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hold on, why there isn’t yet a Lens integration on Sound.xyz?
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GM GM Frens! 💜 The most requested feature is now here! 👀 Level 3 and 4 users who don’t have Lens yet can now get their Lens whitelist directly inside the Phaver Cred dashboard! 🚀 We’re working hard to include also Level 2 users, but still have very limited invites so a little more patience is needed. 😌 How to claim: - Restart the Phaver app - Visit the Cred dashboard from the top right corner of the feed page - If you are Level 3 or 4 and don’t have a Lens handle yet, you will see a new green button to claim, if you are not eligible the button will be grey or missing entirely - Click “CLAIM YOUR LENS HANDLE” - Choose the wallet you want whitelist for claiming the profile - Click “WHITELIST IN LENS” - Go to claim.lens.xyz on any browser that works with your wallet - Connect your whitelisted wallet and mint your profile - Return to Phaver and connect your fresh new Lens from the link in your profile bio Keep Phavering Frens and stay tuned for upcoming amazing news! 🦄
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OpenSea flags possible security breach, board member at Celsius' NewCo steps down, Venezuelan authorities find Bitcoin miners during police raid and more. https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-happened-in-crypto-on-the-weekend
💡 Fact of the day! @lenster.lens is the **#1** GitHub repo in **web3** category 😉 Also we reached **21k stars** today 🥳
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Cars are very strongly sold by design today. Cars used to be sold in the 60s and 70s based on horsepower while today there is a strong bend towards lifestyle. Something to think about when building consumer facing web3 products today.
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a setup I want Deiter Rams designed Braun hi fi system with reel to reel recorder, refreshed by Virgil Abloh
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Lens SDK is now V 1.2 with plenty of new upgrades and improvements feat. Snapshot integration
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Hey Lens fam, whats the best way to start with CAD design? Which software is the good for beginners but also something I could get used to. Anyone also tried AI assisted CAD?
Bitcoin Set for Second Quarterly Gain as Smaller Tokens Lag by the Most Since 2020 Largest digital asset’s 8% April-June gain extends 2023 bounce Smaller tokens post quarterly slump amid a US SEC crackdown By Sidhartha Shukla Bitcoin registered a second straight quarterly gain, tightening its grip on crypto markets as smaller tokens nurse losses. The largest digital asset rose 7% in April through June, aided by optimism about increasing demand if BlackRock Inc., Fidelity Investments and others succeed in their efforts to start spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the US.
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Crypto Firm Circle Eyeing Hong Kong Policies With Asia in Focus Huge demand for digital dollars in Asia, EMs, says Circle CEO Circle got major payments institution license in Singapore WATCH: Circle CEO Allaire discusses the outlook for the crypto market, regulations, and the company’s strategy for Asia. Source: Bloomberg By Suvashree Ghosh and Stephen Engle US-based Circle Internet Financial Ltd. is closely watching regulatory developments in Hong Kong after the territory’s new crypto rules went into effect, according to Jeremy Allaire, the company’s co-founder and chief executive officer. “Hong Kong clearly is looking to establish itself as a very significant center for digital assets markets and for stablecoins and we are paying very close attention to that,” Allaire said in an interview with Bloomberg Television on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Tianjin, China, on Tuesday.
Bitcoin Hits a Six-Week High as Financial Titans Step Up Crypto Initiatives New crypto exchange backed by Citadel, Fidelity stirs optimism BlackRock, WisdomTree are seeking permission for Bitcoin ETFs Bitcoin Latest: Prices Rise as Titans Push Into Crypto WATCH: Bitcoin is getting a boost from crypto initiatives involving major players from the traditional financial sector. Anna Irrera reports.Source: Bloomberg By Suvashree Ghosh and Akshay Chinchalkar June 21, 2023 at 9:14 AM GMT+6Updated onJune 21, 2023 at 10:13 PM GMT+6 Bitcoin climbed to $30,000 for the first time since April, buoyed by crypto initiatives involving major players from the traditional financial sector. The largest digital asset rose as much as 6.5% and traded at $29,927 as of 12:12 p.m. in New York on Wednesday, lifting the token’s rebound this year to around 80%. Smaller coins such as Ether, Cardano and Solana also posted gains.
Crypto Traders Are Betting on Asia as a Haven After US Crackdown Trading in Asian hours rising while Europe, US volumes slump Gemini, Binance among exchanges expanding operations in Asia Gemini, which has sought to dismiss the lawsuit the SEC filed in January, on Monday said Singapore will be its hub for the Asia-Pacific region. By Suvashree Ghosh and Sidhartha Shukla Asia is fast becoming the new center of gravity for cryptocurrency markets. As US regulators sued three major crypto exchanges this year, billions of dollars of trading volumes have migrated to Asia. That shift could be poised to accelerate as market makers and exchanges move resources to a region where several jurisdictions have introduced regulatory frameworks and are vying for digital-asset traders.
Binance.US Market Share Drops to 1.5% in Wake of SEC Crackdown Exchange had 8.2% of US market share at the start of the year Agreement was reached with SEC to avoid a total asset freeze By Yueqi Yang Binance.US, the American affiliate of the world’s largest crypto exchange, is quickly losing market share in the advent of a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit alleging fraud and the illegal sale of unregistered securities. Binance.US now accounts for only 1.5% of the total weekly trading volume among US crypto exchanges, down from 8.2% at the beginning of the year and its peak of 22% in late March, according to data from Kaiko. [Crypto Trading Platform | Buy, Sell, & Trade Crypto in the US | Binance.US](https://www.binance.us/) Binance.US is the crypto trading platform for US residents where you can buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies and alt coins with some of the lowest fees in the US. Start trading in minutes.
BlackRock’s Surprising Bitcoin ETF Filing Helps Repair Grayscale GBTC Discount GBTC’s discount narrows to 37% versus 44% roughly a week ago Spot Bitcoin ETF seen more likely after BlackRock’s filing BlackRock headquarters in New York. By Katherine Greifeld BlackRock Inc.’s surprise application for a spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has a silver lining for Grayscale Investments LLC. The $16.9 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (ticker GBTC) has outperformed the cryptocurrency itself in the days since the world’s largest ETF issuer applied for the iShares Bitcoin Trust last week. As a result, GBTC’s discount to its underlying Bitcoin holdings has narrowed to about 37%, versus 44% a week ago.
BlackRock’s Surprising Bitcoin ETF Filing Helps Repair Grayscale GBTC Discount GBTC’s discount narrows to 37% versus 44% roughly a week ago Spot Bitcoin ETF seen more likely after BlackRock’s filing BlackRock headquarters in New York. By Katherine Greifeld BlackRock Inc.’s surprise application for a spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has a silver lining for Grayscale Investments LLC. The $16.9 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (ticker GBTC) has outperformed the cryptocurrency itself in the days since the world’s largest ETF issuer applied for the iShares Bitcoin Trust last week. As a result, GBTC’s discount to its underlying Bitcoin holdings has narrowed to about 37%, versus 44% a week ago.
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Welcome Cultur3 to Lens 🌿 had an amazing podcast where I shared more vision on Lens and also DeFi 🎙️
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Things just got faster. Introducing Media Snapshots on the Lens API. This new feature takes snapshots of media content from profiles and publications, which leads to faster loading times for users. Applications can now enjoy the luxury of increased efficiency. This enhancement comes with the addition of two new fields to the 'MediaSet' type: 'onChain' and 'optimized'. They will each respectively hold the original uploaded content and the snapshotted content. The type of content being snapshotted is: • Profile pictures (not NFT PFPs) • Profile cover photos • Publication content under metadata media (including covers) Dive into the dev docs: https://docs.lens.xyz/docs/media-snapshots
Andreessen Horowitz Picks Crypto-Friendly London as International Base New office to be established by VC’s crypto investment arm Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is planning to open its first international office in London, citing the welcoming climate for crypto companies created by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government and local regulators as conducive to the decision. The new office — set to open later this year — will be established by the firm’s $7.6 billion cryptocurrency investment arm, a16z crypto, and led by Sriram Krishnan, one of the firm’s general partners, the company, which is based in Menlo Park, California, said.
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SEC’s Coinbase Lawsuit Heralds Deepening US Crypto Crackdown SEC sued Coinbase alleging securities rules violations Tuesday Regulator brought sweeping case against Binance on Monday SEC Says Coinbase Is Running an Illegal Exchange SEC Says Coinbase Is Running an Illegal Exchange By Austin Weinstein, Allyson Versprille and Muyao Shen The Securities and Exchange Commission widened its sweeping crackdown on crypto by accusing Coinbase Global Inc. of running an illegal exchange, a move that could make it harder for the industry to operate and for US citizens to trade. In a 101-page lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in New York, the SEC alleged that Coinbase for years evaded its rules by letting users trade numerous crypto tokens that were actually unregistered securities. Just a day earlier, the regulator sued rival Binance Holdings Ltd., alleging a slew of violations.
Cathie Wood Boosts Coinbase Stake as SEC Crypto Crackdown Widens Ark funds bought more than 400,000 Coinbase shares on Tuesday SEC accused Coinbase this week of running illegal exchange SEC Says Coinbase Is Running an Illegal Exchange SEC Says Coinbase Is Running an Illegal Exchange By Abhishek Vishnoi Cathie Wood’s funds boosted their holdings of Coinbase Global Inc. as shares slumped after the Securities and Exchange Commission accused the company of operating an unlawful exchange. Three Ark Investment Management LLC funds, including Wood’s flagship Ark Innovation ETF, bought 419,324 shares of the cryptocurrency exchange operator Tuesday as it tumbled as much as 21%, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Shares of the company rebounded to rise as much as 4.2% in premarket trading on Wednesday.
Today, we're excited to announce our $15 million funding round for Lens Protocol to accelerate the adoption of the next generation of the internet powered by human connection –- the people-powered social layer. Read more about the announcement here: https://mirror.xyz/lensprotocol.eth/ZF4VA-MXxUCXt_E2GnlkC5fCoIteTBG2r6Fx6ra3q5w In just over a year while still in closed beta, we've kickstarted an ecosystem where developers and users alike can thrive, building and creating new novel social experiences. Together, we're shaping the social layer of the internet. Build the future of social with us, join our talented team: https://jobs.eu.lever.co/aave
$15M Seed round was raised for@LensProtocol to enable the social layer for web3 – the next generation internet that is founded on human connection 🌿 Super excited to continue building the open and web3 powered internet for you all 💚
Fallen Crypto Mogul Do Kwon Could Face Jail in South Korea and the US, Prosecutor Says Dan Sunghan says Kwon might be tried, sentenced in both places Kwon’s doomed digital-asset project blew up least $40 billion Do Kwon arrives at a court in Podgorica, Montenegro, on May 11.Photographer: Savo Prelevic/AFP/Getty Images By Sangmi Cha The disgraced former crypto titan Do Kwon may spend most of his life behind bars, first in his native South Korea and then in the US, according to a scenario laid out by a senior prosecutor in the Asian nation. Both countries are seeking Kwon’s extradition on charges linked to the collapse of digital tokens he created, an implosion that blew up at least $40 billion. The 31-year-old was arrested in Montenegro in March, ending a spell as a fugitive.
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SEC Sues Binance and CEO Zhao for Breaking Securities Rules Regulator says firm operated unregistered securities exchange Binance routinely flouted basic KYC rules, SEC alleges SEC Sues Binance and CEO for Breaking Securities Rules WATCH: The US Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Binance Holdings Ltd. and Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao. Kailey Leinz reports.Source: Bloomberg By Austin Weinstein, Allyson Versprille and Lydia Beyoud The US Securities and Exchange Commission accused Binance Holdings Ltd. and its Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao of mishandling customer funds, misleading investors and regulators, and breaking securities rules. In a 136-page complaint filed Monday in US federal court in Washington, the SEC laid out a range of alleged violations against the world’s biggest crypto exchange and its leader. For years, they flouted basic know-your-customer rules by letting Americans improperly open accounts and trade, the watchdog said. It’s just the latest legal headache for Zhao and Binance.
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no update since the past 21 hours, many had their funds compromised, no cause identified tbh, coming from atomic wallet which is one of the oldest in this space is scary were you affected by this?
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Dubai Watchdog Warns on Risks of Crypto’s Global Regulatory Gaps Regulator’s regime on crypto tokens in place since November Dubai, Hong Kong are seeking to attract digital asset firms By Suvashree Ghosh Dubai’s financial regulator warned that global watchdogs need to step up talks with each other to avoid “bad actors” exploiting gaps in crypto rules, according to an official. The Dubai Financial Services Authority plans an update to rules on crypto tokens, in force since November for the city’s business hub, that may come out later this year, said Elisabeth Wallace an associate director at the regulator.
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Empire State Building, Central Park, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, 9/11 Memorial & Museum, St.Patrick's Cathedral. #lensgpt #gelatonetwork
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We are so far away from adoption, data from Defilama