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SEC moves to sue Uniswap

Today in LensLinks:

• SEC moves to sue Uniswap in bid to hobble fast-growing DeFi sector

• Collaborative Robotics Enroute To Unicorn Status With $100 Million Financing

• Beleaguered NFT Website Digital Basel Shuts Down After Tumultuous Year

• Crypto trading concentration a 'considerable concern', EU watchdog says

• Tim Cook Touts How Apple Vision Pro's Spatial Power Is Being Leveraged By 'Leading Companies In Every Industry'

• HEY!: Watch two tiny, AI-powered robots play soccer

• The AI Singularity is Coming — Are We Ready?

• Liquid Staking Lands On Bitcoin As Layer 2 Race Heats Up - The Defiant

• Filecoin Staking Protocol Core Team Detained by Chinese Police; $22 Million in FIL Tokens Sent to Unknown Address – Defi Bitcoin News

• Bitcoin Halving Event Draws Near. What To Expect From The Quadrennial Event.

• And Much, Much, More…

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SEC moves to sue Uniswap in bid to hobble fast-growing DeFi sector

The SEC's impending lawsuit against Uniswap Labs will be a major test for the emerging DeFi sector.

fortune.com/crypto/2024/04/10/sec-moves-to-sue-uniswap-in-bid-to-hobble-fast-growing-defi-sector

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

Collaborative Robotics Enroute To Unicorn Status With $100 Million Financing

The cobot humanoid market has tremendous growth opportunities for innovative companies. With leaders, like Boston Dynamics, and new entrants like Collaborative Robotics, cobots are no longer science fiction.

www.forbes.com/sites/cindygordon/2024/04/10/collaborative-robotics-enroute-to-unicorn-status-with-100m-series-b-financing/?sh=5fa22aa311dc

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Beleaguered NFT Website Digital Basel Shuts Down After Tumultuous Year

Digitalbasel.io, the controversial NFT website, shuts down due to misunderstandings and accusations of fraudulent activities.

www.artnews.com/art-news/news/digital-basel-shuts-down-art-basel-copyright-infringement-1234702383

Crypto Trading

Crypto trading concentration a 'considerable concern', EU watchdog says

LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) - The high concentration in crypto trading on a handful of exchanges, with Binance alone accounting for about half the market, raises concerns about the impact of a failure on the sector, the EU's securities watchdog said on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/crypto-trading-concentration-considerable-concern-says-eu-watchdog-2024-04-10

VR, AR, Spatial Computing, Metaverse & Gaming

Tim Cook Touts How Apple Vision Pro's Spatial Power Is Being Leveraged By 'Leading Companies In Every Industry'

What Happened: In a recent blog post, Apple emphasized various ways businesses can leverage Vision Pro. These include as customizable workspaces, 3D design collaboration, specialized employee training, and remote fieldwork guidance.

www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/tim-cook-touts-how-apple-vision-pro-s-spatial-power-is-being-leveraged-by-leading-companies-in-every-industry/ar-BB1lntsh

The Singularity - a little more…

Watch two tiny, AI-powered robots play soccer

Google DeepMind's bipedal bots go head-to-head after years of prep.

www.popsci.com/technology/deepmind-robot-soccer

The AI Singularity is Coming — Are We Ready?

The concept of AI Singularity represents a moment soon when artificial intelligence (AI) will surpass human intelligence, leading to unprecedented changes in the fabric of human existence.…

medium.com/kinomoto-mag/the-ai-singularity-is-coming-are-we-ready-d90f9236ce78

When a humanoid isn't the best robot for the job

As humanoid robots storm into the workplace, the company that pioneered them — Boston Dynamics — is taking a wait-and-see approach, though there are hints that could change.

www.axios.com/2024/04/10/humanoid-robot-dog-workplace-job-tasks

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Liquid Staking Lands On Bitcoin As Layer 2 Race Heats Up - The Defiant

Nomic DAO unveils liquid staking for BTC while Thesis announces the Bitcoin “Economic Layer.”

thedefiant.io/news/defi/liquid-staking-lands-on-bitcoin-as-layer-2-race-heats-up

Filecoin Staking Protocol Core Team Detained by Chinese Police; $22 Million in FIL Tokens Sent to Unknown Address – Defi Bitcoin News

During the core technical team's detention, FIL tokens worth over $22 million were transferred to an unknown external address. 

news.bitcoin.com/filecoin-staking-protocol-core-team-detained-by-chinese-police-22-million-in-fil-tokens-sent-to-unknown-address

Bitcoin Halving Event Draws Near. What To Expect From The Quadrennial Event.

The bitcoin halving is expected to take place between April 18 and 20. Here's what you need to know for the quadrennial event.

www.investors.com/news/bitcoin-halving-bitcoin-price-near-what-to-expect

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Crypto trader's defense says Mango Markets was a trade, not theft

Why it matters: To get a conviction in its criminal fraud case, the government will have to show that Eisenberg both had knowledge that he was acting illicitly and that the laws he has been charged under actually apply to decentralized finance (DeFi).

www.axios.com/2024/04/09/mango-markets-avraham-eisenberg-trial-crypto-defi

Bitcoin’s surge past $70,000 triggers euphoria and risk-taking across crypto

Period of intense optimism well under way, Glassnode finds.

www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/bitcoins-surge-to-70000-triggers-euphoria-across-crypto

$32 billion asset management CEO reveals surprise bitcoin investment

Steve Cohen, the CEO of Point72 Asset Management, said that his son convinced him to invest in a "little" bitcoin.

www.thestreet.com/crypto/markets/32-billion-asset-management-ceo-steve-cohen-reveals-surprise-bitcoin-investment

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

US Treasury Official Calls for Expanded Tools to Target Crypto

Without Congressional action, the use of virtual assets by terrorists, ransomware actors and rogue nations will only grow, said Wally Adeyemo. 

www.regulationasia.com/us-treasury-official-calls-for-expanded-tools-to-target-crypto

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