LensLinks: Issue 113

The US Response to SBV, brought to you by Regiment LLC

Author

Len Pacek
March 14, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • The Outline of the US Government Response to SBV

  • Did The Government Bailout Of Banks Just Seal The Victory For Inflation?

  • What the failures of Signature, SVB and Silvergate mean for the crypto sector

  • Pokémon might be looking into NFTs and the Metaverse, and the community is not happy

  • The Future of Games with Dean Takahashi

  • A Latest Layer-2 Solution that Solve DeFi Token Bridge Pitfall

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

  • Bitcoin Surges 18% to Above $24K

  • RETRO: 8 Crypto Loan Companies Using Blockchain for Lending (from 2022)

  • And Much, Much, More…

QUOTABLE

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“Bitcoin is leading the market because there is a cohort of investors that recognize the fragility of central banking and the solutions BTC offers.

Crypto is responding to the anticipated change in liquidity conditions as it should.”

- Sean Farrell, head of digital-asset strategy at FundStrat

NOTABLE

Metaverse & Gaming

Aleksandr “Shurick” Agapitov: Creating a new frontier for investors and entrepreneurs

In an exclusive interview with Campden FB, the man responsible for building a $3 billion video game payments powerhouse with his company Xsolla discusses the challenges and opportunities of the internet’s next great step forward.

https://www.campdenfb.com/article/aleksandr-shurick-agapitov-creating-new-frontier-investors-and-entrepreneurs

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Did The Government Bailout Of Banks Just Seal The Victory For Inflation?

Listen now (7 min) | Another solution is bitcoin. The decentralized, digital currency was created out of the ashes of the last banking crisis. It has a programmatic monetary policy and allows you to become your own bank through self-custody. There are no bitcoin holders begging the government for bailouts and you never have to cross your fingers that you can get your money out when the banks open Monday morning.

pomp.substack.com/p/did-the-government-bailout-of-banks?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email#details

Crypto Trading

What the failures of Signature, SVB and Silvergate mean for the crypto sector

The failure of crypto-focused banks once again showed the vulnerability of stablecoins, which can lose their peg in unusual financial situations.

www.cnbc.com/2023/03/12/signature-svb-silvergate-failures-effects-on-crypto-sector.html

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Pokémon might be looking into NFTs and the Metaverse, and the community is not happy

Another high-profile license turns to blockchain.

dotesports.com/pokemon/news/pokemon-might-be-looking-into-nfts-and-the-metaverse-and-the-community-is-not-happy

The Future of Games with Dean Takahashi

Co-hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview journalist Dean Takahashi, who has been covering innovation in the game industry for three decades. Dean gives T

irishtechnews.ie/the-future-of-games-with-dean-takahashi

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

A Latest Layer-2 Solution that Solve DeFi Token Bridge Pitfall

1 DeFi loses billions of dollars annually due to token bridge attacks. 2 Thus a new layer-2 solution seeks a

www.thecoinrepublic.com/2023/03/12/a-latest-layer-2-solution-that-solve-defi-token-bridge-pitfall

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 - a little more…

Bitcoin Surges 18% to Above $24K

The largest cryptocurrency by market cap was recently trading near $24,200.

finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-surges-18-above-24k-162226353.html

Crypto Prices Today: Bitcoin’s Market Dominance Rises To 42%, USD Coin Most Trending Crypto

Bitcoin's dominance was 42.35 per cent, an increase of 0.55 per cent over the previous day.

www.outlookindia.com/business/crypto-prices-today-bitcoin-s-market-dominance-rises-to-42-usd-coin-most-trending-crypto--news-269687

Major crypto coins stabilise after U.S. intervenes on SVB collapse

Major cryptocurrencies stabilised on Monday after U.S. authorities announced plans to limit the fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the issuer of the USD Coin stablecoin said it remained redeemable with the dollar.

www.reuters.com/technology/bitcoin-usdc-stablecoin-rally-after-us-intervenes-svb-2023-03-13

Retro:
A look back at how far we’ve come

8 Crypto Loan Companies Using Blockchain for Lending

Crypto loans can help borrowers start a small business, buy a house and more. Check out these companies on the forefront of blockchain lending.

Crypto accounts also aren’t protected by the FDIC, meaning there is no federal insurance to cover a borrower if a crypto loan exchange fails. Another disadvantage to crypto’s lack of FDIC coverage is that crypto loan companies do not have to maintain a certain amount of liquidity.

builtin.com/blockchain/lending-loans-borrowing-mortgages

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

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