LensLinks: Issue 145

Bitcoin Tumbles , brought to you by Regiment LLC

Author

Len Pacek
April 27, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • Bitcoin Tumbles as Wild Crypto Market Swing Causes $310M Losses From Liquidations

  • Texas Bill Limiting Benefits for Crypto Miners

  • China’s Metaverse Is All About Work

  • Helium's IOT Token Surges 370% Following Solana Migration

  • Court Orders Crypto Exchanges to Aid in Investigation of Collapsed Globix Trader

  • FTX Acquired a Video Game That Sam Bankman-Fried Loved. Now It's Shutting Down

  • Mythical Games CEO says U.S. regulatory uncertainty accounted for firm’s conservative stance on crypto

  • Google Cloud launches a web3 startup program

  • Coinbase Prime, Talos Team Up to Meet Rising Institutional Crypto Trading Demand

  • What is paper trading in crypto?

  • The Singularity: Meme Generator Platform AiDoge Launches Presale with a Bang, Raising $100,000 in Minutes

  • And Much, Much, More…

QUOTABLE

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“If there was a very, very clear rule, I think we would have tried other stuff.”

- Mythical Games chief executive officer John Linden

NOTABLE

Bitcoin Tumbles as Wild Crypto Market Swing Causes $310M Losses From Liquidations

The CoinDesk Market Index (CMI), which tracks the performance of the broader crypto market, plummeted 5.6% in an hour.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/04/26/bitcoin-tumbles-as-wild-crypto-market-swing-causes-310m-losses-from-liquidations

Texas Bill Limiting Benefits for Crypto Miners Unanimously Passes Committee Vote

Texas is a major hub for bitcoin miners, many of whom have taken advantage of demand response programs the legislation looks to curb.

www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/04/04/texas-bill-limiting-benefits-for-crypto-miners-unanimously-passes-committee-vote

Metaverse & Gaming

China’s Metaverse Is All About Work

The government wants the metaverse to be less about having fun and shopping and more about health care and industry.

www.wired.com/story/china-metaverse-work-health-care

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Helium's IOT Token Surges 370% Following Solana Migration

More than six billion IOT tokens have been minted since Helium migrated to Solana.

www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/26/heliums-iot-token-surges-370-following-solana-migration

Crypto Trading

Court Orders Crypto Exchanges to Aid in Investigation of Collapsed Globix Trader

A court in Gibraltar has ordered several crypto exchanges to assist in the investigation of the collapsed crypto trading firm Globix.

cryptonews.com/news/court-orders-crypto-exchanges-aid-investigation-of-collapsed-globix-trader.htm

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

FTX Acquired a Video Game That Sam Bankman-Fried Loved. Now It's Shutting Down - Decrypt

“Thanks for all the memories,” the Storybook Brawl team wrote on Twitter, saying it had no way forward amid the crypto exchange’s bankruptcy.

decrypt.co/137875/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-storybook-brawl-video-game-shutting-down

"We Are Moving Forward To a New Digital Age": Shane Oconnor, Seratio BDM | HackerNoon

In conversation with Shane Oconnor, a Business Development Manager at Seratio, a UK-based think tank.

hackernoon.com/we-are-moving-forward-to-a-new-digital-age-shane-oconnor-seratio-bdm

Mythical Games CEO says U.S. regulatory uncertainty accounted for firm’s conservative stance on crypto

The lack of clarity in crypto rules in the U.S. not only affects exchanges but also this U.S.-based blockchain gaming company, John Linden said.

finance.yahoo.com/news/mythical-games-ceo-says-u-150933115.html

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

SEC Shines Spotlight on Crypto Asset Securities Trading Systems and DeFi in Reopening Comments on Reg ATS Proposal

www.sidley.com/en/insights/newsupdates/2023/04/sec-shines-spotlight-on-crypto-asset-securities-trading-systems-and-defi

Google Cloud launches a web3 startup program

Google Cloud has launched a Web3 Startup program to help Web3 startups building decentralized apps, Web3 tooling, services, and other web3 products to build and scale faster.

cryptotvplus.com/2023/04/google-cloud-launches-a-web3-startup-program

Crypto Trading - a little more…

TS Imagine to Bolster Crypto Trading Offering Through Deutsche Boerse Unit

TS Imagine will make use of Crypto Finance's crypto trading infrastructure to enhance its digital asset capabilities

www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/26/ts-imagine-to-bolster-crypto-trading-offering-through-deutsche-boerse-unit

Coinbase Prime, Talos Team Up to Meet Rising Institutional Crypto Trading Demand

The agreement offers Talos clients connectivity to Coinbase Prime for spot liquidity and custody services.

www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/26/coinbase-prime-talos-team-up-to-meet-rising-institutional-crypto-trading-demand

What is paper trading in crypto?

Content by Pexels. Paper trading in cryptocurrency is a great way to get experience and knowledge without taking any financial risks.

nwitimes.com/brandavestudios/what-is-paper-trading-in-crypto/article_8577d51b-9950-5ba3-8c0c-79c38127f5ee.html

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

Meme Generator Platform AiDoge Launches Presale with a Bang, Raising $100,000 in Minutes

Meme generation platform AiDoge ($Ai) launched its much-anticipated crypto presale today, and investors proved ready to jump in. The project raised $105,000 within minutes of the presale going live.

finance.yahoo.com/news/meme-generator-platform-aidoge-launches-175908641.html

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

The ten greatest female fund managers, listed

Women have played an important role in the history of Wall Street, although their contributions have often been overlooked or marginalized.

www.cantechletter.com/2023/04/the-ten-greatest-female-fund-managers-listed

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