LensLinks Issue 344

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• U.S. Government Study Concludes No NFT-Specific Legislation Needed, Current Copyright Laws Adequate

• Google’s new AI will play video games with you — but not to win

• Crypto tracing is revolutionizing crime-fighting, but critics call it a ‘junk science.’ Inside the raging debate over blockchain analytics

• Bitcoin's Wild Four Hours: New Record of $73K, Tumble to $69K, Rebound to $71K, $360M in Liquidations

• OpenAI hired a lawyer who helped force Elon Musk to buy Twitter

• Physical Intelligence Is Building a Brain for Robots

• Blockchain has lost its decentralized spirit

• Bitcoin Miners Offload Holdings While Bullish Momentum Could Persist

• Movement Labs, Aptos Forge a New Path for Blockchain Interoperability through Latest Integration

• BTC Rally Fuels 5th Month of Growth in Crypto Volumes

• How Bitcoin trading frenzy almost depleted a vault in MakerDAO

• ESG: Ethereum Tops New Crypto ESG Ranking, Bitcoin Slammed for Heavy Energy Usage

• And Much, Much, More…

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“The Offices agree with these assessments and do not believe that changes to intellectual property laws, or to the Offices’ registration and recordation practices, are necessary or advisable at this time.”

- 112-page long study by the USPTO and the U.S. Copyright Office

NOTABLE

U.S. Government Study Concludes No NFT-Specific Legislation Needed, Current Copyright Laws Adequate

The study comes despite warnings about the risks associated with NFTs due to bad actors around correcting misinformation or misappropriation of trademarks.

www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/03/13/us-govt-study-concludes-no-nft-specific-legislation-needed-yet-current-copyright-laws-adequate

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

Google’s new AI will play video games with you — but not to win

SIMA aims to be a better multiplayer gamer.

www.theverge.com/2024/3/13/24099024/google-deepmind-ai-agent-sima-video-games

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Crypto tracing is revolutionizing crime-fighting, but critics call it a ‘junk science.’ Inside the raging debate over blockchain analytics

The recent Bitcoin Fog case revealed the growing debate over the science of blockchain analytics.

fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/13/blockchain-analysis-chainalysis-bitcoin-fog-law-enforcement

Crypto Trading

Bitcoin's Wild Four Hours: New Record of $73K, Tumble to $69K, Rebound to $71K, $360M in Liquidations

Momentum behind bitcoin's rally has waned so expect a period of consolidation, Matrixport analysts noted.

finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoins-wild-four-hours-record-184535665.html

VR, AR, Spatial Computing, Metaverse & Gaming

Generative AI, Quantum and Spatial Computing, the Metaverse, and 3D Printing: The Tech Blend of Tomorrow | TDWI

Although these technologies have only been discussed in isolation lately, we can expect the greatest innovations to take place as they begin to be combined in novel ways.

tdwi.org/Articles/2024/03/13/TA-ALL-Generative-AI-Quantum-Spatial-Computing-Metaverse-3D-Printing-Tech-Blend-of-Tomorrow.aspx

The Singularity - a little more…

'Inception attacks' on Meta VR headsets can trap users in a fake VR environment, researchers found

The attack involves trapping the Meta Quest user in a malicious VR application that mimics the original VR system, the researchers said.

www.businessinsider.com/meta-headset-inception-attacks-trap-users-fake-environment-study-2024-3#:~:text=Researchers%20have%20exposed%20a%20potential,when%20their%20session%20was%20hijacked.

OpenAI hired a lawyer who helped force Elon Musk to buy Twitter

OpenAI is bringing in some heavy hitters in its legal battle with Elon Musk — including one lawyer who helped force him to buy Twitter.

https://bit.ly/3x05XpI

Physical Intelligence Is Building a Brain for Robots

Physical Intelligence is building software intended to power robots that can learn a wide range of tasks.

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-12/physical-intelligence-is-building-ai-for-robots-backed-by-openai

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Blockchain has lost its decentralized spirit

Opinion: I often hear, “We will start out centralized, and we will become more decentralized later” — but this is nonsense!

blockworks.co/news/blockchain-lost-decentralized-spirit

Bitcoin Miners Offload Holdings While Bullish Momentum Could Persist

Bitcoin miners liquidate holdings amid bullish market, balancing gains, halving cycle, and operational costs. Market resilience since February 2024, highlighting delicate balance between miners' se

blockchain.news/news/bitcoin-miners-offload-holdings-while-bullish-momentum-could-persist

Movement Labs, Aptos Forge a New Path for Blockchain Interoperability through Latest Integration

Movement Labs and Aptos forge a new path for blockchain interoperability through their latest integration. AlexaBlockchain

alexablockchain.com/movement-labs-aptos-blockchain-interoperability

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Bitcoin Surge Sees Crypto Trading Volumes Exceed the Stock Market in South Korea

The KOSPI trading volume totaled a record 11.4794 trillion won on Mar. 8, compared to nearly 12 trillion won on local crypto exchanges on Sunday.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/11/bitcoin-surge-sees-crypto-trading-volumes-exceed-the-stock-market-in-south-korea

BTC Rally Fuels 5th Month of Growth in Crypto Volumes

The Bitcoin rally to historical highs in February has caused a significant increase in spot trading turnover on the largest crypto exchanges.

www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-rally-fuels-5th-consecutive-month-of-growth-in-feb-2024-crypto-trading-volumes

How Bitcoin trading frenzy almost depleted a vault in MakerDAO

MakerDAO’s PSM vault that holds USDC collateral backing for DAI was almost emptied as Bitcoin surged, prompting an emergency governance solution.

www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/bitcoin-trading-frenzy-nearly-depletes-a-makerdao-vault

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Ethereum Tops New Crypto ESG Ranking, Bitcoin Slammed for Heavy Energy Usage

Crypto data firm CCData released the first institutional-grade scoring system that evaluates digital assets focusing on environmental, social and governance aspects.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/07/13/ethereum-tops-new-crypto-esg-ranking-bitcoin-slammed-for-heavy-energy-usage

Disclaimer: This note is distributed by Regiment, LLC for informational purposes only and is sourced from publicly available media reports. It is not an investment recommendation or solicitation for any investment. The information is current as of date and subject to change. In such case Regiment, LLC does not undertake to provide any updates. Recipients must be aware that any private, alternative investments discussed are speculative in nature, often illiquid, and subject to loss of capital.

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