LensLinks: Issue 295

Defi Rebounds, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
January 04, 2024

  • DeFi news that (may) shape 2024

  • Unveiling Europe’s unsung heroes and heroines shaping the Metaverse future

  • Defi Rebounds: Total Value Locked and Token Prices Surge as 2023 Marks a Year of Recovery and Growth

  • Rocky Mountain Lie

  • India’s 2024 Esports Scene Set to Redefine Global Gaming!

  • Audits and rug-pulled projects, a $650B token burn, and major DeFi protocol quits UK

  • Three new token projects ride $1bn EigenLayer hype

  • The Hot New Market in Crypto? Trading FTX’s Carcass.

  • Crypto Exchanges Surpass $1 Trillion Monthly Trading Amid Spot Bitcoin ETF Optimism

  • Singularity: LG releases new robot it hopes will lead to ‘zero labour home’

  • ESG: Breakin' B.I.G: New Metaverse Experience Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of Notorious B.I.G's Juicy

  • And Much, Much, More…

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DeFi news that (may) shape 2024

In this edition of The Decentralised, we’ll take a look back at the defining DeFi stories of 2023.

www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/defi-news-that-will-shape-2024-coinbase-eigenlayer-makerdao

Metaverse & Gaming

Unveiling Europe’s unsung heroes and heroines shaping the Metaverse future

In this op-ed by Leen Segers, she highlights each significant technological innovation in the Metaverse and shines the spotlight on its unsung heroes and heroines.

tech.eu/2024/01/03/unveiling-europes-unsung-heroes-heroines-shaping-the-metaverse-future

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Defi Rebounds: Total Value Locked and Token Prices Surge as 2023 Marks a Year of Recovery and Growth – Defi Bitcoin News

Defi's TVL rose by 39.16%, and the market valuation of the foremost defi tokens today escalated by over 129% within 12 months.

news.bitcoin.com/defi-rebounds-total-value-locked-and-token-prices-surge-as-2023-marks-a-year-of-recovery-and-growth

Crypto Trading

Rocky Mountain Lie

The inside story of a scam nestled inside Colorado’s booming crypto trade

www.thenation.com/article/economy/rocky-mountain-lie

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

India’s 2024 Esports Scene Set to Redefine Global Gaming!

The Indian Esports industry is on the brink of a transformative leap in 2024, with technological advancements, strategic collaborations, and a supportive ecosystem paving the way for an electrifying gaming landscape.

www.news9live.com/technology/2024-esports-growth-india-2394365

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Audits and rug-pulled projects, a $650B token burn, and major DeFi protocol quits UK: Finance Redefined

Most of the top 100 DeFi tokens had a bullish week due to the overall bullish momentum in the crypto market, with TVL nearing $50 billion for the first time in months.

cointelegraph.com/news/audits-and-rug-pulled-projects-a-650b-token-burn-and-major-defi-protocol-quits-uk-finance-redefined

Three new token projects ride $1bn EigenLayer hype

As millions flow into EigenLayer, liquid restaking projects launch new tokens that have the potential to boost — or sink — Ethereum.

www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/three-new-token-projects-ride-1bn-usd-eigenlayer-hype

Crypto Trading - a little more…

The Hot New Market in Crypto? Trading FTX’s Carcass.

Investors are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on FTX bankruptcy claims, betting that the firm’s new leaders will recover the money that Sam Bankman-Fried misappropriated.

www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/technology/crypto-trading-ftx-bankruptcy.html

Bitcoin mining firm CleanSpark to launch in-house crypto trading

CleanSpark, the third-largest public Bitcoin mining firm in the U.S., is set to establish its own trading desk in 2024, aiming to optimize the profitability of its substantial Bitcoin assets.

crypto.news/bitcoin-mining-firm-cleanspark-to-launch-in-house-crypto-trading

Crypto Exchanges Surpass $1 Trillion Monthly Trading Amid Spot Bitcoin ETF Optimism

In a significant development for the cryptocurrency market, monthly trading volumes on crypto exchanges have surpassed the $1 trillion mark

zycrypto.com/crypto-exchanges-surpass-1-trillion-monthly-trading-amid-spot-etf-optimism

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

LG releases new robot it hopes will lead to ‘zero labour home’

AI agent has two legs and is an ‘all-around home manager and companion rolled into one’, company claims

www.independent.co.uk/tech/lg-robot-new-ai-agent-home-b2472254.html

How do you teach a robot dog new tricks?

Artist Agnieszka Pilat tells The Register how she gets Spot to paint, not pant

www.theregister.com/2023/12/31/agnieszka_pilat_robot_art

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Breakin' B.I.G: New Metaverse Experience Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of Notorious B.I.G's Juicy

The Sandbox and Warner Music Group are collaborating for the 30th anniversary of The Notorious B.I.G’s "Juicy" through a Metaverse experience.

peopleofcolorintech.com/articles/breakin-b-i-g-new-metaverse-experience-celebrates-30th-anniversary-of-notorious-b-i-gs-juicy

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