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# Hot Reads: Crypto Slides On Hawkish Fed Minutes

 

 

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[**Bitcoin, Crypto Slide On Hawkish Fed Minutes**](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/06/bitcoin-btc-slides-cryptocurrencies-drop-on-hawkish-fed-minutes.html) (CNBC)

Bitcoin lost 7% and Ethereum lost 12% from the day prior.

[**It Can Pay To Be Choosy When Investing In China**](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1071802/it-can-pay-to-be-choosy-when-investing-in-china) (Morningstar)

The world’s second largest economy has a bigger influence than ever in many investors’ portfolios.

[**2021: The Year In Charts**](https://compoundadvisors.com/2022/2021-the-year-in-charts) (Compound Advisors)

These charts tell the story of 2021.

[**OpenSea's Valuation Soars 800% To $13.3B**](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/opensea-nft-marketplace-valuation-13-billion-crypto-tech-2022-1?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Opening_bell&utm_campaign=Post%20Blast%20%20:%2010%20things%20before%20the%20opening%20bell&utm_term=10%20THINGS%20BEFORE%20THE%20OPENING%20BELL%20-%20ENGAGED%2C%20ACTIVE%2C%20PASSIVE%2C%20DISENGAGED) (Insider)

The largest NFT platform raised a fresh $300 million.

[**Finance Hubs Becoming Obsolete**](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/01/05/bad-news-london-and-new-york-finance-hubs-are-becoming-obsolete) (Advisor Perspectives)

Location doesn’t matter for transactions or information flows like it once did.

[**Start ESG Investing In 2022 With These 5 ETFs**](https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/01/05/start-esg-investing-in-2022-with-these-5-etfs/) (The Motley Fool)

MSCI predicts ESG analysis will soon become standard practice for mainstream investors.

[**Top Performing Leveraged ETFs Of 2021**](https://www.thestreet.com/etffocus/trade-ideas/top-performing-leveraged-etfs-for-2021) (The Street)

Fourteen ETFs generated gains of at least 100%.



 

 

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