LensLinks Issue 358

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Today in LensLinks:

• Crypto Has 'Too Many Tokens' and Mergers Are Coming

• Council Post: Surviving The Polycrisis Of Technological Singularity

• Why Ripple Is Launching a Stablecoin

• Crypto Trading Volume Reached All-Time High During March Rally

• Microsoft, Quantinuum claim breakthrough in quantum computing

• Google DeepMind AI Breakthrough Could Help Battery and Chip Development

• Tokens.com to acquire AI and robotics business

• Memecoins Dominate Q1 2024 Crypto Market Returns, Followed by DeFi and DePIN

• EU Eyes Automatic Blockchain Monitoring

• 5% of staked ETH is now under the control of Restaking protocols

• And Much, Much, More…

#regimentco #deepmind #quantinuum #singularity

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"Venture capital and excessive funding rounds during bull markets have led to the creation of a slew of projects often looking to solve similar challenges, just taking a slightly different approach."

- Julian Grigo, head of institutions and fintech at smart-wallet infrastructure provider Safe

NOTABLE

Crypto Has 'Too Many Tokens' and Mergers Are Coming

M&As could give birth to tokens such as 'ShibaPepes' and 'FlokiDoges,' according to one expert.

www.coindesk.com/business/2024/04/04/crypto-has-too-many-tokens-and-mergers-are-coming

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

Council Post: Surviving The Polycrisis Of Technological Singularity

We, as the human race, arguably stand on the cusp—or, perhaps, have already embarked on the initial phases—of technological singularity.

www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2023/12/08/surviving-the-polycrisis-of-technological-singularity/?sh=66e17303ecc5

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Why Ripple Is Launching a Stablecoin

Ripple, the blockchain technology company, announced a plan on Thursday to issue a new stablecoin on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum networks.

www.investopedia.com/ripple-launching-stablecoin-8624930

Crypto Trading

Crypto Trading Volume Reached All-Time High During March Rally

The combined volume of crypto spot and derivatives trading on centralized exchanges almost doubled to an all-time high of $9.1 trillion in March while Bitcoin reached a record, according to a CCData.

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-04/crypto-trading-volume-reached-all-time-high-during-march-rally-ccdata-says

VR, AR, Spatial Computing, Metaverse & Gaming

Council Post: Building Trustworthy, Human-Centric Software For The Spatial Future

Users will increasingly engage with computer-generated environments as if they're actually in front of them.

www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2024/04/04/building-trustworthy-human-centric-software-for-the-spatial-future/?sh=412137117192

The Singularity - a little more…

Microsoft, Quantinuum claim breakthrough in quantum computing

Microsoft (MSFT.O), and Quantinuum on Wednesday said they have achieved a key step in making quantum computers a commercial reality by making them more reliable.

www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-quantinuum-claim-breakthrough-quantum-computing-2024-04-03

Google DeepMind AI Breakthrough Could Help Battery and Chip Development

Researchers at Google DeepMind have used AI to predict the structures of more than 2 million new materials.

time.com/6340681/deepmind-gnome-ai-materials

Tokens.com to acquire AI and robotics business

Tokens.com (SMURF) plans to acquire technology company Simulacra Corp, issuing 75M shares as consideration.

seekingalpha.com/news/4087412-tokens-com-to-acquire-ai-and-robotics-business

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Memecoins Dominate Q1 2024 Crypto Market Returns, Followed by DeFi and DePIN

In Q1 2024, crypto narratives experienced impressive returns, with memecoins leading the pack with an average return of 1312.6%, followed by RWA and AI.

blockchain.news/news/memecoins-dominate-q1-2024-crypto-market-returns-followed-by-defi-and-depin

EU Eyes Automatic Blockchain Monitoring

The European Commission (EC) recently put out a call to study “Embedded supervision of decentralized finance (DeFi)” protocols. The project will explore the prospect of automated data gathering directly from the Ethereum blockchain and test the technological capabilities for supervisory monitoring of real-time DeFi activity. The EC’s interest in the technology and its specific reference to DeFi

www.pymnts.com/cpi-posts/eu-eyes-automatic-blockchain-monitoring

5% of staked ETH is now under the control of Restaking protocols | PortalCrypt

Adoption of EigenLayer catalyzes TVL increase in net staking protocols. Liquid reset protocols promise to reshape the future of DeFi.

portalcripto.com.br/en/5-of-staked-eth-is-now-under-the-control-of-restoking-protocols

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Bitcoin ETFs Are the First Step for Institutional Crypto Trading; AI Will Take It to the Next Level

For investors, especially institutional investors and organizations like pension and insurance funds, the newly-approved Bitcoin spot ETFs may appear to be an easy and less risky way to get into what has been one of the hottest investments in recent years. Everyone has heard the stories about Bitcoin – and other forms of crypto – […]

www.securities.io/bitcoin-etfs-are-the-first-step-for-institutional-crypto-trading-ai-will-take-it-to-the-next-level

Google sues alleged crypto scammers for luring people into investments they’d never get back

The alleged scammers used romance scams to hook victims.

www.theverge.com/2024/4/4/24114673/google-sues-alleged-crypto-scammers-play-store

Crypto-trading platform Coinbase secures registration licence in Canada

TORONTO - Canadian regulators have cleared crypto-trading platform Coinbase to do business in the country as a restricted dealer.

www.thestar.com/business/crypto-trading-platform-coinbase-secures-registration-licence-in-canada/article_7537d5c7-b0b4-5991-8eab-65ec6c6ba44b.html

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

How ESG can help VCs invest more responsibility into crypto - ImpactAlpha

New guidance from VentureESG "can help crypto investors in private markets address ESG concerns and allow the tech to deliver on its promise."

impactalpha.com/esg-and-ftx-how-vcs-can-invest-more-responsibility-into-crypto-this-time-around

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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