LensLinks: Issue 186

Biden Targets ‘Crypto Loopholes’ in Speech Outlining Economic Vision, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
July 03, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • HUGE ISSUE TODAY!

  • Biden Targets 'Crypto Loopholes' in Speech Outlining Economic Vision

  • Must See: Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker

  • UK Commission Publishes Recommendations for Reform and Development of the Law on Digital Assets

  • Crypto Traders Brace For $7 Billion Bitcoin, Ether Options Expiries

  • Google ends its AR glasses project, shifts focus to XR software instead

  • Augmedics Raises $82.5 Million

  • Opinion: Fiat is worth saving

  • Binance’s Institutional Clients Remain Optimistic on Crypto Amid Tough Market

  • FTX Navigates Regulatory Storm as it Seeks to Reboot Cryptocurrency Exchange

  • Singularity: Using AI Bots to Stop Money-laundering

  • NOTE: No issue tomorrow. Happy Indepenence Day!

  • And Much, Much, More… whew!

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Our recommendations for reform and development of the law, therefore, seek to solidify the legal foundation for digital assets. We also aim to ensure that the private law in England and Wales remains a dynamic, globally competitive and flexible tool that enables further technological innovation.

- Sarah Green, U.K. Law Commissioner, commercial and common law

NOTABLE

Biden Targets 'Crypto Loopholes' in Speech Outlining Economic Vision

In a speech outlining his economic vision, President Biden took aim at tax loopholes for crypto traders in an attempt to make America fairer.

beincrypto.com/biden-crypto-loopholes-speech-economic-vision

Metaverse & Gaming

The Latest Big News on Improbable, Apple Vision Pro, and Meta Quest 3 - XR Today

XR Today reports on the latest extended reality news from around the globe, including virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality.

www.xrtoday.com/mixed-reality/the-latest-big-news-on-improbable-apple-vision-pro-and-meta-quest-3

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker

Our flagship Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Tracker takes you inside the rapid evolution of money all over the world. The interactive database now features 130 countries— triple the number of countries we first identified as being active in CBDC development in 2020.

www.atlanticcouncil.org/cbdctracker

UK Commission Publishes Recommendations for Reform and Development of the Law on Digital Assets – Regulation Bitcoin News

Recommendations seek "to provide a comprehensive legal foundation for digital assets which will allow these new technologies to flourish."

news.bitcoin.com/uk-commission-publishes-recommendations-for-reform-and-development-of-the-law-on-digital-assets

Crypto Trading

Crypto Traders Brace For $7 Billion Bitcoin, Ether Options Expiries

Event could boost bitcoin’s recent gains, pushing it beyond $30,000.

www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/06/29/crypto-traders-brace-for-7-billion-bitcoin-ether-options-expiries/?sh=75e68b557ac3

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Google ends its AR glasses project, shifts focus to XR software instead

Project Iris promised subtitles for real life and had only been showcased by Google last year.

www.zdnet.com/article/google-ends-its-ar-glasses-project-shifts-focus-to-xr-software-instead

This Week In XR: Augmedics Raises $82.5 Million, Niantic Layoffs, Googles Kills AR Glasses, Again

If we can't regulate the Internet, how are we going to control AI?

www.forbes.com/sites/charliefink/2023/06/29/this-week-in-xr-augmedics-raises-825-million-niantic-layoffs-googles-kills-ar-glasses-again/?sh=1565cf185128

What are the Main Benefits of Google Geospatial Creator?

Google Geospatial Creator is an AR (Augmented Reality) platform, launched by Google on May 2023. It is powered by ARCore and Photorealistic

www.geospatialworld.net/prime/main-benefits-google-geospatial-creator

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Better Buy: Solana or Cardano? | The Motley Fool

While both Solana and Cardano face significant regulatory risk, both could also be prime "buy the dip" candidates.

www.fool.com/investing/2023/06/30/better-buy-solana-or-cardano

Fiat is worth saving

Opinion: Let’s rescue fiat money from the clutches of traditional finance — and unleash its full potential within DeFi instead.

blockworks.co/news/fiat-defi-stablecoins-blockchain

Token Custody Risks: Defining Security in the Crypto World

Tl;dr: This blog builds on our previous blog that provided high-level explanations of Token custody risks. In the following post we dive deeper into defining custody risks for our ERC-20 based tokens and the mitigations that help our security.

www.coinbase.com/blog/token-custody-risks-defining-security-in-the-crypto-world

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Binance’s Institutional Clients Remain Optimistic on Crypto Amid Tough Market

63.5% of respondents said they are positive on the outlook of crypto for the next year and 88% said they are optimistic for the next decade, according to a recent survey by the exchange.

finance.yahoo.com/news/binance-institutional-clients-remain-optimistic-090000680.html

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Climbs 30% Higher as South Koreans Load Up

South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit has recorded huge trading volumes on the Bitcoin Cash KRW pair.

beincrypto.com/bitcoin-cash-bch-south-koreans

XRP defies SEC headwinds emerging as Q2's third most-traded crypto

Learn about how XRP became the third most traded cryptocurrency in Q2 2023 ahead of the imminent SEC vs Ripple ruling.

finbold.com/xrp-defies-sec-headwinds-emerging-as-q2s-third-most-traded-crypto

FTX Navigates Regulatory Storm as it Seeks to Reboot Cryptocurrency Exchange

In the midst of a regulatory crackdown on the cryptocurrency industry, FTX, the failed crypto company, has ambitious plans to

www.paymentsjournal.com/ftx-navigates-regulatory-storm-as-it-seeks-to-reboot-cryptocurrency-exchange

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

Using AI Bots to Stop Money Laundering

An influential consultancy maintains that good tech needs to fight bad tech when it comes to financial crime. finews.asia takes a look.

www.finews.com/news/english-news/58083-ai-ml-kroll-annual-report-financial-crime

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Melinda Gates says she's 'very nervous' AI will be biased

Melinda French Gates has joined the conversation about artificial intelligence, revealing she is 'very concerned' about the technology being 'baked with bias' due to a lack of women in the industry.

www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12248381/Melinda-Gates-says-shes-nervous-AI-biased-without-women-developers.html

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