LensLinks: Issue 296

Bitcoin ETFs Could Spark Huge BTC Trading, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
January 05, 2024

  • Bitcoin ETFs Could Spark Huge BTC Trading. The Market Appears Up to the Task

  • Ready Player One gets wild AI, metaverse update

  • Top 10 Most Popular NFT Projects Of 2023 That Made Headlines

  • Bitcoin bull market metrics ‘almost reset’ as BTC price hovers at $43K

  • Walmart expands metaverse commerce with developer APIs

  • Winter Olympics Youth Games 2024: Groundbreaking Metaverse Revealed

  • Nexon Slapped With $8.9M Fined over Alleged Misleading Consumer Practices

  • Why Metis grew by $600m in two weeks

  • Gamma Strategies Hit in a $3.4M Attack: Negotiations with the Hacker Are Underway

  • Singularity: Chief Justice John Roberts’ AI Report Reads Like an Old Robot Wrote It; AI’s Role in Warehouse Robotics May Not Be What You Think;

  • ESG: Black Bitcoin Billionaires On Education As A Force For Change

  • And Much, Much, More…

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Bitcoin ETFs Could Spark Huge BTC Trading. The Market Appears Up to the Task

Market makers, like trading firm DRW, have been preparing for months to be able to provide the necessary liquidity to ensure sufficient liquidity should the SEC approve bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S.

www.coindesk.com/business/2024/01/04/crypto-market-can-easily-handle-bitcoin-etf-trading-volume-which-could-be-worth-billions-of-dollars

Metaverse & Gaming

Ready Player One gets wild AI, metaverse update

2024 will see the Readyverse open up for Ready Player One which will be the ultimate fan experience in the metaverse.

clutchpoints.com/ready-player-one-gets-wild-ai-metaverse-update

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Top 10 Most Popular NFT Projects Of 2023 That Made Headlines

In the fast-paced and ever-evolving landscape of the NFT projects market, 2023 has proven to be a pivotal year, witnessing the emergence of groundbreaking projects that have captured the imagination of collectors, investors, and enthusiasts alike.

blockchainmagazine.net/popular-nft-projects-of-2023

Crypto Trading

Bitcoin bull market metrics ‘almost reset’ as BTC price hovers at $43K

Bitcoin metrics show a return to upside in the making after the BTC price dip.

cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-bull-market-metrics-almost-reset-btc-price-hovers-at-43-k

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Walmart expands metaverse commerce with developer APIs

Walmart Inc. is partnering with a platform for developing real-time 3D content to offer immersive shopping opportunities.

chainstoreage.com/walmart-expands-metaverse-commerce-developer-apis

Winter Olympics Youth Games 2024: Groundbreaking Metaverse Revealed

Human beings are transitioning into a world where physical inabilities wouldn’t pose a problem anymore. The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics are all set to get the ball rolling on January 19, 2024. The week-long event in Gangwon Province, South Korea will draw its curtains on February 1, 2024. Across 7 sports, 15 disciplines in 51 events, the YOG will be one-of-a-kind this time. But there’s a catch.

http://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-olympics-news-winter-olympics-youth-games-twenty-twenty-four-groundbreaking-metaverse-revealed

Nexon Slapped With $8.9M Fined over Alleged Misleading Consumer Practices - EconoTimes

Nexon Co., Ltd., the South Korean video game publisher, has been fined by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) for alleged violations of the countrys Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce. The Korean office...

www.econotimes.com/Nexon-Slapped-With-89M-Fined-over-Alleged-Misleading-Consumer-Practices-1668943

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Why Metis grew by $600m in two weeks

The value of crypto locked in Metis, a Layer 2 blockchain, has increased sevenfold in the past two weeks. But are people actually using the blockchain?

www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/why-crypto-deposited-to-metis-grew-by-600m-in-two-weeks

Gamma Strategies Hit in a $3.4M Attack: Negotiations with the Hacker Are Underway

DeFi protocol Gamma Strategies has been exploited for $3.4 million following a miscalculated price change threshold. Read more on DailyCoin.

dailycoin.com/defi-protocol-gamma-strategies-suffers-3-4-million-attack

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Crypto exchange trading tops $1 trillion for first time since 2022

With the anticipation of an approval of the first spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF), trading on cryptocurrency exchanges has picked up the pace, surpassing the monthly volume of $1 trillion for the first time since September 2022.

finbold.com/crypto-exchange-trading-tops-1-trillion-for-first-time-since-2022

Is South Korea Going to Ban Crypto Credit Card Purchases?

South Korea's financial regulator is proposing an amendment that would ban credit cards for purchasing cryptocurrency on exchanges.

www.ccn.com/news/south-korea-going-ban-crypto-credit-card-purchases

BTC ETF watch: Crypto firm Grayscale just gave a major sign that SEC approval is imminent

Bitcoin’s price has rallied for months in anticipation that the ETFs could greatly expand crypto trading.

www.fastcompany.com/91005310/crypto-firm-grayscale-just-gave-major-sign-that-bitcoin-btc-etf-sec-approval-is-imminent

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

Chief Justice John Roberts’ AI Report Reads Like an Old Robot Wrote It

The Supreme Court in 2023 faced ethics scandals and a serious loss of public trust. Naturally, the chief justice’s response is a silly, childish book report on AI.

www.thedailybeast.com/chief-justice-john-roberts-ai-report-reads-like-an-old-robot-wrote-it

AI’s Role in Warehouse Robotics May Not Be What You Think - Spiceworks

Daniel Theobald, chairman of Venca Robotics, explores AI’s impact on warehouse efficiency, navigating benefits and limits for safer operations

www.spiceworks.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/guest-article/ais-practical-impact-on-warehouse-robotics

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Black Bitcoin Billionaires On Education As A Force For Change

According to 2021 data from the NORC at the University of Chicago, 40% of cryptocurrency investors are people of color, a trend which may help close wealth disparities.

www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/01/04/black-bitcoin-billionaires-on-education-as-a-force-for-change/?sh=670218e61d93

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