LensLinks: Issue 291

What Prediction Markets Are Forecasting for Crypto in 2024, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
December 19, 2023

  • What Prediction Markets Are Forecasting for Crypto in 2024

  • Coinbase Plans to Challenge SEC Denial of Crypto Rulemaking Petition

  • SoftBank-backed metaverse firm Improbable sells a key gaming venture for $97 million

  • Blockchain: A revolutionary force in fund administration

  • Criminal Drains 95 Year-Old Woman’s Bank of America Account – Now Bank Wants $4,237 in Overdraft Fees - The Daily Hodl

  • What Are NFT Wearables: Top 10 Fashion Brands For The Metaverse

  • Virtual Versions of People Will Replace NPCs in Games Using AI

  • New Kind of Crypto Insider Trading? SEC Might Take a Look at These Trades, Experts Say

  • Singularity: Nuclear fusion enters ‘new era’ after major breakthrough for near-limitless clean energy; Researchers build AI that can replicate and alter itself and I'm pretty sure that's an opening line from the original Terminator script

  • And Much, Much, More…

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"No one looking fairly at our industry thinks the law is clear or that there isn’t more work to do."

- Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal

NOTABLE

Coinbase Plans to Challenge SEC Denial of Crypto Rulemaking Petition - Decrypt

The SEC today denied crypto exchange Coinbase's petition to clarify new crypto rules for the digital assets industry.

decrypt.co/209997/coinbase-plans-challenge-sec-denial-crypto-rulemaking?amp=1

Metaverse & Gaming

SoftBank-backed metaverse firm Improbable sells a key gaming venture for $97 million

Improbable has sold The Multiplayer Group, a multiplayer games services company it bought in 2019, to Keywords Studios for £76.5 million ($97.1 million).

www.cnbc.com/2023/12/18/metaverse-firm-improbable-sells-gaming-unit-for-97-million.html

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Blockchain: A revolutionary force in fund administration

Blockchain reshapes fund administration for enhanced efficiency and transparency, writes Kevin Monserrat, CEO of TokenSphere.

fundstech.com/opinion/blockchain-a-revolutionary-force-in-fund-administration

Crypto Trading

Criminal Drains 95 Year-Old Woman’s Bank of America Account – Now Bank Wants $4,237 in Overdraft Fees - The Daily Hodl

A 95 year-old woman says she's going through a nightmare scenario, with scammers draining her account and the bank demanding she repay thousands of dollars stemming from the criminal's spending spree.

dailyhodl.com/2023/12/08/criminal-drains-95-year-old-womans-bank-of-america-account-now-bank-wants-4237-in-overdraft-fees/amp

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

What Are NFT Wearables: Top 10 Fashion Brands For The Metaverse

NFT wearables have introduced a captivating blend of fashion and technology into the metaverse, revolutionizing the way we express ourselves.

blockchainmagazine.net/what-are-nft-wearables-top-10-fashion-brands-for-the-metaverse

Virtual Versions of People Will Replace NPCs in Games Using AI

1 NPCx is trying to infuse artificial intelligence with virtual worlds. 2 Mark Zuckerberg came up with his vision to

www.thecoinrepublic.com/2023/12/18/virtual-versions-of-people-will-replace-npcs-in-games-using-ai

Gaming and the Metaverse on Bitcoin? this is happening. - Impressive - CryptoSaurus

Traditionally, Web3 gaming has been closely associated with chains like Ethereum, Avalanche, and most recently Solana. Bitcoin, considered a clumsy,

cryptosaurus.tech/gaming-and-the-metaverse-on-bitcoin-this-is-happening-impressive

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

New Kind of Crypto Insider Trading? SEC Might Take a Look at These Trades, Experts Say

"It seems like there's smoke here, and it may be worth an investigation to see if there's a fire," a finance professor said.

www.coindesk.com/business/2023/12/18/a-new-kind-of-insider-trading-hegics-defi-bets-might-attract-secs-attention-experts-say

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Bitcoin Declines as Crypto Traders Take Profits

Barron's live coverage of financial markets, from stocks and bonds to oil and crypto.

www.barrons.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-121823/card/bitcoin-declines-as-crypto-traders-take-profits-cI9c1YSnYA7BtQJpk4lh

Ex-Credit Suisse Executive Debuts Crypto Trading Venue for Banks

A former private banking executive at Credit Suisse AG has launched a crypto trading venue targeting banks and securities firms as clients, betting on the growing participation of traditional financial companies outside the US in digital-assets.

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-14/ex-credit-suisse-executive-debuts-crypto-trading-venue-for-banks

What Prediction Markets Are Forecasting for Crypto in 2024

Which projects will do airdrops? Will Kraken go public? Will OpenSea launch a token? I have no idea, but traders with skin in the game think they do.

www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/12/18/what-prediction-markets-are-forecasting-for-crypto-in-2024

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

Nuclear fusion enters ‘new era’ after major breakthrough for near-limitless clean energy

Scientists have managed to repeatedly produce nuclear fusion ignition for the first time, marking a major milestone towards achieving near-limitless clean energy at scale.

www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/nuclear-fusion-enters-new-era-after-major-breakthrough-for-near-limitless-clean-energy/ar-AA1lGjip?cvid=64a5870127a24a4ddc8ee7659ecad286&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=20&sc=shoreline

Researchers build AI that can replicate and alter itself and I'm pretty sure that's an opening line from the original Terminator script

Aizip's breakthrough starts with sneakers and then...who knows

www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/researchers-build-ai-that-can-replicate-and-alter-itself-and-im-pretty-sure-thats-an-opening-line-from-the-original-terminator-script

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Can Blockchain Unlock Sustainability in Supply Chains?

How a product is made and shipped to you can make a big environmental difference. Blockchain may help you make sustainable choices.

earth911.com/eco-tech/can-blockchain-unlock-sustainability-in-supply-chains

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