LensLinks: Issue 290

Brazil Passes Law to Tax Overseas Crypto, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
December 18, 2023

  • Even the Bank of England is part of a shift to blockchain use cases

  • Roblox has a new music-themed metaverse experience, too.

  • Namada Rewards Its Community with 3% $NAM Token Supply to Incentivize Testnet Users

  • New York regulators threaten crypto’s festive spirit

  • Animoca Brands and T&B Media Global Partner to Expand Ecosystem Capabilities in the Web3 Space

  • Intel Unveils New AI Chips to Rival Nvidia’s Dominance in AI Industry, INTC Stock Up 1%

  • BlackRock and SEC Engage in Fourth Round of Talks Over Bitcoin ETF

  • Brazil Passes Law to Tax Overseas Crypto Holdings in 2024

  • Singularity: Body Awareness: Scientists Give Robots a Basic Sense of 'Proprioception'; Ethereum OGs earmark $100 million to invest in crypto, AI and robotics

  • ESG: Nasdaq brings blockchain to carbon credit ecosystem

  • And Much, Much, More…

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“We’re seeing more and more of those use cases coming to market, especially when we’re talking about tokenizing real-world assets and bringing those assets to the blockchain.”

- Fnality UK CEO Angus Fletcher

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Even the Bank of England is part of a shift to blockchain use cases

A liquidity management network for wholesale payments and tokenized real-world assets took a step forward this week.

blockworks.co/news/bank-of-england-trials-blockchain

Metaverse & Gaming

Roblox has a new music-themed metaverse experience, too.

The experience, called Beat Galaxy, was made in part by Universal Music Group (UMG), and features a runner / music game you can play with music from UMG artists. It’s not nearly as polished as Epic’s newly-launched Fortnite Festival, but if you’ve been looking for something like that in Roblox, Beat Galaxy is in the ballpark.

www.theverge.com/2023/12/14/24002028/roblox-has-a-new-music-themed-metaverse-experience-too

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Namada Rewards Its Community with 3% $NAM Token Supply to Incentivize Testnet Users | CoinCodex

Namada, a protocol that enables privacy across multiple chains, announced a 65 million NAM token airdrop and an incentivized testnet at the Cosmoverse 2023 Conference.

coincodex.com/article/35731/namada-rewards-its-community-with-3-nam-token-supply-to-incentivize-testnet-users

Crypto Trading

New York regulators threaten crypto’s festive spirit

Plus, updates on FTX and the IRS

www.ft.com/content/6d683046-2d5e-41af-996a-ea95ebb31344

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Animoca Brands and T&B Media Global Partner to Expand Ecosystem Capabilities in the Web3 Space - CryptoSaurus

BANGKOK, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Animoca Brands, a company pioneering digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and T&B Media

cryptosaurus.tech/animoca-brands-and-tb-media-global-partner-to-expand-ecosystem-capabilities-in-the-web3-space-4

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Intel Unveils New AI Chips to Rival Nvidia’s Dominance in AI Industry, INTC Stock Up 1%

Dubbed Gaudi3, Intel intends to attract generative AI companies like OpenAI away from Nvidia and bolster its stock market performance.

www.coinspeaker.com/intel-ai-chips-intc-stock

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Litecoin rising on Bitcoin ETF expectations, Pullix setting up as avenue for retail crypto traders

Litecoin is rising on Bitcoin ETF expectations. Meanwhile, Pullix is building an exchange for retail traders. PLX presale is in progress

crypto.news/litecoin-rising-on-bitcoin-etf-expectations-pullix-setting-up-as-avenue-for-retail-crypto-traders

BlackRock and SEC Engage in Fourth Round of Talks Over Bitcoin ETF

BlackRock and the SEC convene for a fourth meeting on the Spot Bitcoin ETF, sparking excitement as a decision looms.

coingape.com/blackrock-and-sec-engage-in-fourth-round-of-talks-over-bitcoin-etf

Brazil Passes Law to Tax Overseas Crypto Holdings in 2024

Brazil introduces a new law taxing overseas crypto at 15%, effective 2024, expanding financial regulations in the digital market.

coingape.com/brazil-passes-law-to-tax-overseas-crypto-holdings-in-2024

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

Body Awareness: Scientists Give Robots a Basic Sense of 'Proprioception'

The new approach opens up the prospect of robots that can adapt to damage or the addition of new body parts or modules on the fly.

singularityhub.com/2023/12/15/body-awareness-scientists-give-robots-a-basic-sense-of-proprioception

Ethereum OGs earmark $100 million to invest in crypto, AI and robotics

Early investors and builders in crypto aim to accelerate the development of technologies they view as good for humanity.

www.theblock.co/post/267758/ethereum-ogs-earmark-100-million-to-invest-in-crypto-ai-and-robotics

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Nasdaq brings blockchain to carbon credit ecosystem

Nasdaq's blockchain technology will enable the creation and distribution of standardized digital credits revolutionizing carbon markets.

cryptobriefing.com/nasdaq-brings-blockchain-to-carbon-credit-ecosystem

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