LensLinks: Issue 146

Guardians 3 Opens Friday, Plus Our Usual Insightful Stuff, brought to you by Regiment LLC

Author

Len Pacek
May 01, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Opens Friday

  • Game Over: Microsoft's Massive $69 Billion Metaverse Takeover Halted by UK Regulators

  • Hong Kong regulator requires banks to open accounts for crypto firms

  • This Week in Crypto News: AI Knows Satoshi, Zimbabwe’s Crypto Gold, Binance Lifts Russia Ban

  • New Hope For NFT Investors, As Bored Ape’s New Boss Seeks To Revive NFTs Via Metaverse Gaming

  • 46% of millennials across major economies own crypto: Bitget research

  • Celsius Creditors Aim To Expose FTX Users In Alleged Crypto Trading Scandal

  • Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

  • And Much, Much, More…

#guardiansofthegalaxyvol3 #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy #crypto #regimentco

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"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' is a brilliant end to a brilliant trilogy. It's very funny, emotional and everybody gets their stand-out moment. Will Poulter's Warlock is a terrific addition, yet the focus is rightly on telling a satisfying end for the Guardians. Gonna miss them."

- Digital Spy's Ian Sandwell

NOTABLE

Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Reviews: Critics Share Strong Reactions to Sequel

Critics have shared their first reactions to the highly anticipated MCU sequel.

thedirect.com/article/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-reviews-critics-reactions

Metaverse & Gaming

Game Over: Microsoft's Massive $69 Billion Metaverse Takeover Halted by UK Regulators

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked the Microsoft metaverse-related purchase of Activision Blizzard today.

nftevening.com/game-over-microsofts-massive-69-billion-metaverse-takeover-halted-by-uk-regulators

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Hong Kong regulator requires banks to open accounts for crypto firms

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the region’s central banking institution and regulator, has called on banks to provide services to cryptocurrency firms.

cointelegraph.com/news/hong-kong-regulator-requires-banks-to-open-accounts-for-crypto-firms

Crypto Trading

This Week in Crypto News: AI Knows Satoshi, Zimbabwe’s Crypto Gold, Binance Lifts Russia Ban

AI Knows Satoshi Nakamoto, while Zimbabwe issues gold-backed crypto inflation hedge, and Binance relaxes Russian trading limits.

beincrypto.com/roundup-satoshi-unmasked-zim-inflation-russian-crypto

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Big XR News from Meta, Microsoft, and Magic Leap - XR Today

XR Today reports on the latest extended reality news from around the globe, including virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality.

www.xrtoday.com/virtual-reality/big-xr-news-from-meta-microsoft-and-magic-leap

Ex-Fortnite, League of Legends Exec Joins Otherside Creator Yuga Labs - Decrypt

Yuga Labs, the $4B startup behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club, is snagging top game industry talent as it prepares to launch its Otherside game.

decrypt.co/138280/ex-fortnite-league-legends-exec-joins-otherside-creator-yuga-labs

New Hope For NFT Investors, As Bored Ape’s New Boss Seeks To Revive NFTs Via Metaverse Gaming

Daniel Alegre has asserted that digital collectibles are essential to a new world of future metaverse gaming, events, and e-commerce.

insidebitcoins.com/news/new-hope-for-nft-investors-as-bored-apes-new-boss-seeks-to-revive-nfts-via-metaverse-gaming

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

46% of millennials across major economies own crypto: Bitget research

Millennials had the highest crypto ownership rates among all age groups surveyed.

cointelegraph.com/news/46-of-millennials-across-major-economies-own-crypto-bitget-research

DeFi Protocol 0VIX Loses Nearly $2M in Flash-Loan Exploit

The attacker stole 1.45 USDC along with other tokens.

www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/28/defi-protocol-0vix-loses-nearly-2m-in-flash-loan-exploit

UK Treasury seeks input on taxing DeFi staking and lending

A consultation by the U.K.’s tax authority calls upon a range of parties to submit their views on the proposed tax treatment of DeFi transactions in an effort to “better align” the taxation of crypto used in DeFi lending and staking transactions.

cointelegraph.com/news/uk-treasury-seeks-input-on-taxing-defi-staking-and-lending

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Celsius Creditors Aim To Expose FTX Users In Alleged Crypto Trading Scandal

Celsius Network, a popular cryptocurrency lending platform, is facing allegations of market manipulation by its creditors.

bitcoinist.com/celsius-creditors-aim-to-expose-ftx-users

Crypto.com and Samsung to Offer Optimized Crypto Trading Experience on Z Fold Devices

The update and Galaxy Z Fold devices will provide users with an empowered Crypto.com App experience.

cryptopotato.com/crypto-com-and-samsung-to-offer-optimized-crypto-trading-experience-on-z-fold-devices

Crypto traders unleash dangerous AI trading bots on DEXs

Users are unleashing a fleet of new AI-powered trading bots onto crypto DEXs. So far, their performance has been mixed.

protos.com/crypto-traders-unleash-dangerous-ai-trading-bots-on-dexs

The Singularity:
AI, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Bio-engineering & Other Stuff on the way

THE AI PANIC IN EDUCATION

by Howard Green It’s no exaggeration to any person or any robot to claim that Artificial Intelligence has arrived. It has done so without its previous aura of mystification and impracticality. Now,…

thenorwichradical.com/2023/04/28/ai-panic-in-education-chatgpt

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

To make services shariah-compliant, a new wave of fintechs don’t charge interest, embrace profit sharing and avoid alcohol and tobacco transactions.

techcrunch.com/2023/04/27/muslims-come-into-the-frame-in-southeast-asias-fintech-boom

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