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LensLinks: Issue 96

LensLinks: Issue 96

A blockchain news roundup, brought to you by Regiment LLC

Len Pacek
February 17, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

Does “America risk losing it’s status as a financial hub long term”?
What To Expect After The Senate Banking Hearing On Crypto Crash
The PlayStation Goggles Are a Win for Gamers. Not for the Metaverse.
NFTs on Bitcoin - How ordinals are shaking up the nonfungible token landscape
Siemens Issues Blockchain Based Euro-Denominated Bond on Polygon Blockchain
As Traders Eye Hong Kong’s Crypto Moves, Bitcoin Breaks Above $24K
What is “Symbiogenesis” and why should you care?
Web3 Job Fair Coming To a Metaverse Near You
Robinhood Crypto Trading Volumes Surge 95% In A Month To $3.7B In January
The Singularity: A Judge Just Used ChatGPT to Make a Court Decision
And Much, Much, More…

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“America risks losing it’s status as a financial hub long term, with no clear regs on crypto, and a hostile environment from regulators.“

- Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

NOTABLE

What To Expect After The Senate Banking Hearing On Crypto Crash

Senate Banking Hearing on Crypto Crash

www.forbes.com/sites/nisaamoils/2023/02/14/what-to-expect-after-the-senate-banking-hearing-on-crypto-crash/?sh=7ef292419351

Metaverse & Gaming

The PlayStation Goggles Are a Win for Gamers. Not for the Metaverse.

Sony’s new $550 headset offers best-in-class virtual reality gaming, but it’s still hard to see why we need V.R. goggles at all.

www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/personaltech/sony-playstation-vr2-goggles.html

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

NFTs on Bitcoin - How ordinals are shaking up the nonfungible token landscape

NFTs are undergoing their most notable evolution in years thanks to the emergence of the Ordinals protocol, a project that tokenizes assets on the Bitcoin blockchain.

www.kitco.com/news/2023-02-15/NFTs-on-Bitcoin-How-ordinals-are-shaking-up-the-nonfungible-token-landscape.html

Siemens Issues Blockchain Based Euro-Denominated Bond on Polygon Blockchain

The $64 million bond has a maturity of one year.

www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/14/siemens-issues-blockchain-based-euro-denominated-bond-on-polygon-blockchain

Crypto Trading

As Traders Eye Hong Kong’s Crypto Moves, Bitcoin Breaks Above $24K

Bullish sentiment swirled on Wednesday as news recirculated around crypto efforts undertaken by Hong Kong regulators

blockworks.co/news/hong-kong-crypto-moves

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Roblox Fans Rejoice! This Roblox Game Is Getting Turned Into A Television Series By Benzinga

Roblox Fans Rejoice! This Roblox Game Is Getting Turned Into A Television Series

uk.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/roblox-fans-rejoice-this-roblox-game-is-getting-turned-into-a-television-series-2916368

Square Enix confirms turn-based blockchain strategy ‘Symbiogenesis’

Square Enix has revealed more details about its turn-based strategy game 'Symbiogenesis', which will utilise blockchain and NFTs

www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/square-enix-confirms-turn-based-blockchain-strategy-symbiogenesis-3399213

Web3 Job Fair Coming To a Metaverse Near You

The inaugural Web3 job fair will be hosted in the metaverse on Feb. 16 and 17, with over 2,000 professionals indicating a Web3 interest.

blockworks.co/news/web3-metaverse-job-fair

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Groceries to luxury cars: The state of crypto adoption in Dubai

Despite some projects struggling with crypto payment integrations, Dubai’s crypto industry is alive.

cointelegraph.com/news/groceries-to-luxury-cars-the-state-of-crypto-adoption-in-dubai

Blockchain cybersecurity firm Ironblocks raises $7M - SiliconANGLE

siliconangle.com/2023/02/15/blockchain-cybersecurity-firm-ironblocks-raises-7m

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Robinhood Crypto Trading Volumes Surge 95% In A Month To $3.7B In January - Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD)

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) reported a 95% month-on-month increase in cryptocurrency trading volumes in January, with total volumes amounting to a whopping $3.7 billion.

www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/23/02/30936958/robinhood-crypto-trading-volumes-surge-95-in-a-month-to-3-7b-in-january

Hong Kong legalizes crypto trading sparking outcry from Brian Armstrong

Brian Armstrong called on Congress to act fast on crypto regulation — or risk losing ground to rival jurisdictions, including Hong Kong.

cryptoslate.com/hong-kong-legalizes-crypto-trading-sparking-outcry-from-brian-armstrong

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

A Judge Just Used ChatGPT to Make a Court Decision

The case is the first time a court has admitted to using the AI text generator’s answers in a legal ruling.

www.vice.com/en/article/k7bdmv/judge-used-chatgpt-to-make-court-decision

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Crypto Trading For Working Women: Risks and Rewards – Cryptopolitan

The world of cryptocurrency has exploded in recent years, with the market currently valued at over $1 trillion. Bitcoin, the first and most well-known cryptocurrency, has paved the way for the emergence of thousands of other digital assets, including Ethereum, Dogecoin, and Binance Coin, among others. As the popularity of cryptocurrency continues to soar, more …

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