LensLinks: Issue 294

Crypto for Advisors: ETH Staking in 2024, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
January 03, 2024

  • Crypto for Advisors: ETH Staking in 2024

  • 7 Best VR Headsets For Exploring The Metaverse In 2024

  • Orbit Cross-chain Bridge Losses $82 Million in DeFi Exploit

  • Bitcoin gains nearly 7% to surge past $45,000 for first time since April 2022

  • Fortnite Dev Made a BIG OOPS...

  • The Future Of Web3 Job Markets: Top 15 Ways To Be Ready For It

  • Crypto prices soar while stocks falter on first trading day of 2024 

  • Bitcoin's 2023 rally drove some of the stock market's biggest gains this year

  • Everything expected to launch at CES 2024

  • Singularity: AI is killing the grand bargain at the heart of the web. 'We're in a different world.'; 4 Predictions for 2024: AI Set to Supercharge Robotic Automation;

  • ESG: What is 'virtual rape'? Police investigate attack on child in metaverse

  • And Much, Much, More…

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"Everything online is being sucked up into a vacuum for the (AI) models. There's so much going on under the hood. In the next six months, we will look back and want to evaluate these models differently."

- Nick Vincent, a computer science professor

NOTABLE

Crypto for Advisors: ETH Staking in 2024

In today's issue of Crypto for Advisors, we share what advisors need to know about how ETH staking works and what’s coming.

www.coindesk.com/business/2023/12/14/crypto-for-advisors-eth-staking-in-2024

Metaverse & Gaming

7 Best VR Headsets For Exploring The Metaverse In 2024

Check top 7 VR headsets for the immersive virtual reality & gaming experience in Metaverse. Featuring Meta Quest 2, HTC Vive, and more.

morningtick.com/post/best-vr-headsets-metaverse

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Orbit Cross-chain Bridge Losses $82 Million in DeFi Exploit

Cross-chain protocol Orbit Chain has been exploited for nearly $82 million of crypto assets in this year's first DeFi hack.

www.cryptotimes.io/orbit-cross-chain-bridge-losses-82-million-in-defi-exploit

Crypto Trading

Bitcoin gains nearly 7% to surge past $45,000 for first time since April 2022

Bitcoin has climbed 6.74% over the last 24 hours, trading at $45,215.11

www.newsbytesapp.com/news/business/cryptocurrency-prices-02-01-2024-rates-of-bitcoin-ethereum-dogecoin-bnb/story

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Fortnite Dev Made a BIG OOPS...

Fortnite developer Epic Games laid off a bunch of employees before Christmas, but it turns out they now need more programmers to work on Fortnite. Uh oh. Additional Context: Epic Games, known for “Fortnite,” announced significant layoffs, affecting approximately 830 employees, or about 16% of their workforce. In a statement, Epic’s president Tim Sweeney cited […]

clownfishtv.com/fortnite-dev-made-a-big-oops

Square Enix kicks off 2024 by promising to be "aggressive in implementing AI" - Gamers Grade - Business News

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biz.crast.net/square-enix-kicks-off-2024-by-promising-to-be-aggressive-in-implementing-ai-gamers-grade

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

The Future Of Web3 Job Markets: Top 15 Ways To Be Ready For It

One of the most striking predictions about Web3 job market is the rapid growth of its job market, expected to surpass any other industry.

blockchainmagazine.net/the-future-of-web3-job-markets-top-15-ways-to-be-ready-for-it

Kyber Network slashes workforce, Web3 hacks cost $1.8B in 2023: Finance Redefined

Most of the top 100 DeFi tokens had a bullish week due to the overall positive momentum in the crypto market, with TVL remaining above $60 billion.

cointelegraph.com/news/kyber-network-slashes-workforce-web3-hacks-cost-1-8b-in-2023-finance-redefined

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Crypto prices soar while stocks falter on first trading day of 2024 

Bitcoin and ether inched higher Tuesday, extending gains that saw bitcoin surpass $45,000 for the first time since April 2022 on Monday.

blockworks.co/news/crypto-prices-soar-new-year

Bitcoin's 2023 rally drove some of the stock market's biggest gains this year

Shares of Marathon Digital, Coinbase, MicroStrategy and the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust all jumped more than 300% in 2023, double the gains in bitcoin

www.cnbc.com/2023/12/27/bitcoin-2023-rally-pumped-up-marathon-coinbase-microstrategy-gbtc.html

United States acts as top cop — setting the crypto standards for the world

In a year that saw crypto giant Binance hit with a $4 billion settlement and high-profile SEC lawsuits, regulators overseas have been busy pursuing new laws.

www.cnbc.com/2023/12/31/state-of-crypto-regulation-in-2023-eu-laws-approved-but-us-is-top-cop.html

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

AI is killing the grand bargain at the heart of the web. 'We're in a different world.'

A decades-old agreement that made the internet tick is no match for the rise of generative AI and large language models

www.businessinsider.com/ai-killing-web-grand-bargain-2023-8

4 Predictions for 2024: AI Set to Supercharge Robotic Automation

Software is a key component of automation, and with AI, software developers will be able to create more customized and optimized solutions for various tasks.

www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/49770-4-predictions-for-2024-ai-set-to-supercharge-robotic-automation

From smart fridges to AI robots: Everything expected to launch at CES 2024

Meta, Microsoft, and Google led the surge in generative AI in 2023, sparking an AI arms race. CES 2024 is expected to showcase advancements in AI, including Samsung's AI-infused refrigerator and LG's smart home AI.

www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/from-smart-fridges-to-ai-robots-heres-everything-expected-to-launch-at-ces-2024-11703946673533.html

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

What is 'virtual rape'? Police investigate attack on child in metaverse

The child, a girl aged under 16, is said to have been left distraught, while police fear she may suffer lasting psychological and emotional trauma

inews.co.uk/news/what-virtual-rape-police-investigate-attack-child-metaverse-2833023

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