_gwr8K8csWBP8NYDF9JkEr3KQtfAmGQ_UyJbcru=
vVWzQ4yZiBsTDjDCQ1TqiJ8Sn4xmlKICEknJf5Qb4fgLotZIvTMW7IhOjF5duVz6BL5up2hFVch=
qtZQxoy_gE3upxRt1XTCZ5LnjY_cIEQ-6vix-aJR09tQ6g61nnsS-AHdY2Xo3A0r2uefolvk1Ee=
uiU-ZMM5nPkZHshsWJp0K5RUQAQUQqrY4IJiH1aPbCXx7niE1Ew78bENNSCgXwsDxuC8jOOFxz9=
cpmsE0BSyKUeYZWJ5RyrzHTWs6QHyE25_z5slMpPZc8EqfJ0H4O1BvYSVcIgLNpJpX9JT2etE_B=
Fs0P3KpcX1NphPchefr52iUjLCjeWuxf94N6Dmxrs68UYmWCoTVsb367nK9XGlSbvjsjn0AmAFI=
N_PXAy7T2VqXCQ%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Rest=E2=80=
=99s chief investment officer</a> explained: =E2=80=9CIn an era of inflatio=
n, it could be a potentially good place to invest.=E2=80=9D</li><li style=
=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>Solutions for commonly cited co=
ncerns about regulatory uncertainty and energy use may be on the horizon. <=
/strong>This week, a Houston-based firm called Lancium announced that it ra=
ised <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca563719674181922=
55878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUu=
IW3lvyOICmLoDHZloTobMhHEI4f9-H7NJLA3f5Oijjl7sUk0i3sT1TUtZ3JIk8o9neyN_0U0O9b=
A5j6EZeuWh1oemxAfjEVUPz1FPI75sRmjs3KOyshcLK2Y1mUiuLYZwU1krFyYoPG0EoOEXGqO_V=
52mzEwxw2iD8iSYKTIgDQglEAzAGtDybzHDUolKVCZzANGFJ2Hmhs0LCEaTgwBF-HNfKF7s5VLU=
Cgqm8-Y4Z8lB4z4Y2dtjdU7G_noj8-TUM54J6jusIfFtgEPAXllqhSU9ABRA3HrDpcYBB6LnjRS=
jB2jDKsUYfM9CH_AFkpJoqVtX3zbqm4Mjmr_CDWIZeEl4A_JmcExNZn7OTMwhWff90aAaCKMwPW=
MndldS9HkFzbtsJjGho2-kqAE_IBi4M8qpVkUgu_RMxDx0oVnN5KiTtTk9YsuwpK_cQp8bBszjK=
AWeKhbGDtRu7xPcK7Huk3ls%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">$=
150 million to build Bitcoin mines</a> powered completely by renewable ener=
gy in Texas. And last week, a team of U.S. regulators from the FDIC, the Fe=
deral Reserve, and the OCC, announced that they will share detailed guideli=
nes for <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca563719674181=
92255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliV=
LUuIW3kGerZRXR6QK8GxVTcSj6UdWaZ8zsBN-CI_LT0DB0N8LEtLQWF8_-Xh92HmketaytBqYKu=
ywfsPsj1ChcP9aV3b-oY7ppzGwbCYIgXUWqUwz8pgx8t4yGS2bXecJlI8rO5i3FgYGNGTweKzMO=
yCMwYUCFMpUXTvInWDwtUHYWGfyG9V7l7MhxNG-vSi4HEruh4qBVrztPUsvPpG87-OlxCwqMmvI=
MJcPYy4fpDJhaABdjmqKUiUe4FtuW1JBHFDLwaSX9uglb5-zRxdJop80oFGoyLAoHySHRkjMhp0=
y3TMUPQ4RWwOKTrsdCDBIGoNSuMTv85b6gcTp3nNrpzXrGroJBUd4hYhPyfGFNqYc1yfdwkGwu0=
XxzaL4am3oMghpnxnAOHEeEQvtr4QtGSvg63DdIHp7dBgfq5VSkPRUdVJZlrjIx88IGt1YGapFv=
TY2Ky3Y2ojUFML9kVAkFtiyeqQ%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer=
">how banks can use Bitcoin in 2022</a>.</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;"><strong>Why it matters=E2=80=A6 </strong>In a Senate h=
earing yesterday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted that =E2=80=9Cthe risk of h=
igher inflation has increased,=E2=80=9D and retired the word =E2=80=9Ctrans=
itory=E2=80=9D to describe the trend of economic pressure. And as inflation=
saps the value of fiat currencies (like the Turkish Lira, which has <a hre=
f=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e96897=
13&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3gi_R9Lfi=
j-PtvOImwoIzX_RLf_lcFy4rPAAaycsydZEab9L_pUQ8I4ZZoLJeNtlWXJJxVaTjnVI8URwVxxc=
ug9SaY8p7dESNXijVI9ehiy-DTFUWfhjsQR2bkqL5CCdDwwgW9e2O4-q4DbBIO3KHPNDholS4aK=
Oo8gHRT0swSyp228l4snLcqLhMbHjZrqvGyMmapSUL1iN9WqwZZnF6Qe7a95zTRi88L82uXdrSk=
9JvAA3is8r6su6ABRSJiqbcavzp_NutfxAa6GEkwhaGyHeoAVBuDITc8XUIMUqWcKrLvG0LDTaW=
FHsgJz4N3yXOHAu6e5vpu54zTR0IyJMqefc4x5Q70SS-iNsxY8DjjvCEA0gPVssaQuaS7_xiKAE=
xRrCPYgySy39C_giLmwRGuoacwnTZzqbZTQyELXngq8IPc05xP0uLgY77L4sjSekNA%3D%3D" t=
arget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">lost more than 45% of its valu=
e</a> this year, leading to bread lines and street demonstrations), Bitcoin=
=E2=80=94 which has a max supply of 21 million =E2=80=94 has become an inc=
reasingly practical hedge for financial institutions, which have more =
ways than ever to invest in BTC directly and <a href=3D"https://links.coinb=
ase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b18=
90de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3vlBTK1rOWjtZ7xzPAKjm_op_bgQ4WpQL=
0izhUnO4xjg6BSWgUoT89-Ru04kHaWpznFtWAfmCa2G192lsWIXT-J-k3EhUsXaRw0uOpZkxe7e=
Hhb-dhjQlq8L0n6Ed_RDV0m-NWW6HZSHY3LPBnsYj7sEii62a8UHLndR1qFZg-5RimdzjveJjNd=
cHdfF9Kk1yyqsK_67X75rGBOyG8GOR0ygk1sdtlSGo-xSpY8ruFgwDOFGMLyRY8nHzKNZJrjo11=
qPNCfugm0YLMPV-IbbYKw87Jm9HLbEtpy8yDiyImDD6U4gUFI4Y5h8ecveS6rPO5-Wpisj68fTa=
P5Cw5hVkGhWEXgs7J0CnPG6iLo_ZXIQyRZBv-JMNsC5PulFCWmQJM6lZAJ2-YiRWP4oxUjL0qoV=
BUzWEOviwEgbMy9AAkc5" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">indirec=
tly</a>. </p><div class=3D"cta_button" style=3D"margin: 24px 0px 0px; paddi=
ng: 0px; width: 50%;"><!--[if mso]><table width=3D"100%" cellpadding=3D"0" =
cellspacing=3D"0" border=3D"0" style=3D"border-spacing:0;border-collapse:co=
llapse;mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt;"><tr><td style=3D"padding=
:0;" align=3D"left"> <v:roundrect xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"=
xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href=3D"https://links.co=
inbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544=
b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3vlBTK1rOWjtZ7xzPAKjm_op_bgQ4W=
pQL0izhUnO4xjgNi-KYG0lMJoCdDDMTdAoke1EPFDrV2B4-Y9zh-6CBSrBpUen89h9FQGu4mgPu=
CbTPTuPc2-oc3QxrCtxzxV4-G8guCt_yU11L209gTozXHZ7WnP6UBewau88gEU1SzrQnqWgqIBJ=
3O2L5-GIw08e_TvlewgEHQ62CPUAqYrBz0E34h-rfpHFtm9vyIRk6-wN0xjBqaVMfXDXnKAk2R_=
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IBfiGglK92NuMzGWckO9DQhckDvzhBsRTrbJIlpZ0ToAK2w1pu0ORHXfUBuMrmYB0Up5CrE5oiu=
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: center; padding: 18px 0px;"><strong>Learn about inflation</strong></a><!-=
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yle=3D"vertical-align: top;"><td valign=3D"top" style=3D"word-break: break-=
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</tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div><table style=3D"margin: 0px;=
padding: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"margin: 0px; padding-right: 11px; v=
ertical-align: middle;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/p=
ublic/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca5637196741=
8192255878e9689713/dot-1.5x.png" width=3D"12" height=3D"12" style=3D"displa=
y: block; width: 12px; height: 12px;"></td><td style=3D"margin: 0px; paddin=
g: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; =
letter-spacing: 0.075em;"><strong> HEAVY META </strong></p></td></tr></tbod=
y></table><p style=3D"margin: 5px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.=
26; word-break: break-word;"><strong>How virtual real estate is creating re=
al-world value in the metaverse</strong></p></div><p style=3D"margin: 16px =
0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;">Even though Facebook ha=
s gone all in on Meta, most of us aren=E2=80=99t exactly living in the meta=
verse quite yet (unless you count Zoom meetings). But at least one segment =
of our future digital universe is attracting some pretty tangible valuation=
s =E2=80=94 this past week saw record-breaking NFT real estate sales in vir=
tual worlds like <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca563=
71967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_Nn=
Pq9LroliVLUuIW3mx5lRFYo2NgLWnZAlMgJ3cFsNrNbOi2UUOLOCoRlSMcXc6SNoV_Ngsgu_PdG=
HUTXma-1sgaNSaDFq-vm70dV-NtrJ41xCTjwF3IeaORgkGh6st9rvAPLEVLjNxeLRXiJRD8_PKe=
KkdCPGgUGjrBG5k5icgpgSMqyG4Pj05m1zk3lYGo1THg03GcpjALU9DVmQ6DvPDPV9QnpJ5vy4m=
poyBU9WRSG5lfETNlMu_QPqf9SKY6EOBWDBr1KbHXlRa-s40YfY9sH0cz2vRRgDeDTn0KxeJqF6=
Las0DP56i-BxihfrJPg7kC6zRxHVemetnfqB8R6bqivbXXEItWX-dwlzoE3zoFOI0CfTBk_PmYP=
rj2" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Decentraland</a> and cry=
pto games like Axie Infinity. So why are people shelling out for digital pr=
operties? And what exactly is the metaverse? Let=E2=80=99s dig in.</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: 24p=
x; line-height: 1.6;"><!--<![endif]--><li style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6p=
x 0px;"><strong>A plot of virtual real estate in the 3D world Decentraland =
just sold for $2.43 million</strong>, more than <a href=3D"https://links.co=
inbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544=
b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3j8VF0f7Uz-voneeze_r7HR0HtjYAV=
ySApf1Sor1dHkBXTUbSa8ZilULQGwCVlgeJnyBuu2DHD6k_ASrYOfKrnbVyutpiJIUmQBQBgjtL=
9Auksj8f4xQAFGrwgw1Yn1S-Yh6Dy0iDInaSSlHA43oVs66uspTBWF8cZZUA2UJeyhOMHg96S5H=
hXehZKGgcMPrgAzG3jdm1N58-dmctdRmuDFRb_OlA5FWxnTUd-JAVxlUa_niQAHv6usMNqY2Pgw=
ELxAn4gikfI3RqCE_FVhdvpkYQFKOKX8WBICMras5sttnWjAZAXnlxdXQ2_sidJSG3Zo7Acm9K9=
sBnPFpaF057jsHf_eqKL1OkwitxTzw2KHcVtFeC81b9YVMuw4uwM6M23fuj3smw3Zodz7FCWBNT=
P-w19eneqiegU44e5299abG" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">doub=
ling</a> the previous record from June. The buyer, <a href=3D"https://links=
.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a=
544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3s32-Ukh1M6l0HvjHL9wTrnCyjh=
2CJrVTRaw59IiCDS4o_kCo2CpekOjMKuq-y3iIwTfNjT24hKyLcIBjw8IFKS1u4LkROE-NXBT8i=
Nl_63XGL077u2rIkiiDF-rRqOdkwNa3bcrHVJQzUFpJ-Sio8SpNeQptfmZnrxuFbJ6alnrU6SJ9=
W2w1XOYQnNDKhIM73-UQvjqxW_cfSBuxoMPSD2VqJtjx5uShtCvvQvY7wLOrK3RZaBJs3Fc7WhR=
wFuyd4CCxDGZXf7h9WjHlx-hBfzr8QXenb8IRURLH8AIsv6-5mZDD3LLEd5cuyLneStpOlfgI_s=
0TI8eUvGVVmr_v9E6j9sCDC6SmO0EQ98wlpEiqYnE9xyZBZ5r6BHF6d-2dlRlKK4vhrxAdZPVhz=
bAEqFa1wwAE1oxecGThtFsAVenM_UfaGY-45O0SeN88rlKGQHdnpCZdDQk_hp-c_NjCzgpz3_47=
Chn2uV0o0tCHv8h49LVRgRsns5vNB5kVkB6snXJCggQpFwnQyPid4QtTQTS3I3CNFYzhVJmXYTt=
0gFkersEfNFVLma0rwd8S-EfroL8gvFW36lgXZ_8V2zE7yE1NJaO8BPT_0cx7rfmFLwlu8Q3sOF=
ztmE4DWSd3GJFm2Bz3RJGObbpmEEaELlA-xA%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener =
noreferrer">Decrypt reports</a>, was an =E2=80=9CNFT-based virtual real est=
ate company=E2=80=9D called Metaverse Group, which intends to use the prope=
rty to "facilitate fashion shows and commerce within the exploding digital =
fashion industry.=E2=80=9D</li><li style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"=
><strong>The NFT game Axie Infinity also </strong><a href=3D"https://links.=
coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a5=
44b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3op8aNYwKQvOW4XqSyoETauztAb6=
dlwdI_PnQryJglTKP_V-kG9jYVSYtVzsl_Hn8sJniwR_8JI2UWxGS77KDSmfE4ZrWo9Bh9Hz_Nk=
zs87iRp0oWtojoqxmLj-qp8uOgUYaf_9gPiPmAyPg1O781tTv-ksVcCTZBnF63-J6gQMGn97Gpl=
1e_ipUCUXuNWUNhluosWSsaE1qFwbAK5ULxphK2ELQiJYIWuYeKC-PhwFXnyKYx2lkSQuoVxGfC=
qJMzeFRRW-QPM-RiMHHQgtzv3RPxxmVdTiigJlBu5_06lKtxhM7K2LW1vTBGoKX9auD22ngp61X=
Csgci4FdlQXi-Rrp7JmUIGPzZutc38f-2d1f8NMMj6Jqatn73G6h0fjsCfIS5uxeTjOlopvO1bQ=
Qg2q5QhX5pH6OH5QvoHVKoxev5p_372M1kKqKatr8Lb6iEOlJKy8TFneEYwk7JC05VuOXU4L80V=
MPdjqcjM9AyoaUAZ4GnMbAh27MQkHxXdvQYUPlXoDw9wFkM9tuxHKi8zqkHR-KT3XfVArW9Sq8z=
Lsa5EjRcuohlZe5BHq1DB9tZiizo45UbxpG_WE3TstYCJtpCFWiGHzM9vNQ1DZoXypJyGpzpCoS=
I8-aJfXtcKVFpetzTTFv0aikuyktpxL6cZKofxmvzqxtb7134KpFaIXFJjKgLlTMrlLrplAsDzx=
D5g%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer"><strong>set a new =
record</strong></a><strong>, after =E2=80=9Cextremely rare=E2=80=9D in-game=
land sold for $2.48 million. </strong>The virtual =E2=80=9CGenesis=E2=80=
=9D property is highly desirable for its central location on the game=E2=80=
=99s map and its scarcity =E2=80=94 there are only 220 Genesis plots within=
the game=E2=80=99s 90,601 plots. The trailblazing <a href=3D"https://links=
.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a=
544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3is5-E1h0cnrv5PsXBjouBH4qUN=
rro7dJzcxMU0hiUwv3hEvWtzvcDzEX-_VHFPJyX1vh5GmBO2i7nlLs1BH2Ykq8stc7DWqDi3_LT=
oYYyhtQyb0w310gKNGOO_EqXKTeGrdD-Gl7xzyUQbjpgtP0ZIqpScvH-mcwWFt3C75rmXud99PI=
sLTzv2ysGtkWZYeinh51mgT7SKUEQn-DBdROZ9G4ZhZxpb6y6f-ogugkOkrHEA1c3GSSzY-Wo0z=
qmpd9rKAiDvOi-sfb6t7ornxnkgfwgzZQfWun1YeRVEWtPPogPo2kkHMuKx53xlXqBJYivUJfVC=
ZIJa33ZVpWpVISoYIE7qrZAyIVU1CvEpp5Lg40k7-vMVwq0DXPl6ACvXBKFEnlZroyDmg4YEuwX=
TSvJhn3kZlLMUl0JLYxMa2Bbe8-ONk9p9DPHysCEHQfbRRcAmRud7MzDjNFqCrtcP1Fp4%3D" t=
arget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">play-to-earn</a> game, which i=
nvolves raising and battling Pok=C3=A9mon-like creatures called Axies and e=
arning crypto rewards, was the best-selling NFT collection in the third qua=
rter of 2021, with trade volumes topping $2.5 billion. </li><li style=
=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>But what </strong><i><strong>is=
</strong></i><strong> the metaverse, exactly? </strong><a href=3D"https://l=
inks.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f=
026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3qQRu5794cX5P6ebJrAzTox=
q4Ex1X25jSb363TWukwnihfcDlEb85KRRwznLWQf4puewtBzCtiSWqO4lZXHRwFUqniQExTMF7T=
TjUj-y1myfShYZGVG1hl-HBUcACZ_tzr5YYxZSLbh6IeAqta-2_etdCEoREHbxo4ifluTif5NrI=
5q_Pmgd_io3G11N2OlgJBmY9zbLiV8_VGe6mgYe2drTO_nNqhMbSnEvjSaS5-pOizWAs5IZkwQ_=
8G2JsM7NioKWVX3at1XrsyGgoGW0RazQANwEkGvDo_L2OQ0oy-G-p6Z6-kUizTV3QkXlsNzNYqY=
qoPRjYJblcAy1yoeK7ySk7AYmX8LYtbOM954ImVQHi24D82lMoO1bR3B3p98A-tNm7d8ThzUokh=
k9szepgvk%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Depends on who =
you ask</a>. The word =E2=80=9Cmetaverse=E2=80=9D comes from sci-fi pioneer=
Neal Stephenson=E2=80=99s 1992 cyberpunk novel Snow Crash, and most people=
seem to agree that the metaverse will one day evolve into an all-encompass=
ing, persistent virtual world like the one that <a href=3D"https://links.co=
inbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544=
b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3j7wuRv0OLKqTOUhJhAW7-wkEyjuZp=
MN6b2T1agYVOAtsEgvcKkI4_A1MUTDl0EGUQKMgiGg__lXMn2qT5qVFDXCtfCedqZTaDnc-Ljvt=
YFWH0qVSmQoI1TSqBcIM24FwciA0fU8n0fL1fz6QYSt57l1ZcndEtrUNMWvxy2H0nzru08gmnBh=
3AhhqKVpeZUujC9B5jIEd09MS54UmhoAUDtHy29fgJjhH1mZOc_lpUhsEc3WwMY8TGLh0AHcR1m=
SXbijClV3ztdxcQoln_PHZUxrhudHI1TAOr_oVBgLrhaiPo443n9LJSJil_l6FYJudKTT9dObSV=
PyyyH7lR5j9cJ61TzKz_WjNQ87sCTjKhPKOjmanBxJmPv8xF6QE9TPFSXDvzfF3JRkdcBgc8BWx=
uI%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Ready Player One</a> i=
magines. For now, it=E2=80=99s a catchall term for technologies that <i>poi=
nt</i> in that direction, including everything from <a href=3D"https://link=
s.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026=
a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3vSHHif9FGsdhtntWvjHwmMQtW=
3MO9TOi8j8IvaTBFOa7rJ2F9M4bi8bR-C45ZU9aRNxb7zbljTFtsdUyQp97vWhhCwjFviZnd1EE=
Zzis7lEfA6eZxUDibCOfo0F7-ymdoPucl4cMs_xW4mnVdhW509WZxjB-ni48oKHo0d0TsegdjJM=
HyUZ9gY1fq4v7DwqS2kVcA0_2PhfoESdUyI1gABYZIy0oCq_7Ucyb3b_s55JtLi86n-89SfYO1I=
3C5A5PM9_kRjpv_5GHyC25bM_yMbI3Oyhc4LFUtO1whQwvh471_aqSzoPI4YZFMydnHd4x3YTpY=
FwWQiJXkevlJgelFIp551enZ7APgail5rgHsvydolVhVcwDnsvPSvlo3WVQ2LFBLbwQcgHH_gk-=
nTx4VpSgPY9wr_VSYKT3rchLlUidaFevqmBcRtlxXvS0f2BD4bPs-C1KiEWj9-TEbNhbAuFTSq7=
hNCdDf7x0LTQKK4o" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">people in V=
enezuela making a living playing Axie Infinity</a>, to virtual fashion show=
s in Decentraland, to legacy brands like Nike <a href=3D"https://links.coin=
base.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1=
890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3uTld1C_GUKy8n7BInNn8YAK2ah7WZ_s=
bXOJllsCyejyurU8nOh57aOwdjH-b6na3TTlS4nyp3KFfL2tf_XA_w-t417ppMZF1N0bszlXbdI=
Otjlaz7B-MJj1_MPiDBPIidMp-GzAsX6rAvg7f6eJETwTk8ojhCJ91qY98F1WsKKUlgldNw4I4m=
cPwD2xHZ5QpNWaGHSJx2dmQepxwE1bRHmurywmMJYj0cpTTGyiph_gp82fucy8jColb83PJ-Uxp=
ndZl-n97x5bhLZ2eysRNl2c-E5PsBVIbVvJ1xdqnNGhH2X0tO5kawONS_rZzIYWP7odns1d69oo=
-340WTqHNr3EIBxJj8vrLlqaP1BN4tP2o5GGKSlNAp_hH4U4oydMcM_AVH9xgD6cUnia3jDp5hH=
qi9eUNHgmqueSO_YsWvsAqxpWPZTCk5RbDUR6mto-LQ%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D=
"noopener noreferrer">pursuing virtual goods</a>. </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;"><strong>Why it matters=E2=80=A6 </str=
ong>The metaverse is already seriously valuable territory =E2=80=94 a <a hr=
ef=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689=
713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3lyXhK5g=
VV_AMGLclfTidh2yRQ9bJnxp0Tch4BqNg6LeTQpnuzfdIMgpI7ckayBw158P3SeN3vAAWEMrpf5=
NS_39a2EfrZqI1DmzprGbH3bjQT1w0UI2gDBYtH9KRAl4p_fWd_R9H3GytLZ8UcQwMIVvdkh1bK=
b6wihPu3gMGqcslS9r5suR8GF1jFSSJ4f5fOfBRniLblGeAu6BSv6kVk9FzS4OVeeHQzwd2xE_f=
UxJEe8AF7EI4Z9BnOMNqGD89b29vjGBPMIZVJq5UPz0OJKncQHqJdyjmVCBn3ry3eiw9vH-gBMK=
m44dpvfnLHjZ3gmzAsPrzkCH6WkY439zwoSPuERT2s5TFdmZTRscSwZn673BpZpeCwyaQBPYncE=
PrBerOhdDajImgxqHnVjhQp91O4xrc7JxYxf441qhaRqM0ZVYznTPL-VUbS-iB1oFUw%3D%3D" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">recent report</a> from crypto=
-fund giant Grayscale pegged the total market value somewhere north of $1 t=
rillion. And with many of the world=E2=80=99s biggest companies <a href=3D"=
https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=
=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3kcah2EVDrUYLs=
RhN0mPhZwpgnvOWRoxBlOCsVWAZSMq5WRx3ttHa9qaLYdRbbbXwnn40fsAa9BLquMGXc3ZPp9va=
pyFcemZm4bLgMrJX-5fzVSlufVnUnWCfdpWxNmig1ExtmY6a4F0Sg-GtiWeiTV5g-6u7osd9Ajf=
4ryB8IGT9CUFjXqoj4--dx8sHry5yHwLB-K9XApM2nCgy3RtvMPqNRNpcQ8KDmdYZgBZXfVpb0P=
UN-Ar6TKJdsH0EVXUua5vD2kgMfR5KN4P1flB2NGIfMaLh4fwqETlR7TCSqoZVDuzhaMGtSTNLF=
Ps80D06ET5a2hsp8ZT61h2F_mDBQFo5WzfdQXPS1ricdzrthO55gvPeczDFHRyCAWuuX5szCYQc=
Mjn8po-FsrNB2ucJhjQ9zECh9JJ2Hplc-JsgrIvc2MDuQIIf-nPuJWoShQg1dsTkktP7sy3cYpK=
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ys</a>, that number seems likely to grow. It=E2=80=99s also worth noting th=
at =E2=80=94 despite the recent buzz =E2=80=94 immersive digital universes =
have existed before. As The Wall Street Journal notes: =E2=80=9CSome of wha=
t=E2=80=99s been said about the metaverse in the past year could be ripped =
straight from the late 2000s, when proto-metaverse <a href=3D"https://links=
.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a=
544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3gtJcHf2zdjvTgLaNleb4YEeZaf=
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KVK34S3rWjVyxGbmH5JnKlwbou7l0b2TO3k0B" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener no=
referrer">Second Life</a> enabled, for millions of users, much of what is c=
urrently claimed as new.=E2=80=9D</p><div class=3D"cta_button" style=3D"mar=
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n: 0px; padding-right: 11px; vertical-align: middle;"><img src=3D"https://d=
15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd=
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d style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><p style=3D"=
margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.075em;"><strong> NUMBERS TO=
KNOW </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style=3D"margin: 16px=
0px 0px; font-size: 32px;"><strong>$3.5 billion</strong></p><p style=3D"ma=
rgin: 4px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;">Amount of ven=
ture capital <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca5637196=
7418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9L=
roliVLUuIW3pURMosDCfSmVZeTbPV-MxOnoxqpa0n8_5XbFc2xhVAxz1axr2qOmyzzKLrcyTa0z=
JvYmTbxyg6-hxbu3_jE51HLiCFiyE0qVVDT2PAfvAktwvp9qhjtTuOsisSenhBKnTwkgLbz1smj=
PO_Fr-AhYLZAHj-wOlXwje3aolWYtYuDkMfWFeiaZZpH956OD1spS5ZZ2Uefv9-tEKa8SHkDBIA=
J9Ak7T0-XLXRE0iBgMqMwm5iPclb5GtC8Yhsnuj6cDyhZuG5Na2QNHKyndBPjUUAqZ9NNjj035L=
TJN5g0TeZViL7q6geAtAeUvLy09T3m2h7E7BtugwdQXflqQcTWziNg4oXekL0A7xuW4un38urk3=
rDi4kCrMGSV8FVk-J9sV8mKETh1PvVq3YuCiRkY4seekZrZ9RZwfNaikOX1hkTqmOYnQGyroIjn=
m-I8NkbhNwzY2gqTq-LjIbfuACrwz9s%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noref=
errer">raised</a> for crypto projects in November =E2=80=94 almost as much =
as was raised in all of 2020<i>. </i>Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam=E2=80=
=99s Web3-focused investment firm Paradigm led the way with a record-breaki=
ng <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255=
878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW=
3jjKJqhX4nw72o2k8yiFo-pqC98y8AoBlrseMioxoTxMTx-7EfIWhEvMf6LbZ5vIEsz7zydNpO9=
n6-x7N8swqlIveYAiUcgzelUniMfZGqhgrXOF5UrRYjI7CFVGmsGoC74Ra6X6ZtnYjLY9V6MRFo=
W_k-E9tJIikDBQTY203H57DhJWY3jOF4Np1PP-_EIcR6AjHbFWKHEanj4tn9DfDTjVIkyhZe2Li=
Br_9g3jRhRcIAxUAkURB49nukWbhojjozAWFtAcBluxogEPTWxIPQcoLEYUkLDozxMVaHmm4wZd=
8rPrkvTwitzY4yQZ6J_g4QxfB9ACNDEpTgmtvxTRXDrgaLNQTaW27kWoeAXTZ-z7PtAaU3aZfS1=
S3Zt8qtwQsMwXmJGqbKR8thV5zXWv_KI%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener nore=
ferrer">$2.5 billion crypto fund</a> =E2=80=9Cto continue investing in the =
next generation of crypto companies and protocols.=E2=80=9D</p><p style=3D"=
margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px;"><strong>1 million</strong></p><p st=
yle=3D"margin: 4px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;">Appr=
oximate amount of ETH (worth around $4.5 billion) that=E2=80=99s been <a hr=
ef=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689=
713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3pXLLe7p=
vSWR7JL2mEJ6PaHXeGDuI3GeF-MEkW6WJGrME8ddOkw6xAdgK4VISbqIXznz8z-pou0Mhatk9dq=
cIW-bxu25O21H3lrvBSXEqQ94RBrFeasO7zNgYYdARhvvz0_5VW12miSHpIBVgAsiWQOBX6M8G6=
RfgAXZZChSG9lz0i8Po6c_1YuTTElzFU7U3DzmXdYhDOxPZbmUg-YwHrxoLUptvsgC9KYranydF=
90-pGvspLRE26OxLLEr9fYZaZszVmx2ZznBchj9yqMI44WHHyDnEROS3GwCPzUUD0B5OT5xO6Om=
r0eiTQ0k9LqINZoSYzQE2H-HYyIVy9cabNrg0n2_t7B9m4izrGjCNZMW" target=3D"_blank"=
rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">burned</a> =E2=80=94 or removed permanently fr=
om circulation =E2=80=94 since Ethereum=E2=80=99s <a href=3D"https://links.=
coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a5=
44b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3vlBTK1rOWjtZ7xzPAKjm_op_bgQ=
4WpQL0izhUnO4xjgYwb3tK1_slCNpXzQB2NL2oID1PJwIYzzzI6J3BzROUCQJ7WMRNJ_JyBlCWt=
MKXJjKT7kEkZt1h4LjryJFXRn9m5J14fGgGPhmwizCEhIhd_5MRqIS7CwVsvV96iXrKl5T6jYh1=
2moybLl71dUWJVyYLmtUB7xRnPkFGiWfAuHadwmVIqNw7sdl-KwfbKTmcq6QDWMEhPhl2gH8Sa9=
9J1oVyHZywLWwkWbgnSkhbj3kKMadimbCdqxNPts1EYlR6V8Vx5WNNT9qfBnI1c4-ezV_zzzqqs=
F_v6E_XmqNxWsphHJdBAIMAHoSQPsOd99Y4_UipCSMiJlA0ac9nvCH1dFtxXmypna4-YWpLrVKL=
kd3I%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">EIP-1559 network upg=
rade</a> went into effect in August. EIP-1559 is intended to make transacti=
on fees more predictable while reducing ETH=E2=80=99s circulating supply, w=
hich is now about <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56=
371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_N=
nPq9LroliVLUuIW3ihugvPqC8cQRd1TOctYwq2clIyD6R4qzZEYVw6edhgBaGTQQy9cSeg9gqWr=
Me01IBNBAintsaWSziLvx5Z2RIUsZeXhnynWiP5_bLWtyG3RKqPYQEvcXxMzp0j5D2J5nN4vkqT=
jGMaCPsFb-3ID8fcDh1TPol-6V4sdNuOJ56FEjnxvHsjxSN2rP4p_Yy2ZV4OBBF9bnME_6mADT8=
6-E5il290agqoDCV9hoflZ0Z13MtG02CGrQLRwytLMaQEYw1Qf24URgGj-ZX8Nxwxul-J3qoMfv=
INReezBi9mS3MpTdacXjqMKA1jDwA1jPAkCD6FyaBtZkmH6gPsmDSUpSolkvqWZ0tGgrHdcL9X3=
5Gaffvfk2KMJZI7tzsqB51FmygFD0Lrw2MDgQF18P7ltSW0%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener noreferrer">118 million</a> coins.</p><p style=3D"margin: 16px=
0px 0px; font-size: 32px;"><strong>1936</strong></p><p style=3D"margin: 4p=
x 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;">Number of NFTs that m=
ake up Budweiser=E2=80=99s first NFT drop. <a href=3D"https://links.coinbas=
e.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3Dd76d7f026a544b1890=
de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3niPF_QHwTc0wUi7Rz91yZDmIo-42RayY7W=
4-EHqtLjsMjAu9Xr5vgVnRsTQXbNzGkDZkxPv982im7UmcBfs3MCMVSB_SASupr8FLvexNwHA4E=
Dcc02DO5YNYTsedQ0QrHnTkU0abmh7exBrWENd1sj4bjq5cMqVpNIFobCudjPqsNAUhHmWLB8XV=
xjTcpTYvvV5rBVwx-YdkaGibOuj1CFvtrFZbHijJdNK-_A6pGqq9uI6-2_GMlvFo0MvMVbvS2h0=
9gd0gYUTfjAuGyl07YlT59S7kmOcVljPxtlezNroGed73GJL-tO4ZQ0Bp63ifoedfkbAsBAnxKR=
ZmlMK3w9QuIcURdboqXQH31OzcSI5" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer=
">The Budverse Cans Heritage Edition</a> NFTs are based on can designs span=
ning the company=E2=80=99s history. Each acts as an =E2=80=9Centry key to t=
he Budverse,=E2=80=9D unlocking special benefits. The collection sold out i=
n under an hour. </p><p style=3D"margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px=
;"><strong>26%</strong></p><p style=3D"margin: 4px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.=
6; word-break: break-word;">Percentage of Japanese crypto holders who also =
owned NFTs from October 26 to November 1, according to a new <a href=3D"htt=
ps://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D=
d76d7f026a544b1890de498a6b38a582&_e=3DJl2_NnPq9LroliVLUuIW3uPVJEQdriBx0Bn5u=
TF3welIKs1Gy5kUxf7-bvXFYycyETfc2zrBqaTVo9zN0cQT1F4XtiTEfec8RdiKsdvabYthGStg=
WXGZvZtHMkrFxDXIcTgmrX1pOFl2VQjGLBZ-1KowmgoDmLDwbD0bm2McYtUf3ClJlRLe9hT4XvC=
o4q8Lr_1vuYQhrw6xJfy1_FDVORdaISFEpKkBvSYcrYnYW16WHwUq45gAxh9UPgXZnFmZRknFqY=
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ge Bitbank. 60% of those NFT owners said they intended to hold the assets l=
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