LensLinks: Issue 95

A blockchain news roundup, brought to you by Regiment LLC

Author

Len Pacek
February 16, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • BlackRock is just the beginning, and platforms will dominate tokenization: Republic Crypto's Jeff Vier

  • Metaverse Infrastructure Market is Expected to Hit USD 1,368.3 Billion by 2028 with an Impressive CAGR of 37.5% from 2022-2028

  • Governance for DeFi: Don’t kill the Goose with Centralized Governance

  • First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Steady on CPI Data. Are Investors Undecided?

  • Highly Capable and Fluently Conversant AI-Powered NPCs, Characters, and Avatars Launch within the Aftermath Islands Metaverse

  • Roblox dazzles Wall Street with bookings beat on holiday boost

  • Vulcan Blockchain - Future of Staking that the SEC Ban Can’t Touch

  • Another ‘strong’ crypto bull run may lie ahead, thinks market analyst Filbfilb

  • The Singularity: Using ChatGPT Will Separate Winners From Losers, Chinese Game Firms Say

  • And Much, Much, More…

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“The biggest thing driving Bitcoin is speculation to a large extent, and I do think that we are still a speculative industry. I do think that there’s a good chance that we will have another very strong bull market with crypto. Each cycle brings in more people, more understanding, more acceptance of what it is that’s trying to be achieved, questioning around the ethos of why did it exist, and so on.”

- Filbfilb - cryptocurrency analyst and trader popular on Crypto Twitter

NOTABLE

BlackRock is just the beginning, and platforms will dominate tokenization: Republic Crypto's Jeff Vier

(Kitco News) - BlackRock's iShares Core S&P 500 ETF has been converted into a token and can now be traded on Uniswap. But according to Jeff Vier, Head of Tokenization at Republic Crypto, the real innovation here is not technological, but legal, and while big-name firms and popular asset classes may grab the headlines, the biggest winners of tokenization will be the trading platforms themselves.

www.kitco.com/news/2023-02-14/BlackRock-is-just-the-beginning-and-platforms-will-dominate-tokenization-Republic-Crypto-s-Jeff-Vier.html

Metaverse & Gaming

Metaverse Infrastructure Market is Expected to Hit USD 1,368.3 Billion by 2028 with an Impressive CAGR of 37.5% from 2022-2028; Increasing Popularity of Metaverse to Purchase Digital Assets using Cryptocurrencies to Elevate Market Growth

SkyQuest's latest report on the metaverse infrastructure market provides valuable insights into the market size, growth potential, and trends, which can be helpful for businesses and investors aiming to capitalize on this emerging market.

finance.yahoo.com/news/metaverse-infrastructure-market-expected-hit-123100664.html

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Governance for DeFi: Don’t kill the Goose with Centralized Governance

DeFi poses both opportunities and challenges for governments and regulators, so let’s learn how to get fitted for the emerging DeFi trends.

www.cryptotimes.io/governance-for-defi-dont-kill-the-goose-with-centralized-governance

Crypto Trading

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Steady on CPI Data. Are Investors Undecided?

ALSO: Unspent transaction output, individual units of bitcoin that are locked in transactions on the blockchain, are rising. Here's why the trend is significant.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/02/15/first-mover-asia-bitcoin-holds-steady-on-cpi-data-are-investors-undecided

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Highly Capable and Fluently Conversant AI-Powered NPCs, Characters, and Avatars Launch within the Aftermath Islands Metaverse

AI-enabled virtual brand ambassadors will provide players with round-the-clock service and informationBridgetown, Barbados, Feb. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aftermath Islands, a virtual world made of highly realistic theme-based islands and communities, has developed advanced, AI-powered Non-Player Characters (NPCs) for the entire Aftermath Islands Metaverse. These avatars are capable of providing fully interactive conversations and experiences for both players and commercial entities within th

finance.yahoo.com/news/highly-capable-fluently-conversant-ai-184400227.html

Roblox dazzles Wall Street with bookings beat on holiday boost

Mostly popular with children thanks to games like "Jailbreak" and "MeepCity", Roblox has been expanding into other countries and trying to make inroads with older gamers to keep growth from easing off pandemic highs. It also reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss, with the upbeat results contrasting other gaming companies such as Take-Two Interactive and Electronic Arts, which blamed their dour forecasts on a broader slump in the gaming market amid fears of a possible recession. So far, analysts seem optimistic that Roblox's "metaverse" will sustain its growth in a post-pandemic world as the company invests in attracting users with events like music concerts from renowned artists.

finance.yahoo.com/news/roblox-corp-beats-quarterly-bookings-130441903.html

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Push Protocol on Binance's BNB Chain coming soon

BSC gets new dApps thanks to compatibility with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)

en.cryptonomist.ch/2023/02/15/binance-chain-push-protocol-arriving-bnb-chain

Vulcan Blockchain - Future of Staking that the SEC Ban Can’t Touch | Bitcoinist.com

With the exponential increase in the popularity of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency in the past decade, it’s no surprise that the Securities and

bitcoinist.com/vulcan-blockchain-future-of-staking-that-the-sec-ban-cant-touch

Over 100K Ordinals Minted on Bitcoin, Bringing Cheers and Network Congestion - Decrypt

The newest crypto sensation has many flocking to the Bitcoin blockchain, bringing both new projects and slower transactions.

decrypt.co/121343/over-100k-ordinals-minted-on-bitcoin-bringing-celebrations-and-network-congestion

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Another ‘strong’ crypto bull run may lie ahead, thinks market analyst Filbfilb

Filbfilb shares his opinions on whether the crypto market will see another bull market and more on Cointelegraph’s Crypto Trading Secrets podcast.

cointelegraph.com/news/another-strong-crypto-bull-run-may-lie-ahead-thinks-market-analyst-filbfilb

Morgan Stanley: Stablecoins Vital To Crypto Trading, Will Compete With Traditional Banks - Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) researchers say stablecoin products can potentially compete with traditional banking systems, and its falling market capitalization indicates a reduction in cryptocurrency liquidity and leverage, Coindesk

www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/23/02/30902413/morgan-stanley-stablecoins-vital-to-crypto-trading-will-compete-with-traditional-banks

SEC Chair Gensler proposes rules that would change which crypto firms can custody customer assets

SEC chair Gary Gensler proposed sweeping reforms that would alter the nature of crypto exchanges' institutional and investor custody programs.

www.cnbc.com/2023/02/15/sec-chair-gensler-crypto-firms-need-to-register-to-custody-assets.html

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

Using ChatGPT Will Separate Winners From Losers, Chinese Game Firms Say

www.yicaiglobal.com/news/using-chatgpt-will-separate-winners-from-losers-chinese-game-firms-say

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

MetaWomxn Foundation to bring more women and underrepresented communities to the Web3 space

MetaWomxn Foundation, a nonprofit organization with a mission to bring more women and underrepresented communities to the Web3 space and facilitate hiring for engineering and C-level roles, launched today

cointelegraph.com/press-releases/metawomxn-foundation-to-bring-more-women-and-underrepresented-communities-to-the-web3-space

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