LensLinks: Issue 303

Crypto Trading Volumes Hit New All-time High, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
January 16, 2024

  • Crypto Trading Volumes Reached New All-Time High Last Week

  • The Coolest Tech Gadgets Released at CES 2024

  • Asia's metaverse is still thriving, from digital cities to gaming

  • DeFi Identity Should Be Focus of U.S. Policymakers, CFTC Says

  • Crypto Trading Volumes Reached New All-Time High Last Week

  • Improbable sells gaming venture for $97M

  • Liquid Staking Tokens Are a Hot Ticket for 2024

  • MakerDAO’s $2.4bn in crypto loans just became the protocol’s biggest moneymaker. Again

  • The Last Man Standing in Crypto

  • Singularity: Dumbest AI Stunt of the Week: A Robot George Carlin Standup Special; Automated laboratory system uses robotic equipment directed by AI to reengineer enzymes

  • And Much, Much, More…

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NOTABLE

The Coolest Tech Gadgets Released at CES 2024

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024, held in Las Vegas from January 9 to 12, painted a vivid picture of the future.

analyticsindiamag.com/top-cool-tech-gadgets-released-at-ces-2024

Metaverse & Gaming

Asia's metaverse is still thriving, from digital cities to gaming

In Japan, Philippines and more, virtual worlds are expanding despite Meta's flop in the West

asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/Asia-s-metaverse-is-still-thriving-from-digital-cities-to-gaming

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

DeFi Identity Should Be Focus of U.S. Policymakers, CFTC Says

Policymakers should identify the projects of greatest concern and prioritize progress on digital identity, a report from one of the regulator's committees said.

www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/01/09/defi-identity-should-be-focus-of-us-policymakers-cftc-says

Crypto Trading

Crypto Trading Volumes Reached New All-Time High Last Week

Discover the crypto market's historic moment as exchange-traded products flows crossed $1.18 billion, highest since 2021.

beincrypto.com/crypto-trading-volumes-all-time-high

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Web3 Watch: X calls it quits on NFT profile pics

X discontinued support for NFT profile pictures this week after first launching the feature in January 2022. 

blockworks.co/news/x-profile-pictures-and-failed-bitcoin-moon-landing

Improbable sells gaming venture for $97M, shares 2024 metaverse predictions

The CEO of Improbable said that it aims to continue fostering ventures across the Web3 space and predicted that the metaverse will make a comeback in 2024.

cointelegraph.com/news/improbable-sells-gaming-venture-97-m-metaverse-predictions-2024

Consumer Entertainment Leads the Way: Metaverse's Remarkable Impact on Gaming, Live Entertainment, and Social Networking

Dublin, Oct. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The

www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2023/10/23/2764529/28124/en/Consumer-Entertainment-Leads-the-Way-Metaverse-s-Remarkable-Impact-on-Gaming-Live-Entertainment-and-Social-Networking.html

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Liquid Staking Tokens Are a Hot Ticket for 2024

The staking market was the brightest spot in DeFi this year. The arrival of liquid staking token finance is set to turbocharge activity next year.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/11/29/liquid-staking-tokens-are-a-hot-ticket-for-2024

DeFi Crypto Platform Not Liable for Scam Tokens | JD Supra

A federal court’s dismissal of claims against a decentralized cryptocurrency platform and its investors for the actions of scam token issuers is a...

www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/defi-crypto-platform-not-liable-for-4879042

Crypto Trading - a little more…

MakerDAO’s $2.4bn in crypto loans just became the protocol’s biggest moneymaker. Again

Crypto-backed lending currently accounts for over 50%, or over $122 million, of MakerDAO’s $243 million in total projected annual revenue.

www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/crypto-backed-loans-back-as-biggest-earner-for-makerdao

Brazil Police Arrested Suspect for Using Crypto to Launder $2.6 Billion

Brazilian Federal Police make an arrest linked to a $2.6 billion crypto money laundering operation. Get the details on this major crackdown.

www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/brazil-police-arrested-suspect-for-using-crypto-to-launder-26-billion

The Last Man Standing in Crypto

Brian Armstrong has continued expanding Coinbase Global despite the industry slowdown and a long string of unprofitable quarters.

www.livemint.com/companies/people/the-last-man-standing-in-crypto-11705308183614.html

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

Dumbest AI Stunt of the Week: A Robot George Carlin Standup Special

The dead comedic legend is "back" and worse than ever in yet another tiring entry from the endless AI hype cycle.

gizmodo.com/dumbest-ai-student-robot-george-carlin-standup-1851164038

Automated laboratory system uses robotic equipment directed by AI to reengineer enzymes

A trio of biochemists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has developed a system that automates the process of reengineering enzymes using robotic equipment and an AI model. In their paper published in the journal Nature Chemical Engineering, Jacob Rapp, Bennett Bremer and Philip Romero describe their system.

phys.org/news/2024-01-automated-laboratory-robotic-equipment-ai.html

Artificial Intelligence Meets the Artificial Body

INVENTURE$ 2024 brings Ameca, the advanced humanoid robot, to Calgary Ameca Ameca, the humanoid robot, will appear at Inventures 2024, May 29 -31, 2024, in Calgary, Alberta.

finance.yahoo.com/news/artificial-intelligence-meets-artificial-body-170000866.html

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Artificial Intelligence Will Affect Almost 40% of Jobs, IMF Says

Artificial intelligence will affect almost 40% of global jobs, with advanced economies facing greater exposure than emerging markets and low-income countries, according to an International Monetary Fund analysis.

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-14/artificial-intelligence-will-affect-almost-40-of-jobs-imf-says

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