LensLinks: Issue 108

Ethereum Whale Appears Poised to Strike Again, brought to you by Regiment LLC

Author

Len Pacek
March 07, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • Whale Who Netted $36,000,000 By Masterfully Trading Ethereum Is Now Accumulating Three ETH-Based Crypto Assets

  • Metaverse Market to Hit $936.6 Billion by 2030 at CAGR of 41.6%

  • Crypto funding seen shifting from CeFi to DeFi after major collapses

  • Bitcoin Flat as Crypto Winter Deepens

  • Apple may launch mixed reality device this year — but we're not scared, HTC CEO says

  • Metaverse in spotlight but doubts arise

  • DeFi Funding Skyrockets 190% in 2022

  • Babel Finance Turns to 'Recovery Coins' After Ousted Co-Founder’s Crypto Trading Snafu

  • Singularity: How the first chatbot predicted the dangers of AI more than 50 years ago

  • And Much, Much, More…

QUOTABLE

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“Apple and the entire industry realizes the potential and hence want to enter and eventually lead this segment.”

- Neil Shah, research vice president of Counterpoint Research

NOTABLE

Whale Who Netted $36,000,000 By Masterfully Trading Ethereum Is Now Accumulating Three ETH-Based Crypto Assets: Looksonchain - The Daily Hodl

A crypto whale who masterfully traded Ethereum (ETH) to the tune of $36 million in profit last year is once again in accumulation mode.

dailyhodl.com/2023/03/06/whale-who-netted-36000000-by-masterfully-trading-ethereum-is-now-accumulating-three-eth-based-crypto-assets-looksonchain

Metaverse & Gaming

Metaverse Market to Hit $936.6 Billion by 2030 at CAGR of 41.6%: Grand View Research, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The global metaverse market size is predicted to attain USD 936.6 billion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The market is expected to witness a

www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/23/03/n31212657/metaverse-market-to-hit-936-6-billion-by-2030-at-cagr-of-41-6-grand-view-research-inc

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Crypto funding seen shifting from CeFi to DeFi after major collapses: CoinGecko

Funding into DeFi projects increased 190% to $2.7 billion in 2022, despite overall funding figures falling 42.8% to $18.25 billion.

cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-funding-seen-shifting-from-cefi-to-defi-after-major-collapses-coingecko

Crypto Trading

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Flat as Crypto Winter Deepens

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 6, 2023.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/03/06/first-mover-americas-bitcoin-flat-as-crypto-winter-deepens

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Apple may launch mixed reality device this year — but we're not scared, HTC CEO says

Apple will likely launch a mixed reality product "very soon" — potentially as soon as this year, HTC CEO and co-founder Cher Wang told CNBC.

www.cnbc.com/2023/03/06/htc-ceo-apple-could-launch-mixed-reality-device-this-year.html

Metaverse in spotlight but doubts arise

I climbed into the front seat of the air taxi, buckled the seat belt and braced as the aircraft lifted off. The futuristic cityscape of Busan, South Korea, dropped away, and a digital avatar popped up on the windscreen with a message. I couldn't answer as a wave of motion…

japantoday.com/category/tech/flights-and-firefighting-companies-push-into-the-metaverse

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

DeFi Funding Skyrockets 190% in 2022

Digital asset investment firms invested $2.7 billion in decentralized finance (DeFi) projects in 2022, marking a 190% increase from the previous year, while investments into centralized finance (Ce

blockchain.news/news/defi-funding-skyrockets-190-in-2022

Top-10 Blockchain Games To Disrupt the Market in 2023

The blockchain gaming industry is growing by leaps and bounds: in 2022, it was worth $4.6 bln. By 2027, it is projected to reach the capitalization of

www.newsbtc.com/news/company/top-10-blockchain-games-to-disrupt-the-market-in-2023

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Babel Finance Turns to 'Recovery Coins' After Ousted Co-Founder’s Crypto Trading Snafu

Embattled crypto lending firm Babel Finance envisions a restructuring effort centered around a new project called Babel Recovery Coin.

beincrypto.com/babel-finance-recovery-coins-ousted-co-founders-crypto-trading-snafu

Coinbase Abruptly Lists Little-Known Ethereum Gaming Altcoin, Encounters Crypto Trading Glitch - The Daily Hodl

Top US-based crypto exchange Coinbase says a newly-listed Ethereum (ETH) gaming altcoin is now up and running.

dailyhodl.com/2023/03/06/coinbase-abruptly-lists-little-known-ethereum-gaming-altcoin-encounters-crypto-trading-glitch

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

How the first chatbot predicted the dangers of AI more than 50 years ago

From ELIZA onwards, humans love their digital reflections.

www.vox.com/future-perfect/23617185/ai-chatbots-eliza-chatgpt-bing-sydney-artificial-intelligence-history

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Metaverse future must integrate ESG lessons of today | Grant Thornton

Media companies must understand impacts of media-adjacent issues such as crypto mining and the environmental footprint of their supply chains.

www.grantthornton.com/insights/articles/media-entertainment/2023/metaverse-future-must-integrate-esg-lessons-of-today

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