LensLinks: Issue 244

UBS taps Ethereum to pilot tokenized money market fund, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
October 04, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • UBS taps Ethereum to pilot tokenized money market fund

  • Neal Stephenson’s blockchain project holds discovery month as metaverse hype wanes

  • Coinbase Attempts to Plug Void in Crypto Perpetuals Left by FTX

  • Cryptoverse: 'It's a knife fight' as traders get tokenized

  • This Generative AI Model Can Transform the Gaming Industry

  • What has Sam Bankman-Fried been up to in jail?

  • Regulatory Developments in Digital Assets

  • Crypto suffered 153% YoY increase in hacks and scams in Q3: Immunefi

  • Hong Kong Adds ‘Potential Tailwind’ for East Asia Crypto Trading Volumes: Chainalysis

  • Singularity: US-China 'tech war': AI sparks first battle in Middle East

  • ESG: Epic Games to Introduce Age Ratings for Fortnite Experiences

  • And Much, Much, More…

QUOTABLE

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“As long as people continue to invest time and money in digital experiences, gaming and virtual worldbuilding, buying and selling digital items, and experimenting with new computing and creative technologies, the metaverse will continue to come to life.”

- Neal Stephenson

NOTABLE

Roy King on LinkedIn: UBS taps Ethereum to pilot tokenized money market fund

...UBS Taps Ethereum to Pilot Tokenised Money Market Fund. UBS Asset Management, one of the world’s largest fund houses, has reportedly launched its first…

www.linkedin.com/posts/roy-king-28124413_ubs-taps-ethereum-to-pilot-tokenized-money-activity-7115018860474286081-siJe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Metaverse & Gaming

Neal Stephenson’s blockchain project holds discovery month as metaverse hype wanes

Search interest for the keyword metaverse declined drastically in 2023 compared with its peak in 2021 and 2022, according to Google Trends data.

cointelegraph.com/news/metaverse-neal-stephenson-blockchain-project-discovery-month

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Coinbase Attempts to Plug Void in Crypto Perpetuals Left by FTX

An analyst says Coinbase is "well positioned" to capture derivatives market share.

www.coindesk.com/business/2023/09/29/coinbase-attempts-to-plug-void-in-crypto-perpetuals-left-by-ftx

Crypto Trading

Cryptoverse: 'It's a knife fight' as traders get tokenized

Bitcoin? It's a bit old hat, say a cohort of crypto investors who are betting on blockchain technology breathing new life into traditional assets.

www.reuters.com/technology/cryptoverse-its-knife-fight-traders-get-tokenized-2023-10-03

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

This Generative AI Model Can Transform the Gaming Industry – Cryptopolitan

In the rapidly evolving world of generative AI, the challenge of creating 3D objects from 2D images consistently has been persistent. However, researchers from various universities have announced a significant advancement: SyncDreamer. This innovative generative AI tool uses a unique diffusion model to generate multiple 2D perspectives of an object from just one image. How ... Read more

https://www.cryptopolitan.com/generative-ai-can-transform-gaming-industry/

What has Sam Bankman-Fried been up to in jail?

Here’s how the former FTX CEO may have spent his time behind bars since a judge revoked his bail in August.

cointelegraph.com/explained/sam-bankman-fried-jail-before-ftx-trial

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Regulatory Developments in Digital Assets

The Future of Finance is upon us! The digital financial epoch is burgeoning, morphing with each legislative tweak and technological innovation. In the United States, the regulatory tapestry surrounding digital assets is gradually being woven, thanks to recent legislative endeavors.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/regulatory-developments-digital-assets-sarson-funds%3FtrackingId=5C%252BVI6L0zUdTL6FE67Va5g%253D%253D/?trackingId=5C%2BVI6L0zUdTL6FE67Va5g%3D%3D

Protocol Village: Google Cloud to Serve as Validator for Polygon PoS Network

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals.

www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/08/28/protocol-latest-tech-news-crypto-blockchain

Crypto suffered 153% YoY increase in hacks and scams in Q3: Immunefi

Almost $686 million was lost in hacks and scams in the third quarter, most of which resulted from exploits rather than fraud.

cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-suffered-153-percent-yoy-increase-hacks-scams-q3-immunefi

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Hong Kong Adds ‘Potential Tailwind’ for East Asia Crypto Trading Volumes: Chainalysis - Decrypt

Hong Kong may be providing a haven for crypto investors from war-torn nations and Chinese citizens dodging restrictions.

decrypt.co/199874/hong-kong-adds-potential-tailwind-east-asia-crypto-trading-volumes-chainalysis

What to Know About Sam Bankman-Fried’s Fraud Trial

Mr. Bankman-Fried is accused of orchestrating a vast scheme to siphon billions of dollars of FTX customer money.

www.nytimes.com/2023/10/03/business/sam-bankman-fried-trial-ftx.html

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

US-China 'tech war': AI sparks first battle in Middle East – DW – 10/02/2023

The US has restricted exports of some computer chips to the Middle East, to stop AI-enabling chips from getting to China. But there's no information on which countries are affected, or how chips would get to China.

www.dw.com/en/us-china-tech-war-ai-sparks-first-battle-in-middle-east/a-66968886

Covering Ukraine: the story that writes itself

According to the New York Times, Google has developed an AI tool that can write news articles. However, media coverage of the Ukraine war suggests that, when it comes to automatic writing, leader writers may be unbeatable.

mondediplo.com/2023/10/13ukraine-news

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Epic Games to Introduce Age Ratings for Fortnite Experiences

Epic Games to Introduce Age Ratings for Fortnite Experiences - OPP.Today

www.opp.today/gaming/fortnite-is-introducing-age-ratings-for-all-of-its-creative-experiences/108128

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