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I’m 14, I’m an assassin in the metaverse, and I earn $5m a year

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Rocelo Lopes, founder of Digital Horizons, gives his assessment of where the crypto action will be in 2022. Hint: El Salvador’s Bitcoin City and deep inside the metaverse, where gamers are finding fascinating new ways to make money.

14 Dec 2021 English South Africa Tech News · Investing

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