LensLinks: Issue 239

What to Know About Investments in Crypto Infrastructure, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
September 27, 2023

Dan Edlebeck

Today in LensLinks:

  • What to Know About Investments in Crypto Infrastructure

  • Web3's Triple Threat: Thriving Relationship Between Entertainment, Gaming, and Finance

  • Web3's Triple Threat: Thriving Relationship Between Entertainment, Gaming, and Finance

  • Coinbase Leads Push for New Crypto Rules in D.C. Don't Expect Immediate Results.

  • What Is Social Media Going to Look Like in the Metaverse?

  • PlayStation Home was '5-10 years ahead of its time' says exec

  • ‘AI algorithms are a black box and have little ability to be audited,’ OKX official says

  • ‘AI algorithms are a black box and have little ability to be audited,’ OKX official says

  • How one high-profile crypto exchange is planning to expand globally

  • Bitcoin trading volume hits six-year low amid macroeconomic uncertainty By Investing.com

  • On-chain leverage trading platform Avantis Labs raises $4M seed round led by Pantera Capital

  • Singularity: Why Toyota is building a “kindergarten for robots”; Getting philosophical with future robot overlord Brett Adcock;

  • ESG: Can Cryptocurrency Still Deliver On Financial Inclusion?

  • And Much, Much, More…

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What to Know About Investments in Crypto Infrastructure

We speak with Dan Edlebeck, head of Growth at Phi Labs, about why investments in the infrastructure in the crypto and blockchain spaces are critical. Edlebeck also shares where investments in the digital assets space are currently being deployed.

www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-to-know-about-investments-in-crypto-infrastructure

Metaverse & Gaming

Web3's Triple Threat: Thriving Relationship Between Entertainment, Gaming, and Finance

A closer look at the exciting intersection of gaming and the dynamic blend of art and science financing within the Web3 ecosystem.

beincrypto.com/web3-threat-relationship-between-entertainment-gaming-finance

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Binance’s Liquid Staked Ether Jumps to $1.2B in TVL After Sudden $500M Inflow

Binance’s liquid staking ether (ETH) saw a sudden $500 million burst of inflows over the weekend, pushing its total locked value (TVL) to $1.2 billion.

finance.yahoo.com/news/binance-liquid-staked-ether-jumps-170850746.html

Crypto Trading

Coinbase Leads Push for New Crypto Rules in D.C. Don't Expect Immediate Results.

The event, called "Stand With Crypto Day," is one of the industry's biggest attempts in a while to convince lawmakers new rules are needed.

www.barrons.com/articles/coinbase-push-new-crypto-rules-5fd4fead

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

What Is Social Media Going to Look Like in the Metaverse? | CoinCodex

As we transition into the era of Web3 and the metaverse, traditional social media will evolve into immersive, interactive experiences that extend beyond 2D platforms, offering realistic sights, sounds, and even the potential for stimulating other senses, fundamentally reshaping how we connect and engage in the digital realm.

coincodex.com/article/32698/what-is-social-media-going-to-look-like-in-the-metaverse

PlayStation Home was '5-10 years ahead of its time' says exec

PlayStation head Jim Ryan believes PlayStation Home was ahead of its time.

www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/playstation/playstation-home-years-ahead-of-its-time-says-exec-143649-20230926

Walmart’s Roblox activation targets Gen Z shoppers

Walmart is now introducing Walmart Discovered, a Roblox activation designed to streamline the discovery of virtual items and creators on the metaverse platform.

drugstorenews.com/walmarts-roblox-activation-targets-gen-z-shoppers

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

‘AI algorithms are a black box and have little ability to be audited,’ OKX official says

We recently spoke to Chief Innovation Officer Jason Lau at OKX about artificial intelligence.

www.thestreet.com/cryptocurrency/innovation/ai-algorithms-are-a-black-box-and-have-little-ability-to-be-audited-crypto-exchange-okx-says

How Bitcoin Interoperability Can Threaten Ethereum's DeFi Dominance

How the rise of Bitcoin interoperability could threaten Ethereum's lead in the DeFi sector, as experts envision interconnected blockchains.

beincrypto.com/bitcoin-interoperability-destroy-ethereum

Crypto Magic: How Blockchain and Crypto Wallets Influence the Crypto World | The Crypto Times

Learn how crypto exchange and blockchain work seamlessly to offer transparency, scalability and mass adoption. Read about their integration and interdependence.

www.cryptotimes.io/crypto-magic-how-blockchain-and-crypto-wallets-influence-the-crypto-world

Crypto Trading - a little more…

How one high-profile crypto exchange is planning to expand globally

With a global expansion in its sights, a crypto exchange is boasting compelling features for newcomers and professionals alike

cointelegraph.com/news/how-one-high-profile-crypto-exchange-is-planning-to-expand-globally

Bitcoin trading volume hits six-year low amid macroeconomic uncertainty By Investing.com

Bitcoin trading volume hits six-year low amid macroeconomic uncertainty

www.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/bitcoin-trading-volume-hits-sixyear-low-amid-macroeconomic-uncertainty-93CH-3183318

On-chain leverage trading platform Avantis Labs raises $4M seed round led by Pantera Capital | TechCrunch

Avantis Labs, a decentralized finance (DeFi) derivatives ecosystem, has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by Pantera Capital, the company’s

techcrunch.com/2023/09/26/onchain-leverage-trading-platform-avantis-labs-raises-4m-seed-round-led-by-pantera-capital

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

Jump straight to the video: https://youtu.be/w-CGSQAO5-Q

Why Toyota is building a “kindergarten for robots”

Toyota is using a generative AI-based method to teach robots to peel veggies, prepare snacks, and perform other dexterous tasks.

www.freethink.com/robots-ai/teach-robots

Getting philosophical with future robot overlord Brett Adcock

Humanoid robot laborers will soon hit the workforce, powered by AI and designed eventually to take over any task a human worker can do. Figure's Brett Adcock is one of the people driving this seismic shift, so we asked him what the future holds.

newatlas.com/robotics/interview-brett-adcock-humanoid

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Can Cryptocurrency Still Deliver On Financial Inclusion?

Cryptocurrency allured people with the idea that it could be a means to attain financial prosperity.

www.forbes.com/sites/nicolecasperson/2023/09/26/can-cryptocurrency-still-deliver-on-financial-inclusion/?sh=5028e0f455b5

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