LensLinks: Issue 217

Win: SEC Set to Greenlight Ether-Futures ETFs, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
August 21, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • SEC Set to Greenlight Ether-Futures ETFs in Win for Crypto Industry

  • Students Sharpen Business and Marketing Skills with Quick-Fire LEGO Challenge

  • A near-final version of new SEC rules for funds is expected to pass within the next month.

  • Why Did Bitcoin Drop 12% This Week?

  • Retailers Hope to Hit Metaverse Spending With Real Products

  • Shibarium: Shiba Inu’s Layer-2 Network Explained

  • As Snoop Dogg Enters CoD, His Metaverse is on Its Knees

  • Bitcoin price on the skids as investors pull $1 billion from crypto

  • Unknown trader swallows $55 million loss in wake of crypto market crash

  • Singularity: Toilet-cleaning robot makes us feel better about all this AI business

  • And Much, Much, More…

#regimentco #snoopdog #shibarium # lego

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“We are investing in the metaverse. We want to be where our consumer is. And that’s where the younger population is. That’s where they want to engage with brands like us.”

- Patrice Louvet, the chief executive of Ralph Lauren

NOTABLE

SEC Set to Greenlight Ether-Futures ETFs in Win for Crypto Industry

Agency unlikely to block the products that could list by Oct. Slew of issuers have submitted filings for Ether-futures ETFs

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-17/sec-said-to-be-poised-to-allow-us-debut-of-ether-futures-etfs-eth?in_source=embedded-checkout-banner

Metaverse & Gaming

Students Sharpen Business and Marketing Skills with Quick-Fire LEGO Challenge

www.bowdoin.edu/news/2023/08/students-sharpen-business-and-marketing-skills-with-quick-fire-lego-challenge.html

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Chris Harvey on LinkedIn: #venturecapital

📢 A near-final version of new SEC rules for funds is expected to pass within the next month. Brace yourselves, fund managers. This is the first eaningful change since the Dodd-Frank Act…

www.linkedin.com/posts/harveyesq_venturecapital-activity-7097945793239687168-Hc0w?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Crypto Trading

Why Did Bitcoin Drop 12% This Week?

The bitcoin price dropped below $26,000 this week amid decreased activity in the market, the growing crisis in China's property sector, and a report that SpaceX has sold at least some of its bitcoin holdings.

www.investopedia.com/why-is-the-bitcoin-price-down-10-this-week-7692909

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Retailers Hope to Hit Metaverse Spending With Real Products

Even though the media has shifted its focus away from the metaverse, consumers’ interaction with the virtual realm is far from over. At least that’s what Patrice Louvet, the chief executive of Ralph Lauren, has to say about it.

www.pymnts.com/metaverse/2023/metaverse-shopping-guides-real-life-product-decisions-for-retailers

Blockchain and Crypto’s Impact on the Metaverse | CRYPTONEWSBYTES.COM

Introduction Hey there! Have you heard about the Metaverse? It's this awesome virtual world where people can hang out, do business, and have fun together. And guess what? Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology are making the Metaverse even cooler! In this article, we'll explore how these technologies are shaping the Metaverse and what they mean for

cryptonewsbytes.com/blockchain-and-cryptos-impact-on-the-metaverse/cryptocurrency

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Shibarium: Shiba Inu’s Layer-2 Network Explained

Shibarium is the Next Big Thing for Shiba Inu and Crypto Lovers

www.analyticsinsight.net/shibarium-shiba-inus-layer-2-network-explained

Shibarium Network’s Launch: Delays and Bridging Challenges – CryptoMode

The recent launch of the Shibarium network experienced unexpected hitches, causing a decline in Shiba Inu (SHIB) token values. Initial Setbacks After Shibarium Network’s Launch Late on Wednesday, as the highly anticipated Shibarium network was inaugurated, Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens experienced a significant drop. This decrease coincided with widespread reports of bridging complications within the […]

cryptomode.com/shibarium-networks-launch-delays-and-bridging-challenges

As Snoop Dogg Enters CoD, His Metaverse is on Its Knees

Legendary rapper and pop culture icon, Snoop Dogg hasn’t released an album since since R&G: The Masterpiece in 2004 (which eclipsed one million in domestic sales), but the 51-year-old is still very much in the limelight. While few are strictly to do with the industry in which he made his name, Snoop Dogg’s many, many business

memphisrap.com/news/hip-hop-news/as-snoop-dogg-enters-cod-his-metaverse-is-on-its-knees

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Bitcoin price on the skids as investors pull $1 billion from crypto | CNN Business

The price of bitcoin has dropped nearly 9% since early Thursday as part of a broader sell-off of risky assets. A report that Elon Musk’s Space X had dumped the cryptocurrency stoked investors’ fears.

www.cnn.com/2023/08/18/investing/bitcoin-price-drop-space-x-selloff/index.html

Unknown trader swallows $55 million loss in wake of crypto market crash

An unknown crypto trader lost more than $55 million to crypto's market crash of August 17, according to Coinglass data.

cryptoslate.com/unknown-trader-swallows-55-million-loss-in-wake-of-crypto-market-crash

Blockchain and Binance face suits over crypto trading tech

Intercurrency Software sues the two platforms alleging infringement of three of its patents | Technology covers consolidated currency trading and exchange which

www.worldipreview.com/news/blockchain-and-binance-face-suit-over-crypto-trading-tech-24239

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

Toilet-cleaning robot makes us feel better about all this AI business

It can really get us down watching as AIs learn to write music, poetry and technology news, but watching this clever autonomous toilet-bot mop up the bogs somehow makes it all worthwhile. It's good to know robots are coming for the crappy jobs too.

newatlas.com/robotics/toilet-cleaning-robot-somatic

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Ralph Lauren’s CEO points to two key investment areas to attract Gen Z: The metaverse and sustainability

Patrice Louvet thinks sustainability is on the mind of young people and investors—“particularly in Europe”.

www.aol.com/finance/ralph-lauren-ceo-points-two-105105713.html

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