LensLinks: Issue 269

SEC faces fierce pushback on AI Rules, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
November 13, 2023

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Today in LensLinks:

  • SEC faces fierce pushback on plan to police AI investment advice

  • ‘Don’t be tricked’ as popular metaverse game found ‘hiding trojan’

  • 12 Bitcoin ETFs Have 'Brief Window' for SEC Approval Starting Tomorrow - Decrypt

  • CME, Where Institutions Trade Bitcoin Futures, Flipped Binance. Is That as Bullish as It Sounds?

  • Why An Open Interoperable Metaverse Is Better For Everyone

  • How Brands’ Metaverse Activities Are Impacting Real World Sales

  • ETH Soars Above $2K as BlackRock iShares Ethereum Trust Registered as Corporate Entity in Delaware

  • CoinDesk scoop on FTX implosion 🥳 | Anton Golub posted on the topic | LinkedIn

  • Bitcoin Doubling: Why is it thriving? | Anatoly Crachilov posted on the topic | LinkedIn

  • Are You A Wealthy Client Of UBS? If So, Crypto Futures ETF Trading Is Enabled In This City - UBS Gr (NYSE:UBS)

  • Singularity: A scientist says the singularity will occur by 2031 - Business News

  • And Much, Much, More…

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“I haven’t seen in a long time — or ever really — such a line of opposition.”

- Jesse Forster, research group Coalition Greenwich on proposed SEC AI Rules

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SEC faces fierce pushback on plan to police AI investment advice

Brokers, hedge funds and advisers say proposals are unnecessary and impossible to implement

www.ft.com/content/766fdb7c-a0b4-40d1-bfbc-35111cdd3436

Metaverse & Gaming

‘Don’t be tricked’ as popular metaverse game found ‘hiding trojan’

CYBERSECURITY experts have discovered a Trojan horse in the Apocalypse Metaverse game. Apocalypse is a blockchain game that has been generating a lot of buzz in the Web3 community. The Trojan, unco…

www.thesun.co.uk/tech/24700264/metaverse-game-trojan-siphons-money-experts-warn

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

12 Bitcoin ETFs Have 'Brief Window' for SEC Approval Starting Tomorrow - Decrypt

Based on earlier delays, analysts theorize that the regulatory agency could authorize spot trading between Nov. 8 and Nov. 17.

decrypt.co/205004/sec-approval-of-bitcoin-spot-etf-could-come-tomorrow

Crypto Trading

CME, Where Institutions Trade Bitcoin Futures, Flipped Binance. Is That as Bullish as It Sounds?

CoinDesk’s Omkar Godbole says rising open interest on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange isn't always the best indicator for bitcoin’s price.

www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/11/10/cme-where-institutions-trade-bitcoin-flipped-binance-in-futures-volumes-is-that-as-bullish-as-it-sounds

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Why An Open Interoperable Metaverse Is Better For Everyone

This article will explore the benefits of an open and interoperable metaverse and provide examples and case studies to support our argument.

blockchainmagazine.net/why-an-open-interoperable-metaverse-is-better-for-everyone

How Brands’ Metaverse Activities Are Impacting Real World Sales

Gaming platform Roblox has released its 2023 annual report and it has some interesting implications for the metaverse marketing strategies of fashion and beauty brands.

www.forbes.com/sites/stephaniehirschmiller/2023/11/10/how-brands-metaverse-activities-are-impacting-real-world-sales/?sh=38b973b25a98

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

ETH Soars Above $2K as BlackRock iShares Ethereum Trust Registered as Corporate Entity in Delaware

BlackRock declined to comment on the filing mentioning the iShares Ethereum Trust.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/11/09/ether-soars-above-2k-as-blackrock-ishares-ethereum-trust-registered-as-corporate-entity-in-delaware/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&utm_term=organic&utm_content=editorial

CoinDesk scoop on FTX implosion 🥳 | Anton Golub posted on the topic | LinkedIn

Happy 1 year anniversary 🥳 to the CoinDesk scoop on Alameda Research balance sheet which led to FTX implosion Read the piece of unbelievable crypto history;… | 61 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/posts/antongolub_ftx-alamedaresearch-sambankmanfried-activity-7126246754278158336-JJ80?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Bitcoin Doubling: Why is it thriving? | Anatoly Crachilov posted on the topic | LinkedIn

Whilst next year’s Bitcoin Halving event has been anticipated as part of BTC core design, it was pre-empted by this year’s “Bitcoin Doubling”;—as BTC delivered… | 11 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/posts/anatoly-crachilov-1330555_bitcoin-activity-7123992199934939136-9Z9X?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Are You A Wealthy Client Of UBS? If So, Crypto Futures ETF Trading Is Enabled In This City - UBS Gr (NYSE:UBS)

UBS (NYSE: UBS) announced an update for its wealthy clients.

www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/23/11/35732120/are-you-a-wealthy-client-of-ubs-if-so-crypto-futures-etf-trading-is-enabled-in-this-city

Was Ether's Bitcoin-Beating Surge a One-Off, or Has The Tide Really Turned?

Key options market gauge suggests ether could continue to see more action than bitcoin in the coming weeks.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/11/10/was-ethers-bitcoin-beating-surge-a-one-off-or-has-the-tide-really-turned

Jump Crypto Faces SEC Scrutiny Over Alleged Role in Do Kwon’s Terra's $1 Billion UST Deal

Jump Crypto, a segment of the Jump Trading group, is currently facing scrutiny from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

finance.yahoo.com/news/jump-crypto-faces-sec-scrutiny-055136135.html

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

A scientist says the singularity will occur by 2031 - Business News

There is at least one expert who believes that "the Singularity" – the moment when artificial intelligence surpasses the control of humans – may be just a few year away…

biz.crast.net/a-scientist-says-the-singularity-will-occur-by-2031

Awais Khan on LinkedIn: This AI device made by ex-Apple employees is going to replace the… | 139 comments

This AI device made by ex-Apple employees is going to replace the phone. It's called the Ai Pin and it’s powered by ChatGPT. Apps and screens are the past.… | 139 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/posts/awaiskhanli_this-ai-device-made-by-ex-apple-employees-ugcPost-7128727073765883907-sXLs?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

How fair are new crypto financial promotion rules? | Money Marketing

As of 8 October, all firms marketing cryptoassets to UK consumers, including firms based overseas, must comply with the UK’s financial promotion regime, which until now has applied to most financial investments other than cryptoassets.

www.moneymarketing.co.uk/analysis/how-fair-are-new-crypto-financial-promotion-rules

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