LensLinks: Issue 101

Binance Shifts to 'Semi-Automated' Process, Brought to you by Regiment, LLC

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Len Pacek
February 24, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • Binance Shifts to ‘Semi-Automated’ Process to Manage Reserves of Tokens It Issues: Bloomberg

  • Pantera Invests $10M in Metaverse Game Worldwide Webb

  • Canada's CSA: Crypto trading platforms have 30 days to "enhance pre-registration"

  • BlackRock launches metaverse ETF despite lack of user adoption

  • NY Attorney General Sues Crypto Exchange CoinEx, Alleges AMP, LBC, LUNA and RLY Tokens Are Securities

  • Coinbase Is Building Its Own Ethereum Layer-2 Network Called 'Base' - Decrypt

  • Plan to Boost ETH Staking Rewards May Grow $152B Sector - The Defiant

  • Crypto Trade Group Files Brief Urging Court to Dismiss Coinbase Insider Trading Case

  • Can Gary Gensler Survive Crypto Winter?

  • The Singularity: Leading Autonomous AI-Robot Security Company Generating Millions In Revenue (“cop robots”)

  • NFTs Driving Change: Zora's Black History Month Campaign Spotlights Black Web3 Artists

  • And Much, Much, More…

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NOTABLE

Binance Shifts to ‘Semi-Automated’ Process to Manage Reserves of Tokens It Issues: Bloomberg

Reserves for these tokens had previously been mixed with customer funds.

finance.yahoo.com/news/binance-shifts-semi-automated-process-192854194.html

Metaverse & Gaming

Pantera Invests $10M in Metaverse Game Worldwide Webb

The Web3 game allows players to use their existing NFT collections as avatars.

www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/23/pantera-invests-10m-in-metaverse-game-worldwide-webb

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Modular blockchains could be the next hot crypto market trend in 2023

New next-generation modular blockchain solutions could improve the process of transacting across chains in 2023.

cointelegraph.com/news/modular-blockchains-could-be-the-next-hot-crypto-market-trend-in-2023?utm_campaign=02-23-23%20-%20The%20public%20bloc&utm_source=Message&utm_medium=Linkedin

Crypto Trading

Canada's CSA: Crypto trading platforms have 30 days to "enhance pre-registration"

"Recent insolvencies involving several crypto asset trading platforms highlight the tremendous risks associated with trading crypto assets, particularly when conducted on unregistered platforms based outside of Canada."

financefeeds.com/canadas-csa-crypto-trading-patforms-have-30-days-to-enhance-pre-registration

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

BlackRock launches metaverse ETF despite lack of user adoption

Blackrock has launched an exchange-traded fund that will concentrate on tech companies linked to the metaverse, despite the sector's struggle to achieve mass adoption across a wide user base.

yhoo.it/3m3zCZE

Blockchain-powered Gaming Company, Affyn Adds New Virtual Lands To The NEXUS World Metaverse

The first wave releases 1,750 geolocation-based plots of land in U.K. and Ireland in two phases: Early Access and Public rounds

cryptonews.com/news/blockchain-powered-gaming-company-affyn-adds-new-virtual-lands-to-the-nexus-world-metaverse.htm

Nigerian gaming laws and their impact on the metaverse - Part I

The term ‘metaverse’ was coined by Neal Stephenson in his 1992 novel, ‘Snow Crash’, to describe a digital world beyond our analogue world. The metaverse

businessday.ng/news/legal-business/article/nigerian-gaming-laws-and-their-impact-on-the-metaverse-part-i

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

NY Attorney General Sues Crypto Exchange CoinEx, Alleges AMP, LBC, LUNA and RLY Tokens Are Securities

The New York State Attorney General's office sued crypto exchange CoinEx, arguing it was an unregistered securities broker and commodity broker-dealer under state law.

finance.yahoo.com/news/ny-attorney-general-sues-crypto-224035384.html

Coinbase Is Building Its Own Ethereum Layer-2 Network Called 'Base' - Decrypt

Coinbase has revealed that its building its own Ethereum layer-2 network, but it says it has no plans to release a token.

decrypt.co/121992/coinbase-ethereum-layer-2-base

Plan to Boost ETH Staking Rewards May Grow $152B Sector - The Defiant

In recent years, staking has quietly emerged as a wellspring of profit for the DeFi community. With more than $152B worth of crypto assets locked up to secure Proof of Stake networks, it’s attracting institutional and retail investors alike by offering new ways to earn returns from digital assets.

thedefiant.io/staking-rewards-ethereum

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Crypto Trade Group Files Brief Urging Court to Dismiss Coinbase Insider Trading Case - Decrypt

The Chamber of Digital Commerce called the SEC's action against an ex-Coinbase employee a "stealth attempt" to expand the agency’s reach.

decrypt.co/122008/crypto-trade-group-files-brief-urging-court-dismiss-coinbase-insider-trading-case

Bitcoin Stuck in Bearish Elliott Wave Pattern Despite 47% Rally, QCP Capital Says

In wave theory, market trends unfold in five waves, three of which represent the primary trend and the other constitute partial retracements. Bitcoin's year-to-date rally seems to be a retracement ahead of the final leg lower, the crypto trading firm said.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/02/23/bitcoin-stuck-in-bearish-elliott-wave-pattern-despite-47-rally-crypto-trading-firm-says

Gary Gensler on Meeting With SBF and His Crypto Crackdown

Following the Bankman-Fried debacle, SEC chief Gary Gensler is getting tough — and answering questions about his role in the mess.

nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/02/gary-gensler-on-meeting-with-sbf-and-his-crypto-crackdown.html

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

Leading Autonomous AI-Robot Security Company Generating Millions In Revenue - PressReach

What once was restricted to the world of science fiction is now a reality. This is not a movie, as robots are finally here to protect us—and thankfully, they appear a lot more like R2D2 than Skynet and the Terminator. Autonomous Security Robots (ASR) are quickly becoming an essential part of our future1 as the … Continue reading "Leading Autonomous AI-Robot Security Company Generating Millions In Revenue"

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

NFTs Driving Change: Zora's Black History Month Campaign Spotlights Black Web3 Artists

This issue of NFTs Driving Change puts the spotlight on Zora's Black History Month campaign featuring nine Black Web3 artists.

nftevening.com/nfts-driving-change-zoras-black-history-month-campaign-spotlights-black-web3-artists

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