LensLinks: Issue 227

Genesis to End U.S. Spot Crypto Trading, brought to you by Regiment LLC

Author

Len Pacek
September 06, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • Retail Trading Giant Robinhood Repurchases $605,000,000 Worth of Shares the Feds Seized From Sam Bankman-Fried

  • London Stock Exchange plans blockchain digital asset exchange - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise

  • Web 3.0, the metaverse and NFTs are capturing UK consumer interest

  • Bitcoin Price History Rings Bell as BTC Nears Halving

  • Genesis to End U.S. Spot Crypto Trading

  • Harvard Scholar Urges Immediate Taxation of Metaverse

  • Elon Musk Revealed To Be ‘Quietly’ Funding Crypto Rival To Bitcoin Amid Price Crash

  • Bitcoin Mining in the Land of Fire and Ice

  • Roy King on LinkedIn: China court declares virtual assets legal properties protected by law

  • Singularity: Robots are pouring drinks in Vegas. As AI grows, the city's workers brace for change; The Robotics Revolution All Around We Don't See

  • And Much, Much, More…

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QUOTABLE

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“This decision was made voluntarily and for business reasons.”

- Genesis Global Trading

NOTABLE

Retail Trading Giant Robinhood Repurchases $605,000,000 Worth of Shares the Feds Seized From Sam Bankman-Fried - The Daily Hodl

Retail trading giant Robinhood has bought back more than $605 million worth of shares of its own company that the US government seized from disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.

dailyhodl.com/2023/09/02/retail-trading-giant-robinhood-repurchases-605000000-worth-of-shares-the-feds-seized-from-sam-bankman-fried

London Stock Exchange plans blockchain digital asset exchange - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise

The London Stock Exchange Group has announced plans for trading tokenized assets using blockchain technology

www.ledgerinsights.com/london-stock-exchange-lse-plans-blockchain-digital-asset

Metaverse & Gaming

Web 3.0, the metaverse and NFTs are capturing UK consumer interest The Block

New research from Toluna highlights how consumers perceive and engage with Web 3.0 innovations over time.

www.blockchaintechnology-news.com/2023/09/web-3-0-the-metaverse-and-nfts-are-capturing-uk-consumer-interest

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Bitcoin Price History Rings Bell as BTC Nears Halving

BTC price history raises serious questions ahead of Bitcoin halving

u.today/bitcoin-price-history-rings-bell-as-btc-nears-halving

Crypto Trading

Genesis to End U.S. Spot Crypto Trading

Crypto brokerage firm Genesis Global Trading is shuttering its spot crypto trading in the U.S., the company told clients in an email viewed by The Wall Street Journal. Genesis told clients that it will end that service on Sept. 18. International spot and derivatives trading, which is done through i

www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-jones-09-05-2023/card/genesis-to-end-u-s-spot-crypto-trading-PAq1LSFzSKvC6iadtNiZ

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Harvard Scholar Urges Immediate Taxation of Metaverse

Explore how taxing the Metaverse could revolutionize government revenue. A scholar suggests immediate taxation on Metaverse income.

beincrypto.com/metaverse-income-tax-harvard

Artificial Intelligence May Breathe Life Into Metaverse

1 Generative AI can ease content creation in digital spaces. 2 AI may be of use to create personalized learning

www.thecoinrepublic.com/2023/09/05/artificial-intelligence-may-breathe-life-into-metaverse

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Elon Musk Revealed To Be ‘Quietly’ Funding Crypto Rival To Bitcoin Amid Price Crash

Elon Musk has been revealed to have been "quietly" funding the development of a major crypto rival to bitcoin...

www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/09/03/elon-musk-revealed-to-be-quietly-funding-crypto-rival-to-bitcoin-amid-price-crash

Bitcoin Mining in the Land of Fire and Ice

Not only does Iceland run almost entirely on renewable energy, it has historically operated at a surplus. Bitcoin miners and other digital asset generators have been buying up that extra energy to power data centers across the island nation.

www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2023-08-31/bitcoin-mining-in-the-land-of-fire-and-ice

Crypto Trading - a little more…

40% of crypto trading platforms are decentralized: World Federation of Exchanges

The WEF notes there are a total of 500 crypto trading platforms offering various crypto-linked products and services.

cointelegraph.com/news/40-of-crypto-trading-platforms-are-decentralized-world-federation-of-exchanges

Roy King on LinkedIn: China court declares virtual assets legal properties protected by law:…

China Court Declares Virtual Assets Legal Properties Protected By Law. The People’s Courts of the People’s Republic of China has published a new report titled…

www.linkedin.com/posts/roy-king-28124413_china-court-declares-virtual-assets-legal-activity-7104062519874318336-mGaJ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

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

Robots are pouring drinks in Vegas. As AI grows, the city's workers brace for change

Workers in Las Vegas have been watching automation and technology inch into their workplace. Now with AI, the city is preparing to adapt its service-heavy tourism economy.

www.wgbh.org/news/national/2023-09-05/robots-are-pouring-drinks-in-vegas-as-ai-grows-the-citys-workers-brace-for-change

The Robotics Revolution All Around We Don't See

Despite being romanticised as futuristic; robots are indispensable in our lives, making it better and exploring outer worlds like the Moon.

www.sify.com/ai-analytics/the-robotics-revolution-all-around-we-dont-see

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

BINANCE CHARITY UNVEILS SURVEY INSIGHTS ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CHARITY

Binance Charity’s recent survey reveals a growing preference for blockchain-based donations, with 32% of respondents favoring cryptocurrencies for charitable contributions.

financefeeds.com/binance-charity-unveils-survey-insights-on-international-day-of-charity

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