LensLinks: Issue 246

Prediction Market 'Zeitgeist' to Use CoinDesk Indices for Broad Crypto Bets, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
October 06, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • Prediction Market 'Zeitgeist' to Use CoinDesk Indices for Broad Crypto Bets

  • Generative AI’s Intersection With the Metaverse: Tech Disruptors

  • Billionaire-backed Hong Kong crypto VC pours $100M into blockchain fund

  • Taiwanese Crypto Trader's 6-Cent Fee Leads to $310K Win in Tax-Receipt Lottery

  • 11 Amazing VR Headset With Controller For 2023

  • Mattel and Gamefam Unveil Barbie DreamHouse Tycoon on Roblox

  • DeFi protocols on Cardano surge; What it means for ADA?

  • Are Fake Trades Common on Decentralized Crypto Exchanges? – Cryptopolitan

  • Bitcoin Ordinals becomes a hotbed of NFT trading, will the trend sustain?

  • Bitcoin Rises. Crypto Traders Ignore Spiking Bond Yields.

  • Singularity: SoftBank boss says real AI is only a decade away

  • ESG: Study Finds How Gender Influences Your Bitcoin Trading

  • And Much, Much, More…

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"It is wrong to say that AI cannot be smarter than humans as it is created by humans. AI is now self learning, self training, and self inferencing, just like human beings."

- SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son

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Prediction Market 'Zeitgeist' to Use CoinDesk Indices for Broad Crypto Bets

Traders will be able to bet on the performance of a basket of DeFi tokens, or of a group of smart contract platforms' native currencies.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/10/05/prediction-market-zeitgeist-to-use-coindesk-indices-for-broad-crypto-bets

Metaverse & Gaming

Generative AI’s Intersection With the Metaverse: Tech Disruptors

Artificial intelligence is being increasingly applied to the metaverse and gaming. Inworld AI cofounder and Chief Product Officer Kylan Gibbs joins Bloomberg Intelligence senior technology analyst Mandeep Singh on this episode of the Tech Disruptors podcast to discuss the training and inference for applying generative AI large language models to different types of media and how new tools could lead to the proliferation of gaming and virtual content.

www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2023-10-05/generative-ai-s-intersection-with-the-metaverse-tech-disruptors

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Billionaire-backed Hong Kong crypto VC pours $100M into blockchain fund

The Titan Fund will focus on early-stage startups in gaming, metaverse and NFTs, and will prioritize equity investments rather than digital assets.

blockworks.co/news/hong-kong-crypto-vc-titan-blockchain-fund

Crypto Trading

Taiwanese Crypto Trader's 6-Cent Fee Leads to $310K Win in Tax-Receipt Lottery

Sometimes, being tax-compliant pays off.

www.coindesk.com/business/2023/10/05/taiwanese-crypto-traders-6-cent-fee-leads-to-310k-win-in-tax-receipt-lottery

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

11 Amazing VR Headset With Controller For 2023 | Robots.net

Discover the top 11 VR headsets with controllers for an immersive virtual reality experience in 2023. Find the perfect VR headset with controller for your needs and preferences.

robots.net/tech/11-amazing-vr-headset-with-controller-for-2023

Metaverse Statistics: A 3D Virtual Space Powered by Technology

Metaverse Statistics: The Metaverse is a transformative concept, a vast and interconnected digital universe.

scoop.market.us/metaverse-statistics

Mattel and Gamefam Unveil Barbie DreamHouse Tycoon on Roblox

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) and Gamefam today announced the upcoming launch of Barbie DreamHouse Tycoon on Roblox, the global immersive platform where millions of people connect and communicate daily, on October 6. After recording three million unique visits in beta, the first-ever official Barbie Roblox game is jam-packed with endless imagination and features everything fans could ask for, including the chance to build their very own DreamHouse, live out various careers, and unleash...

www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=312067

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

DeFi protocols on Cardano surge; What it means for ADA?

The total value locked (TVL) on the Cardano (ADA) DeFi ecosystem has surpassed $160 million with a surge of close to 10% in the deployed capital, which increases Cardano’s value as a decentralized finance chain and increases liquidity for its protocols and tokens.

finbold.com/defi-protocols-on-cardano-surge-what-it-means-for-ada

Are Fake Trades Common on Decentralized Crypto Exchanges? – Cryptopolitan

Wash trading, a form of fake trade strategy is a process whereby a trader buys and sells a security for the express purpose of feeding misleading information to the market. In some situations, wash trades are executed by a trader and a broker who are colluding with each other, and at other times, wash trades ... Read more

https://www.cryptopolitan.com/fake-trades-decentralized-crypto-exchanges/

Solana DeFi ecosystem rallies amid strong headwinds

Solana decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem has grown to a yearly high of more than $330 million amid the major headwinds.

cryptoslate.com/solana-defi-ecosystem-rallies-amid-strong-headwinds

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Bitcoin Ordinals becomes a hotbed of NFT trading, will the trend sustain?

After a slow start, the Ordinals ecosystem exploded in March, with nearly 35 million inscriptions getting minted until September.

ambcrypto.com/bitcoin-ordinals-becomes-a-hotbed-of-nft-trading-will-the-trend-sustain

FTX customers are still grappling with crypto platform's collapse

For Lee Rees, 43, FTX was one of a handful of exchanges on which the London-based cryptocurrency trader earned a good living, profiting off fleeting price differences across the crypto market.

www.reuters.com/technology/ftx-customers-are-still-grappling-with-crypto-platforms-collapse-2023-10-05

Bitcoin Rises. Crypto Traders Ignore Spiking Bond Yields.

Bitcoin rises as the largest cryptocurrency defies a selloff in risk assets amid climbing bond yields.

www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-crypto-markets-today-dc325890

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

SoftBank boss says real AI is only a decade away

It will be much brighter than you or me SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said he believes artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence that surpasses human intelligence in almost all areas, will be realised within 10 years. Speaking at the SoftBank World corporate conference, Son said he...

www.fudzilla.com/news/ai/57710-softbank-boss-says-real-ai-is-only-a-decade-away

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Study Finds How Gender Influences Your Bitcoin Trading

Investor globally moves to cryptos to prioritize enhancing their living standards and overall quality of life, recent Bitget's report unveiled.

www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/study-finds-how-gender-influences-your-bitcoin-investments

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