LensLinks: Issue 128

Binance and Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler Hit with $1B Crypto Lawsuit, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
April 04, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • Binance and Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler Hit With $1B Crypto Lawsuit - Decrypt

  • Is the Metaverse as Promising as First Thought?

  • Citi Outlines a Bright Future for Digital Securities in ‘Money, Tokens, and Games: Blockchain’s Next Billion Users and Trillions in Value’

  • Crypto market momentum stalls as traders await the results of recent regulatory actions

  • The Long-Rumoured Apple VR Headset May Be Announced In June

  • Building a Great Customer Experience in the Metaverse

  • Assessing how RWAs’ $16 trillion prediction can come true

  • Calm in the cryptocurrency market; "Bitcoin could rise to $36,000"

  • Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Slide As Investors Await Jobs Data: Apex Crypto May Go Below $25k 'One Last Time'

  • How Cloud Computing Is Fueling The AI Hype Cycle — And Everything That Will Come After

  • And Much, Much, More…

QUOTABLE

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“Binance could not have arisen to such great heights without the massive impact of these influencers, who hyped these unregistered securities for payments of multimillion dollars.”

- The Moskowitz Law Firm, from the $1B Lawsuit

NOTABLE

Binance and Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler Hit With $1B Crypto Lawsuit - Decrypt

Binance is in hot water for its sales tactics once again—this time for enlisting celebrities to allegedly dupe investors.

decrypt.co/125298/binance-cz-celebrities-miami-heat-jimmy-butler-lawsuit

Metaverse & Gaming

Is the Metaverse as Promising as First Thought?

Since Facebook rebranded to Meta, the hype surrounding the virtual world has been insurmountable. Namely due to the infinite possibilities of the future of the online world as we know it. The question is, is the hype warranted or even correct surrounding this controversial topic? In late 2021, when Facebook initially announced the rebranding, many …

www.thetechoutlook.com/news/technology/is-the-metaverse-as-promising-as-first-thought

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Citi Outlines a Bright Future for Digital Securities in ‘Money, Tokens, and Games: Blockchain’s Next Billion Users and Trillions in Value’

Citi recently hosted a gathering of industry experts and businesses to explore the latest trends and future developments in the digital money market. According to the bank, the crypto space is nearing a critical inflection point where the long-promised potential of blockchain technology may soon become a reality. The investment bank analysts suggest that blockchain […]

www.securities.io/citi-outlines-a-bright-future-for-digital-securities-in-money-tokens-and-games-blockchains-next-billion-users-and-trillions-in-value

Crypto Trading

Crypto market momentum stalls as traders await the results of recent regulatory actions

Crypto traders lightly tapped the brakes as regulatory enforcement impacted sentiment in the month of March, but data highlights their bullish bias.

cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-market-momentum-stalls-as-traders-await-the-results-of-recent-regulatory-actions

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

The Long-Rumoured Apple VR Headset May Be Announced In June

It’s taken Apple a long time to get into the complicated world of VR/AR mixed-reality headsets. Rumours of the company’s headset have been floating around for years now but it only now seems...

www.bosshunting.com.au/motors/apple-vr-headset

Building a Great Customer Experience in the Metaverse

The metaverse presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reinvent the consumer experience, by incorporating greater elements of interactivity, personalization, and adventure in your company’s interactions with customers.

hbr.org/2023/04/building-a-great-customer-experience-in-the-metaverse

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

This Week on Crypto Twitter: CZ Says 'Ignore FUD' After CFTC Lawsuit, Matt Damon Redeems Crypto.com Commercial - Decrypt

The much maligned, high-concept Super Bowl ad had a simpler and more charming origin story, the actor recently explained.

decrypt.co/125233/this-week-on-crypto-twitter-cz-fud-cftc-lawsuit-matt-damon-crypto-commercial

Assessing how RWAs’ $16 trillion prediction can come true

“Killer use-case” If you’re a part of the crypto-world, chances are you’ve heard this phrase repeatedly over the last 48 hours. Citi Bank’s latest report titled “Money, Tokens and Games” offers a compelling look at what the future of crypto holds. The report believes that theoretically, one can tokenize any RWA. But, what does it […]

ambcrypto.com/assessing-how-rwas-16-trillion-prediction-can-come-true

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Calm in the cryptocurrency market; "Bitcoin could rise to $36,000"

There´s a relative sense of calm in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin (BTC) is below $28,000 (around $27,800) after accumulating a decline of more than 2% on Sunday. Meanwhile, Ethereum (ETH) is at $1,790 after experiencing a similar decline in the last day.

www.sharecast.com/news/cryptocurrencies/calm-in-the-cryptocurrency-market-bitcoin-could-rise-to-36000--12888200.html

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Slide As Investors Await Jobs Data: Apex Crypto May Go Below $25k 'One Last Time' If This Happens, Says Analyst

Major coins traded in the red on Sunday evening, as investors considered the potential consequences of major events in March such as bank failure, inflation and cryptocurrency-related regulatory actions.

www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/23/04/31625247/bitcoin-ethereum-dogecoin-slide-as-investors-await-jobs-data-apex-crypto-may-go-below-25k-

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

How Cloud Computing Is Fueling The AI Hype Cycle — And Everything That Will Come After - Digital First Magazine

At a time when the possibilities of technology seem limitless, it’s hard to imagine we could be on the verge of hitting any sort of ceiling. But the truth is, we are.

www.digitalfirstmagazine.com/how-cloud-computing-is-fueling-the-ai-hype-cycle-and-everything-that-will-come-after

Cassandra Rosenthal: Web3 and AI Is the Next Chapter in Storytelling

In a CoinDesk interview, Cassandra Rosenthal, co-CEO of Web3 entertainment firm Kaleidoco, shares how artificial intelligence is redefining the future of Web3 storytelling.

www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/04/03/web3-cassandra-storytelling

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Unveiling Vechain's 'Web3 For Better' Sustainability Whitepaper, Co-Developed with Boston Consulting Group

Unveiling Vechain's 'Web3 For Better' Sustainability Whitepaper, Co-Developed with Boston Consulting Group

www.investorsobserver.com/news/qm-pr/5633004563795302

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