LensLinks: Issue 87

A blockchain news roundup, brought to you by Regiment LLC

Author

Len Pacek
February 06, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • Charlie Munger Calls for Crypto Ban - On point or “old and boring”?

  • How the recession could impact brands' metaverse spending

  • Russia’s Largest Bank to Launch Ethereum-Compatible DeFi Platform

  • Crypto Rally Gains Steam After Fed Sticks To Plan - The Defiant

  • Will you be able to “…Soon Talk to Your Dead Relatives in the Metaverse Through A.I.”?

  • Stock tokenization begins as BlackRock ETF can now be traded on Uniswap

  • US Man Charged in $110m Crypto Trading Scheme

  • RETRO: Is the Metaverse really turning out like ‘Snow Crash’?

  • And Much, Much, More…

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“Charlie Munger is old and boring”

- Carl Runefelt on Live TV [Fox Business]

NOTABLE

Metaverse & Gaming

How the recession could impact brands' metaverse spending

Digiday reached out to four experts to figure out how brands’ spending in the metaverse might change as they tighten the purse straps in preparation for a recession. Here are some of the biggest takeaways.

digiday.com/marketing/how-the-recession-could-impact-brands-metaverse-spending

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Russia’s Largest Bank to Launch Ethereum-Compatible DeFi Platform

Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, wants to "make the Russian DeFi ecosystem number one." It will soon launch an Ethereum-compatible platform.

cryptobriefing.com/russias-largest-bank-to-launch-defi-platform-on-ethereum

Crypto Trading

Crypto Rally Gains Steam After Fed Sticks To Plan - The Defiant

A 0.25% Hike Was Widely Expected

thedefiant.io/markets-rally-after-fed-hikes-25bps

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

You May Soon Talk to Your Dead Relatives in the Metaverse Through A.I. - RELEVANT

It looks like we might actually "live forever," thanks to ChatGPT and the metaverse. Artur Sychov, the founder of Somnium Space, shared that the speedy

relevantmagazine.com/culture/tech-gaming/you-may-soon-talk-to-your-dead-relatives-in-the-metaverse-through-a-i

Council Post: How Will The Metaverse Change The Publishing Market?

In the end, digital technology does not kill books. On the contrary, it only makes them more accessible.

www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/02/03/how-will-the-metaverse-change-the-publishing-market/?sh=731a9db666f5

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Stock tokenization begins as BlackRock ETF can now be traded on Uniswap

DeFi platform Backed Finance has created a tokenized version of BlackRock's iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, which can now be traded on Uniswap.

www.kitco.com/news/2023-02-03/Stock-tokenization-begins-as-BlackRock-ETF-can-now-be-traded-on-Uniswap.html

Trader-focused Burling Bank sells to Houston crypto exchange

LevelField Financial gets a coveted banking charter in the buyout and will provide traditional banking products to crypto investors, as well as the traders Burling Bank has served for 30 years.

www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/burling-bank-sold-houston-crypto-exchange-levelfield-financial?utm_source=breaking-news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20230202&utm_content=article1-headline

Crypto Trading - a little more…

‘Kimchi Premium-trading’ North Koreans Arrested

South Korean prosecutors have arrested North Korean defectors and a Libyan national on “kimchi premium” crypto trading-related charges. Find out more!

cryptonews.com/news/north-korean-defectors-libyans-indicted-for-kimchi-premium-crypto-trading.htm

US Man Charged in $110m Crypto Trading Scheme

Individual accused of draining funds from trading platform Mango Markets

www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-man-charged-110m-crypto-trading

Industry Retro (How Far we have come)

Is the Metaverse really turning out like ‘Snow Crash’? – Cointelegraph Magazine

Is the Metaverse set to follow in the utopian/dystopian vision of 'Snow Crash?' There are seven big issues with the way it's turning out.

cointelegraph.com/magazine/metaverse-really-turning-out-snow-crash

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Helping Africa's mining sector with blockchain

While Africa is rich in mineral resources, most citizens still live below the poverty line. Little has been done about this over the years, but Minexx wants to help some Africans get fair value for these resources with a technological solution.

techpoint.africa/2023/02/02/minexx-and-blockchain

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