LensLinks: Issue 243

Sam Bankman-Fried paid Tom Brady $55M for a week of work, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
October 03, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • Sam Bankman-Fried paid Tom Brady $55M for a week of work, author says: ‘Tom adored him’

  • Should Apple (AAPL) Buy Roblox (RBLX) as Metaverse M&A Takes Off?

  • Sam Bankman-Fried Scoops Help CoinDesk Win a Loeb Award

  • Sam Bankman-Fried set to face trial after spectacular crash of crypto exchange FTX

  • Is Blockchain Gaming Hampered by the Volatility of Crypto?

  • Bandcamp sold by Epic Games to Songtradr, 18 months after acquisition

  • SEC launches proceedings to determine fate of spot Bitcoin ETFs,

  • Quick shout out to Coinbase and their brilliant marketing campaign

  • Crypto exchange Coinbase secures Singapore payments licence’

  • Bitcoin Surges to Start October. Why the Gains Could Get Even Better.

  • Singularity: Mark Zuckerberg agreed it could be possible to use the Metaverse to bring back the dead virtually

  • And Much, Much, More…

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"Prosecutors are going to say, 'Look at where the money went and how it was spent.’ This case is less about complicated investments and all about garden-variety fraud."

- Michael Zweiback, co-founder of the law firm Zweiback, Fiset & Zalduendo on SBF trial

NOTABLE

Sam Bankman-Fried paid Tom Brady $55M for a week of work, author says: ‘Tom adored him’

Author Michael Lewis said he learned of the sums that were paid to celebrities while pouring over internal FTX company documents.

nypost.com/2023/10/02/sam-bankman-fried-paid-tom-brady-55-million-for-a-week-of-work-author

Metaverse & Gaming

Should Apple (AAPL) Buy Roblox (RBLX) as Metaverse M&A Takes Off?

Should Apple (AAPL) partner or buy Roblox (RBLX), the fast-growing online gaming platform, to integrate it with its upcoming XR virtual reality (VR) headset as the metaverse gains traction?

www.nasdaq.com/articles/should-apple-aapl-buy-roblox-rblx-as-metaverse-ma-takes-off

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Michael Casey on LinkedIn: Sam Bankman-Fried Scoops Help CoinDesk Win a Loeb Award, a Top Journalism… | 31 comments

Just going to leave this here. A Loeb award. CoinDesk This is why we do what we do... | 31 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/posts/michaeljohncasey_sam-bankman-fried-scoops-help-coindesk-win-activity-7113362511873105920-34Wr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

Crypto Trading

Sam Bankman-Fried set to face trial after spectacular crash of crypto exchange FTX

Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried faces a prison term of more than 100 years if he's convicted of fraud and money-laundering charges.

www.cbsnews.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-trial-cryptocurrency

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Is Blockchain Gaming Hampered by the Volatility of Crypto?

From Axie to The Sandbox, blockchain gaming is growing, despite the ongoing events in the rest of the crypto industry.

www.techopedia.com/is-blockchain-gaming-hampered-by-the-volatility-of-crypto

Bandcamp sold by Epic Games to Songtradr, 18 months after acquisition

The sale comes alongside layoffs at Epic Games

djmag.com/news/bandcamp-sold-epic-games-songtradr-18-months-after-acquisition

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Sarah Morton on LinkedIn: SEC launches proceedings to determine fate of spot Bitcoin ETFs, invites…

Movement out of the SEC today in the US relating to the proposed #bitcoin spot #etfs https://lnkd.in/g6pkq2PW

www.linkedin.com/posts/sarahmortonvan_sec-launches-proceedings-to-determine-fate-activity-7113593759551934464-AdNd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

Michael Nadeau on LinkedIn: #standwithcrypto #thedefireport #thedefireport | 36 comments

Quick shout out to Coinbase and their brilliant marketing campaign... In case you missed it, Coinbase organized #standwithcrypto… | 36 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/posts/michael-austin-nadeau_standwithcrypto-thedefireport-thedefireport-activity-7113656321899446272-I05W?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

What Is Liquidity Mining & How Does It Work?

Learn what liquidity mining is, how it works, and what role it plays in the decentralized finance (DeFi) markets.

unchainedcrypto.com/what-is-liquidity-mining

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Crypto exchange Coinbase secures Singapore payments licence

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been awarded a full payments licence to operate in Singapore by the city-state's central bank, the U.S.-based company said on Monday.

www.reuters.com/business/finance/crypto-exchange-coinbase-obtains-monetary-authority-singapore-licence-2023-10-02

What Are Crypto Trading Bots and How Do They Work?

Crypto trading bots are invaluable tools for professional traders looking to execute algorithmic trading strategies in the crypto markets. But they also come with risks!

www.coindesk.com/learn/what-are-crypto-trading-bots-and-how-do-they-work

Bitcoin Surges to Start October. Why the Gains Could Get Even Better.

Bitcoin beat history in September, which could bode well for its performance in the month ahead as cryptos start October on the right foot.

www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-ethereum-price-crypto-markets-today-158195fd

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

Mark Zuckerberg agreed it could be possible to use the Metaverse to bring back the dead virtually

Podcaster Lex Fridman asked Mark Zuckerberg about whether his new humanlike avatars could be used to create a virtual version of a deceased person.

www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/mark-zuckerberg-agreed-it-could-be-possible-to-use-the-metaverse-to-bring-back-the-dead-virtually/articleshow/104112281.cms

University of York Joins Turing University Network to Advance Responsible AI Development – Cryptopolitan

By joining the Turing University Network, the University of York has cemented its position as a safe and responsible artificial intelligence (AI) systems leader.

https://www.cryptopolitan.com/york-joins-turing-university-ai-development/

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

SEC Adopts Amendments to the Names Rule Under the 1940 Act

On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) tightened the regulation of fund names, a rule change that the Commission expects could affect three out of four registered funds.

The Commission…emphasized that the Names Rule, as amended, would capture a fund with terms in its name that suggest ESG- or sustainability-related characteristics, such as “sustainable,” “green,” or “socially responsible.”

www.sidley.com/en/insights/newsupdates/2023/09/sec-adopts-amendments-to-the-names-rule-under-the-1940-act

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