LensLinks: Issue 172

Hong Kong Retail Crypto Trading's 'Very Big Step', brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
June 07, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • The (somewhat lively) state of crypto regulation

  • 'Another World' Will Let You Bring Your NFT Avatars Into a 3D Metaverse

  • NFT collections take massive price hit in 2023: Nifty Newsletter

  • Hong Kong Retail Crypto Trading Move Is a 'Very Big Step'

  • The largest universal bank in the CEE region accelerates expansion in the Metaverse

  • Thinking Small Might Be Retail’s New Big Trend

  • How Gen Z is reshaping the gaming industry

  • Are US Regulators the Reason Behind Drop in Crypto Trading Volume?

  • And Much, Much, More…

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“I think this is a very big step for crypto in China, because this is, of course, the first jurisdiction in China to legalize crypto trading. And we’ve seen this has been experimented on for the whole China crypto operation.”

- crypto mogul Justin Sun

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The (somewhat lively) state of crypto regulation - Thomson Reuters Institute

Several groups of US regulators are striving to stake their claim in regard to whether, how, and by whom crypto-assets will be regulated.

www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/investigation-fraud-and-risk/crypto-regulation

Metaverse & Gaming

'Another World' Will Let You Bring Your NFT Avatars Into a 3D Metaverse - Decrypt

Set to launch on the Epic Games Store, Another World lets players explore Bored Ape and Azuki-themed locales and score token rewards.

decrypt.co/142833/another-world-let-you-bring-your-nft-avatars-3d-metaverse

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

NFT collections take massive price hit in 2023: Nifty Newsletter

Reddit’s digital collectibles are set to onboard 10 million users onto the crypto and NFT space.

cointelegraph.com/news/nft-collections-take-massive-price-hit-in-2023-nifty-newsletter-may-24-30

Crypto Trading

Hong Kong Retail Crypto Trading Move Is a 'Very Big Step': Justin Sun - Decrypt

Justin Sun has said that Hong Kong’s move to allow digital asset trading for retail investors is “a very big step for crypto in China.”

decrypt.co/142995/hong-kong-retail-crypto-trading-move-a-very-big-step-for-china-says-justin-sun

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

The largest universal bank in the CEE region accelerates expansion in the Metaverse

PKO Bank Polski, the largest universal bank in the Central and Eastern Europe, is accelerating its expansion in virtual worlds. Already on 30 May, in its Virtual PKO Rotunda on the Decentraland platform, it will also hold one of the world's first virtual job fairs in the Metaverse space.

finance.yahoo.com/news/largest-universal-bank-cee-region-130500547.html

Thinking Small Might Be Retail’s New Big Trend

www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2023/thinking-small-might-be-retails-new-big-trend

How Gen Z is reshaping the gaming industry

Generation Z has grown up in a world where gaming has become an integral part of life. With the advent of advanced technology, online gaming has evolved to become a social and immersive experience. As...

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/how-gen-z-is-reshaping-the-gaming-industry

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

If Congress Passes Stablecoin Legislation, These 3 Cryptos Have Massive Upside | The Motley Fool

Stablecoin legislation could provide a boost to the growth prospects of blockchains with well-developed DeFi ecosystems.

www.fool.com/investing/2023/06/01/if-congress-passes-stablecoin-legislation-these-3

That's a Wrap: DeFi Needs to Move Past Wrapped Tokens

Opinion: If we keep relying on wrapped tokens, DeFi is never going to make it to the mainstream.

blockworks.co/news/wrapped-tokens-obsolete-defi

Crypto Trading - a little more…

TradFi Giant TP ICAP Brings Crypto Spot Trading to Institutional Investors

The Fusion Digital Assets marketplace opened last week offering trading in bitcoin and ether versus the U.S. dollar.

www.coindesk.com/business/2023/05/31/tradfi-giant-tp-icap-brings-crypto-spot-trading-to-institutional-investors

Are US Regulators the Reason Behind Drop in Crypto Trading Volume?

Crypto trading volume on exchanges hits a low not seen since October 2020, according to on-chain data from Kaiko.

beincrypto.com/us-regulators-crypto-trading-volume

Binance Blocks Privacy Crypto Trading In France, Italy, Poland, And Spain | Bitcoinist.com

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has decided to delist privacy coins in certain European countries, according to a recent announcement.

bitcoinist.com/binance-privacy-crypto-in-france-italy-poland-spain

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

Amit Mandelbaum on LinkedIn: Don’t think I read this many research papers and seen these many lectures… | 12 comments

Don't think I read this many research papers and seen these many lectures since my masters degree (which was 8 years ago) here are some recommendations: 1… | 12 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/posts/amit-mandelbaum-7a89b171_dont-think-i-read-this-many-research-papers-activity-7069769107360878592-MKFj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Under attack, ESG investing finds an AI savior

As critics on the right multiply, ethical investing efforts are turning to AI for better data and insights.

www.axios.com/2023/06/01/esg-investing-ai-culture-wars-supply-chains

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