LensLinks: Issue 46

A blockchain news roundup, brought to you by Regiment LLC

Author

Len Pacek
December 07, 2022

Today in LensLinks:

  • Fidelity Crypto: $4.5T Firm Launches Retails Crypto Trading

  • "Public Pressure" generate $2MM

  • $2B Hong Kong Gaming Fund

  • 101: The Most Influential Blockchain Projects

  • 101: How to Get Your Crypto Trading Off to a Good Start

  • And Much, Much, More...

QUOTABLE...

"The best way to predict the world is to invent it.”

- Object-oriented computer scientist Alan Kay

NOTABLE...

Photos on Twitter appear to show former Caroline Ellison in New York City, prompting speculation of FTX-linked plea deal

The person believed to be Ellison was seen at a coffee shop in Manhattan.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/12/05/caroline-ellison-ftx-alameda-research-soho-ground-support-cafe/

Photos on Twitter appear to show Caroline Ellison in New York City, prompting speculation of FTX-linked plea deal.

A user claims that they spotted Caroline Ellison at Ground Support Coffee on West Broad in SoHo Manhattan at 8:15 AM. This would mean she is not in Hong Kong and is in NY not in custody.

Fidelity Crypto is a go: $4.5 trillion firm launches retail crypto trading

(Kitco News) - Investment giant Fidelity has launched their new retail crypto trading accounts, moving deeper into the beleaguered cryptocurrency ecosystem despite pushback from U.S. lawmakers.

https://www.kitco.com/news/2022-11-29/Fidelity-Crypto-is-a-go-4-5-trillion-firm-launches-retail-crypto-trading.html

“Fidelity Crypto is your opportunity to buy and sell bitcoin and ethereum in the Fidelity Investments App,” the company wrote on their website, promising clients the ability “to trade crypto with as little as $1 while also having an integrated view of both your traditional and crypto investments.”

 Metaverse & Gaming

Public Pressure Generates $2MM with First Music & Gaming NFT Project

Public Pressure generates $2 million with its first NFT music and gaming project. Here's what we know about the fledging project.

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/12/05/public-pressure-generates-2-million-with-first-music-and-gaming-nft-project/

Italian DJ duo and UMG recording artists Merk & Kremont have teamed up with Public Pressure to create a series of PODs — NFTs containing songs that users can equip inside the web3 gaming platform Moonsama. Once equipped, each song unlocks in-game features or power-ups, including playing the purchased track within the game.

 Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Chainlink ‘Smart Money’ Might Be Pulling LINK Tokens Off Exchanges to Stake Them

The price of LINK is up 28% in the past two weeks.

https://www.coindesk.com/es/markets/2022/12/05/chainlink-smart-money-might-be-pulling-link-tokens-off-exchanges-to-stake-them/

According to a Chainlink web post, "Staking provides Chainlink ecosystem participants with the opportunity to earn rewards for increasing the security guarantees and user assurances of oracle services by backing them with staked LINK tokens."

Crypto Trading

How to Get Your Crypto Trading Off to a Good Start

Have you long been fascinated by crypto, but only recently gained the courage to invest in it yourself? Then you’ve

https://blockzeit.com/how-to-get-your-crypto-trading-off-to-a-good-start/

Have you long been fascinated by crypto, but only recently gained the courage to invest in it yourself? Then you’ve probably come to realize that it’s next to impossible to know everything that’s going on in the world of crypto. There are constantly new developments, and not keeping up can cost you a lot of money if you’re not careful. So, if you want a good start to crypto trading, read on below for our best tips to staying safe as a crypto beginner.

Metaverse & Gaming - A Little More...

For Success in the Metaverse, Don’t Get Technical; Get Creative | LBBOnline

Little Black Book, With sufficient creative spark, metaverse success will be achievable for any brand, argues Five by Five’s Amelia Markham - even those without the cultural cache of Nike and Gucci

https://www.lbbonline.com/news/for-success-in-the-metaverse-dont-get-technical-get-creative

Hong Kong gaming company plans $2 billion metaverse fund

Animoca is best known for its Sandbox metaverse game allowing users to purchase plots of digital land

https://www.fundsglobalasia.com/news/hong-kong-gaming-2-billion-metaverse-fund

Unity Reflects on Industrial Metaverse at IGS 2022 Miami - XR Today

XR Today reports on the latest extended reality news from around the globe, including virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality.

https://www.xrtoday.com/mixed-reality/unity-reflects-on-industrial-metaverse-at-igs-2022-miami/

Blockchain, Tokens & Defi - A Little More...

Most Influential Blockchain Projects

A look at some of the most influential blockchain projects and how their roots in Ethereum led to emerging crypto sectors including DeFi, NFTs and DAOs.

https://www.coindesk.com/powered-by-consensus/most-influential-blockchain-projects/

Chainlink ‘Smart Money’ Might Be Pulling LINK Tokens Off Exchanges to Stake Them

The price of LINK is up 28% in the past two weeks.

https://www.coindesk.com/es/markets/2022/12/05/chainlink-smart-money-might-be-pulling-link-tokens-off-exchanges-to-stake-them/

Crypto Trading - A Little More...

Bitcoin Underperforms S&P 500 as Stocks Have Overshot Fundamentals, Crypto Trading Firm QCP Says

Stocks have overtaken fundamentals and could soon fall back, QCP said.

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/12/06/stocks-have-overshot-fundamentals-crypto-trading-firm-qcp-says-as-bitcoin-underperforms-sp-500/

Cryptocurrency investor losses are being turned into IRS gains — here’s how they're doing it

Bitcoin's value is off more than 60% year to date.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cryptocurrency-investor-losses-are-being-turned-into-irs-gains-heres-how-theyre-doing-it-11670345179

ESG (Environment, Social & Governance)

Hive Blockchain Pivots to Renewable BTC Mining Following Ethereum Merge

Mining companies that relied heavily on Ethereum have had their revenues slashed following the Merge. The survivors have pivoted to BTC mining.

https://beincrypto.com/hive-blockchain-pivots-to-renewable-btc-mining-following-ethereum-merge/

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