LensLinks: Issue 198

US Senate introduces bill seeking to regulate DeFi like traditional banks, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
July 20, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • US Senate introduces bill seeking to regulate DeFi like traditional banks

  • Latest Crypto News: US Lawmaker Asks SEC Chair To Reassess Stance On Crypto, Vitalik Buterin’s Portrait From 2014 Auctioned As NFT

  • One Canadian securities regulator wants crypto exchanges to submit to surveillance

  • XRP Keeps Rising, up Another 10%, But is Investing in Metaverse and AI Smart?

  • Societe Generale obtains France's first crypto licence

  • Here’s why decentralized finance is actually very centralized

  • Opinion: Crypto Trader Says $55,000 Bitcoin (BTC) on the Horizon – Here’s His Timeline

  • Singularity: Musk launches xAI to “understand the universe'; U.N. Officials Urge Regulation of Artificial Intelligence

  • ESG: Greenpeace Splashes Out on Media Campaign to Berate Bitcoin But Experts Refute the FUD

  • And Much, Much, More…

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“An NGO uses big-budget marketing techniques funded by a corporate donor to spread propaganda against a grassroots movement called Bitcoin that is net positive to the environment.”

- (ESG) analyst Daniel Batten

NOTABLE

US Senate introduces bill seeking to regulate DeFi like traditional banks

The US Senate is prepared to attempt to regulate the cryptocurrency industry once more with a new bill that aims at imposing strict AML requirements on DeFi protocols.

coinjournal.net/news/us-senate-introduces-bill-seeking-to-regulate-defi-like-traditional-banks

Metaverse & Gaming

Gaming as the Key to Blockchain Mass Adoption

Gaming and identity utility steer mass adoption in blockchain and metaverse landscapes.

www.thestreet.com/cryptocurrency/gaming-as-the-key-to-blockchain-mass-adoption

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Latest Crypto News: US Lawmaker Asks SEC Chair To Reassess Stance On Crypto, Vitalik Buterin’s Portrait From 2014 Auctioned As NFT

Here are some of the major developments from the world of crypto over the past few days

www.outlookindia.com/business/latest-crypto-news-us-lawmaker-asks-sec-chair-to-reassess-stance-on-crypto-vitalik-buterin-s-portrait-from-2014-auctioned-as-nft-news-304177

Crypto Trading

One Canadian securities regulator wants crypto exchanges to submit to surveillance

Crypto exchanges and platforms in Canada could potentially be required to submit to surveillance that will help securities regulators keep a closer eye on market activity.

www.axios.com/2023/07/19/canadian-securities-regulator-crypto-exchanges-surveillance

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Making a metaverse that matters | Wagner James Au interview/podcast

Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don't worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Wagner James Au has been covering the idea of the metaverse for decades. He was the first embedded journalist inside the world of Second Life, the early virtual world from Linden Lab. And now he’s […]

venturebeat.com/metaverse/making-a-metaverse-that-matters-wagner-james-au-interview-podcast

Lego and Epic Games want to prove the metaverse is alive and well

The maker of ‘Fortnite’ and Unreal Engine and the legendary toymaker are teaming up to propose standards and present a vision for how the metaverse can actually be fun.

www.fastcompany.com/90913837/lego-epic-games-fortnite-unreal-metaverse-not-dead

Neopets won’t be a metaverse filled with Solana NFTs after all

After its gaming studio was shut down, Neopets is going back to the drawing board, abandoning plans for a metaverse populated by NFTs.

blockworks.co/news/neopets-abandons-nft-metaverse

XRP Keeps Rising, up Another 10%, But is Investing in Metaverse and AI Smart?

The price of BTC, XRP, and other cryptos fluctuated in the last few days but there were plenty of positive moving within the metaverse sector

www.ccn.com/news/xrp-keeps-rising-up-another-10-but-is-investing-in-metaverse-and-ai-smart

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Bitcoin Outshines Altcoins in Q2 2023: A Detailed Analysis – CryptoMode

The standout performer was indisputably Bitcoin, which dwarfed its competitors with a notable gain of almost 7%

cryptomode.com/bitcoin-outshines-altcoins-in-q2-2023-a-detailed-analysis

How blockchain takes the electronic music industry to a whole new level

Blockchain is making waves in the electronic music industry, bringing customer loyalty, engagement and industry collaboration

cointelegraph.com/news/how-blockchain-takes-the-electronic-music-industry-to-a-whole-new-level

Here’s why decentralized finance is actually very centralized

Most DeFi protocols are controlled by a small number of smart contracts whose keys are held by one person or a tiny group of insiders.

protos.com/heres-why-decentralized-finance-is-actually-very-centralized

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Societe Generale obtains France's first crypto licence

French bank Societe Generale has become the first company in France to obtain a license for crypto services, as a growing number of mainstream financial companies embrace crypto globally this year.

www.reuters.com/business/finance/societe-generale-obtains-frances-first-crypto-licence-2023-07-19

Crypto Trader Says $55,000 Bitcoin (BTC) on the Horizon – Here’s His Timeline - The Daily Hodl

A popular crypto analyst is predicting that Bitcoin (BTC) will cross the $55,000 level following one upcoming event as he warns of a near-term market correction.

dailyhodl.com/2023/07/19/crypto-trader-says-55000-bitcoin-btc-on-the-horizon-heres-his-timeline

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

Musk launches xAI to “understand the universe'

Musk launches xAI to “understand the universe'

en.royanews.tv/news/43232/Musk%20launches%20xAI%20to%20%E2%80%9Cunderstand%20the%20universe'

U.N. Officials Urge Regulation of Artificial Intelligence

Security Council members said they feared that a new technology might prove a major threat to world peace.

www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/world/un-security-council-ai.html

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Greenpeace Splashes Out on Media Campaign to Berate Bitcoin But Experts Refute the FUD

Greenpeace targets Bitcoin for environmental impact, but experts counter, citing evidence of increased use of renewable energy.

beincrypto.com/greenpeace-campaign-bitcoin-experts-refute-fud

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