LensLinks: Issue 209

Selling crypto is like trading baseball cards, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
August 07, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • Coinbase's latest argument in SEC case: Selling crypto is like trading baseball cards

  • Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse: Is It Worth the Cost?

  • CRV exposure risk throws a curveball at the DeFi ecosystem

  • 10 Costly Crypto Investing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

  • Futureverse Co-founders Launches $50 Million Venture Fund and Studio, Born Ready

  • Charity Football Match For Ukraine Hits The Metaverse To Raise Funds

  • Oman financial regulator seeks feedback on proposed virtual asset framework

  • Coinbase Losses Improve As Crypto Trading Volume Falls

  • Brett Adcock on LinkedIn: In the future everyone will have a AI robot

  • Singularity: The 10 Stages of AI

  • And Much, Much, More…

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Coinbase's latest argument in SEC case: Selling crypto is like trading baseball cards

Coinbase, in a new filing Friday that seeks to dismiss a SEC lawsuit entirely, argues digital currencies sold on its exchange are more like baseball cards than investment securities.

finance.yahoo.com/news/coinbases-latest-argument-in-sec-case-selling-crypto-is-like-trading-baseball-cards-145851133.html

Metaverse & Gaming

Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse: Is It Worth the Cost?

Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse: Is It Worth the Cost? - Game Is Hard

gameishard.gg/news/comment-things-go-from-bad-to-metaverse-for-metas-vr-money-pit/10378

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

CRV exposure risk throws a curveball at the DeFi ecosystem: Finance Redefined

The TVL in DeFi protocols slipped below $45 billion amid a growing number of exploits and drying liquidity.

cointelegraph.com/news/crv-exposure-risk-throws-a-curveball-at-the-defi-ecosystem-finance-redefined

Crypto Trading

10 Costly Crypto Investing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Here're the best tips for crypto investing that will help you navigate the volatile market and avoid common mistakes that investors make.

www.techopedia.com/crypto-investing-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Futureverse Co-founders Launches $50 Million Venture Fund and Studio, Born Ready - Tekedia

Futureverse, the company behind the popular sci-fi game series Born Ready, has announced the launch of a new venture fund and studio that will focus on creating immersive and innovative experiences for the metaverse.

www.tekedia.com/futureverse-co-founders-launches-50-million-venture-fund-and-studio-born-ready

Charity Football Match For Ukraine Hits The Metaverse To Raise Funds - CryptoSaurus

Discover G.G.

cryptosaurus.tech/charity-football-match-for-ukraine-hits-the-metaverse-to-raise-funds

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Oman financial regulator seeks feedback on proposed virtual asset framework

The Capital Market Authority of Oman is currently in the process of drafting a comprehensive regime for the virtual asset sector. It now seeks feedback on its proposed regime.

cointelegraph.com/news/oman-financial-regulator-seeks-feedback-on-proposed-virtual-asset-framework

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Coinbase Losses Improve As Crypto Trading Volume Falls

Coinbase losses improved for its late report Thursday, but users and volume fell.

www.investors.com/news/coin-stock-price-target-raised-ahead-of-earnings-after-160-run-up-in-2023

Crypto Trading Volumes Fall To Lowest Level In 2023 Amid Bear Market Woes

According to a report by CCData, a digital assets data provider, crypto trading volumes on centralized exchanges in July fell to their lowest this year as

www.newsbtc.com/crypto/crypto-trading-volumes-fall-to-lowest-level-in-2023

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

Brett Adcock on LinkedIn: In the future everyone will have a AI robot. I spoke with Peter…

In the future everyone will have a AI robot. I spoke with Peter Diamandis on AI Robots, Flying Cars, & building an exciting future. YouTube:…

www.linkedin.com/posts/brettadcock_in-the-future-everyone-will-have-a-ai-robot-activity-7093211740686991360-xZHs?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Morgan Stanley Reaches 70% of $1 Trillion ESG Funding Goal

Morgan Stanley said that it has allocated $700 billion of financing, with more than $550 billion of that directed to green activities.

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-04/morgan-stanley-reaches-70-of-1-trillion-esg-funding-goal?in_source=embedded-checkout-banner

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