LensLinks: Issue 22

A blockchain news roundup, brought to you by Regiment LLC

Author

Len Pacek
November 02, 2022

Today in LensLinks:

  • Steph Curry Files ‘Curryverse’ Metaverse Trademark

  • Should regulation slow crypto adoption? Vitalik Buterin seems to think so.

  • Does Web 3 make companies look like "mini-nations"?

  • Want a little Roblox in your Christmas stocking? Amazon and Walmart are betting on it

  • Crypto and "Fundamental Analysis"

  • Rules for Centralized Exchanges?

  • And Much, Much, More...

QUOTABLE...

"(Crypto) is about the political and governing structure of the internet. We have a very long-term horizon.”

- Chris Dixon, head of the flagship crypto fund of Andreesen Horowitz

NOTABLE...

 Metaverse & Gaming

Steph Curry Files ‘Curryverse’ Metaverse Trademark

The NBA star may be taking his basketball talents to the metaverse with NFT services offered in “virtual environments.”

https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2022/10/31/steph-curry-files-curryverse-metaverse-trademark/

The full trademark filing includes rights for “entertainment services, namely, personal and virtual and metaversal appearances” by Curry as well as “online gaming services in the nature of virtual worlds.”

The filing is the first known crypto-related trademark claimed by Curry, though the three point champion has been an ambassador for crypto exchange FTX since September 2021.

 Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Vitalik believes crypto still needs to mature; Research deems over 95% of tokens on Uniswap scams

Charles Hoskinson predicts more crypto adoption, Vitalik Buterin says crypto needs time to mature and more in CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily.

https://cryptoslate.com/cryptoslate-wrapped-daily-vitalik-believes-crypto-still-needs-to-mature-research-deems-over-95-of-tokens-on-uniswap-scams/

Vitalik Buterin while responding to Sam Bankman-Fried’s proposal on DeFi regulation, argued that regulators should leave crypto to act freely, but put measures in place to limit the speed of its mainstream adoption.

To improve DeFi regulation, Vitalik recommends that a limit should be placed on leverage while requiring full transparency of the auditing process.

Crypto Trading

How to Use Fundamental Analysis in Crypto Trading in 2022 • Benzinga

Investing in cryptocurrency requires dedicated research and evaluation – here's how to use fundamental analysis in crypto trading.

https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-use-fundamental-analysis-in-crypto-trading

Despite the cryptocurrency industry’s rapid growth in recent years, cryptocurrencies are still widely classified as high-risk investments because of their volatile nature. High risk isn’t necessarily bad or good for an investor. Risk can work both ways, meaning that each investment into crypto carries the risk of losing it all and the potential for generating life-changing wealth.

How do you determine whether the reward outweighs the risk for a given investment into a crypto asset?

Metaverse & Gaming - A Little More...

Amazon and Walmart Feature Roblox in Their Christmas Toy Catalogs

Metaverse gaming platform Roblox is heavily featured in Amazon and Walmart's print Christmas toy catalogs this year

https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/10/31/amazon-and-walmart-feature-roblox-in-their-christmas-toy-catalogs/

Metaverse Market to Reach USD 1527.55 Billion by 2029

As per the report by Fortune Business Insights, the global metaverse market size is projected to reach USD 1527.55 billion in 2029, exhibiting a CAGR of...

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/11/01/2545665/0/en/Metaverse-Market-to-Reach-USD-1527-55-Billion-by-2029.html

Web3 allows companies to look more like economies, like mini-nations

Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, on crypto’s path beyond the winter.

https://restofworld.org/2022/3-minutes-with-yat-siu/

Blockchain, Tokens & Defi - A Little More...

Bitwise Expands Fund Offerings to Include Active Crypto Strategies - NFTgators - NFT News and Insights

Bitwise is doubling down on its investment strategy with a new portfolio focused on active strategies.

https://www.nftgators.com/bitwise-expands-fund-offerings-to-include-active-crypto-strategies/

The Bear Market is A Blessing For Web3's Future. Here's Why.

Crypto is going through the necessary but painful process of separating the wheat from the chaff.

https://www.entrepreneur.com/money-finance/the-bear-market-is-a-blessing-for-web3s-future-heres-why/437183

Crypto adoption via regulation: Setting rules for centralized exchanges

Centralized exchanges have become the main point of interaction between regulators and the crypto industry.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-adoption-via-regulation-setting-rules-for-centralized-exchanges

Crypto Trading - A Little More...

MoneyGram Debuts Crypto Service for App Users

MoneyGram is expanding its money management tools to cryptocurrency with a new in-app service that lets users buy, sell and hold cryptocurrency.

https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2022/moneygram-introduces-new-crypto-trading-service-app-users/

Andreesen Horowitz Flagship Crypto Fund Down 40% - What Will They Add to the Portfolio to Recover? | Bitcoinist.com

The flagship crypto fund of venture capital firm Andreesen Horowitz lost 40% of its value in the first half of 2022 amid terrible macroeconomic conditions and

https://bitcoinist.com/andreesen-horowitz-flagship-crypto-fund-down-40-what-will-they-add-to-the-portfolio-to-recover/

ESG (Environment, Social & Governance)

Crypto ETPs: Where next with ESG?

Do not forget the ‘S’

https://www.etfstream.com/features/crypto-etps-where-next-with-esg/

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