investments

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Animoca Brands Leads $18M Series A for Play-to-Earn Upstart Avocado Guild
The guild wants to empower members to participate in virtual worlds and Web 3.
An illustration of the Avocado Guild metaverse. (Avocado Guild)

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Morgan Stanley Sees Facebook as Best Stock to Gain Exposure to the Metaverse
Bank sees around $5 trillion of consumer expenditure that could be digitized faster.
Morgan Stanley's Times Square headquarters

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Twitter CFO Says Buying Crypto Assets ‘Doesn’t Make Sense Right Now’: Report
Ned Segal cited volatility as to why the company doesn’t want to invest in crypto.
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Alameda Research Pumps $75M Funding Into Voyager Digital
The two will work together to tap opportunities in non-fungible tokens and crypto derivatives.
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How Does Crypto Fit Into a Passive Investment Strategy?
And how should advisors approach it as an investment for their clients?
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MSCI Warns of ‘Creeping’ Crypto Exposure in Equity Markets
Fifty-two companies with crypto exposure combine for a total market capitalization of $7.1 trillion.
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Jay-Z Adds Incubator to Portfolio of Blockchain/Crypto Investments: Report
The rap singer and mogul has invested in a tech firm that focuses on the metaverse and building blockchain-based products.
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Revolution, Macro and Micro: Three Ways to Look at a Bitcoin Investment
Understanding the three main investment theses of bitcoin will help you not only allocate to it for clients but also parse through cryptocurrency news, analysis and commentary...
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Crypto Gains Ground in Latin America Amid Venture Capital Boom
Venture capital funds invested more than $6 billion in Latin America in the first half of 2021, versus $4 billion in all of 2020.
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