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This has been the year in which cryptocurrencies made it into mainstream finance, when everyone from celebrities to athletes and art auctioneers dived into blockchain-based digital collectors' items and play-to-earn platforms transformed the dynamics of the gaming economy.
Institutional and retail investors alike have piled into crypto assets, blockchain-based products, and services like non-fungible tokens, turning a $1 trillion market into a $3 trillion one in under 12 months.
Most recently, the rise of the metaverse has created a new wave of investment opportunities for everything from digital land to digital designer goods. Investors have certainly welcomed the growing sophistication of the cryptosphere.
In 2022, as
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