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A new survey shows U.S. investors are 2x more likely to own bitcoin than gold. It's important to note that the survey was only of 1,000 people, but the numbers are still promising. The numbers: - 11% own gold.
- 26% own bitcoin.
- 56% own stocks.
Bitcoin ownership has increased 3x while stock and gold ownership are flat. Gold ownership: - Oct. 2019 — 12%
- Sept. 2020 — 10.8%
Bitcoin ownership: - July 2018 — 2%
- July 2021 — 6%
- Dec. 2021 — 26%
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Visa has launched a program to help entrepreneurs across art, music, fashion, and film incorporate NFTs into their business models. Visa's product and strategy team will educate creators on a variety of topics, such as tradeoffs between blockchain networks, smart contracts, and NFT Marketplaces. - For the program, Visa partnered with Micah Johnson, the former professional basketball player and founder of Aku.
- A stipend for an unspecified amount will be provided to participants.
- The size of the cohort was also unspecified, but it will be "small enough to facilitate community building."
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Samsung is working with the NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway to let its new premium smart TV owners view, buy, and display NFTs from the device. The marketplace will be built specifically to be interacted with through a TV. More: - The platform will use Nifty Gateway's custodial wallet, which secures users' collectibles without requiring them to have an external wallet.
- Users will be able to use fiat as well as crypto to purchase NFTs.
- Proponents believe this could expose an entirely new audience to the NFT market.
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The second-rarest member of the Azuki collection, Azuki #9605, has sold for a record 420.7ETH ($1.4M). Azuki was launched in Jan. 2021 by L.A.-based Chiru Labs, which is led by four pseudonymous founders: ZAGABOND, 2pm.flow, location tba, and HoshiBoy. More: - Azuki has quickly become one of the most popular NFT collections in the world.
- It is the first anime-themed project to go mainstream.
- The founders are reportedly from big tech.
- They often release physical goods drops for holders.
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 |  | Trevor Grant is an entrepreneur, investor, and writer based out of Chicago, Illinois. His primary area of interest is web3 venture capital, social tokens, and infrastructure. Other pursuits include screenwriting, yoga, and traveling. He holds a BS in biomedical engineering. Connect with him on Twitter @trevorisonline |   | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 Ford. | |
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