Cryptocurrencies are big business -- around the world. A survey earlier this year found that crypto was the second most popular asset in France (after real estate funds), while a different survey found that 46% of millennials from 26 countries owned crypto. Wow.

Not everyone is so enthused about crypto, though. Warren Buffett is against it, for instance. His business partner Charlie Munger has uttered many quotable things about it, such as "Crypto is an investment in nothing," and "A cryptocurrency is not a currency, not a commodity, and not a security. Instead, it's a gambling contract with a nearly 100% edge for the house..."

If you're really interested, learn more about cryptocurrencies and make up your own mind. But know this: You don't need crypto to get rich (and it might not make you rich). Instead, you can build considerable wealth in ordinary shares of stock -- which are tied to actual brick-and-mortar businesses.

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