LensLinks: Issue 53

A blockchain news roundup, brought to you by Regiment LLC

Author

Len Pacek
December 16, 2022

Today in LensLinks:

  • Did Binance put FTX out of Business Intentionally?

  • Metaverse Market Size Projections

  • Is Dogecoin at Crossroads?

  • What do You Think of these Bitcoin Price Predictions?

  • $2M via Token Sale for Aussies

  • 101: How to Identify Bull and Bear Flags When Trading Crypto

  • And Much, Much, More...

QUOTABLE...

“I have an opinion, I don’t have the records. These two behemoths that own the unregulated market together and released incredible businesses in terms of growth, were at war with each other. And the one put the other one out of business, intentionally.”

- Kevin O’Leary, a Canadian entrepreneur and television personality

NOTABLE...

Kevin O’Leary Points at Binance for Putting FTX Out of Business

Kevin O’Leary appeared before the Senate hearing and testified saying CZ's Binance put FTX out of business intentionally.

https://watcher.guru/news/kevin-oleary-points-at-binance-for-putting-ftx-out-of-business

The FTX exchange’s demise had put several people on the radar. Millions of users lost their life savings. However, the celebrities and other personalities who promoted FTX were also under scrutiny.

 Metaverse & Gaming

Metaverse Market Size 2022-2027| Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Decentraland, Electronic Arts Inc-Report by IMARC Group - Digital Journal

IMARC Group has recently released a new research study “Metaverse Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast

https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/metaverse-market-size-2022-2027-alibaba-group-holding-limited-decentraland-electronic-arts-inc-report-by-imarc-group

The expanding number of individuals relying on online shopping and the growing usage of online shopping apps are among the key factors stimulating the metaverse market. Besides this, the inflating product sales associated with gaming applications are further propelling the market growth.

Read more: https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/metaverse-market-size-2022-2027-alibaba-group-holding-limited-decentraland-electronic-arts-inc-report-by-imarc-group#ixzz7nU4jz8IN

 Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Ethereum's Diverse Ecosystem — How Has It Changed In 2022? | Bitcoinist.com

Data shows some shifts have taken place in the Ethereum ecosystem this year. Here's how the shares of some popular transaction types have changed on the

https://bitcoinist.com/ethereums-diverse-ecosystem-how-has-changed-in-2022/

Both DeFi And NFTs Have Taken A Hit In Dominance On Ethereum

Crypto Trading

‘We’re Robbing F*cking Idiots’: Twitter Influencers ‘Bragged and Laughed’ While Pumping and Dumping Stocks, SEC Says

The SEC and DOJ say eight influencers manipulated their 1.5 million followers on the way to earning $100 million in "fraudulent profits.”

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkg49n/were-robbing-fcking-idiots-twitter-influencers-bragged-and-laughed-while-pumping-and-dumping-stocks-sec-says

A collection of obnoxious but nevertheless perplexingly influential morons have been charged with brazenly pumping stocks via Discord, Twitter, and podcasts and then dumping their shares without disclosing that they were doing so, generating $100 million in profits by illegally throwing their own followers—over a million altogether—under the bus and running them over, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Metaverse & Gaming - A Little More...

Dogecoin price at cross road as upside hangs in the balance on the back of Powell speech [Video]

A brief technical and on-chain analysis on Dogecoin price. Here, FXStreet's analysts evaluate where DOGE could be heading next. Please, subscribe to o

https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/dogecoin-price-at-cross-road-as-upside-hangs-in-the-balance-on-the-back-of-powell-speech-video-202212141535

Bitcoin Price Prediction as US Fed Interest Rate Decision Comes Out – Can BTC Blast Up 50% This Week?

Bitcoin is flirting with a break above the $18,000 level and its 50-Day Moving Average (at $17,835) ahead…

https://www.business2community.com/crypto-news/bitcoin-price-prediction-as-us-fed-interest-rate-decision-comes-out-can-btc-blast-up-50-this-week-02587449

How Will AR in Retail Revolutionise the Customer Experience? - 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/augmented-reality/ar-in-retail-revolutionise-customer-experience/

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

Australian NFT Platform Balthazar Raises Additional $2M Via Token Sale

Australia-based Balthazar DAO increases its valuation to $60 million via an additional Private Round Token Sale of $2 million.

https://www.gamblingnews.com/news/australian-nft-platform-balthazar-raises-additional-2m-via-token-sale/

Binance CEO says deposits are 'coming back in' but sees 'bumpy' road ahead for the crypto firm

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on Wednesday said that the situation has "stabilized" at his cryptocurrency exchange in a bid to assuage investors' fears.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/14/binance-ceo-cz-deposits-coming-back-in-but-bumpy-road-ahead.html

Crypto Trading - A Little More...

Tom Brady pushed crypto to his fans. This lawyer wants him to pay up.

South Florida attorney Adam Moskowitz wants celebrity endorsers to pay for assuring investors that FTX was a safe place for their money.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/14/ftx-class-action-lawsuit/

How to Identify Bull and Bear Flags When Trading Crypto

They're two of the most common crypto flags, but knowing how to use them properly is important.

https://www.makeuseof.com/crypto-trading-identify-bull-and-bear-flags/

This City Wants to Launch a Crypto Exchange by the End of 2023 – Here’s How

Busan, South Korea, has unveiled a plan to become the first city in the world to launch and operate a crypto exchange. The city wants its exchange to become operational by the end of 2023. Find out more!

https://cryptonews.com/news/city-wants-launch-crypto-exchange-by-end-of-2023-heres-how.htm

ESG (Environment, Social & Governance)

Sam Bankman-Fried Got What He Wanted

The now-arrested crypto king had long said he wanted Washington to wise up about the industry. That’s finally happening.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/sbf-ftx-downfall-cryptocurrency-regulation-future/672461/

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