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“An opportunity to start a new chapter for this industry”
Brian Armstrong on this week’s news. Coinbase CEO says the crypto industry has “an opportunity to start a new chapter” following this week’s news.
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“An opportunity to start a new chapter for this industry”
Brian Armstrong on this week’s news. Coinbase CEO says the crypto industry has “an opportunity to start a new chapter” following this week’s news.
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(Gladiathor / Getty Images)</i></p><p style="margin:48px 0px 16px; font-size:32px; line-height:1.26; word-break:break-word"><strong>What’s up? It’s Coinbase Bytes</strong></p><p style="margin:0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">There’s never a dull moment on the blockchain. Here’s what you need to know this week:</p><ul style="margin:10px 0px; padding-left:24px; line-height:1.6"><li style="margin:0px; padding:6px 0px"><strong>Brian </strong><strong>Armstrong</strong><strong> on the Binance news. </strong>Coinbase’s CEO says this can be an opportunity for the crypto industry going forward. </li><li style="margin:0px; padding:6px 0px"><strong>Inside crypto’s ongoing autumn rally. </strong>ETF moves by two of Wall Street’s biggest firms were among the recent market catalysts. </li><li style="margin:0px; padding:6px 0px"><strong>NFTs are bouncing back. </strong>From gaming to Van Gogh, the latest wave of NFT innovation.</li><li style="margin:0px; padding:6px 0px"><strong>The week in numbers. </strong>The percentage of BTC that hasn’t traded in a year, and more stats to know.</li></ul><p style="margin:0px; padding:0px"></p><div class="desktop_hide" style="display:none; max-height:0; overflow:hidden"><table style="width:100%; table-layout:fixed; margin:0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:40px"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none; color:#0A0B0D"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/down-arrow.png" height="12" width="12" style="height:12px; width:12px; margin:2px 0px 0px 0px; vertical-align:top"> </td><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:left; margin:0px 0px 0px 10px; line-height:1"><p style="margin:0"><strong>Bitcoin</strong></p><p style="margin:8px 0px">$37,325.88 </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:12px">-0.78% </p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></a></td><td style="padding-top:40px"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none; color:#0A0B0D"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/up-arrow.png" height="12" width="12" style="height:12px; width:12px; margin:2px 0px 0px 0px; vertical-align:top"> </td><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:left; margin:0px 0px 0px 10px; line-height:1"><p style="margin:0"><strong>Ethereum</strong></p><p style="margin:8px 0px">$2,077.91 </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:12px">+0.98% </p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-top:20px"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none; color:#0A0B0D"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/down-arrow.png" height="12" width="12" style="height:12px; width:12px; margin:2px 0px 0px 0px; vertical-align:top"> </td><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:left; margin:0px 0px 0px 10px; line-height:1"><p style="margin:0"><strong>XRP</strong></p><p style="margin:8px 0px">$0.61 </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:12px">-5.26% </p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></a></td><td style="padding-top:20px"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none; color:#0A0B0D"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/down-arrow.png" height="12" width="12" style="height:12px; width:12px; margin:2px 0px 0px 0px; vertical-align:top"> </td><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:left; margin:0px 0px 0px 10px; line-height:1"><p style="margin:0"><strong>Solana</strong></p><p style="margin:8px 0px">$57.27 </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:12px">-14.01% </p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-top:20px"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none; color:#0A0B0D"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/up-arrow.png" height="12" width="12" style="height:12px; width:12px; margin:2px 0px 0px 0px; vertical-align:top"> </td><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:left; margin:0px 0px 0px 10px; line-height:1"><p style="margin:0"><strong>Cardano</strong></p><p style="margin:8px 0px">$0.38 </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:12px">+0.81% </p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></a></td><td style="padding-top:20px"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none; color:#0A0B0D"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/up-arrow.png" height="12" width="12" style="height:12px; width:12px; margin:2px 0px 0px 0px; vertical-align:top"> </td><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:left; margin:0px 0px 0px 10px; line-height:1"><p style="margin:0"><strong>Dogecoin</strong></p><p style="margin:8px 0px">$0.08 </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:12px">+0.21% </p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="mobile_hide"><table style="width:100%; table-layout:fixed; margin:0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:40px"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none; color:#0A0B0D"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/down-arrow.png" height="12" width="12" style="height:12px; width:12px; margin:2px 0px 0px 0px; vertical-align:top"> </td><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:left; margin:0px 0px 0px 10px; line-height:1"><p style="margin:0"><strong>Bitcoin</strong></p><p style="margin:8px 0px">$37,325.88 </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:12px">-0.78% </p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></a></td><td style="padding-top:40px"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none; color:#0A0B0D"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/up-arrow.png" height="12" width="12" style="height:12px; width:12px; margin:2px 0px 0px 0px; vertical-align:top"> </td><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:left; margin:0px 0px 0px 10px; line-height:1"><p style="margin:0"><strong>Ethereum</strong></p><p style="margin:8px 0px">$2,077.91 </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:12px">+0.98% </p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></a></td><td style="padding-top:40px"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none; color:#0A0B0D"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/down-arrow.png" height="12" width="12" style="height:12px; width:12px; margin:2px 0px 0px 0px; vertical-align:top"> </td><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:left; margin:0px 0px 0px 10px; line-height:1"><p style="margin:0"><strong>XRP</strong></p><p style="margin:8px 0px">$0.61 </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:12px">-5.26% </p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-top:20px"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none; color:#0A0B0D"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/down-arrow.png" height="12" width="12" style="height:12px; width:12px; margin:2px 0px 0px 0px; vertical-align:top"> </td><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:left; margin:0px 0px 0px 10px; line-height:1"><p style="margin:0"><strong>Solana</strong></p><p style="margin:8px 0px">$57.27 </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:12px">-14.01% </p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></a></td><td style="padding-top:20px"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none; color:#0A0B0D"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/up-arrow.png" height="12" width="12" style="height:12px; width:12px; margin:2px 0px 0px 0px; vertical-align:top"> </td><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:left; margin:0px 0px 0px 10px; line-height:1"><p style="margin:0"><strong>Cardano</strong></p><p style="margin:8px 0px">$0.38 </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:12px">+0.81% </p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></a></td><td style="padding-top:20px"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none; color:#0A0B0D"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/up-arrow.png" height="12" width="12" style="height:12px; width:12px; margin:2px 0px 0px 0px; vertical-align:top"> </td><td style="padding:0; vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:left; margin:0px 0px 0px 10px; line-height:1"><p style="margin:0"><strong>Dogecoin</strong></p><p style="margin:8px 0px">$0.08 </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:12px">+0.21% </p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="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, ending on XX/XX/XX at XX:XX PM UTC</p><div class="cta_button" style="margin:24px 0px 0px; padding:0px; width:50%"><a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="display:block; margin:0px; line-height:1.2; font-size:16px; text-decoration:none; color:rgb(255,255,255); background-color:rgb(0,82,255); border-radius:30px; text-align:center; padding:18px 0px"><strong>See the latest prices</strong></a></div><table width="100%" role="presentation" style="table-layout:fixed; vertical-align:top; border-spacing:0px; border-collapse:collapse; min-width:100%"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td valign="top" style="word-break:break-word; vertical-align:top; min-width:100%; padding:48px 0px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" align="center" role="presentation" style="table-layout:fixed; vertical-align:top; border-spacing:0px; border-collapse:collapse; border-top:2px solid rgb(222,224,226); width:100%"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td valign="top" style="word-break:break-word; vertical-align:top"><span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div><table style="margin:0px; padding:0px"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px; padding-right:11px; vertical-align:middle"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/dot-1.5x.png" width="12" height="12" style="display:block; width:12px; height:12px"></td><td style="margin:0px; padding:0px; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin:0px; font-size:16px; letter-spacing:0.075em"><strong>BINANCE </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:5px 0px 0px; font-size:32px; line-height:1.26; word-break:break-word"><strong>REPLACED </strong></p></div><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">On Tuesday, the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, and its CEO Changpeng Zhao, <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">pleaded guilty</a> to U.S. anti-money laundering and sanctions violations. As part of a settlement with U.S. authorities, the company agreed to pay fines totaling $4.3 billion, while Zhao agreed to pay a fine of $50 million and to step down as chief executive officer.</p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">As Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a> following the news: “Since the founding of Coinbase back in 2012 we have taken a long-term view. I knew we needed to embrace compliance to become a generational company that stood the test of time.”</p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">“Today’s news reinforces that doing it the hard way was the right decision. We now have an opportunity to start a new chapter for this industry,” Armstrong wrote. </p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">Read the full statement <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word"></p><a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><div class="desktop_hide" style="display:none; max-height:0px; overflow:hidden"><img src="https://images.ctfassets.net/q5ulk4bp65r7/11ethN8SqaxfTpSQp5dFNK/2a692d99adc4eceabaa8a5da01590f6e/650x488px_mobile__1_.png" width="100%" style="display:block; width:100%; margin:64px 0px"></div><div class="mobile_hide"><img src="https://images.ctfassets.net/q5ulk4bp65r7/2EIy1P2xeUhtobZGk8Vi8V/f8427ab27cd5eb64dfcd50efe733d669/1060x408px_desktop__1_.png" width="100%" style="display:block; width:100%; margin:64px 0px"></div></a><div><table style="margin:0px; padding:0px"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px; padding-right:11px; vertical-align:middle"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/dot-1.5x.png" width="12" height="12" style="display:block; width:12px; height:12px"></td><td style="margin:0px; padding:0px; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin:0px; font-size:16px; letter-spacing:0.075em"><strong>MARKET UPDATE </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:5px 0px 0px; font-size:32px; line-height:1.26; word-break:break-word"><strong>REPLACED </strong></p></div><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">For much of 2023, crypto markets have been <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">boosted by a major catalyst</a>: Wall Street’s renewed intention to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that would buy BTC and sell shares via conventional brokerages. </p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">This week, crypto’s autumn rally rolled on with “spot” BTC ETF optimism remaining high and ETH getting some ETF buzz of its own. </p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">Here’s what you need to know. </p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word"><strong>Bloomberg: Spot BTC ETFs are a potential $100 billion opportunity </strong></p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">At least <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">eight such “spot” BTC ETF proposals</a> — from both TradFi giants like BlackRock and more crypto focused firms like Grayscale — are currently in front of the SEC, which Bloomberg Intelligence expects to finally begin issuing green lights by January. (The agency has <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">repeatedly punted on BTC ETF decisions</a>.) </p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">As <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bloomberg reports</a>, the huge popularity of ETFs makes this a big deal. By selling bitcoin in “the famously tax-efficient and cost-effective ETF wrapper,” Wall Street could drive wealth managers and financial advisers to “finally start to lavish a small portion of their trillion-dollar portfolios on the crypto promise.” </p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">How big of a deal? “[W]ith the likely involvement of respectable heavyweights like BlackRock, Fidelity and Invesco, the spot-Bitcoin ETF market has the potential to grow into a $100 billion juggernaut in time,” said Bloomberg.</p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word"><strong>Ether rallies as Fidelity races BlackRock for spot ETH ETF bid</strong></p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">Two of Wall Street’s biggest players — BlackRock and Fidelity — have doubled down on their crypto ETF ambitions by seeking SEC approval for spot ETH ETFs that would work the same way as the spot BTC products they have in the pipeline. <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fidelity’s Friday filing</a> follows BlackRock’s submission from earlier this month. </p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">After lagging behind BTC for much of the year, ETH has surged in recent weeks. "To this point, approval of a Spot ETH ETP would represent a major win for the protection of U.S. investors in the crypto asset space," Fidelity’s filing states.</p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word"><strong>The bottom line…</strong></p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">According to analytics firm CoinShares’ <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">latest report,</a> enthusiasm over the potential of spot crypto ETFs has driven traders to existing crypto investment products for the eighth consecutive week — last week’s $176 million in inflows pushed the 2023 total to $1.32 billion. </p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">And as Bloomberg found, ETF fever is clearly catching on with American investors: Money managers are reporting inquiries from a wide range of the newly crypto curious, from millennials to “high net worth individuals” to institutions.</p><div class="cta_button" style="margin:24px 0px 0px; padding:0px; width:50%"><a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="display:block; margin:0px; line-height:1.2; font-size:16px; text-decoration:none; color:rgb(255,255,255); background-color:rgb(0,82,255); border-radius:30px; text-align:center; padding:18px 0px"><strong>Learn about ETFs</strong></a></div><table width="100%" role="presentation" style="table-layout:fixed; vertical-align:top; border-spacing:0px; border-collapse:collapse; min-width:100%"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td valign="top" style="word-break:break-word; vertical-align:top; min-width:100%; padding:48px 0px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" align="center" role="presentation" style="table-layout:fixed; vertical-align:top; border-spacing:0px; border-collapse:collapse; border-top:2px solid rgb(222,224,226); width:100%"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td valign="top" style="word-break:break-word; vertical-align:top"><span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div><table style="margin:0px; padding:0px"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px; padding-right:11px; vertical-align:middle"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/dot-1.5x.png" width="12" height="12" style="display:block; width:12px; height:12px"></td><td style="margin:0px; padding:0px; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin:0px; font-size:16px; letter-spacing:0.075em"><strong>I WANT MY NFT </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:5px 0px 0px; font-size:32px; line-height:1.26; word-break:break-word"><strong>REPLACED </strong></p></div><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">Just two months after a Rolling Stone headline declared “Your NFTs Are Actually — Finally — Totally Worthless,” NFTs <i>actually </i>look more like they’re starting another journey to the moon. As of Monday, NFT sales volumes <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">were up more than 100%</a> over the last 30 days, according to onchain analytics firm CryptoSlam. Not so fast, skeptics! </p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">In the not-unlikely scenario that you’ll be encountering said skeptics around the Thanksgiving table this year, here’s a quick roundup of some of the ways NFTs have rebounded during <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">crypto’s latest rally</a>. </p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word"><strong>A new NFT platform features some of Disney’s biggest IP </strong></p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">NFT pioneers Dapper Labs — creators of CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot — are <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">launching a new NFT platform</a> inspired by the pin-collecting culture at Disney resorts. The Pinnacle collection will feature characters from Disney, Pixar, and Star Wars properties (including, according to Dapper Labs’ CEO, Buzz and Woody from “Toy Story,” as well as Darth Vader) and is built on the Flow blockchain. </p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">“When we launched [NBA Top Shot], it was clear that NFTs were still sort of in their ‘dial-up’ stage, in the sense of the kinds of products you had access to and how portable and interoperable everything was,” said Dapper’s CEO. “We're so excited about where the future of this technology is going.”</p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word"><strong>Nike’s $1 billion-plus NFT project keeps dropping sneakers</strong></p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">Earlier this month, the Block <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a> that the sneaker giant’s Nike-RTFKT NFT collectibles universe has generated $1.4 billion in sales volumes and around $170 million in revenue — with some of the NFTs allowing holders to buy rare “token gated” sneakers, like the <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RTFKT x Nike Air Force 1</a> drop from earlier this year. </p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">Now, in a new twist, two “Void” editions of Nike’s classic Dunk sneakers come <i>with</i> NFTs. As <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Decrypt reports</a>, “There’s an embedded near-field communication (NFC) chip within the sneakers, called the RTFKT World Merging chip, which lets the owner ‘obtain a digital collectible.’” </p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word"><strong>Gaming giant Ubisoft launches original web3 RPG</strong></p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">Ubisoft, creator of blockbuster video game series like “Assassin's Creed” and “Far Cry,” is <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">starting to roll out</a> its first original web3 role-playing game — meaning, per Decrypt, “that it’s being developed from scratch with NFTs front and center.” “<a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles</a>” involves two different sets of NFTs called Warriors and Champions. (Warriors will be minted on the Ethereum blockchain by the end of the year.) </p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">In other Ubisoft news, the developer is <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">bringing NFTs of game characters to the Sandbox metaverse platform</a> using the Polygon blockchain — including vintage gaming icon Rayman and heroes from the cult game “Beyond Good & Evil.” </p><p><strong>The bottom line…</strong></p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">Two Van Gogh paintings rendered as NFTs on the Tezos blockchain by the Musée d'Orsay in Paris just <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sold for more than $2.5 million</a> this week. But it’s not just NFTs of Impressionist masterpieces that are bringing in big bucks: An image of Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin dressed as a jester recently <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">went for nearly $400,000</a>, while an NFT pet rock sold for <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">more than $200,000</a> last week. </p><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">Whether you’re a skeptic or a booster, you should probably start expecting more blockbuster NFT sales as long as crypto markets are rallying.</p><div class="cta_button" style="margin:24px 0px 0px; padding:0px; width:50%"><a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="display:block; margin:0px; line-height:1.2; font-size:16px; text-decoration:none; color:rgb(255,255,255); background-color:rgb(0,82,255); border-radius:30px; text-align:center; padding:18px 0px"><strong>How to buy an NFT</strong></a></div><table width="100%" role="presentation" style="table-layout:fixed; vertical-align:top; border-spacing:0px; border-collapse:collapse; min-width:100%"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td valign="top" style="word-break:break-word; vertical-align:top; min-width:100%; padding:48px 0px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" align="center" role="presentation" style="table-layout:fixed; vertical-align:top; border-spacing:0px; border-collapse:collapse; border-top:2px solid rgb(222,224,226); width:100%"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td valign="top" style="word-break:break-word; vertical-align:top"><span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div><table style="margin:0px; padding:0px"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px; padding-right:11px; vertical-align:middle"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/669d5713-9b6a-46bb-bd7e-c542cff6dd6a/3aca56371967418192255878e9689713/dot-1.5x.png" width="12" height="12" style="display:block; width:12px; height:12px"></td><td style="margin:0px; padding:0px; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin:0px; font-size:16px; letter-spacing:0.075em"><strong>NUMBERS TO KNOW </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><h1><strong>100</strong></h1><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">Percentage of crypto media outlet CoinDesk that was <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">acquired</a> by crypto exchange Bullish in an all-cash deal this week. CoinDesk’s reporting gained prominence last year after it broke news on the troubled state of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto businesses. A new editorial committee will be formed to maintain its journalistic independence, CoinDesk said. </p><h1><strong>78</strong></h1><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">Minimum number of games with blockchain elements on the Epic Games Store, <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according to Decrypt</a>: “While many of these games are unreleased or in early access, their listings are reflective of Epic Games’ more open approach to hosting titles with crypto or AI elements compared to rival PC game launcher Steam.”</p><h1><strong>70%</strong></h1><p style="margin:16px 0px 0px; line-height:1.6; word-break:break-word">Amount of BTC in circulation <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">that hasn’t been traded in the last year</a>. “This is an all-time high in bitcoin’s history – these churn rates are extraordinary for a financial asset,” noted a recent Bernstein research report. </p><div class="cta_button" style="margin:24px 0px 0px; 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