LensLinks Issue 369

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SBF Snitches…

Today in LensLinks:

• Louis Vuitton’s $8K phygital jacket shows NFTs are here to stay

• The Dawn Of A New Era: AI's Revolutionary Role In Accounting

• FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Snitches on These Crypto Influencers

• Binance’s Rivals Muscle In on Bitcoin Trading Around the World

• Apple Vision Pro faces more competition than ever before as Meta makes its Quest VR software open to ANYONE​

• When to expect Quantum Computers? - Bigger Picture by Quantum Leonardo

• Pay No Attention to the Person behind the Algorithm: A Brief History of Automatons That Were Actually People

• Scientists inch closer to holy grail of memory breakthrough — producing tech that combines NAND and RAM features could be much cheaper to produce and consume far less power

• Bitcoin Miners Have Raked in Abnormal Transaction Fees Since Halving: Bernstein

• US crypto stocks rally on first trading day after Bitcoin halving

• ESG: BlackRock triples spending on security for CEO Larry Fink due to ESG backlash

• And Much, Much, More…

#regimentco #esg #blackRock #SBF #LouisVuitton #ai

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“Upon request by Class Representatives, [Sam Bankman-Fried] shall voluntarily provide documents and information, to the extent such documents and information are reasonably accessible to him without service of a subpoena, upon reasonable notice, and provide truthful declarations or affidavits upon request.

- SBF Civil Case filing

NOTABLE

Louis Vuitton’s $8K phygital jacket shows NFTs are here to stay

Louis Vuitton has released its fourth NFT, this one inspired by Pharrell Williams’ FW24 runway, as part of the luxury megabrand’s new Web3 playbook.

jingdaily.com/posts/louis-vuitton-s-usd8k-phygital-jacket-shows-nfts-are-here-to-stay

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

The Dawn Of A New Era: AI's Revolutionary Role In Accounting

Beyond task automation, this is about opening doors to new possibilities, transforming the way accountants work, and reshaping the industry's future.

www.forbes.com/sites/neilsahota/2024/04/22/the-dawn-of-a-new-era-ais-revolutionary-role-in-accounting/?sh=5e0e1b6358af

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Snitches on These Crypto Influencers

FTX investors and customers have settled a civil case against Sam Bankman-Fried, the convicted founder of the failed crypto exchange.

beincrypto.com/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-settlement

Crypto Trading

Binance’s Rivals Muscle In on Bitcoin Trading Around the World

Crypto exchanges are eating into Binance’s share of Bitcoin trading outside the US as overseas expansion efforts and changing regulations reshape the competitive dynamics of the digital-asset industry.

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/binance-s-rivals-muscle-in-on-bitcoin-btc-trading-around-the-world?embedded-checkout=true

VR, AR, Spatial Computing, Metaverse & Gaming

Apple Vision Pro faces more competition than ever before as Meta makes its Quest VR software open to ANYONE​

Lenovo, Asus, and Xbox have already confirmed plans to leverage Meta Horizon OS

www.gbnews.com/tech/meta-quest-headset-vr

The Singularity - a little more…

When to expect Quantum Computers? - Bigger Picture by Quantum Leonardo #3

The community is optimistic I talk to quantum computing executives, developers, and researchers daily, and my experience shows that there is a lot of motivation in the field in 2024, along with a strong focus on making tangible progress. The growing maturity of QC companies is a clear signs of the i

www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-expect-quantum-computers-bigger-picture-leonardo-baczyk-j6mhc

Pay No Attention to the Person behind the Algorithm: A Brief History of Automatons That Were Actually People

When human labor is hidden under the veneer of a robot or AI tool, that’s “fauxtomation”

www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-there-a-human-hiding-behind-that-robot-or-ai

Scientists inch closer to holy grail of memory breakthrough — producing tech that combines NAND and RAM features could be much cheaper to produce and consume far less power

Could pave the way for high-density 3D vertical memory and AI systems

www.techradar.com/pro/scientists-inch-closer-to-holy-grail-of-memory-breakthrough-producing-tech-that-combines-nand-and-ram-features-could-be-much-cheaper-to-produce-and-consume-far-less-power#:~:text=Pro-,Scientists%20inch%20closer%20to%20holy%20grail%20of%20memory%20breakthrough%20%E2%80%94%20producing,and%20consume%20far%20less%20power

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Bitcoin Miners Have Raked in Abnormal Transaction Fees Since Halving: Bernstein

The spike in network fees was driven by speculative activity to mint new meme tokens following the launch of the Runes protocol, the report said.

finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-miners-raked-abnormal-transaction-115147401.html

Bitcoin Transaction Fees Come Crashing Down Post Halving

After the halving, fees spiked to $146 for a medium-priority transaction and $170 for a high-priority transaction.

finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-transaction-fees-come-crashing-061023900.html

Wallets linked to Coinbase and Vitalik Buterin have millions ‘stuck’ in bridge contracts

Decentralized finance-based bridge contracts are software protocols that allow the movement of assets and data between different blockchain networks, enabling interoperability within the DeFi ecosystem.

cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-vitalik-wallets-millions-stuck-bridge-contracts

Crypto Trading - a little more…

US crypto stocks rally on first trading day after Bitcoin halving

Publicly-listed U.S. crypto miners gained amid the first trading day post-Bitcoin halving while tech stocks also broadly rallied.

cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-stocks-gain-post-halving-trading-day

Bitcoin Holds While Gold Falls. Why Crypto Is Now Scarcer Than the Precious Metal.

Crypto traders continue to bet that Bitcoin’s ‘halving’ will usher in a return to record highs.

www.barrons.com/amp/articles/bitcoin-ethereum-gold-price-crypto-markets-today-90259602

From Ripple To Ethereum: Understanding What The SEC Is Trying To Do With The Regulations

In a recent interview with Thinking Crypto, Bill Hughes, the Senior Counsel and director of Global Regulatory Matters at Consensys, opened up about Ethereum, how it was seen differently before, and how now it’s getting confusing with what the SEC thinks about it. There’s talk about subpoenas to the Ethereum Foundation and worries that it might change things for Ethereum users and the market. What’s been happening with Ripple?

coinpedia.org/news/from-ripple-to-ethereum-understanding-what-the-sec-is-trying-to-do-with-the-regulations/amp

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

BlackRock triples spending on security for CEO Larry Fink due to ESG backlash

BlackRock increased spending on private security for CEO Larry Fink more than threefold last year after he came under withering criticism.

nypost.com/2024/04/22/business/blackrock-triples-spending-on-security-for-ceo-larry-fink

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