LensLinks Issue 373

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• BRICS: US Coming After Digital Assets to Save the Dollar

• An Engineer Says He’s Found a Way to Overcome Earth’s Gravity

• Senator Lummis 'deeply concerned' by Biden administration's actions against DeFi, non-custodial wallets

• $800 billion bank doubles down on record bitcoin price projection for 2024

• Augmented Reality Glasses Statistics 2024 By Geography, Revenue, Demographics and Users

• AI is making Meta’s apps basically unusable

• And Much, Much, More…

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“Dunno about you but my grandma’s kitchen was designed and crafted by real human beings, not a computer.”

- Meta Users Lament re: AI generated responses

NOTABLE

BRICS: US Coming After Digital Assets to Save the Dollar

Amid BRICS' shift to the sector, the US is now coming after digital assets in an effort to save the dollar its lessening global dominance.

watcher.guru/news/brics-us-coming-after-digital-assets-to-save-the-dollar

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

An Engineer Says He’s Found a Way to Overcome Earth’s Gravity

This new propulsion system could rewrite the rules of spaceflight—not to mention completely defy conventional physics.

www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a60608517/overcome-earth-gravity

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Senator Lummis 'deeply concerned' by Biden administration's actions against DeFi, non-custodial wallets

Senator Cynthia Lummis expressed deep concern regarding recent actions by the Biden administration, which she perceives as a threat to the principles of the Bitcoin network and the broader DeFi sector. In a statement released on May 1, Lummis criticized the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) latest legal interpretations, which argue that non-custodial software platforms — […]

cryptoslate.com/senator-lummis-deeply-concerned-by-biden-administrations-actions-against-defi-non-custodial-wallets

Crypto Trading

$800 billion bank doubles down on record bitcoin price projection for 2024

Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets projects that $100 billion flows into ETFs will drive a six-figure bitcoin price record in 2024.

www.thestreet.com/crypto/markets/standard-chartered-150000-bitcoin-price-prediction-2024#:~:text=A%20researcher%20with%20British%20multinational,of%20%2473%2C790%20hit%20in%20March.

VR, AR, Spatial Computing, Metaverse & Gaming

Augmented Reality Glasses Statistics 2024 By Geography, Revenue, Demographics and Users

Introduction Augmented Reality Glasses Statistics: Around the world, AR technologies have become popular in many industries, such as manufacturing,

www.coolest-gadgets.com/augmented-reality-glasses-statistics

The Singularity - a little more…

AI is making Meta’s apps basically unusable

The intended and unintended generative AI flooding Facebook and Instagram.

www.fastcompany.com/91113437/ai-making-meta-apps-basically-unusable

China unveils first self-developed humanoid robot

China has unveiled its first self-developed general-purpose humanoid robot, Tiangong. It is also the world's first full-sized humanoid robot capable of running solely on electric drive.The developers have said the robot is open source and has compatible

news.cgtn.com/news/2024-04-28/China-unveils-first-self-developed-humanoid-robot-1taC8JkWzja/p.html

Intel Takes Next Step Toward Building Scalable Silicon-Based Quantum Processors

www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1693/intel-takes-next-step-toward-building-scalable#:~:text=Research%20published%20in%20Nature%20demonstrates,uniformity%20in%20single%2Delectron%20control.

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Matera raises $3.6 million to boost creator economy by fusing DeFi with social media

Web3 startup Matera aims to merge traditional social media reach with the power of decentralized finance (DeFi) for creators.

cryptoslate.com/matera-raises-3-6-million-to-boost-creator-economy-by-fusing-defi-with-social-media

Bitcoin Hits Record 1.6M Confirmed Daily Transactions - CryptoCurrencyNews

On April 23, three days after the Bitcoin halving event, an impressive 1.6 million unique Bitcoin transactions were recorded, according to data from

cryptocurrencynews.com/bitcoin-hits-record-1-6m-confirmed-daily-transactions

After sentence, CZ comments on next steps and says that the cryptocurrency industry has 'entered a new phase' | PortalCrypt

Changpeng Zhao (CZ) commented on his next steps. CZ received a four-month prison sentence in the US. The former CEO of Binance stated that the cryptocurrency industry has entered a new phase.

portalcripto.com.br/en/after-sentence-cz-comments-on-next-steps-and-says-that-the-cryptocurrency-industry-has-entered-a-new-phase

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Bitcoin tumbles below $57,000 on day of Fed meeting

With slowing ETF inflows and the Bitcoin halving in the rearview, the crypto industry is facing macroeconomic conditions that are “cloudy at best.”

fortune.com/crypto/2024/05/01/bitcoin-below-57000-fed-rates-federal-reserve-jerome-powell

Bitcoin ETFs endure outflows, totaling $635 million over five trading days

Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF registers its largest single-day withdrawal amidst market downturn.

cryptoslate.com/insights/bitcoin-etfs-endure-outflows-totaling-635-million-over-five-trading-days

‘Pretty ordinary stuff’ — Traders seem unfazed by Bitcoin correction

Traders are claiming that Bitcoin “getting closer and closer to its final bottom,” as it continues to experience volatility.

cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-correction-crypto-traders-indicators

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Russia to Tighten Regulations for Crypto Mining Operations

Earlier it was reported that Russia was planning to ban private cryptocurrencies outright, but a lawmaker has dispelled this notion.

www.regulationasia.com/russia-to-tighten-regulations-for-crypto-mining-operations

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