LensLinks: Issue 199

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Len Pacek
July 21, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • BREAKING: Apple is building an AI chatbot called “AppleGPT

  • RFK Jr. Announces Bold Plan to Back Dollar With Bitcoin, End Bitcoin Taxes

  • Back In The Game: Ripple Joins $54 Million Funding Round For Metaverse Startup

  • Today Nasdaq announced that they were halting they #crypto #custody plans due to US regulatory conditions.

  • Can AI tools like ChatGPT replace dedicated crypto trading bots?

  • Creating brand value in the metaverse: The nostalgia use case

  • Google Play Store Officially Allows NFT Games, But Doesn't Allow Gambling

  • Inside the Private Writings of Caroline Ellison, Star Witness in the FTX Case

  • 5 Reasons You Cannot Use ChatGPT For Crypto Analysis

  • Bitcoin Trading in Japan Rises as Yen Turns Volatile

  • And Much, Much, More…

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“My plan would be to start very, very small, perhaps 1% of issued T-bills would be backed by hard currency, by gold, silver platinum or bitcoin.”

- Robert Kennedy Jr

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RFK Jr. Announces Bold Plan to Back Dollar With Bitcoin, End Bitcoin Taxes

Speaking at a Heal-the-Divide PAC event, Democratic Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outlined specific Bitcoin-focused policies that he would enact as president, including gradually backing the U.S. dollar with bitcoin and making bitcoin profits exempt from capital gains taxes.

www.thestreet.com/cryptocurrency/rfk-jr-announces-plan-to-back-dollar-with-bitcoin-end-bitcoin-taxes

Metaverse & Gaming

Back In The Game: Ripple Joins $54 Million Funding Round For Metaverse Startup

Ripple has been mostly preoccupied with its lawsuit with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, with a partially favorable

www.newsbtc.com/ripple-2/back-in-the-game-ripple-joins-54-million-funding-round-for-metaverse-startup

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Sarah Morton on LinkedIn: Nasdaq Halts Plan for Crypto Custody Service Due to U.S. Regulatory…

Today Nasdaq announced that they were halting they #crypto #custody plans due to US regulatory conditions. https://lnkd.in/g9_csmEB

www.linkedin.com/posts/sarahmortonvan_nasdaq-halts-plan-for-crypto-custody-service-activity-7087562301720952832-DVbx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Crypto Trading

Can AI tools like ChatGPT replace dedicated crypto trading bots?

Can ChatGPT, the AI tool developed by OpenAI, revolutionize the landscape of cryptocurrency trading with its advanced language model and analytical capabilities?

cointelegraph.com/news/can-ai-tools-like-chatgpt-replace-dedicated-crypto-trading-bots

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Creating brand value in the metaverse: The nostalgia use case

With Barbie taking over the world’s collective consciousness this week, it’s clear that nostalgia sells. So how does nostalgia create brand value in the metaverse? The interactive, spatial web creates an unprecedented two-way conversation between brands and users.

www.marketing-interactive.com/creating-brand-value-in-the-metaverse-the-nostalgia-use-case

Google Play Store Officially Allows NFT Games, But Doesn't Allow Gambling: Nifty Newsletter, July 12-18 - CryptoSaurus

In this week's newsletter, Google Play has officially allowed non-fungible token (NFT) games on its store with some limitations. NFT company Dapper Labs has

cryptosaurus.tech/google-play-store-officially-allows-nft-games-but-doesnt-allow-gambling-nifty-newsletter-july-12-18-2

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Analyst Suggests That A Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Approval Would Have A Positive Impact On Its Price

The possibility of approval for an Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) for Bitcoin (BTC) has garnered significant attention from investors and analysts in the crypto market.

www.crypto-news-flash.com/analyst-suggests-that-a-bitcoin-btc-etf-approval-would-have-a-positive-impact-on-its-price-the-demand-for-digitoads-skyrockets

Inside the Private Writings of Caroline Ellison, Star Witness in the FTX Case

Ms. Ellison, a top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s business empire, recorded her thoughts on private Google documents that offer new insight into the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange.

www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/technology/ftx-caroline-ellison-bankman-fried.html

Crypto Trading - a little more…

5 Reasons You Cannot Use ChatGPT For Crypto Analysis

ChatGPT is great at so much, but crypto analysis isn't one of them.

www.makeuseof.com/reasons-you-cannot-use-chatgpt-for-crypto-analysis

Bitcoin Trading in Japan Rises as Yen Turns Volatile

The share of bitcoin trade volume on Japanese exchanges rose from 69% to 80% in the first six months of the year, data tracked by Kaiko show.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/07/20/bitcoin-trading-in-japan-rises-as-yen-turns-volatile

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

Awais Khan on LinkedIn: 🚨 BREAKING: Apple is building an AI chatbot called “AppleGPT: to compete… | 81 comments

🚨 BREAKING: Apple is building an AI chatbot called "AppleGPT” to compete with ChatGPT. Apple is already testing the tool internally, and plans to launch it… | 81 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/posts/awaiskhanli_breaking-apple-is-building-an-ai-chatbot-activity-7087759677987393536-aSfH?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Iceberg Data Lab Launches ESG AI Assistant “Barbatus”

Iceberg Data Lab, green fintech providing science-based environmental data solutions, announces world’s first ESG AI assistant “Barbatus”.

ffnews.com/newsarticle/fintech/iceberg-data-lab-launches-esg-ai-assistant-barbatus

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