LensLinks: Issue 74

A blockchain news roundup, brought to you by Regiment LLC

Author

Len Pacek
January 18, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • Bitwise Investments crypto fund, Matt Hougan, is expressing bullish market sentiment: "Biggest Ever"?

  • Forget 5G... 25G is Coming to Spain...

  • Bitcoin Streak

  • BNB vs FTT - Binance CEO Explains

  • Shibarium Beta Launch

  • Crypto Hedge Funds Down Almost 50%

  • What's the diff? Crypt and FX

  • RETRO: 14 Years Ago: Satoshi sends 1st Bitcoin Transaction

  • And Much, Much, More...

QUOTABLE...

"The more skeptical voices have turned to openly wondering if the 'Crypto Winter' isn’t a season at all, but a state more akin to a nuclear winter."

- Ben Crawford, head of research at BarclayHedge

NOTABLE...

Crypto’s Next Bull Market Will Be Biggest Ever, Predicts Strategist at $1,300,000,000 Fund – But There’s a Catch - The Daily Hodl

The chief investment officer of Bitwise Investments crypto fund, Matt Hougan, is expressing bullish market sentiment.

https://dailyhodl.com/2023/01/14/cryptos-next-bull-market-will-be-biggest-ever-predicts-strategist-at-1300000000-fund-but-theres-a-catch/amp/

The chief investment officer of Bitwise Investments crypto fund, Matt Hougan, is expressing bullish market sentiment.

Hougan says in an investor letter that the crypto market is “well positioned to stage a recovery” and chart a path to a record-breaking bullish cycle.

 Metaverse & Gaming

Forget 5G... 25G is coming to Spain with speeds of 20gbps - around 60 times faster than current high-speed internet - Olive Press News Spain

The first ultra speedy 25G PON technology has successfully been trialled in Spain on Telefonica’s existing fibre network, Nokia announced. The trial

https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/01/17/forget-5g-25g-is-coming-to-spain-with-speeds-of-20gbps-around-60-times-faster-than-current-high-speed-internet/

 Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Bitcoin's 2023 winning streak 1-day away from making history

Bitcoin (BTC) is on the verge of breaking historical records, likely to influence the asset's short-term price movement.

https://finbold.com/bitcoins-2023-winning-streak-1-day-away-from-making-history/?recommended=1

As the crypto market continues to trade in the green zone, Bitcoin (BTC) is on the verge of breaking historical records, likely to influence the asset’s short-term price movement.

At the current price, Bitcoin has extended its trajectory to a 14-day winning streak, becoming one of the longest consistent periods of positive price movement in history. In this line, the crypto is just one day from reclaiming its longest gains, last recorded in November 2013 at 15 days.

The current Bitcoin momentum has also surpassed the 10-day streaks of July 2020 and September 2017, according to data by Documenting Bitcoin on January 17.

Crypto Trading

Crypto-related stocks rise in U.S. premarket trading amid Bitcoin rally

By Scott Kanowsky

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-related-stocks-rise-u-062852149.html

Shares in companies exposed to cryptocurrencies rose in premarket U.S. trading on Tuesday following a two-week surge in the price of major digital token Bitcoin.

As of 05:47 ET (10:47 GMT), Bitcoin was trading up by 1.29% at $21,128.0, extending its recent winning streak into a fourteenth day. It is now on course for its longest rally since last November.

Metaverse & Gaming - A Little More...

Metaverse in Automotive Market 2023 Expected to Reach Significant Rate at CAGR of % by 2028, Report Pages- 250

Increasing use of metaverse technology to create human machine interface, rising number of automobile manufacturers building factories in the metaverse

https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/611723582/metaverse-in-automotive-market-2023-expected-to-reach-significant-rate-at-cagr-of-by-2028-report-pages-250

North Dakota Dubbed Best State for Online Gaming After Speed Tests

PC Mag just published the latest iteration of its Best Gaming ISPs report, and it revealed which states offer the best experiences for online gamers.

https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2023/01/north-dakota-dubbed-best-state-for.html

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

Binance CEO Differentiates BNB And FTT Token

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao clarified the difference between the BNB and FTT tokens and mentioned that many people think that all exchange tokens are the same.

https://coingape.com/web-stories/binance-ceo-differentiates-bnb-and-ftt-token/

The Shiba Inu's Shibarium Beta Launch: Team Clarifies Purpose Of Layer 2 Network

The Shiba Inu (SHIB) team today announced the Beta launch of its Layer 2 Network, Shibarium.

https://www.tronweekly.com/shiba-inus-shibarium-beta-launch-team-clarifies/

Bitmart, Cipholio and Cointelegraph Accelerator partner for joint Demo Day

Cipholio Ventures, BitMart and Cointelegraph Accelerator, which are actively supporting emerging companies in the Web3 industry, are excited to announce a collaboration to launch a joint investment Demo Day in February for blockchain startups and investors

https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/bitmart-cipholio-and-cointelegraph-accelerator-partner-for-joint-demo-day

Crypto Trading - A Little More...

Crypto hedge funds ended 2022 down almost 50% - BarclayHedge data

Hedge funds trading crypto currencies tracked by index provider BarclayHedge ended 2022 down almost 50%, the research firm said on Tuesday, a sign that the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX continues to ripple through the industry.

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/crypto-hedge-funds-ended-2022-down-almost-50-barclayhedge-data-2023-01-17/

Differences between trading Crypto and FX

For many people, Crypto and FX may seem to be a similar thing, that is trading hubs. But there is a higher difference between these terms. Forex or FX

https://www.androidheadlines.com/2023/01/differences-between-trading-crypto-and-fx.html

Industry Retro (How far we have https://finbold.com/14-years-ago-today-to-whom-satoshi-sent-the-1st-bitcoin-transaction/

14 years ago today: To whom Satoshi sent the 1st Bitcoin transaction?

It’s 14 years since the first Bitcoin (BTC) transaction was initiated, with its anonymous founder Satoshi Nakamoto acting as the sender.

https://finbold.com/14-years-ago-today-to-whom-satoshi-sent-the-1st-bitcoin-transaction/

It’s 14 years since the first Bitcoin (BTC) transaction was initiated, with its anonymous founder Satoshi Nakamoto acting as the sender.

For the transaction that occurred on January 12, 2009, Nakamoto transferred the 10 BTC to computer scientist Hal Finney, the first-ever recipient on the Bitcoin blockchain.

Commenting on the transaction, Peter Smith, the CEO of Bitcoin blockchain explorer platform Blockchain.com noted it was a period of ‘planting seeds.’

ESG (Environment, Social & Governance)

Can 'glocalization' lead to a more sustainable and equitable world?

Technology and innovation can plug the gaps between globalization and localised approaches to merge into something more sustainable and equitable for growth.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/01/globalization-isn-t-working-but-glocalization-can-davos2023/

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