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Coinbase Bytes Here=E2=80=99s what we=E2=80=99re keeping an eye on this yea=
r. Plus, how the=20
crypto market looks so far in 2022. View in browser=20
<https://links.coinbase.com/e/evib?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=
=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3D9r-8yHQvUpZxLUb134IJOh71zooJYLrr3l=
2ssvEU0tpJ7nhls_WhsfzXB8sXoH5U3ekZFM-u6VSB5KkbGBKPkXzM0BsBYh5GDKY8a3LtUDA1i=
S6OzrHSNsQZEx1FwnmADVCg613Hj4yIWLGhyZHjZg%3D%3D>
 <https://coinbase.com>=20
01.05.22
 <https://coinbase.com/trade?src=3Dhero>=20
On the first day of 2022, crypto=E2=80=99s total market cap was worth rough=
ly $2.2=20
trillion, up from $770 billion on New Year=E2=80=99s Day in 2021. [Nora Car=
ol=20
Photography 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.

 * Crypto had a mixed start to 2022. As Bitcoin faltered, the broader marke=
t=20
showed signs of growth.=20
 * Key themes we=E2=80=99re watching this year. The metaverse, blockchain g=
aming, and=20
crypto trends we=E2=80=99re keeping tabs on.=20
 * The week in numbers. The surprising amount of DOGE the co-founder of=20
Dogecoin holds, and other key figures to know.=20




Bitcoin

=C2=A334,218.51

-3.43%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/bitcoin?bytes_title=3Dbitcoin>=20

Ethereum

=C2=A32,800.03

-0.92%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/ethereum?bytes_title=3Dethereum>=20


Solana

=C2=A3123.81

-6.23%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/solana?bytes_title=3Dsolana>=20

Cardano

=C2=A30.97

-6.75%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/cardano?bytes_title=3Dcardano>=20


Polkadot

=C2=A321.95

 +5.33%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/polkadot?bytes_title=3Dpolkadot>=20

Avalanche

=C2=A377.07

-4.53%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/avalanche?bytes_title=3Davalanche>=20


Bitcoin

=C2=A334,218.51

-3.43%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/bitcoin?bytes_title=3Dbitcoin>=20

Ethereum

=C2=A32,800.03

-0.92%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/ethereum?bytes_title=3Dethereum>=20

Solana

=C2=A3123.81

-6.23%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/solana?bytes_title=3Dsolana>=20


Cardano

=C2=A30.97

-6.75%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/cardano?bytes_title=3Dcardano>=20

Polkadot

=C2=A321.95

 +5.33%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/polkadot?bytes_title=3Dpolkadot>=20

Avalanche

=C2=A377.07

-4.53%
 <https://coinbase.com/price/avalanche?bytes_title=3Davalanche>=20
Price changes are for the past week, ending on Jan 5, 2022 at 05:06 PM UTC
See the latest prices <https://coinbase.com/price>=20



 MARKET REPORT=20

Bitcoin stumbles into 2022, but the crypto market shows signs of strength

After a =E2=80=9CSanta Claus rally=E2=80=9D lifted both crypto and stock ma=
rkets in the days=20
surrounding Christmas, the S&P 500 has seen sustained momentum =E2=80=94=C2=
=A0and is up=20
nearly 5% since December 20. Bitcoin? Not quite as jolly. In the same=20
timeframe, BTC has given up its gains, and the total crypto market cap has=
=20
settled around $2.3 trillion (down from November=E2=80=99s $3 trillion all-=
time high,=20
but still about 300% higher than a year ago!). In any case, the news isn=E2=
=80=99t all=20
bad =E2=80=94 there are plenty of promising crypto developments that have u=
s optimistic=20
about 2022. Let=E2=80=99s take a look.

 * Bitcoin=E2=80=99s relatively depressed price =E2=80=94=C2=A0around $45,0=
00 =E2=80=94 is only part of the=20
story.The network=E2=80=99s mining power (or =E2=80=9Chashrate=20
<https://decrypt.co/89602/bitcoin-hashrate-hits-new-all-time-high?&utm_medi=
um=3Dreferral&utm_campaign=3Dfeed&utm_source=3Dcoinbase>
=E2=80=9D) keeps breaking records as more miners come online inNorth Americ=
a=20
<https://ccaf.io/cbeci/mining_map> following China=E2=80=99s 2021 crypto cr=
ackdown. One=20
U.S. mining firm, Marathon Digital Holdings, just spent nearly$900 million=
=20
<https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/128728/bitcoin-mining-firm-marathon-or=
der-nearly-900-million-machines?utm_source=3Dcoinbase&utm_medium=3Drss>
 on mining rigs. Meanwhile, the number ofaddresses=20
<https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/address> holding BTC hit=20
all-time highs of nearly40 million=20
<https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-wallet-addresses-created-in-novembe=
r-inches-toward-a-million>
.=20
 * Ethereum =E2=80=94=C2=A0driven by interest in NFTs and DeFi=E2=80=94 now=
 has a record 71 million=20
<https://decrypt.co/89486/number-of-non-zero-ethereum-addresses-record-high=
-71-million-glassnode?&utm_medium=3Dreferral&utm_campaign=3Dfeed&utm_source=
=3Dcoinbase>
 addresses.The NFT boom continues into the new year, as OpenSea recorded ne=
arly=20
$243 million worth=20
<https://decrypt.co/89653/ethereum-nft-market-soars-first-days-2022-opensea=
-3b?&utm_medium=3Dreferral&utm_campaign=3Dfeed&utm_source=3Dcoinbase>
 of trading on January 2, its third-best day ever =E2=80=94 and the number =
of active=20
traders using OpenSea reachedall-time highs around 362,000=20
<https://dune.xyz/rchen8/opensea> in December. In related news, a South Kor=
ean=20
presidential candidate is evenusing NFTs=20
<https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/129006/south-koreas-presidential-can=
didate-announces-nft-fundraise?utm_source=3Dcoinbase&utm_medium=3Drss>
 to fundraise his campaign.=20
 * All of that activity has pushed Ethereum=E2=80=99s fees higher, helping =
drive the=20
growth of low-cost alternatives likePolygon=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-polygon> and Solana=
=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-solana>. Polygon, an=
=20
Ethereum =E2=80=9Csidechain=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/market-updates/around-the-block-issue-20>=
=E2=80=9D=20
(kind of like an express lane for the network), emerged as a popular=20
alternative for OpenSea users =E2=80=94 with$76 million=20
<https://dune.xyz/rchen8/opensea> in volume in December. Solana, another ET=
H=20
alternative that offers lower fees, saw a record high of1.8 million users=
=20
<https://blockworks.co/solana-focused-wallet-phantom-hits-1-8m-users-but-ai=
ms-much-higher-for-2022/>
 for its Phantom wallet last month.=20
 * Inflation continues to be the global economy=E2=80=99s biggest story =E2=
=80=94=C2=A0but how is=20
it impacting crypto?Turkey, which hit an annual inflation rate of 36%=20
<https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59857420>, will soon debate a new law to=
 set=20
up anofficial crypto custodian=20
<https://www.dailysabah.com/business/tech/turkeys-cryptocurrency-law-soon-t=
o-be-debated-in-parliament>
. In Australia, the Sydney Morning Heraldreports=20
<https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/win-win-situation-super-funds-ar=
e-opening-the-door-to-crypto-investments-20211219-p59irw.html>
 that a traditionally conservative pension fund recently =E2=80=9Ctold its =
1.8 million=20
members that the [crypto] asset class was a good investment in the face of=
=20
rising inflation.=E2=80=9D Meanwhile, major banks inItaly=20
<https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/87-billion-italian-bank-to-add-bitcoi=
n-trading>
 and Spain are offering crypto trading to retail customers =E2=80=94=C2=A0a=
 move thatfew=20
U.S. banks=20
<https://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoin-at-the-bank-mainstream-lenders-dabble=
-in-crypto-outside-the-u-s-11641288824?mod=3Dhp_lead_pos6>
 seem interested in pursuing.=20


Why it matters=E2=80=A6 An interesting stat to consider is Bitcoin=E2=80=99=
s =E2=80=9Cdominance=E2=80=9D =E2=80=94 a=20
measure of=C2=A0 BTC=E2=80=99s percentage of the total crypto market. This =
time last year,=20
BTC made up around 70% of all crypto. Now?Less than 40%=20
<https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/CRYPTOCAP-BTC.D/>. Which isn=E2=80=99t=
 to say that=20
BTC has lost ground =E2=80=94 it remains a vast, $870 billion market. Inste=
ad, a new=20
crop of crypto opportunities have bloomed: alternative blockchains fromAval=
anche
 <https://www.coinbase.com/price/avalanche> to Luna=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/price/terra-luna>, NFT projects like Bored Ape Ya=
cht=20
Club, play-to-earn games like DeFi Kingdoms, and Web3 projects like the clo=
ud=20
storage protocolAleph.im=20
<https://venturebeat.com/2021/12/21/ubisoft-partners-with-aleph-im-on-block=
chain-games/>
.




 TRENDWATCH=20

Can 2022 be an even bigger crypto year than 2021?

By pretty much all measures=C2=A0=E2=80=94 from celebrities like Jimmy Fall=
on and Jay-Z=20
=E2=80=9Caping=E2=80=9D into NFT projects=20
<https://decrypt.co/86482/celebrities-nfts-market-success-artist-pplpleasr>=
 to=20
a group of strangersalmost buying the constitution=20
<https://www.theverge.com/22820563/constitution-meme-47-million-crypto-crow=
dfunding-blockchain-ethereum-constitution>
 =E2=80=94=C2=A0 2021 was the year that crypto finally broke into the mains=
tream. Over the=20
course of the year, the number of crypto users spiked from 100 million tomo=
re=20
than 300 million <https://triple-a.io/crypto-ownership/>, Beeple=20
<https://www.beeple-crap.com/> crushed art-world records with his $69 millo=
n=20
sale, and even previously skeptical banks like J.P. Morgan began offering=
=20
wealthy clientscrypto investment options=20
<https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/05/bitcoin-jpmorgan-led-by-jamie-dimon-quietl=
y-unveils-access-to-a-half-dozen-crypto-funds.html>
. Is there any chance 2022 can compete? Here are a few key trends we=E2=80=
=99re=20
watching in the new year.=C2=A0

 * Pop culture=E2=80=99s obsession with NFTs will intensify. Did you think =
the first=20
month of 2022 would include a drop date for an Ozzy Osbourne NFT project ca=
lled=20
=E2=80=9CCryptoBatz?=E2=80=9D Neither did we! It=E2=80=99s unclear how many=
 more collections of=20
pixelated animals the$23 billion NFT market=20
<https://www.forbes.com/sites/ninabambysheva/2021/12/23/nfts-generated-over=
-23-billion-in-trading-volume-in-2021/?sh=3D380110e5f0a1>
 can sustain, butCryptoBatz <https://twitter.com/CryptoBatzNFT>=E2=80=99 Tw=
itter feed=20
has already surpassed 37,000 followers. And there=E2=80=99s no sign that ma=
instream=20
artists are losing interest in the trend. The start of 2022 also saw Eminem=
 hop=20
into the NFT space,buying a Bored Ape Yacht Club avatar=20
<https://twitter.com/Eminem> that happens to be rocking his signature army =
cap.=20


 * Brands will begin marketing in (and building) the metaverse. Most people=
=20
seem to agree that the metaverse will one day evolve into an all-encompassi=
ng,=20
persistent virtual world, where you can work, game, and socialize =E2=80=94=
 sort of=20
like the one thatReady Player One=20
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Player_One> imagines. Plenty of big br=
ands=20
(like Meta, formerly Facebook) and institutions see massive opportunities b=
y=20
getting in early. Analysts at Morgan Stanley agree =E2=80=94 they envision =
the=20
metaverse market topping$57 billion=20
<https://www.marketwatch.com/story/luxury-in-the-metaverse-morgan-stanley-s=
ays-it-could-become-a-50-billion-market-11637058661>
 within a decade.Nike <https://news.nike.com/news/nike-acquires-rtfkt>, Adi=
das=20
<https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/125455/adidas-originals-announces-pa=
rtnership-with-coinbase>
,Samsung=20
<https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/2/22858698/samsung-2022-tvs-nft-support-an=
nounced-cryptocurrency>
, andBudweiser=20
<https://www.ab-inbev.com/news-media/brands/budweiser-launches-its-first-ev=
er-nft-collection-featuring-1936-unique-designs/>
 are among corporate early adopters. Nike=E2=80=99srecent acquisition=20
<https://news.nike.com/news/nike-acquires-rtfkt> of virtual fashion brand R=
TFKT=20
sets the sneaker giant up for major metaverse moves in 2022.=20
 * Major video game publishers will explore blockchain gaming. On the first=
=20
day of 2022, Final Fantasy developer Square Enix published aletter=20
<https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/2022/html/a_new_years_letter_from_=
the_president_2.html>
 signaling its intention to explore NFTs and blockchain gaming. Noting the =
=E2=80=9C
play-to-earn=20
<https://blog.coinbase.com/axie-infinity-yield-guild-games-the-play-to-earn=
-economy-e73ac6b39e6c>
=E2=80=9D model thatAxie Infinity=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-axie-infinity#:~:text=
=3DAxie%20Infinity%20is%20a%20crypto,cute%20NFT%20pets%20called%20Axies.&te=
xt=3DAxie%20Infinity%20revolves%20around%20breeding,in%20the%20form%20of%20=
NFTs.>
 helped pioneer, Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda described the next ph=
ase=20
of gaming as =E2=80=9Cplay-to-contribute,=E2=80=9D in which gamers who want=
 to create or build=20
within game universes are rewarded. He notes: =E2=80=9Ca wide variety of mo=
tivations=20
will inspire people to engage with games and connect with one another. It i=
s=20
blockchain-based tokens that will enable this.=E2=80=9D=C2=A0=20


Why it matters=E2=80=A6 At the start of 2021, words like =E2=80=9CNFT,=E2=
=80=9D =E2=80=9Cmetaverse,=E2=80=9D and=20
=E2=80=9CWeb3=E2=80=9D weren=E2=80=99t exactly household terms. By the end =
of the year, more people=20
were searching the word =E2=80=9CNFT=E2=80=9D than =E2=80=9CKanye West=E2=
=80=9D and =E2=80=9CKim Kardashian=E2=80=9Dcombined=20
<https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=3Dnft,kanye%20west,kim%20kardas=
hian>.=20
And as these concepts begin to mature, new ones arise, and even more=20
individuals and institutionsdive deeper into the ecosystem=20
<https://blog.coinbase.com/10-predictions-for-web3-and-the-cryptoeconomy-fo=
r-2022-745a20a60cd0>
, 2022 could become crypto=E2=80=99s biggest year yet. Or as crypto Twitter=
 might put=20
it,WAGMI <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dt9mCRgKaBw0&t=3D35s>!
Brush up on NFTs=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-are-nfts?src=3Dtrendwatc=
h_cta>=20
 <https://www.coinbase.com/invite?src=3Dinvite_bytes>=20

 NUMBERS TO KNOW=20

$1 billion

NFT project Bored Ape Yacht Club=E2=80=99s total sales =20
<https://cryptoslam.io/bored-ape-yacht-club/sales/summary>volume, since=20
launching last April. (As of January 3, the collection had already seen $55=
=20
million in 2022 sales.) Boosted by celebrity Ape holders like Post Malone,D=
iplo=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/bytes/archive/nfts-took-over-art-basel-miami#:~:t=
ext=3DDiplo%20talks%20crypto%2C%20Bored%20Apes%2C%20and%20the%20future%20of=
%20music>
, andEminem=20
<https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/eminem-bored-ape-yacht=
-club-nft-opensea-celebrity-music-grammy-2022-1>
 =E2=80=94 BAYC boasts the fourth-largestsales figures <https://cryptoslam.=
io/> of any=20
NFT collection, behindAxie Infinity=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-axie-infinity>,=20
CryptoPunks=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/market-updates/around-the-block-issue-15>, =
and=20
Art Blocks=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/market-updates/around-the-block-issue-18#ge=
nerative-art>
.

$94.2 million

Amount MicroStrategy spent to add 1,914 BTC to its balance sheet in Decembe=
r.=C2=A0=20
The publicly traded company now holds around $5.7 billion of BTC. Its CEO,=
=20
Michael Saylor, is one of Bitcoin=E2=80=99s most enthusiastic boosters. In =
September=20
2020, hetweeted=20
<https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1307029562321231873?ref_src=3Dtwsrc%5Etf=
w%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1307029562321231873%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5E=
s1_c10&ref_url=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fdecrypt.co%2F52276%2Fmichael-saylor-was-buyi=
ng-1000-in-bitcoin-every-second>
 =E2=80=9C#Bitcoin is a swarm of cyber hornets serving the goddess of wisdo=
m, feeding=20
on the fire of truth.=E2=80=9D

220,000

Number of Dogecoin =E2=80=94 worth roughly $40,000 =E2=80=94 that the memec=
oin=E2=80=99s co-creator=20
Billy Markus holds. (Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterinheld=20
<https://www.forbes.com/sites/ninabambysheva/2021/05/12/vitalik-buterin-mov=
es-13-billion-worth-of-ether-but-where/?sh=3D64983ef66ec6>
 at least 325,000 ETH in 2018, worth about $1.2 billion at today=E2=80=99s =
prices.)=20
Markus, who no longer works on DOGE,distanced=20
<https://twitter.com/BillyM2k/status/1475285705513320450?s=3D20> himself fr=
om his=20
creation last week: =E2=80=9CI don=E2=80=99t speak for dogecoin. I am not o=
n the project. I am=20
a community member.=E2=80=9D

3

The number of new Samsung TV models the electronics giant says will enable =
NFT=20
trading. According to apress release=20
<https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-unveils-its-2022-micro=
-led-neo-qled-and-lifestyle-tvs-with-next-generation-picture-quality-and-ra=
nge-of-cutting-edge-personalization-options>
, the MICRO LED, Neo QLED, and Frame TVs will all include an =E2=80=9Cinteg=
rated=20
platform for discovering, purchasing, and trading digital artwork.=E2=80=9D
Join the Coinbase NFT waitlist=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/NFT/announce?src=3Dnumberstoknow_cta>=20



 TUNE IN=20

How Bitcoin might evolve beyond digital money=20

These days, most people think of Bitcoin primarily as an inflation-resistan=
t=20
store of value. Ethereum=E2=80=99s smart-contract compatibility, on the oth=
er hand,=20
makes it a global computer that powersNFTs=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-are-nfts>, blockchain ga=
mes=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/market-updates/around-the-block-issue-16>, =
and=20
decentralized exchanges=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-a-dex>. But can Bitco=
in=20
evolve into a global computer of its own? On the latest episode ofAround Th=
e=20
Block <https://www.coinbase.com/around-the-block> =E2=80=94 Coinbase=E2=80=
=99s weekly podcast =E2=80=94=20
Coinbase Ventures=E2=80=99 Justin Mart and Katherine Wu discuss Bitcoin=E2=
=80=99s programmable=20
future with Stacks co-founder Muneeb Ali, who is dedicated to building smar=
t=20
contracts on Bitcoin.
Listen to Around The Block=20
<https://open.spotify.com/show/4QsMNyNEUDu62E3L1PSlWB?src_tunein_cta>=20



 TOKEN TRIVIA=20

Who created Dogecoin?

A  Elon Musk and Max Levchin=20
B Eddie Doge and Coin John=20
C Vitalik Buterin and Charles Hoskinson=20
D Jackson Palmer and Billy Markus=20
Find the answer at the end of the email.
Learn about DOGE=20
<https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-dogecoin?src=3Dtoken_=
trivia_cta>


Trivia answer

D Jackson Palmer and Billy Markus=20

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8> =20
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ft: 24px; line-height: 1.6;"><!--<![endif]--> <li style=3D"margin: 0px; pad=
ding: 6px 0px;"><strong>Crypto had a mixed start to 2022. </strong>As Bitco=
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is year. </strong>The metaverse, blockchain gaming, and crypto trends we=E2=
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lick?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f031=
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<tr> <td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d=
11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c5=
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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"ma=
rgin:0;"><strong>Bitcoin</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A334,=
218.51</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;">-3.43%</p></div></td></tr><=
/tbody> </table> </a> </td> <td style=3D"padding-top:40px;"> <a href=3D"htt=
ps://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D=
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0A0B0D;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;">=
<img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/=
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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;vertica=
l-align:top;"> <div style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;line-h=
eight:1;"> <p style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Ethereum</strong></p><p style=3D"=
margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A32,800.03</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;">-0=
.92%</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=3D=
3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=
=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49mm_AfpHr1nTGQKdRwhwNGTAjKo3xJ3oc6l27dIIDXwbwcq0ZzYc=
GhJXr7-B6B9aDD5R8vw86QG7DJIB3np2-MmQ3WywsXSQJfjj6S_EzM13ulFLhKbP7UdlSh4jLHP=
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qpvevxtHzxv9LsqtndZlhjsLDR0eJhqUyoHBcyVxqpPrKHnDGdXzMbLMLP0Qt-nnyr2WdX6NKI0=
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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>Solana</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A3123.81</p><p s=
tyle=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;">-6.23%</p></div></td></tr></tbody> </tabl=
e> </a> </td> <td style=3D"padding-top:20px;"> <a href=3D"https://links.coi=
nbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74f=
df9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49mm_AfpHr1nTGQKdRwhwNGT-uBWMlFp=
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TGUI80hLSa5Dw-5F-0Wy14vctgXEk4tKejVaVjBF1N6HtYdjlh9cs5J5ck_G-DQ5NJus1Cf52Kw=
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le> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"><img src=3D"ht=
tps://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-=
46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/down-arrow.png" sty=
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;">=
 <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=A30.97</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;">-6.75%</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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y73dEFn_iU642tWSsl3WGgFANH287XhQ%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=
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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>Polkadot</strong><=
/p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A321.95</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-si=
ze:12px;"> +5.33%</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=
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nkj_qbnH8lTJtMz_X91vw-49uvIBd-DcOSPVuR_e32al-qJPYVlmJ-9jfaO_nMUiGzHRZUiy5HH=
4IRUgFt7ykMPCD2Rmtfpbvjw7fzTIstt7y4UFankMXkX8zVHd8rbTks0YnCd7TzP2m_ThwpwO7S=
EQWfo7XEqcLMCrKsinq_hspRn910kObJkTT9_OkJaxGY4lJiM5viFXQ%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>Avalanche</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A377.07</p><p=
 style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;">-4.53%</p></div></td></tr></tbody> </ta=
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df9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49mm_AfpHr1nTGQKdRwhwNGRoaf1PzED=
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70aOFlY7ryLFkyi0gvRHo0gsUV4jv1MY5hvo9s5uMuCnAKxmoLEfftfkqof0NH5lghXqDysh0FY=
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le> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"><img src=3D"ht=
tps://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-=
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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;">=
 <div style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;line-height:1;"> <p =
style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Bitcoin</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;=
">=C2=A334,218.51</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;">-3.43%</p></div>=
</td></tr></tbody> </table> </a> </td> <td style=3D"padding-top:40px;"> <a =
href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e96=
89713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49mm_Af=
pHr1nTGQKdRwhwNGTmamtZDMDHrFUgPCoYYMSZfcbDGZqqhzLyUQX0v5D8KRkbh7VH6YQUkP5gU=
mtKguzLWKLLn1fGxHJz0Uowh3A-_KF4YU6iKvJMxv2ZM2YusS3zDFFY3TWWbr2dTezuvp41GUMK=
J005m3DXAP855pY00VzWZPu5r4VDFch3zj7p1r8sqFroT0gSyOdD2jinFJ9FSC8IQxDWMT__CNH=
iMYd4p-MtYzXYLMQALYIZfd08urkpwJJ8WoOcQk2u0YfV8Eas8eP6sYad6bpeEc50FWCp3Me3nQ=
W5ces-CtT4S-FpwzaGj_JBGCw3Ds7sZ1K8phPkttTmiQdg1QfY8jiqR4rMe9AGdZ5nMMQJ3WUOO=
cT9ndVQGPqkgSzlS68eG0JivME%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=
ntegrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e96=
89713/down-arrow.png" style=3D"height:12px;width:12px;margin:2px 0px 0px 0p=
x;vertical-align:top;" height=3D"12" width=3D"12"/></td><td style=3D"paddin=
g:0;vertical-align:top;"> <div style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0px 0px =
10px;line-height:1;"> <p style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Ethereum</strong></p><=
p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A32,800.03</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-siz=
e:12px;">-0.92%</p></div></td></tr></tbody> </table> </a> </td> <td style=
=3D"padding-top:40px;"> <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D=
3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=
=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49mm_AfpHr1nTGQKdRwhwNGTAjKo3xJ3oc6l27dIIDXwbwcq0ZzYc=
GhJXr7-B6B9aDD5R8vw86QG7DJIB3np2-MmQ3WywsXSQJfjj6S_EzM13ulFLhKbP7UdlSh4jLHP=
sHVHV-Z-qUSPg21DMDceLYjSgvSgwAbMUgCWG5K1lwDUWV-MR3g4myzw-LpRyxMdLnDB_LYBPiK=
4rMVaHai5YRr_t9LPugJ4QcfkM-mW6EP8W-u96lws9X58M0tWrIbloFi3_WreXZdE3MDW4g1OF6=
4utp3fkYEi9pdzZxSAi9PAH4p7eqggCRmUSdzG-7J842jPAHs_zu-CkJT5E5jK-9Yx8_2yeryYq=
aUaY6o403dxysSqS1aKF9AxIhE9BJLH9i7LMT4ddbWt1uzn6EfQgJis%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>Solana</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A3123.81</p><p s=
tyle=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;">-6.23%</p></div></td></tr></tbody> </tabl=
e> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style=3D"padding-top:20px;"> <a href=3D"https:=
//links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D452=
67b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49mm_AfpHr1nTGQKdRwhw=
NGT-uBWMlFpPxSeNRLbk9gLiDKRX-aYMezVJVgtpEWj_aHllujUNcXQksaJjvgqdLE0zJ7J8STd=
uLiUlBBjeYMojkpj7LyrGkuraqcfGLmFlr3FII4-wE-sv8fYfud-UYR33ZEk9JKFHDAhF0nOVAw=
5WP1C_ZuRvp2lzy0bEaLiJEjWTk3s-duoNiiuS1DySc0nEHgO6DuU-yYBfhbr66lITswitrI2O5=
F4e-wEZdSUCi-2L6NAEyVQ5Hi_nfjb55CQUdvUAi3R4uR4wwY0xEwvDNkB8HOx0JeUvSG8e4i7S=
OqOI_Z1mYyLKntBPgd6f9BNifjiyiC-cBdberQIqx17IscD9vLjBSfzdFlU2X8dee4luBPHGt3c=
LQR6KvE8EsNc%3D" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:#0A0=
B0D;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-align:top;"><im=
g src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669=
d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/down-arr=
ow.png" style=3D"height:12px;width:12px;margin:2px 0px 0px 0px;vertical-ali=
gn:top;" height=3D"12" width=3D"12"/></td><td style=3D"padding:0;vertical-a=
lign:top;"> <div style=3D"text-align:left;margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;line-heig=
ht:1;"> <p style=3D"margin:0;"><strong>Cardano</strong></p><p style=3D"marg=
in:8px 0px;">=C2=A30.97</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;">-6.75%</p>=
</div></td></tr></tbody> </table> </a> </td> <td style=3D"padding-top:20px;=
"> <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255=
878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a4=
9mm_AfpHr1nTGQKdRwhwNGRuoDftjwPS6G1szBA_m5dYZrVMPf4BLAXpc62_2txUd3t0VtmK4-6=
4pKxJqy1xy_2Cf8LOSkdB6bQAyxeg1B_VabhQ_dzqPNpv8rcRDmo0WJT4ql2uF924r4GVwJcEfZ=
ECMsksJZoVUuuRSBhmM6GZoOyfO_h6xufKCu-gIC1ILKE3YHuSqOfqIUF_FxdItz1o_HwmVdiN4=
Ci5se-y8NAuLUxnSgxFLXt_g_L3Vtoq_ponk3R1b6kKUVzBf97y3gMXZhr9D2trNXf7Kgu022pe=
fpoRmYn2Qn-qFWCrmwxDfDOqgYwHfl8pCiS6DQxLTQH4PtpxZX_B6RFALB1ABNsQiMlgKTamrwY=
tOkRWnvoJbsrNii0DwfGVBFzlPe6-3fo%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/up-arrow.png" style=3D"height:12px;width:12px;margin:2px 0px 0p=
x 0px;vertical-align:top;" height=3D"12" width=3D"12"/></td><td style=3D"pa=
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>Polkadot</strong><=
/p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A321.95</p><p style=3D"margin:0;font-si=
ze:12px;"> +5.33%</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=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=
=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49mm_AfpHr1nTGQKdRwhwNGS5CZ_41SdWrH0dW0XiYXeG6pvj475q=
uhk_0RJHoT4t-ADf8E2y5CnaJwoFWjKfalMs78prVKCwTHuIylcdqpF99380l51ezaNotiz_b9Y=
pxTaU8jBop1Si_YuZD96FlNq_Iqn5loiYd2ttGIJGfpZ3yeu186n4f14Qj9GK8lQWQzFREI-B6H=
1BgpJz7ARfrokh8j1cmoEQTLhPYa_jyU0TiuKvXpl1B4VKEe8MOuHZRRWRD2JRW_jWzObbU4aMR=
t5DI25NBc4yBHzH6zEs2nCKVr2KgLfdyPAMTgm2ZcQ9i_enYk0vnfxBhXujNMEAhch0ZhesYw_x=
rYQelR0Fj7JEQCvzZoTkO65tzZZ54SHJzywq2G8Z4BqIT42t5KoM_E4%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>Avalanche</strong></p><p style=3D"margin:8px 0px;">=C2=A377.07</p><p=
 style=3D"margin:0;font-size:12px;">-4.53%</p></div></td></tr></tbody> </ta=
ble> </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); fo=
nt-size: 12px;">Price changes are for the past week, ending on Jan 5, 2022 =
at 05:06 PM UTC</p> <div class=3D"cta_button" style=3D"margin: 24px 0px 0px=
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box></v:roundrect></td></tr></table><![endif]--></div> <table width=3D"100%=
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olid rgb(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; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table><=
/td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div> <table style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0p=
x;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"margin: 0px; padding-right: 11px; vertical-a=
lign: middle;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/use=
rs/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca5637196741819225587=
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vertical-align: middle;"><p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; letter-s=
pacing: 0.075em;"><strong> MARKET REPORT </strong></p></td> </tr> </tbody> =
</table> <p style=3D"margin: 5px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.2=
6; word-break: break-word;"><strong>Bitcoin stumbles into 2022, but the cry=
pto market shows signs of strength</strong></p> </div> <p style=3D"margin: =
16px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;">After a =E2=80=9CS=
anta Claus rally=E2=80=9D lifted both crypto and stock markets in the days =
surrounding Christmas, the S&amp;P 500 has seen sustained momentum =E2=80=
=94&nbsp;and is up nearly 5% since December 20. Bitcoin? Not quite as jolly=
. In the same timeframe, BTC has given up its gains, and the total crypto m=
arket cap has settled around $2.3 trillion (down from November=E2=80=99s $3=
 trillion all-time high, but still about 300% higher than a year ago!). In =
any case, the news isn=E2=80=99t all bad =E2=80=94 there are plenty of prom=
ising crypto developments that have us optimistic about 2022. Let=E2=80=99s=
 take a look.</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;"><!--<![endif]--> <li style=3D"=
margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>Bitcoin=E2=80=99s relatively depres=
sed price =E2=80=94&nbsp;around $45,000 =E2=80=94 is only part of the story=
. </strong>The network=E2=80=99s mining power (or =E2=80=9C<a href=3D"https=
://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45=
267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49gP8itEKO8fhDeu4TSx=
nubzXmkBtVnos8AB-6hZpCsbr5yalsteFeGQuC3aOp8z-xT5ALX6LDoV_Nei9OeD1lM4USQr5Up=
qWyVqB8YmWR4TFqZdopC2GaptLnIqyiCvsJrj3ze8xoKVCm49W3eYf1dFfWEvRAvNwU7KWZl0UA=
nUMiuD1yVNwNz2ThEAn32nbAfzeCmPSnDhEhiaA6Sili8sFAGzzHxLLZon0rAgjnIai-XlgTTur=
6z0s_efxsC8cTHbx-P0kdK3z4j8i6VOHW1wc4W887sOtRW7xRR93RP0PG4S46xiVw_sVbliV2nA=
O3zVolkSicO45k0S4WSMtmTqS-8l8K9f9A48uUjMXsQV07_Bnu5EB9Q-Eb53aOmVfRnVm4s1Sck=
inNs5khTzAajwcBIYQkSU57FxSu2giv277TNQVlkeKmUPoGu4H0kt-IhTa-7SiFg4EiJxq3Sdhk=
TjVulrjSdo_0qR9uu5VQ-p9" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">hash=
rate</a>=E2=80=9D) keeps breaking records as more miners come online in <a =
href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e96=
89713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49m6F4j=
EtnGZUTeLJzEktY9gNwPfjjGkgpmwk2TeYUt1r-yxzaq3WDRSBETnatJS_KD5r6pKgSz74Oiqbv=
6mr54m3Zb5wbL3f5kztI7bvl-KQzV1Sp183ATw_CZXdGOj_9tleuzqGmrgBf6b3ovXeTswJPIb0=
OS4yw9QVtNS-1oEB2hTq9-ECrNLIfC-CSTR7ac71h7486tO_w6ZFcuS_M0dQieVFfm8_L5QxurD=
W8lNOMFry6qObPN4osn_StwLYLWbjHATrJsT9T7Y8wPESjoZ-KsANp45KMulVqroLKzCJqNRwte=
0E3FLK3wRhBdLgkDAOdE3WOm9RVOfXHj5Un65Uud9OzVpLFqwwgVTVsh3xfANJtD9TtbGpCIeve=
Zg0QQ%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">North America</a=
> following China=E2=80=99s 2021 crypto crackdown. One U.S. mining firm, Ma=
rathon Digital Holdings, just spent nearly <a href=3D"https://links.coinbas=
e.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b=
15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49srLX6PniIvzAxvODgljd_t0GrcbmuKDhd5=
2IKKi4nIHxCJzMdqoFMv7N2qbDP1ebVEfuC8FcB3knZabseKFcZ6f4EPH9U5hd7P3vNHvTjXtCC=
syNL3OC4gPaCilIIdyl5_Mm6h8awUOdL5gw6MM5pZLtUh1PS3LBnlLuK814AiMNepwUXtMmjy8Q=
j81mwZb2cgFQOSw0WoxOEe0K__VupMKdRMzwFTkOQIMQI0lSDzseP5XclezPnqJZe4hMBAHr84l=
c9najym1hj_vv5k5PodhoowmndGS3vN3iuiqfPSwAyPuUAhOTX5zBMTH40QfqPeXVwc35XKEhtp=
enrsBhl9SKOc7L6P0_qcH4p6oSzsSy2Ztev5ehPUB3yhTJCoFxbOrgaqBbK3v3LYdQDcHTZ9Kbp=
ICMmWOipIL5wWWsdHzMROP7AiQvtNi-VOGaGF8ybwy3oMuVnbdBgo68Dbh9W3Y54U3KQLrAkEd2=
ZEVsTyv-MkF4Inq4F0rvZZY2R-9uQ%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener nore=
ferrer">$900 million</a> on mining rigs. Meanwhile, the number of <a href=
=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e968971=
3&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49hTN5Dcak6=
N4f6SfScaRdA4xOtETDz7mRaOnkcI53kvYRTLRz-vDOGABjLPhaEER9VToB-dF9-b0klUit8rOR=
PCZJisCIUpw3srnyKfpxl2e1B0Pz-OaX-tSOHWn8qXAPlVYWOB2cnUyTIcPQutsmgbDHUgohihO=
F3DVzyzjQVkofo5G5aDKGAShuRLt0FlLSWwsrsjCiP3Q5ZXGALjpARfgEokbITsPvKqVKYdeknc=
MHrQ10k83oS4VQEYDik68JAj0fvwyHz1qMSxSx6N2xr9msfc04Yrz3C4CzKjBI3hLwmFXuslV1s=
zQpUbrZImbFbJLIouIGOT-DdMHOltR4_Yg40CV5wPPGoW24mcPQeSYGz2a1uMWwPjNi52MMa7Ks=
SzpZlC-ywljjECTzhb7E0Y%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">ad=
dresses</a> holding BTC hit all-time highs of nearly <a href=3D"https://lin=
ks.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b15=
99b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49gnFJpsIns6TzhwvlMa9-RLeM=
oDY67BaxVb1etuBRuCXdm9PgzsbjQgwYZzal7a7YfTUsXt9n-gYlYXRiBVeDM-1oU7M3LbXOWZR=
dJ6VOm8ZaYgAaQaXf9bxC857rYLP6hNCkRX8fKiEqeIJvEIX5wWrQuVCLyUu0m2NuWQE7V8P12h=
6PqAWIs9K1RCuOViWSrgPwBUGm-tbmo6i0TDlJqEzrk-gEmw91IQLsXswMEY6LQsN43y1jxLBTq=
yACphgOqrJfziiEuyyqKMzlyuM-PC6q4JnFJhTETIz7OdAL17dg5i452cZDAKaFU2uIuuMp0aPc=
xkmmE_xsmAQID33phcVrn3Vo9_sv2svvQwckpE2w7KvLeYvgcxWYf5UVIqurgmR97kiQ28M4mr9=
RmJ1QLfs59HKkzZYsUsBHXfeblLoRh6rhecsizcmEin8O2s7pdn1b9-dsmw6so7XUd5qUdY%3D"=
 target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">40 million</a>.</li> <li sty=
le=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>Ethereum =E2=80=94&nbsp;drive=
n by interest in NFTs and DeFi=E2=80=94 now has a record </strong><a href=
=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e968971=
3&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49kYPUkiHYQ=
Mgiji2Evmb9PF11Gw24v5WhzdgIghuwopTowdYQ9-ccFRfxcTDKKDatoeJ_NhyP5KXNzmmCrhLi=
CXL6Lug5vSShJeSbPX1d4nftNl9cD4_cVCUBJmurmY6IkkejVYcNxiq0Tlu45247dwcpOn-hyDy=
QyfF1qJhPZNJl2HOg3Ibt2sTEs9HCbQ7UIbFXi3JCxVWxGuQ9HVPtU__G5yMfY3xNj4iaQQzpyo=
15-mMCvoHoyN6uNmdp6u4BFswct1nuRWXpg32NoT-ZDerAmDACPqi-KsdaaSVRwhbydbTELaJDq=
ofSkdCpblsmRt0X9fzqzfmpcb1PgK2SiaRCtq0TX09TIeEOCj-QzD9sAdVjASd6B7gp9vjPc4qk=
qpTz9gWMNU0RSjjh3Cge88UrN1KNLHYgpnx6njeNPUiI4iz1UYnySK-ZhiFRajVpcXQXMGRU5A4=
-rEhMakdo-zYL5zur7YH62GZqBCH4jq2emS_2izdyHvP8veIjasT4AwA9xOCv0cbI_xArRQCJdA=
%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer"><strong>71 million</stro=
ng></a><strong> addresses. </strong>The NFT boom continues into the new yea=
r, as OpenSea recorded nearly <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click=
?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e64=
9&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49ubtALeMt7PqkriwHv30cHIyEjDoXIiETw0qj3Z8RqtVB95p=
Sr9_hVda9IRN-jILOBsilsr5vYR039CvrjWnfTn02-9_06yJd-7VhFVT9qlIS_57UwHmzhuJ3KD=
2RdVHDMAMfopN71GNx1DNed2o8jkHKCx1SMndkwlp9a7WILplWD-wdVf_G9PfLbMRf9y68c6RXL=
kmR9LWMoh38X9MhSdZXHG9mjek92Efp2DDU9b_um76ws5msOuIZSmQX-2AI3jQlep_G7euvX2KB=
hUs7_SSX5nyR1peTc9u77383pFEdjcn90E07ty5m5eN3KSrsE_zc581ZTC8u38Fpi8PPr6xM9bm=
Nph6TrPlHegbQvRROTwoxtilf3fiU13hA5Ig86GGizHFiiqffcEQJl_MNEec9YNCBHCN4gOriOJ=
YUzTCqbR3Edvv3DftseUGIIVBV4dHIJQrUr8nCbc6hZ19Sfi0ajQ_HO7KrsqmQ79FbKdh8ZQ8vr=
nCjc7O4vn4X0n6pg%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">$243 =
million worth</a> of trading on January 2, its third-best day ever =E2=80=
=94 and the number of active traders using OpenSea reached <a href=3D"https=
://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45=
267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49o-CUIAHZR17wKwo-da=
usZoGr_RBiuf2kb2omqU9AgELpRZDq8hzjmdGvK4IQfyOJ5jTf-0d71WZKISOFFH6GK_BotCr_6=
-7hG6JXK1dG1nT0-nY3MEMBohCBr11zL3hMuzqKz6hUqHji4HcYBAh0uCA-vJAsYQJwckkDTD5j=
7rYU5l_W1zQzF0CuuT_Er0a0d9YGcpplmuVa62QcLuYgKqk0itVPoXfXUCXuyh49oqYj0Rvdbta=
vmB7W7SpaB4oEd8L9sDFPQcU45o_rorhtqs3MyIuXJOOS2UCAnso4UneB5LoVskWx2vtYQxiJdR=
fd6wurg87Op-qnTIHzlD8UsaOx6TwssKvhlfxw8yz6QNxME6f_gX-vyy2b8OXyrOYkQ%3D%3D" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">all-time highs around 362,000=
</a> in December. In related news, a South Korean presidential candidate is=
 even <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192=
255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh2=
0a49srLX6PniIvzAxvODgljd_sAUQRIK-vAKVzJSiOCJtRV-Y7o9PQf8o_juKmAxPJV5m-3ztLe=
rlM0EBBsUCt3dZ4SE-lifv-rqA7H2h1nd-8i3JCoUPzJXACYzmaXoJvjIWzZEGQCHeev8bGrPu2=
qk4h8Dx6BsbGih7PRUErvsxJeykSXAUZWcxCPDCeWsgCyFY8H1250-4avl6HSwUW6gC4_wPwPrK=
1pYyo1k9SpxQiBLtZysIasOkcAvUihiPb-jzm1W4IhQvD-EbQVMxcUbFhMMC3E_qALSD6iGFELK=
ekTklIVFiYy2yjoPBga9HMwThCAQALpHfsHnLBK4r_8-Jx8t7yzd_Nkoo9sIyiy1NXaVxhJMQmb=
uJc-bEpPRdnbS8GX5JyUO2al2mgiv5utwGrVN488UcCWgXOlUJJIF7Q9Kl-_1RhHgecAEUKRKWj=
msOpaDlZob8Fx-hfwoR8gzs6eG9kkwKS-j2A1jegREW7ohZIM3VUPcuwnxxKnHHWAcQ%3D%3D" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">using NFTs</a> to fundraise h=
is campaign.</li> <li style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>All =
of that activity has pushed Ethereum=E2=80=99s fees higher, helping drive t=
he growth of low-cost alternatives like </strong><a href=3D"https://links.c=
oinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b7=
4fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49lDS_-g4xedeM20MPzX8Oh_jA-_Ot=
g5O0HpuN9JXFE0NWiQ01IiMHBkKVMmm3i1xsZ0jA3akoFaw7uyfSaQ8CLXG8rPWEbj52hhXROli=
jgmvoAGg-yRngDuwTxn4fQdMK9SuPKt8bI6t6rVvXOdDlboUBc0hpXnOBHudOBbEXLzVxgfdRFU=
fG7zQ9f0MK7aysPrqFsn7v2sS6hcnFjmFsR44f7ILaXejaBlxkBgiH3g4YlT8sraoaWnxhqRLgN=
MoQ4HLUmlvz_bZi32fdpykCy2zRdSYgii7f7LSnWGjtw61Y1sbqa_1ihLFhGBvJF3EDQKo_Akjx=
VzxomU5PfAvTQjCN5AH_7RsSmwzU2mCIVs1fdzaJF1fhQihUi4hQRMXWKJ0ZS39sV-iOybeCK-B=
T28%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer"><strong>Polygon</stro=
ng></a><strong> and </strong><a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?=
_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649=
&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49lDS_-g4xedeM20MPzX8Oh_jA-_Otg5O0HpuN9JXFE0NJX0vo=
RPE3dm7UzV7YZGUkNXzK26h5-85vK4tAN8b5aF93E84QpDRmxccgIB7aUSsMqHOLtBQ5i7rb1rv=
HhouYuBFHeLGr4N-cPmSAuB925_Gt6iP3nnaeFy1fqVF-XIOEUzKeVp5gmgF1Oy5vlKC5YMMFZA=
JVHZUAAUcvFYmqvJKELC2VCdlWC3KQl7KrQ-xwVvbtOj06En29QK9QufNX5LpujT1exvzje6Q5d=
JHCMWtj1yUnQI0is0J7hxS0Jrvhjum90hahxqv1ipQt_ndFDdz66ZlBzkxaKW6XEUIN47A0402N=
zAdbIue2eNfrzv0vMMwbR04gtDMH9EkjLUrFwr4hGeQZMSPLNtGFA2AwYY%3D" target=3D"_b=
lank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer"><strong>Solana</strong></a><strong>. </st=
rong>Polygon, an Ethereum =E2=80=9C<a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/=
click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f03=
11e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49lDS_-g4xedeM20MPzX8Oh9Ku-2P1-PP5NhwSLTE0m0=
1qU5HipexyKjQHfYdP_SBxquACRqx3WGmlzmnXj79xWeX4jG_6WS5U8ZW836n_ncKsWxVMRRc1d=
4s-O0Cbl313Befzs2H8I0Ctg0Mt0hT5p_KuxzG5OPR1VklPPRUt1Ng2nCEz1hGcUPZnd4s3jtlg=
aADHrFsQBCMhISPvH8I4P1Rp7lR64RsaBO19041hCQyo1O5g2IDCcBfK66XQ4tMjSSz5s6kI1nE=
1mN47N3kVM2Icxo9J6gNpALUU7ghx4IY9xaP96VLINJu8UmMqxvLVz67r16TWPIWaHKaU3KyPpk=
Imyz1AfJysAI6mGepCSRqRgI1kFoLc5854Z5grFIWYXXhTVeb0SzrjSQ-tIqFloFFvyVHMiMfMk=
GPGsuyfrAT" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">sidechain</a>=E2=
=80=9D (kind of like an express lane for the network), emerged as a popular=
 alternative for OpenSea users =E2=80=94 with <a href=3D"https://links.coin=
base.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fd=
f9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49o-CUIAHZR17wKwo-dausZoGr_RBiuf2=
kb2omqU9AgELpRZDq8hzjmdGvK4IQfyOJ5jTf-0d71WZKISOFFH6GK_BotCr_6-7hG6JXK1dG1n=
T0-nY3MEMBohCBr11zL3hMvTUPR8m3ak5QpHP8DYFnj6hP4ViGc6VL1DUU7ryt1AMm2uEiNyMmw=
9YX5i5-DLyIa_Uy5bT0VCX2mXmk-C9M6nlKovCOXVritB3naE9f-LiaT7xnmL4xWV5k5H8FRpJz=
Nn2fUelUdsv1gJKawj5ZKVVEDb6LJurhqPqS8by3lyhIiNiMvtjQvLkQ6u1mf4jtY0UYpfpJ3ut=
ly9_TWtI1Jmv5mTy331IrejS_KnPn-7uBlpNuoj27WHYEYtSLh4bWQ%3D%3D" target=3D"_bl=
ank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">$76 million</a> in volume in December. Sol=
ana, another ETH alternative that offers lower fees, saw a record high of <=
a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e=
9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49oxH=
9ggmvX8JMjd8WAKO_RvrEmE7dJlOZrwK-PIcR1ScKx3VrRjgXNsQAPHgNbenb-bZE_VTEJD3sdO=
MuqER_phTJESGxLauD3Ax5s863vWZIa1PtcjrfBdnDg5RElsZBIaS30L1JA0zChu0bO51P_mals=
Uja1wvn2KA6XdWr0N_wnUHLjmTVJcigqQelW4EkSnK2dAyNydu4ImjYM4WwrZYAjyWn0cnBO4L0=
hCd1_FDkpOQwk0S2ZnlYvpTNFYNcEI776zLX-ORKO37sKfFM-iNs7p90azgz1tQ2WX1alw-yQDp=
m2Sejb5vaVB_6CZJDH5HGmRWyzs490LlJ48TTB6h_ROngbnKmHvCxrI8tMizWD9oScHE_rylGDF=
JQUCIRUE2RGMXTvbya-QEnLXOBEacT_PEmY2h1J4rLdUU2nYty0VH28Zv80TmArh9erGh4qGPmp=
euO6llEipCCASXERg%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">1.8 mil=
lion users</a> for its Phantom wallet last month.</li> <li style=3D"margin:=
 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>Inflation continues to be the global econo=
my=E2=80=99s biggest story =E2=80=94&nbsp;but how is it impacting crypto? <=
/strong>Turkey, which hit an annual inflation rate of <a href=3D"https://li=
nks.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1=
599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49qWlYJvF8WtTXvPbpVn3QPrG=
2L1o_vjoOkFXs8l6EF2SaIcZCrnA-NtNA99q7AwcQPNRtUrJAr2szkRRrZN2drKzNH8LGjeNmXk=
g4qAxWizMkUuLbwhgxLb0laSXpNAer7J4tZmi80fHTRfBdBPvYrh9YXQ5utv_JYOiIzv27ziTeS=
faU0IXNXCQOAY1NeKWTAT48wamhW3ozOFy6B5FuWcy076dC-HNw_A1bAzxyjFbzwpMJGsyR8Jhs=
LGGqHX63ZCElgKgoz5EiHt059UyshzY_lf1yr9o9m104c7a-fx_KDMVCdb5Kj4Cr2rqZVrYvErn=
98JGjQk6tA--vgRxyB0RhUKDaLSH7YV0BGeLnML3Ja6IkFOj_RzmnwLYwiqGTQ%3D%3D" targe=
t=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">36%</a>, will soon debate a new la=
w to set up an <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371=
967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1We=
QTXyvSLh20a49qJd1e4OdzAQhAwyfk-XrtlSYhKUz8EchdhSXWRcx8i7ucPwTboX79jlYoUz7Qt=
IhIDd1czLV8LcHLYQuyT1NhqHMTifpcKMTiUcbHnO1yPNFnpfA3yD_Gwfkzac1WV9W8nS1GJElR=
tlmR34zREbcOnWkYbQq6xFLwT6uz-t1lJMqWfzxtCnR7Vu77UUNxsciOrkXJ9nhBbkp9Qlp3dYo=
69lQCgl2OS2Hit6L_e2js5422dLzuCX6Y0POxJB7V6sr6U1CcshYyMgYV_58ULNxcMZG35hz6lJ=
nQy9BVQ5q0TaSDMrgpxXezsLJge-isPbIkRyKY75uoz3cAtNYplqGl5MlFVZnvGCh-xBj0xfxOh=
Wv6vSmTtFHJ1KcgXxn66S0nRbLlYN3v7I8CdxK3MQGcLmoOSZj97bI3AK1HE-VzaMsLcu8nwaUt=
uNbhJMY6h6mTBEkAU7TxS2Zh9SoXA9908%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener nor=
eferrer">official crypto custodian</a>. In Australia, the Sydney Morning He=
rald <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca563719674181922=
55878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20=
a49loTaSr3TGiZkiv3xL78mpUQh1z2XBXfiUDBa5waeb7EwxY6IB1FZjQbUSkHJbSFjVED6ixEE=
lY0aHFveN0rB1nZflyEZAcKfHwuFhFcUQgoFQBUbCn872Zv_-SyL8XIvYQbCGnYihfAfSFRbUDb=
sGyE61JQPrsJcxcMDm2qVNduc9320c5wSD0jrekm66q98H0H_OzL0sr1ls9Kb9u2eUadvWhv-Vk=
-RdeCFMVEwCKE12nVOHprVKhJYP7Llm2KFUCPr_v4mvqBFZiEjPy4zAVoMQKcbp7svkdoJLi9sV=
YrKmO0agv4jQ9rXsjWoIw-BOknM8FFIBF2pYo_7UQ82cGZFeNiOj4FSmhAasw-Tmfj94mQSjykQ=
d2_Z9dfYbiBbESeYilWxZDGI7GiIffD6s2aAOaqacl12r8EgQvZnONfFWiW-tGfpLSBeAfYjtS4=
gDLalGFiyF2Ja31Mmu_tKne5cOhppo4GfAW9X-2gvfJ7t00JQZRS68BzxxnRQsVIMQ%3D%3D" t=
arget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">reports</a> that a traditional=
ly conservative pension fund recently =E2=80=9Ctold its 1.8 million members=
 that the [crypto] asset class was a good investment in the face of rising =
inflation.=E2=80=9D Meanwhile, major banks in <a href=3D"https://links.coin=
base.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fd=
f9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49rNnf5KxrQDnw8Vc07CqmE2zdV4tMuBr=
J-8g4sBTP229uqPfyGujfeJUkBJ1iNb1i6fE8nwZfaiztvZIEmQhDo4qusAmHhnCzfSQSdmR4Xf=
fY5eFeFgIrgiwMQTI0dBWWWQSY-UvCjYxKwgXhBpT_ObuuPoXWHuN0nCPXj5o9p8Jfoua1sZLh1=
VH-7pylLB3NMIek6OU7qpzhasTBgpLGduaWER6XpAknnQZ7vYJMoDpbeRt48N1RVSy4xePvTK5s=
SbLnbbyQyCZwDaxyds4znw09rdW7gnZeQsPobvUdO3q2v-7YkOEhUiAt4zPTms9sfWbqPdq3dNT=
b71_S8bH_2JT5MYDnpVEtpWgIpvkTGLpxtSumpFT0gpGK51GohJjDQwpJhQa6kZcvDOfJRLwnDR=
fOp9cAjuJknPnDoxV8s_NQCLyCEWoEulFX9VqWAPvHA%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D=
"noopener noreferrer">Italy</a> and Spain are offering crypto trading to re=
tail customers =E2=80=94&nbsp;a move that <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase=
.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b1=
5fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49vix89DJNSc917awvVEM3OPirh2BeucsrI9h=
aUYYNpqGmrc6WZl9rUQ7wAmBZoxX3Ea22JssBNbEFKjwRUzkzZDTp1Kw7ffYTcTyIqvp1kn9ma7=
zPtnN_LHqv23sB6svBDe41SHQ2-mpnrxDorzgyW1nQ7UN5TbtVXV2rYWJbQVuxS_mQNlHdcuGjA=
BlOZ5WyhvJ1mtcuOXz6RWX9dE5p01TIToTATCzq1NRTCdoTAXjU2RifwD50UnZ3xA0jaiI7kj0S=
MZtAVni7C6TN1Qs8cuFqwg5-P7Zn40zIwGC9uumI0HJ1hriaE8kK6OU4DcXxDiLtOXfdRBU5dQe=
L9UzosZWPti5vkBYExjMrpRNKqljYdAFHgH5Y7FJwIPR-6l79qK0H13Nm4MTZ4hmw4us4uRasKs=
lYrDvPl8KEKEk6mzRp-s-0ZGcC9pNa7e43EIKRAnHCNRehmKQSzM5lYmVr5IoJKTgHkC5wbLlLv=
mnSYYJzSqbvSlCb4QS7WZGjm-Oqg%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noref=
errer">few U.S. banks</a> seem interested in pursuing. </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 </st=
rong>An interesting stat to consider is Bitcoin=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cdominanc=
e=E2=80=9D =E2=80=94 a measure of&nbsp; BTC=E2=80=99s percentage of the tot=
al crypto market. This time last year, BTC made up around 70% of all crypto=
. Now? <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca5637196741819=
2255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh=
20a49jwBfAZ2ccZaN6WgezU9IguP5x276Vwd5kdxvXtAclZkVF1C5bPqGzmkDHGM1qqIKoVDlsM=
D0IMA9U9_zed7KNznoN2KnZ67tfLOdsXaLXtzPshN_rS2CdOo6aGvXW6CfA7CXJVKXNsW88Zi8s=
yn8i34fPRo5-wKa_lt9rXesRqFnSfH72rb2I941uE59Lytr9k-IwMbAEwM-UdLHeD2ojCK_sHQz=
xftZq2Tt1g3bjZirFKRmdU64th0tp-05kCqimTE0dU5m2cnFmFuJQ7o4IofzgzC_4FQJ4puHssI=
cH0UfI23UfIh-66yxWvjakxJOgLPkiarSVujaC6nC6Oa5eozDe2zRVRzt8a0_nxkwCZuKeOM1mu=
rREwubNxzOTHUkHoLHHbV0accpd9cmNnmePo%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener =
noreferrer">Less than 40%</a>. Which isn=E2=80=99t to say that BTC has lost=
 ground =E2=80=94 it remains a vast, $870 billion market. Instead, a new cr=
op of crypto opportunities have bloomed: alternative blockchains from <a hr=
ef=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689=
713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49lDS_-g4=
xedeM20MPzX8Oh9yP-McUqInC3xEAqEH8k8OHCTLFDuflCb0lYJB94PTkNnLZSZhrtc9lKVIXBb=
eyTMfjGPrsy1tNOFgI80lbASALhWoSfkUGsuUkFkBG5OIGgPSKfXzf2Gby8Apw9OPUg8QRTgfkY=
-3-RXo4akiwuuorOvMm2kdjIV6PauP8xWblhfItRhijTRUNkDmDJj1RWGkc_2PebZrIRYauQIoV=
_zmUVTdReW1XDU1W-iP6uOxryulFiCt1HwxHqGN8ex-v0rwh06CJU3Ye0HXRw0HoY_75jWb2nSu=
4m-V9U1RiOdu2b2nEm9-SJ9y2CKoT7J103UEnsWQOVYSz5iqZWT252LzUK_v7t5Db3V-PdTjc6o=
4CA%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Avalanche</a> to <=
a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e=
9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49lDS=
_-g4xedeM20MPzX8Oh-dG2uTbSpJiMw3PJW9vuF0J08dbib7QLZw35qmYxireXVvBclLFJrwjVL=
JbAS50Dn-y41idKjQZWmTV7c-Z-yo_Gqdg4VVZ5o9PBYHLwu4ahCCgN1F-kqA335iuGZjVN0jFL=
AdtJ7uljZmK4UAmPl85tWjX6zMFmcEBuhaxv0drFMohGBu_HToCYTRVXBF-jqIMrywNiqS3xSnF=
rqU7c43uiyotHLakeqSwyPC9LzRU-bj0bs1YmIolGZWFX_nQIcj5yn7MZIPIlwC1vxfLK58ZX1X=
ZdjGoD3PdfVnOeDbnl3Dr2IFbNOYWn57W5MFpN_qzBSgBjEhasBr3B-R_6Fh0h9omlY4zY7ENmG=
YjLLbnQ%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Luna</a>, NFT =
projects like Bored Ape Yacht Club, play-to-earn games like DeFi Kingdoms, =
and Web3 projects like the cloud storage protocol <a href=3D"https://links.=
coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b=
74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49j7c421yDwS6SgR0Rg_Hvq9uO6Q-=
r8do-oiaCfLmwfSQAZEwkO2J2tXqFRVBvd7EfgHDJAa4JELh7ilsgxxqhBynMLiY4QYvZUWLlSk=
tM3xLS267Ghca6CyDSpl4PiY8M1BXCXnJBNKzyRo87pYpzAVOygDWP5xy14m-Ndv2DYbk2h4Vsy=
7fex2Ehk4qNZhzSYnFTeHVb2fAC1Qm2pCB2gphBdRaLsL4Kr1PQ5qy9XfTBEVIGsLW3VbUH4o4M=
HEKYkmmbXHX4APTZJFTOb_2VPyvyT9ir4GvLBdo3Hcspu-sg6qh6mDQ8iML8-HzhdjRwpNwLRtb=
QLOBTQkMypD3l5kqFSczcqpYGJzFqATGUKlQB6EJI92-BuHZVphuMgc0Jat2LwOz72xLBVmIM9b=
EP7wd-i-Ton3LuLXoDSSu4DZfsVoOLvzA2NlNxXnOnRwXgA%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" re=
l=3D"noopener noreferrer">Aleph.im</a>. </p> <table width=3D"100%" role=3D"=
presentation" valign=3D"top" style=3D"table-layout: fixed; vertical-align: =
top; border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-=
size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr style=3D"vertical-align: top;"> <td valign=
=3D"top" style=3D"word-break: break-word; vertical-align: top; min-width: 1=
00%; text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 48px 0px;"><table border=3D"0" cellpa=
dding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" align=3D"center" role=3D"prese=
ntation" valign=3D"top" style=3D"table-layout: fixed; vertical-align: top; =
border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(2=
22, 224, 226); width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr style=3D"vertical-align: top;"> <=
td valign=3D"top" style=3D"word-break: break-word; vertical-align: top; tex=
t-size-adjust: 100%;"><span></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr>=
 </tbody> </table> <div> <table style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <tbod=
y> <tr> <td style=3D"margin: 0px; padding-right: 11px; vertical-align: midd=
le;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integra=
tors/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/=
dot-1.5x.png" width=3D"12" height=3D"12" style=3D"display: block; width: 12=
px; height: 12px;"></td> <td style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-a=
lign: middle;"><p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.=
075em;"><strong> TRENDWATCH </strong></p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p s=
tyle=3D"margin: 5px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.26; word-break=
: break-word;"><strong>Can 2022 be an even bigger crypto year than 2021?</s=
trong></p> </div> <p style=3D"margin: 16px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-=
break: break-word;">By pretty much all measures&nbsp;=E2=80=94 from celebri=
ties like Jimmy Fallon and Jay-Z <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/cl=
ick?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311=
e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49uZWF8C_hApbasnbfp0OxAhwmbUe-iV_4--HXN-cVqm2J=
h3VTxLcbxwlFT3vLU6MA0330upbYbBgOUDFOBqyPDQiRePjUxvuIj3TQL6sJS7Jfif7TAGwX2vf=
AfLobCQu3Dq3sbKtfaOkFglZbnMGgK-VOT5B5VD2RYZecfjdj8e4F3a-q-OmhUu2hMZ6CcE8gcg=
ZQqcsAePsUbH0Z0ZvWmz8-Q1ZAt3pn7T4UcjCvdJfo-Jd6NKCQcFdPeRegXKzl4oFBO0HfRcy18=
0qbBYugZDsDe9kZRBSOwpi6lITIdKagzSpzAnWz0sMQQjnJnNp8NDHCcU5B-8DeuqBgxNDd9yPc=
fEyXLTiXA8bQXXCE8oFn4GikRQ_wrDhsUhCBu3CbO--Y0vetNYtuP97xw3w98UVSouONystyPo3=
UtUAhJD9" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">=E2=80=9Caping=E2=
=80=9D into NFT projects</a> to a group of strangers <i>almost</i> <a href=
=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e968971=
3&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49hVa3kbPos=
SlayKPgYGzx7AI3nMpHWiHavCMGdQv3tfG1fyHoX18iWP-sDmrVvPGEWlkBKGu4E1sm1dB7EXAJ=
NdIk41dtUDz8bdBheJa-dp9Oszr3UcXUl9hiBW4xQhO5jkYKrZZnJ9kDmpLlTbLxvp0Hsc2dUWu=
-lCzSscElFEy-wQOnXOs4l337VdnJCKyULtQxs6n4HYFSZ4tPH-V_2COZAVWrnp9ndWAUYL72Xg=
FVhblNHDREHsUiYb1RIkjISHQUih8TgcH_fVG4kbru58bFTiWIa8oPl02gmLs_N2TqP5E_RYV-Q=
-ShezSlpS3Q82iDZGHilafbtLfCwz-dZryliF8yJIinForSfWQ6zBMlrf4cMjtKl1BUtVmgIeXn=
BXt3DMs71kzfkO11Z-j4WllEcGebrmSGdlihb3HvnNF6HS-rxXrgRSJ1xuiS1jyiLYn7QsSqfju=
tkaDrYrErQoXF2vSPshXaIrPIhedmX-_" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener norefer=
rer">buying the constitution</a> =E2=80=94&nbsp; 2021 was the year that cry=
pto finally broke into the mainstream. Over the course of the year, the num=
ber of crypto users spiked from 100 million to <a href=3D"https://links.coi=
nbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74f=
df9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49r4WI8pDMNQ1nRwu0cJ-QQDVB-S7vaY=
KResDlbjkh1Ih2RqeS2ttOTuCdsxJAQgqrjJsKbs5C-3X5nEXaMuwgY1dd45xF92CFxEuaOw34w=
z0J6wxGbQA8rmKwR1BAFz9ip95_I7d91EFBswMs9AWfru6xgRUuG_r_cwoS5e2vsJr56DA_UzuL=
D-5jYyz8SMZH7i5XFoJNSWKztkXTK4ldHBk2Ul8GSeGS_Jijn1q3fVinbgPy7KcIYnGT-mzXM2C=
PKzhh-hjX-HynsYgvz72yZWHmc_eW1Mr5UWqrsVVCaO0MZfjAqESblvwgqWEFIsKjnqnYlvynNo=
0do_ZTotT_QAmUivFHeYIC70P-Cr_vJ11KIfMb9zST-g6l7mGKuTlRA%3D%3D" target=3D"_b=
lank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">more than 300 million</a>, <a href=3D"htt=
ps://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D=
45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49qMsuKscoNHyXxhrg=
8pRtlW07t9TKvYcGYB11zJ2lysrn7UD2nTc_J4YQ2eTluem5xyiSMMypOLh0d2BDNwYSuB88FHX=
-U8aiEYr7BHDE5d4is3l0axbg5ycAeW2hvSZwf--zGKQ7tZdkiXjw9o8SV--_0Es1V7-1CjemUH=
rHxcxBc0koSDdwLM3NPeo3Hw9GQA6nnX6nwZoIsngBe6EK9gupJLa9QZXe8b0Oiwv0bX9T-_39F=
nPFbFzFLGtq6OINtGe419MkiN8Tcl0zEgL1MMBSvloyPJ4nwaQCwWdh_brWemvzKKqTIIcPSDqT=
kvHvfxf-Lb6_RRUCJg5z5hHxqlwUWFeS-1RkBQGtRkfBvKP" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"n=
oopener noreferrer">Beeple</a> crushed art-world records with his $69 millo=
n sale, and even previously skeptical banks like J.P. Morgan began offering=
 wealthy clients <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca563=
71967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1=
WeQTXyvSLh20a49j44dRWZv_-y6W28WjmVQo6PLFi8UdD5e3z2DUCH8xwNfV-4Qd-H3-aU4Xcrh=
4ffQZbb-2fV4XSYWqOXzLeggwV9K0wZF3DIMeYzAhzV8L0b0jHHvYn7OyL184e7Oqf5Qvx57RTx=
xYnLUrOAruZpvAFBe1Jt3Dqjqf1V8jUfNx0Wf96HeVR3ha1EZSesb1ffcYx_d-unpdiT9jPnKN7=
sLxRxSbjAh5YRZpqp8BXntjyL3gJeONgsg2r3st8oS_Y6CGmqz9IdMYNYh1361Rwcadwrqvr_Jg=
tF2MMhZ3BaJ6nYfEteaztwEuE8l8arnA3rQU3v6fycQyUPt3yhawE_uoJGQLKLDjtxw8WHbosBA=
dene3RIUP0Rj7Q8WYODJVWaGALBWzF5rRkmd1Y5EUUfD5hTLL9iYgdvJhXD80r6soDAC8MUTFng=
bdCZPFg-4xEtK4JOFDU3o3TMiKTdMkAH8jBLUDic--kcw-XIFtCShR8U" target=3D"_blank"=
 rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">crypto investment options</a>. Is there any ch=
ance 2022 can compete? Here are a few key trends we=E2=80=99re watching in =
the new year.&nbsp;</p> <!--[if mso]><ul style=3D"line-height:1.6;mso-line-=
height-alt:26px;"><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><!-- --><ul style=3D"margin: 10=
px 0px 0px; padding-left: 24px; line-height: 1.6;"><!--<![endif]--> <li sty=
le=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>Pop culture=E2=80=99s obsessi=
on with NFTs will intensify.</strong> Did you think the first month of 2022=
 would include a drop date for an Ozzy Osbourne NFT project called =E2=80=
=9CCryptoBatz?=E2=80=9D Neither did we! It=E2=80=99s unclear how many more =
collections of pixelated animals the <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/=
u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f=
0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49rwst2Y8KrgVgYy67Ug2KfC0VQi5T95RVwUjoXHLS=
ZF1NNbQoN0Lt76ouh70TJ2ZvOY5bqcjHkjX5glD7bKajUjouOE_TEU1lpbF_itkK8xkseyEYn1p=
TE3CaQ--jwXvIdcuMGwWoDyN3OsK138bSBcGpFWL_p24oMTl_bm_9dPB_-ngAh7-hAtI4gRo5TO=
2q-RuMwEuJpweAycv4yhVsDZw57rXeoIDumuvOlT0iytNYQwDNB0ijl08kxeYDQnV1ZiSHj98vK=
4vi7PlKQmU9OMx4tqrPl_ts6cAx0ovXkA5Jhdqe1ITpV0T4TxKS2IFjpJQNMNGrutJmWWfY-qwy=
GtYK-BwZ1MOSbiKw5mhwu55d-W4xFIO7ORUiGW1vQ4AHAqUjEzmGO9VpScwMYGgyiefu2Ec3iNt=
xAPlGPeUyzGmtRS3Yc8GsDHs9Bgc9J2CpvX8CYF3ugA-mzh-DHm20CgIWAje_UBfd16xmtAfIJA=
aIrLrHGu_jfMB3NrfKcMtYQ%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer=
">$23 billion NFT market</a> can sustain, but <a href=3D"https://links.coin=
base.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fd=
f9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49j2BEv_uGEQwKfyIsfaPyklMFTMchlPo=
HUGXPVWesthNyz5A80EnIbwZecujGtbNiOXS0SiQRCey58oZkcDojYlrJyb-aWn-T33H8hilOOn=
0_QSEzHuJQgq8tvKcG9mxvBHUvNXOYN3ApKhEZpiKF98i9QsFSc3OJzH0Rf9NpwY5mNmFfvvHFN=
CJl5rHBzymjhOQ0HIecq0teTb81IV-z_7AOSqSWZD9aeJAP5kFv8zFoadVI8vct-ZO_rSrzQOmF=
pd1c4DBwFlpUBdviEcked7_9bWITWT-0OP-3LZq-o6BuQNOjuaPGydZfGll4ikERlzJZDl061xu=
QM5r3ppMPlXj3KF3yMHb-5NWY5ixzNQJFHEWOqrYmxO2FoACytgMgA%3D%3D" target=3D"_bl=
ank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">CryptoBatz</a>=E2=80=99 Twitter feed has a=
lready surpassed 37,000 followers. And there=E2=80=99s no sign that mainstr=
eam artists are losing interest in the trend. The start of 2022 also saw Em=
inem hop into the NFT space, <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?=
_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649=
&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49tSde0MFoqZwa4QgqkSyQKKidEjEL6UBvQkQ4NJ7hOkYsye4V=
7eFEFoiQhsn3IruhStDxTnuIc7aES_6-CgbdX_8GLP1JSB2hXjbjTCcJBBmt63KfmGmE9XFVUWH=
Oz4ETROy4wRrFcab_QfyaEMb5M41G1dxSxdOLddTyZ5ox68q0TJJnNOo9UA2fJfYQuIh9y7ckC-=
QPhyfIW4CxqiK56G0MiDes4gU-OdeKNl9F-ccg_9QX9uYXxyprZSAfWYlXSkjqb-vIXvSxl9OB6=
rHS0BVyB5ahtAZlbM-sTWP5dz7INp0fy61iEdhMIW-AZVCAFTh9tVflqiWhMslZIf22mtJ1FFgu=
KQaS2Y9-Pmea7zW" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">buying a Bor=
ed Ape Yacht Club avatar</a> that happens to be rocking his signature army =
cap. </li> </ul> <p style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></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;"><!--<![endif]--> <li style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"=
><strong>Brands will begin marketing in (and building) the metaverse. </str=
ong>Most people seem to agree that the metaverse will one day evolve into a=
n all-encompassing, persistent virtual world, where you can work, game, and=
 socialize =E2=80=94 sort of like the one that <a href=3D"https://links.coi=
nbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74f=
df9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49ogx6s1vbvuCXIMh0GPzeG5qW8QQpkx=
fZahv9hde-kQhvnIC0-Rpa-BdWlVf3M73iXkJBsp79CX108HMigmbfPqA-urXlC63CbPi_HHkwR=
C56ekwjKX0zRM8i4GzJDuVKquTj8O_Ck92maibtWVAZI9nZF3kAfhDL_ez-9QfIfBLtWStrLibR=
TOuQRBrnRTKZVHq7F3bcxeYejApGzGoZ6_2ACfD5NPQFTWjm6XU1XbmBnuvX4kT4IVdP2upMuqE=
7I9yP3e1Of5kHqRXmc7U3Dx3yZt7xR4C993VFFxxxW8inv8PVl0rxabS6W5b1eNPgskrNWZjnI1=
JL0lzfQZCT2BGQNKy3PyjsK0k-P5046Hlc5AqHWMH6MkD3OfqRAFgj4ixfbJmUTytDPPFQz1z94=
0%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Ready Player One</a> im=
agines. Plenty of big brands (like Meta, formerly Facebook) and institution=
s see massive opportunities by getting in early. Analysts at Morgan Stanley=
 agree =E2=80=94 they envision the metaverse market topping <a href=3D"http=
s://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D4=
5267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49taqWjVXxOTse3lL19=
c3QbO4qvNQD_FvN65owwUOh5w-yUOLyJdlpkmZMioZ1WRNfFK8I4RndJMwSCQn5F-L3Ub63nJLC=
R-HxmvMhDjThTCKx5BKh1e1_DbXNM205QaLX_FkLppL44N_LemudhuEtVAcJ7KV4gfNAk5Y_F1D=
M_lmm539mBsICaccPyqoJSpzLCvr5fMs56UaCmr00t9h32mWi763keX6cRShmDYZqUPqgszo37i=
WhF7vQ2gHs2B1humgzRBWeAM-6CjR44cLB6xxPJN-EZXLxFvmNebf3WKmJ3ogPyAvo1WcTv1bSU=
s63q7X0d4YKQgUuADVLAAEc7qVUR4MR4BEAoupajQuxKGf4QmEQtdd9jk6ntoJM26YlGuDqJaHX=
fBx4orK47KFITOqvt2LdryZEWSn12hKxtnB0cp6p2qmUBzTRds_e2zqq63vFqvt6wTKC7nqFDPd=
JEdVk28_abih9GiQQiAmr3MGmNP9_YHxATeacv_43e4ADQ%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener noreferrer">$57 billion</a> within a decade. <a href=3D"https:=
//links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D452=
67b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49tjRiu0qjMYwypnese3k=
_ILot6dj1yqXaXK2mivMw3ZdZYrUDcyKjZMPAeohfCwk41NxhZSCoFttRjTUbLewYEHx8a8cIe3=
kY9Rwqd9vPRVdNiZYA3xExpFoNr_FK3RBXBiwa3gDaIpmVKjYN7jfc_xv6_jvxKsunYQobK9KWU=
jPOrlaNP8wFI8o3xx5cQz72zNKD0bxLUqAfxBT9IjEjVdQL4vxu-P8AqKu3WtOwhH36ywchhehY=
8UzFU99cq1Cp0HgMPikI2vJAjsS4Sd6VYyyjMhR4rstBmd_BE5O-5j4JmHF4h2bKDCnQQmXrXfM=
Utwc1mf1skgjGNP0nJAS5fNHxZTZpvWGBytRiR498CFpUnkrhVGSQUsOnYbemzQX2NDfNCniqLL=
coazAMUQVe4k%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Nike</a>, <a=
 href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9=
689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49srLX=
6PniIvzAxvODgljd_sAUQRIK-vAKVzJSiOCJtRVph2XSYMjeO0ZlZ_p8s7Taed4IRRJ56GDs3Mt=
Tj5dyWqPlUIPjvTqaVrtHGVU_TUbqO8c9pJ9RID9TEoqICqkUcA2S67Lpcq3lrm7qlYPrQdMavq=
qR5uJhDZ8ES8BTYpqupD2JUYekKoytequ6VaVoyHXQ-rnR3SbOGSm_KyCc-LM1ionBb0PcYkzt6=
bGlOovbVbPHjN0K3u8FI1a2k8GqBXkZcSuOun5-ZOqPE_g4V6i4rh8eFHlip0oaQEFAL11K57Eg=
lKrGuZnd8gwdCdKJ58lsJyyJs40RQPor3XFMLV7bKTN4ayccBNHh4Bk27x2cruLsAz_fQQafJtt=
HUujDVVDKXN_GnvZDcTotdYOTT625i2M3uVs2VNwRovmwlbcZd6Mu8s_xfsLJ2EghBUo_tKtfZY=
54-i6P_U0DGtYkIY%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Adidas</=
a>, <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca5637196741819225=
5878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a=
49hVa3kbPosSlayKPgYGzx7CcYh60Icq9S1Aw_pwfLSN6BurGgU4Pd9s_IrwbcRca6AGcu3xmLX=
8_O6MFzxhI7orBylPiVb-vfwW47vP6PziZQCzfBcX91t3K-EF5P3iOGub2tf1We9drrws0UrkA1=
Xpzo9OOGdEohsTvNfR87gFLfKCIkE09tSp0b0CKey51YgPt8nUG0T2XnfFzrNeMF8-qdAXfSGTi=
ooqq4ajkezMp6oYddWIHi_Hnl-hJbXdFRdZTuZIfNFGkAw8CPrD3cfc9bMnbj0ncb65uKDE9BaG=
m-95FV6verHDmk5-m2U4A1GppmdctWf1-Wn7mwVBaDYYGFK2_LRa8YyXlZwYHNjb-mIBXH3SZGS=
U9diCDRKBc8R4PBUigw_esheujgNH7AatsW7jwmopL5rHonBs8BOaaFiugeK9UZIsnwxrTHS3J2=
woLmNsgfJWLLqwlyFi9l_s%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Sa=
msung</a>, and <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371=
967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1We=
QTXyvSLh20a49uC2L2P3cIdGDTXTGOk-cDi2H0cm-LlpRX3QOy4lcsKRpN03w7KkLXzUyi0bphV=
1hlLjzUlN5QegM4h48YuuvJQjG478ub-b_BxbqWPcvJYQ09Cy1HtDCQhWwtmJpNEAy4ZJfxZ50S=
GJ0qWYYm2VzlirP4QbrpWQCSp21KK9uGZPcvmlul-FPkMGBkA0VWaLY8j6Ym7Bt5JrSpYG6u0-L=
vL91U_lfuFvZ8RM5ORx4TSmNeMR7eii2Ui8WdAh8-vhGylKGAHlRjHiXe1nJn6IfrMR0ExDNlQ-=
maVWlytZqk-G7gdaNeOwRQE8waf-U0ZnXrwg9_0u1zNkMqE2KGXbyi0LmtIBkVFH1sBwygXCE2n=
wFnQF3-g17SbFb-joirNpMjPr_y7el1ZwBmhWpc0i0cNXzxTkMtowIFKcBGCWZtO-g2rTHrRTkm=
REiVLXgTheegM0UFNx2FnfIW9cxdkaa40kecwQcLWDubKamuwqZdvg" target=3D"_blank" r=
el=3D"noopener noreferrer">Budweiser</a> are among corporate early adopters=
. Nike=E2=80=99s <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca563=
71967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1=
WeQTXyvSLh20a49tjRiu0qjMYwypnese3k_ILot6dj1yqXaXK2mivMw3ZdZYrUDcyKjZMPAeohf=
Cwk41NxhZSCoFttRjTUbLewYEHx8a8cIe3kY9Rwqd9vPRVdNiZYA3xExpFoNr_FK3RBXBiwa3gD=
aIpmVKjYN7jfc_zAFE1SjeqdwsJut_iBqmOrpBOM2inhxb0PBQDzVUtztPMMlcQJb2QxUv9ciJT=
rFrhhaFm5wwtvvSTe0VfVin1yV5RpyvANYzmknXhk0-QMgXQy12MnFTlAoXZ2BdL6AhRJbESlxI=
6fsuHw20hieNPZLEfRjg3CCvGBMSU3NhV4PIHyPomFT-HQBSs3bFWU8IBk8u6rx_ZnnJwfq-3n8=
nioJELV80aXloe2NnIEAf-xiKtP5_x5rheTXKM__m-FP_M%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D=
"noopener noreferrer">recent acquisition</a> of virtual fashion brand RTFKT=
 sets the sneaker giant up for major metaverse moves in 2022.</li> <li styl=
e=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><strong>Major video game publishers wi=
ll explore blockchain gaming. </strong>On the first day of 2022, Final Fant=
asy developer Square Enix published a <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com=
/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8=
f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49u7IJZXcu8Ehq6ddGGHorWQjRGts7sFsxpwmTWAF=
Qu7tuBgfaKJJgH_FEI1M8IuNUSys6-zaX9lrk57be17xDVAM6ekw5Fh_Vb3-46NKVmL5LCUFI9w=
JijMN-f5kHfBncvhyHaXRV24eNSiUXN13a2lxC9-FtOIMTlhot7kAh06abdtj0nslUFaQrMeF0u=
VmFrjiaGXaV1Mg6NIrcYSRJb7kcD5AGb2FYu379MI3S3xpXD7e6qVTgsCVXdvlNw5YLcFSBQYC6=
mh4wAEqx8KMaP9Zxnjknnxw1FFBGrrQnrVvf66mW_jtisSd3yKmgdHcAERuaRVVGBqTYlt8SOqa=
O_USnKxeqHcQNBtc74zeA_sUsJ_xa7kvJlETA0OwnOD46AyWgn3d9iKq26c5-WY4IXw0AtBudxG=
Zv1L5MThwNOAacxBMaj1roNiqzFJiicvTEbI1zYQw693-TaQjbrGpTUM%3D" target=3D"_bla=
nk" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">letter</a> signaling its intention to explo=
re NFTs and blockchain gaming. Noting the =E2=80=9C<a href=3D"https://links=
.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599=
b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49h27U_IlM-cQA_VMhWDef6aTEl1=
M9y14wZJa5HPRCWLTWi2CiqN9dkCjLlWsYh8vtkPo_uNArp3t_MOYbE8PRyt0eT5k0htiA1Vt8l=
fMY8vKKzgaZ2TC9Fpq727l-bt0McKu8pW5zM1BOhvLDNzwlNq6_L9ZQUBStL0aa_IVI97koYsAI=
VxJJckYgLTYTyVLLpF8Azn5jZjw7XtI8WNPE2DQiqoOmmkAX-VjkidH9rAmMId7_hc8umtvokPq=
wNXhj3bCAyqk9widUMB55hUrPHGdqIJ7Zzvv69NRlpP97U-9hvAEu6QAD41hBk8EgW6oxie3c0I=
-F42Lg7QJFTgDiVQ54jW4lq0yuTFSczAI5lWiJszD-gSlqr3pt_kABRlfhFLI-f4ISBEymqq-eq=
hG68RWue1vRx8Rn5abI8ocsarO2vsVxoxNiNiWv3PvsPGWpQZ9Mq_laWgW719723x4MWw%3D" t=
arget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">play-to-earn</a>=E2=80=9D mode=
l that <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca5637196741819=
2255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh=
20a49lDS_-g4xedeM20MPzX8Oh_jA-_Otg5O0HpuN9JXFE0NI3dnY2JcRS135O6B6W4Dp8rGotB=
L2QBgsZGRBu_rCxTTh8C1eEBOcLNFIifI_t3hTBNhEYQ8rXEi1Y0tbAjLakaItc8jMoaUQQgBLO=
BbII7nwqGRVjs7L-Ot4u930Ksdc8trSfULhEl4q6EMDNNa0XPYjG3Hppx4TaXL2VeCseexg9cRR=
ILzZiyGjfgH1WK9Q4YJbnm_KV4s8xd5HvNfsKphT3nOg8wGbomgXtwdRtYDA-IjijJIs2snFCmN=
DUmIGF8e8hy40S1ouuRA9mTUZyHtWE0nNu19BQ_onFWZ-dM_uW_zD9K_L-5fVxFoRDz_t4UPvBR=
MfLyeNLsUtPzxGaFTJuO7OLJwJGJQL9I_VYP1yh3QVvsYnwX5mmHUW8xy__crMiVH3nUTgK2Plj=
kQKg7ALJ9HP8BmdkJsUxxBdMmUI620o5wD9RJW_Fh_VXTyErv4hu1XN3THf9IZn8nCfzpx0Wjb-=
7Vnia1hsC0NJsSsr4bi3XFqgF_zyzABNkSDFz27p1BZWqB4npTvQRZKsObAAqlJGensP0ZyvC4A=
nhhGQ4aVfZVJjGmm3BL51x0979-hXS4lF1bOp-NtUZ8_HQ%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener noreferrer">Axie Infinity</a> helped pioneer, Square Enix pres=
ident Yosuke Matsuda described the next phase of gaming as =E2=80=9Cplay-to=
-contribute,=E2=80=9D in which gamers who want to create or build within ga=
me universes are rewarded. He notes: =E2=80=9Ca wide variety of motivations=
 will inspire people to engage with games and connect with one another. It =
is blockchain-based tokens that will enable this.=E2=80=9D&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;"><strong>Why it matters=E2=
=80=A6</strong> At the start of 2021, words like =E2=80=9CNFT,=E2=80=9D =E2=
=80=9Cmetaverse,=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9CWeb3=E2=80=9D weren=E2=80=99t exactl=
y household terms. By the end of the year, more people were searching the w=
ord =E2=80=9CNFT=E2=80=9D than =E2=80=9CKanye West=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9CKi=
m Kardashian=E2=80=9D <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3a=
ca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dm=
xv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49glOgcCA9h2AlmWvhofvKq_G-G6dkDp_XvdPAVudhhKeE-sV7hYY46J-=
X7WDbpmxpZWq0_-70pAYC1XhiS8B8L4MBiUMu_C-3oXasI_-G-DtrYl_25VWMTsw9JMFDiVAWN9=
gYkKOWaSRGG7JBm5HPZznYdkyYq2lObFipb7ZHw4AkkekQHkeW8goU-GZ_kEzAPCvWn1BTNVF65=
FsfNbw-5-Tiaf1HWIPwT07Ip4NvCqGTpeVnQ7ySl9lIAa5aCzoFqHE6vE7_NTKnUAB0Sj4SohrY=
74X7pT9biiMW0CfHuk_effpRM0MKBMSrI8IReNc4Wu7ubhIgmJ6XBLjBb4MrJbW-rlBmJfLao2z=
OEFtF6nGoZHi7_KYC0JsNTEopkALP3PwmUSz1iQjx4FZtAT3UessLg2VNMisYTIZwVyUTV8r" t=
arget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer"><i>combined</i></a>. And as th=
ese concepts begin to mature, new ones arise, and even more individuals and=
 institutions <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca563719=
67418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQ=
TXyvSLh20a49h27U_IlM-cQA_VMhWDef6ZffKmiDB9ReRMTAanktH-1Tz-21Die1Oqu2WQwObn0=
al0XKfeaB2jQRPsMJfZ9hxdMZrN4C_Xc2LkeiyEdv_pHhzU3XPH4ZNAOYDHpFz2CQbQyY4kbSoT=
uunhjT_lPB4v_CvwRUqoX1FhJ-ujbbxT-69aDF8NlFS_7LAjCIl17t5yuHySYakhfFGHNbrNaxp=
mAszzeyfrnzEObfbqnKLK6INPMCZthCrUjGmf9_MF3AY_2Y-Wuy5k5TFH4NktGmffucOeN_sl3s=
dzDkf3cgcel1OB9GrJ4n-GJGOXl7uGPiEsWws9kuA5CnxxRQnToz6SEBnLZg-PIjcrML_mMRgQ1=
GxHaBZ7CT5QXsYx6PFIprBgh1IOILWzllcdI92GoThZu0Zx1oYWnx0K1PWs3bUUmil5xZM_soy6=
ebB4L8NnfvjyRpRvO7xrSiMpmciaaFCA%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener nore=
ferrer">dive deeper into the ecosystem</a>, 2022 could become crypto=E2=80=
=99s biggest year yet. Or as crypto Twitter might put it, <a href=3D"https:=
//links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D452=
67b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49qBl5MT2mIO4igLd2q8L=
MlDQwgi7A-u0Yt7fO5AAYQanXbVfAAcd_7-EzhSB-CwZsLiY5VpZ1zVS5A4q4dyKui8KFIHFKiq=
1kiyet6FnzWPX5XxvCgu_Da2-0tnavDKerjEKc0EKqiIlzio-KKfgJJJpKrBrTKyUwmm74ZqSmc=
Ttgrf_QgNObuGJbg5KMyBaxkGycW9hrd_fmD0vH7lXtNARe3FqkakmMOcJdx-rWRs1OEUJDzhTd=
FvgmtVu_M9Xr1vi8iftJPQy4pNh07g5WV07vHbi6EvMm23m5Cr6yWyJdgIzwCc9o09tyTWhVFfZ=
NP_Xo0lVgol6oa5UfFhIaUzVsX9qGnw-etaBfxzinBfl1KcXIE29PA6o_dM3moSDNOxuV9laisA=
_yumZ79pfCd0%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">WAGMI</a>!</=
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JXFE0NpqzsWJWHmlub81G747TumrE8qLKkRPAJ6sJA8Qer-vNCNU3jzK5l4TNwUz8ak-blg-lkI=
fVYwnw9PfqgJxCJIBVayDYS2EcjfPoKxyhLS7RTtWGaivpeBg1WeUAjYDjkgnWoSgxFMpu14r2Z=
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margin: 0px; padding-right: 11px; vertical-align: middle;"><img src=3D"http=
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</td> <td style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><p s=
tyle=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.075em;"><strong> NU=
MBERS TO KNOW </strong></p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p style=3D=
"margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px;"><strong>$1 billion</strong></p> <p=
 style=3D"margin: 4px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;">N=
FT project Bored Ape Yacht Club=E2=80=99s<strong> </strong><a href=3D"https=
://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45=
267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49sFgIJ7TBqYwkQXgmj1=
GZ7ivv295z1KxHRDid5wLLiuCKLu0N4dtHvTMYOyjcF7krulfi6I1O70Ddu7SLDBYeiu7D2Tnsg=
PMlDKgjPO8xxUEPWRVs6IIVaL0jFUCKKQdUTjESDsgp0SkBHDZ4Q-eboItiSZD2OZzwWJDrlobZ=
Hxs6MNo0uxvMkV4mEnp9lYNPgsnrZOJNrAtU4Xv_2Z57VTnyPL0ryqqyBDPF2B2C1gG_q7pXMph=
5lLCNuN1FLHDYXZ598bSXVu2Hzox8dwH5hPAUDVPACrvWTouP7LaaFJY_zG8EWuU5TJb_PZ1QoA=
5KrcofQonTEyTH77KmOIUYHcrSbhL1sTaUxPA20CPUwNmfw1Rtnzd0NZIrvW4vvqOqnfOUXI5IB=
JX0uffPipmbh8%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">total sales=
 </a>volume, since launching last April. (As of January 3, the collection h=
ad already seen $55 million in 2022 sales.) Boosted by celebrity Ape holder=
s like Post Malone, <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca=
56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv=
2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49lDS_-g4xedeM20MPzX8Oh-TkmqBcLX1WfksTRf-34hwGFUXRZaArrtqCb=
HGbkJQF5s2Oy-Ez7ti_d9_2t4qpv7np_3mRqcmHN_Pq1_onnWBGkiMc9oZECe1ZAC8wxgMR8r58=
qHyz9elw-lchS00AVzkPHGKI6VMMTr-720MooJydw0PlDuzzeCdYo7VtxDgiNZhagk70Kjb13Mt=
ECoLrsRpmqkmGVFyV9eJgpV-TIDOZBBjD4ZLNOHVKi3yzcfCuxQN7xW-JjhZJ15qYDQHiRR-h7_=
WjGLlrjxaHgkVaCFYU6ePKLX1qdlk1txWenXTcSu8mfO-sRJP-lQsk7EXVbfU-dbQnGkRAiuAZw=
WRfp5ZOrtnKJcz7fStSe1IR5CfKvUQdkv34zhvVVusEIu5VbQ7w_-CPQqMDdmwgNrzeFiAfiBbD=
ierBnUGBGYoR9RVyQ5oGj0ZToX7mOdQ_n_WBGcq7VPFYJixwZpbjz5M2paa2QXyznCXjVP1ErCj=
iM1cjmbI79ZY1mUL0h47ot-9mPY%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferre=
r">Diplo</a>, and <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56=
371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-=
1WeQTXyvSLh20a49lWMeCmliFV924_dQ-syNqSRmrf5dzNx7-wlfDrymQE2oNO790hY8hs6EMEi=
Rpr44iSm7RMKKEqzYe51ZlI5GnXA08QsKAzABuisnNmnk8D-NBgdMub_TuOFljoBHtA5xYFPUBM=
blQ_Jv857J7PMeRkqubCA7AZjBNGTAnlC0ckvBhc2zqtSFdkcr5UgFdwn7seEvJS70x6R_fHMU-=
tidX6U7vUtyYDqvrRE5yQBAdshaSljQZ8mKuek0z4mmTWF9T_BxdgzVMfJuaCAjehpXpcPs_FE2=
BcCKc4X70vteKx58xPA2EZ9XCvPtypEyvJA3B3rC2UK5az9MSIZaK5sWGJop1Xn5PCegFziyZBU=
_tip2x-CIGcESyABptMZpywfrL-JGeeqOHfm3JsYuaz4KfiKXRp0tPNQExv3ygs4kKv5d84rI72=
rT9LCc9DmeJvBT_K5WvfdoYtqWvFLbGNJmTBJhHr3qF2uzNiz1Ed2lnEi" target=3D"_blank=
" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Eminem</a> =E2=80=94 BAYC boasts the fourth-l=
argest <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca5637196741819=
2255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh=
20a49oQjBxjs_60SVkjHqKvx0JVIQb1jgXFGhGP7PIl95kjC6QqPsB4-meSIoxDmWWt7mKV9wFZ=
PGaFV4BrNemedx52yeLGWh8nc51GOZgZI3QQM4520zXzyh-G19yi-Z98n_o1GFKIXPA3UdnCnOd=
XDkrfxi207wCLMsDY-x_Vv1aU1PyTkWDYyiL_m2isl5_kpezHiFl47w7TO_OAUgOLsb97nN5iqc=
ykTALXl_4pLlWQG7Vg0hq4expJZV5U7Y9OwmygykgOsUQit0aB4MDQzULYcC8RuvKOeSO8ACxxm=
_ZTiieJCfElQ4rIN3s52tAmqiWEjZlgtJYk-GHgYiyaRkEHTYXbs4TeUxFLzmHUz2Vzd" targe=
t=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">sales figures</a> of any NFT colle=
ction, behind <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca563719=
67418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQ=
TXyvSLh20a49lDS_-g4xedeM20MPzX8Oh_jA-_Otg5O0HpuN9JXFE0NI3dnY2JcRS135O6B6W4D=
p8rGotBL2QBgsZGRBu_rCxTTh8C1eEBOcLNFIifI_t3hTBNhEYQ8rXEi1Y0tbAjLakaItc8jMoa=
UQQgBLOBbII5t4Nh9tVEg456_-PQJe7I-VPDptFxtdwXQj-tO0iLrO8JoSR0PoFdHVHZ1ns4kq6=
dh1VRmvJ67vOwLVWpma6IEPluc45Ri6WTlEDbDep9qSu1p1owvBAooIWtbTNi5acq0_94DqvKLA=
VE6bhel_FO2_-l-5NsHZ0o-sUSqbiF4vykwrADPDthj6ibpHwSj1v81hWKQaWmTnYh2md727N1E=
5j0M8qLF0EtxAWm1ie_zjLntDN19oE8Zc8fpxyushi03xxGGjnZQQRtBwuGDqTKD" target=3D=
"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Axie Infinity</a>, <a href=3D"https://=
links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267=
b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49lDS_-g4xedeM20MPzX8Oh=
9Ku-2P1-PP5NhwSLTE0m01qU5HipexyKjQHfYdP_SBxmwNghb0mgHkad4POYJOrfNB_GiITNGqs=
TRgeSzI7p22U0TtHO3ixyfsgOv_SdJxKudIKLzeCEtWedZO87CPmJSXDCaaCgI2eOy7W1qFb0TS=
YEJPmvAE0_baxDUpZ9oavvTVckJs58tnXJlQxH6hryXR0ZiFLotYpd314ZQve3jV_XHD7LgtoOZ=
m4oGtSBdQZd6bbL2GFFUOGp2nuTT3r8iLsURu2mmw2q5kVVbba4ltolZyHAxkW6DmiZ7dljfRO-=
sMQp7w4wiJTdrFS-rU8ST-DkjWy0Y0dPdMrEaiZBJpJmqYRHjZLSZGe-Ev9CIG4IjND9v46BhxH=
qQ3yZkOHIl20iDDtkt8cS_yZ-49I650" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferr=
er">CryptoPunks</a>, and <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=
=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_=
e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49lDS_-g4xedeM20MPzX8Oh9Ku-2P1-PP5NhwSLTE0m01qU5Hipe=
xyKjQHfYdP_SBxvY2DBQnYlTdVRwRB2gfYSCkK4OMlj7Me8xbGQ0Iwgsd3je0Vy2YAd2if_FJhn=
5q3_RQi9xJKITnOlUyKGQ7mmgGn2PFxpepq4yz0mX4t528S-_OxRdtBtJnAk2Kpqg9m4c6QG2hy=
nHgeWA53UAQr8GdutXu2Ue5LR-KNN43yQ4pg6Zw5WOBJOrUa00z0F_MHRP-te_Gkbuy6h4EVqqk=
wXvSpofoSTNy1pXl6ZgtiE14wj6ziGI9uBFsBcWQqR5WjqBVzCE9Lzy0dtV96aOndstvAL3GDGH=
6wAERSi5-a8ctL_5_zivnsaMgDD9ZsCT-zM870q7xlrIL5NiYIZq6ITRd-czSwwWIp2J_d535i0=
NlrlH8xGHojtnpHjn9fudCYA%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferre=
r">Art Blocks</a>.</p> <p style=3D"margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px;">=
<strong>$94.2 million</strong></p> <p style=3D"margin: 4px 0px 0px; line-he=
ight: 1.6; word-break: break-word;">Amount MicroStrategy spent to add 1,914=
 BTC to its balance sheet in December.&nbsp; The publicly traded company no=
w holds around $5.7 billion of BTC. Its CEO, Michael Saylor, is one of Bitc=
oin=E2=80=99s most enthusiastic boosters. In September 2020, he <a href=3D"=
https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=
=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49m6N3JP-HLifiY=
GH-nkYp8kFRWLur5OH3al5-Q_5E4cyKEHbkejalMT0FFgO61E8206cpp9X8kfIKrw0EALSC0LMq=
4wq2DI9rltIG9aClPOFRBuXajV4l4mvkUxakccAWEgW4IdPK-mS9h_N-7mroNPvq72yuweas_Xy=
V0PiSpO-r2dQtaonBAmj14P20Qva_bhQSO_zEoBFNQJ4ghzfkwhPq1Q1R2R9-69K93hDvURd-Rk=
p6R6JqnhY_2Zigsb490wL2VDkTYWU-YPtuwfukvl65D7cYlCGGXXBjF7xHitWRdzozE_2pw0GMv=
a4UtkND6zurQyG-jOUNaSADmjFDzOdI3A7YS3nQgrpsZjtasQfJm5V0_ZH2G3rGt2bK4hBqHvDb=
wECtlx2cPlwsZO89q6PO_82ZjNZFwK2VVRdERIV_MiKRhvPwLwsJbmavrOfbYH-jNHay4mED9Xx=
dov4ZDFxxOp7K68eAcWs_RrdSduR-SLRZAIkwRVjQNDXgpQPW12Dr8tsj4TLQsuF7xrYMt6U9cv=
pJy3TJe2sz-mZuyXGjZmf0JvaEIZ3j_SCOetRbEcSfdd52Kv2WEQ3H6dmIm8sgmrId_Rh7n1lgR=
xKcJvBvGCKebOAsgJnoM-X5uNwK0baylpLPtBUEbU8keMCIXE%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener noreferrer">tweeted</a> =E2=80=9C#Bitcoin is a swarm of cyber =
hornets serving the goddess of wisdom, feeding on the fire of truth.=E2=80=
=9D</p> <p style=3D"margin: 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px;"><strong>220,000=
</strong></p> <p style=3D"margin: 4px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break=
: break-word;">Number of Dogecoin =E2=80=94 worth roughly $40,000 =E2=80=94=
 that the memecoin=E2=80=99s co-creator Billy Markus holds. (Ethereum co-fo=
under Vitalik Buterin <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3a=
ca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dm=
xv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49rwst2Y8KrgVgYy67Ug2KfC0VQi5T95RVwUjoXHLSZF1gfowfpVkJh8e=
PUKLpBldixgrF8LgckrWo9NgqIANrHtXQH7vhExBSmrYy6_HVFlL-ik8kjUszI5UH_W3CMLWcTZ=
7I1rT-42IPVc4BFNXdfN6ErRfZ0Ne9PgprI4-MxeWXDi1fJilKRiWDKnsdU--AiTzsukWlsUGGX=
X0iAwZ9j0uuEBwnwRioSXyVP49LnmdT8BEJGgXWCCMDPScwLGUFzT-9jIYDNvn53sVYuSwF242n=
X1MtGJRcONZH7wnQRIJR7cKNm_ZmA8WjAV0Kcqf6w3MgB3FQNchuWXUBtK8tzFexaAkfkYnNt-T=
MZg6cgLsqQlk3gz9A9B7c4wE3_8mzwpLgRdSttkRdY0KgKet-ShErMQJVt0u_C_8LNrJxy8sjCc=
mFp7WtoFEVAYCh4MbmOe_Osmjq80r-4vtaIHu7Mj4q9H6TA_QKFwdB3c6LeadgGQOCHtmY3WWNY=
pX-1ZFFQ%3D%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">held</a> at l=
east 325,000 ETH in 2018, worth about $1.2 billion at today=E2=80=99s price=
s.) Markus, who no longer works on DOGE, <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.=
com/u/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15=
fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49iTrYpOAyTmXWoc-GhB2b-bqa3_t3MAgXUtlM=
fjlvdTMuYn0mTgADP0WMSt8KcAoWj8tyUHC7LTk4xDchUFVhjtW6m1_F7iOwlnWeSAVnfvINVxH=
L_gdUuvpVUEMe3hWg4ZzTYJ-9z5BzCqenGdo0rol-Xe2KVb0542HWAu9Giy6P03nIPE8aiaTFvi=
a-CGbC0F2akux21CrsyJ_Hrmm8SYmb4V7zfkjn036Tdc_XalM9Nkq-DOUonuLZHM0M9FZZw0GRe=
V1xpgcwlKfy2UisV3vSqItr0nJjSSN8CdlLAnPpyft0Y94C4EH2Rd58mowX_V3ikHg0IUUhmYPQ=
czREpqSSC5fHsRXCTDCHC8mdc4EqREDelvQjmPQXAG5U8KRnmUDbNtRZAv5l63uf8VnKTE%3D" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">distanced</a> himself from hi=
s creation last week: =E2=80=9CI don=E2=80=99t speak for dogecoin. I am not=
 on the project. I am a community member.=E2=80=9D </p> <p style=3D"margin:=
 16px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px;"><strong>3</strong></p> <p style=3D"margin:=
 4px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;">The number of new =
Samsung TV models the electronics giant says will enable NFT trading. Accor=
ding to a <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/u/click?_t=3D3aca5637196741=
8192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyv=
SLh20a49n1y_s6tbAJ3WFmmpyfEr3Amy2eb_qEFRdoAF660t5wfa5IfeLGiNTI4LqcQjkdcEJ1M=
yW4C3d8JupnjQ_fHG9IvaXMFoewQL6HMq9PJ9-ZSpvugvlN-h9ayM5nceNTtsRz5zJ5i9yRkGVE=
NxLqxifzUFE9VgQQPCs1UYI6Se4XiFicxcwhTno25suUL3ybe7IYyD21g9Am7mefTIGEgIrI67b=
23AGis5-u56KOhecthT8jWemiuB8lRGFDQZzFVKoM4xZCtRRuBlCtwlPYKolVzQSa0vfMFXVWCO=
xeDOzd4IC_AnTowHmK4_L60Eta23CP5p0GNglgiqsWdPVZgh7_HsA7cEkh4ZBt6sDGs6gw0JAsi=
3pQdg7cc2aSYuSkP0tgm_gUX4IGZWg_s7LRfJ-sApr1Z2BH3QYm6hR28GwoqwZqk00JJIgFs7Me=
PNCvSUygywG0DnXWqZt88fzALkwdgvxKhFszb8IP1R5bX9W-ekGIDML3_ghC6c0eXvQJBcaJz1l=
4P5HWMqdBl_DWC5ufDUtoclzvqB68dGeApbkI_8YTzXyXq9bfmu6aCwJC6pitHwlJvoeyDmPCPW=
77jlHY%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">press release</a>,=
 the MICRO LED, Neo QLED, and Frame TVs will all include an =E2=80=9Cintegr=
ated platform for discovering, purchasing, and trading digital artwork.=E2=
=80=9D</p> <div class=3D"cta_button" style=3D"margin: 24px 0px 0px; padding=
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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; vertical-align: middle;"><img src=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfr=
ont.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca5=
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tr> </tbody> </table> <p style=3D"margin: 5px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px; lin=
e-height: 1.26; word-break: break-word;"><strong>How Bitcoin might evolve b=
eyond digital money </strong></p> </div> <p style=3D"margin: 16px 0px 0px; =
line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;">These days, most people think of=
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=99s smart-contract compatibility, on the other hand, makes it a global com=
puter that powers <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56=
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bhoxwQWbjaVTJYiOEUPwbtCccYy6cc76yhh2YZu2hqMf6lm9e61sr0wIJrbNUbuqL8nl6n2f6vw=
ymdCyqQLQx4-orXOmmLeuIlRfiRQigyMYALkdWEva7gxGgQ%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener noreferrer">NFTs</a>, <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/=
click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f03=
11e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49lDS_-g4xedeM20MPzX8Oh9Ku-2P1-PP5NhwSLTE0m0=
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bA4KZD9EDc5WWr39l8gUrt2hfI027WrMf_IFZsPpooSDfyZbhobzFygygxXaviUxR9RmItbvFbm=
vFRb5dYNcg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">blockchain games<=
/a>, and <a href=3D"https://links.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418=
192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvS=
Lh20a49lDS_-g4xedeM20MPzX8Oh_jA-_Otg5O0HpuN9JXFE0NY-pe129bek2LwnUztDf3NuGyb=
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tPZT3i2BciQvwC6RXBF0sW05S954Hus3l8aD4Hco2m_MHtoO1HVYhQS8nYh8LoIaMMfbrOKhRYE=
J5qpylb-DYrhFoxkUmqPYooOf6f4Org2f5188Nx5VXsd8-WFwrhTBc5Rsnjh7xhEHs24RFpz9NY=
CvTI0L3ccTwfczOvRVyk9lgIvkPgyiJuDKCM_A%3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopene=
r noreferrer">decentralized exchanges</a>. But can Bitcoin evolve into a gl=
obal computer of its own? On the latest episode of <a href=3D"https://links=
.coinbase.com/a/click?_t=3D3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=3D45267b1599=
b74fdf9b15fc8f0311e649&_e=3Dmxv2-1WeQTXyvSLh20a49lDS_-g4xedeM20MPzX8Oh-u7lK=
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kPSrJqQ00Vr4tB_ElWFDhC7LdnR_NLKHkxMgkdkaiPfkFsqgcTE8MSvF15w%3D%3D" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">Around The Block</a> =E2=80=94 Coin=
base=E2=80=99s weekly podcast =E2=80=94 Coinbase Ventures=E2=80=99 Justin M=
art and Katherine Wu discuss Bitcoin=E2=80=99s programmable future with Sta=
cks co-founder Muneeb Ali, who is dedicated to building smart contracts on =
Bitcoin.</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"=
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; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(0, 82, 255); border-radi=
us: 8px; text-align: center; padding: 18px 0px;"><strong>Listen to Around T=
he Block</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-align: top; border-sp=
acing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 1=
00%;"> <tbody> <tr style=3D"vertical-align: top;"> <td valign=3D"top" style=
=3D"word-break: break-word; vertical-align: top; min-width: 100%; text-size=
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llspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" align=3D"center" role=3D"presentation" valig=
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ble> <div> <table style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td st=
yle=3D"margin: 0px; padding-right: 11px; vertical-align: middle;"><img src=
=3D"https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713=
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2px;"></td> <td style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;=
"><p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.075em;"><stro=
ng> TOKEN TRIVIA </strong></p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style=3D"mar=
gin: 5px 0px 0px; font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.26; word-break: break-wor=
d;"><strong>Who created Dogecoin?</strong></p> </div> <div style=3D"margin-=
top: 16px;"> <table style=3D"line-height: 1.6; word-break: break-word;"> <t=
body> <tr> <td style=3D"padding-right: 12px;"><strong>A</strong></td> <td> =
Elon Musk and Max Levchin</td> </tr> <tr> <td style=3D"padding-right: 12px;=
 padding-top: 12px;"><strong>B</strong></td> <td style=3D"padding-top: 12px=
;">Eddie Doge and Coin John</td> </tr> <tr> <td style=3D"padding-right: 12p=
x; padding-top: 12px;"><strong>C</strong></td> <td style=3D"padding-top: 12=
px;">Vitalik Buterin and Charles Hoskinson</td> </tr> <tr> <td style=3D"pad=
ding-right: 12px; padding-top: 12px;"><strong>D</strong></td> <td style=3D"=
padding-top: 12px;">Jackson Palmer and Billy Markus</td> </tr> </tbody> </t=
able> </div> <p style=3D"margin: 16px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-break=
: break-word;">Find the answer at the end of the email.</p> <div class=3D"c=
ta_button" style=3D"margin: 24px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 50%;"><!--[i=
f mso]><table width=3D"100%" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" border=3D"=
0" style=3D"border-spacing:0;border-collapse:collapse;mso-table-lspace:0pt;=
mso-table-rspace:0pt;"><tr><td style=3D"padding:0;" align=3D"left"> <v:roun=
drect xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-micr=
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 16px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: =
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"><strong>Learn about DOGE</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=
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llpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" align=3D"center" role=3D"p=
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gb(222, 224, 226); width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr style=3D"vertical-align: top;=
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/tr> </tbody> </table> <p style=3D"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.6; word-brea=
k: break-word;"><strong>Trivia answer</strong></p> <table style=3D"margin: =
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