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Nick Bostrom - What if AI Fixes Everything?

Today in LensLinks:

• The Fed announced a big change today. And no, we’re not talking about interest rates

• Nick Bostrom Made the World Fear AI. Now He Asks: What if It Fixes Everything?

• Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs sold for millions in 2021—prices have dropped 90% since then

• Time To Buy The Bitcoin Dip? Analyst Upbeat As Federal Reserve Turns Dovish

• Cage the Elephant Can't Outrun Their Dreams on New Single 'Metaverse'

• Satoshi Nakamoto’s Important “Bitcoin Money” Message Cited by Samson Mow

• Beyond Graphene: A New World of 2D Materials Is Opening Up

• Council Post: 3 Surprising Innovations Being Driven By Generative AI

• DTIF expands digital token identifier for crypto derivatives regulatory reporting - The TRADE

• Cage the Elephant Can't Outrun Their Dreams on New Single 'Metaverse'

• Coinbase Stock Falls After Earnings. Bitcoin Is Casting Dark Clouds.

• And Much, Much, More…

#regimentco #satoshi #AI #coinbase

QUOTABLE

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"Deploying AI in ecosystems running on blockchain technology raises novel issues for supervision, risk management, and compliance, as well as enforcement."

- CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson

NOTABLE

The Fed announced a big change today. And no, we’re not talking about interest rates

Wednesday’s Federal Reserve policy decision was fairly boring for investors — officials kept interest rates the same, just as they have since July 2023. But some savvy traders are excited about another key decision. The Fed announced that it will significantly curtail its quantitative tightening (QT) program — that’s the selling off of its assets to decrease money supply and increase interest rates — beginning in June.

cnn.it/4dr5Jcc

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

Nick Bostrom Made the World Fear AI. Now He Asks: What if It Fixes Everything?

Philosopher Nick Bostrom popularized the idea superintelligent AI could erase humanity. His new book imagines a world in which algorithms have solved every problem.

www.wired.com/story/nick-bostrom-fear-ai-fix-everything

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs sold for millions in 2021—prices have dropped 90% since then

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection once touted by celebrities like Justin Bieber has seen its floor price decline by around 90% since its peak in 2022.

www.cnbc.com/2024/05/02/bored-ape-yacht-club-nfts-floor-price-sinks-ceo-announces-layoffs.html

Crypto Trading

Time To Buy The Bitcoin Dip? Analyst Upbeat As Federal Reserve Turns Dovish

Bitcoin is struggling but one analyst believes this may be the right time to buy the dip. Historically, deep retracements are within the 20-23% range

cryptodaily.co.uk/news-in-crypto/bitcoinist:buy-bitcoin-dip-federal-reserve-turns-dovish

VR, AR, Spatial Computing, Metaverse & Gaming

Cage the Elephant Can't Outrun Their Dreams on New Single 'Metaverse'

Cage the Elephant have previewed their upcoming studio album 'Neon Pill,' out May 17, with the new single 'Metaverse.'

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cage-the-elephant-metaverse-single-1235014741

The Singularity - a little more…

Satoshi Nakamoto’s Important “Bitcoin Money” Message Cited by Samson Mow

Bitcoin advocate Samson Mow has brought up important message from BTC creator

https://bit.ly/4a7k8aD

Beyond Graphene: A New World of 2D Materials Is Opening Up

Materials that are incredibly thin, only a few atoms thick, exhibit unique properties that make them appealing for energy storage, catalysis, and water purification. Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have now developed a method that enables the synthesis of hundreds of new 2D materials. T

scitechdaily.com/beyond-graphene-a-new-world-of-2d-materials-is-opening-up

Council Post: 3 Surprising Innovations Being Driven By Generative AI

For business leaders, GenAI is starting to have a real-world impact on the everyday tools they use to move their organizations forward.

www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2024/04/29/3-surprising-innovations-being-driven-by-generative-ai/?sh=3caab44a1bf5

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

DTIF expands digital token identifier for crypto derivatives regulatory reporting - The TRADE

New digital token identifier (DTI) marks a milestone for the regulation of digital asset derivatives, with previous reporting solely focused on traditional financial instruments.

www.thetradenews.com/dtif-expands-digital-token-identifier-for-crypto-derivative-trading-regulatory-reporting

Coinbase posts $1.2B net income in Q1, surpasses entire 2023 earnings

Coinbase has seen a strong rebound in its first quarter of 2024, boosted by growth in market performance and the launch of Bitcoin ETFs.

cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-posts-1-2b-net-income-in-q1-surpasses-entire-2023-earnings

Biden is ‘hurrying’ to make DeFi illegal, VanEck exec says in dire warning

Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, pointed to actions undertaken by regulators under Biden’s watch, calling them overly aggressive.

www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/biden-hurrying-to-make-defi-illegal-vaneck-exec-says

CFTC Commissioner Johnson proposes AI recommendations, looping in DeFi

The CFTC's Kristin Johnson proposed recommendations such as heightened penalties to address AI in financial markets, including in DeFi. 

www.theblock.co/post/292465/cftc-commissioner-johnson-proposes-ai-recommendations-looping-in-defi

Crypto Trading - a little more…

FBI Arrests Man For Running Alleged $43 Million Crypto Trading Ponzi Scheme - Decrypt

The FBI have arrested a Manhattan man they say was running a $43 million Las Vegas real estate and crypto trading ponzi scheme.

decrypt.co/229132/fbi-arrests-man-for-running-alleged-43-million-crypto-trading-ponzi-scheme

Coinbase Stock Falls After Earnings. Bitcoin Is Casting Dark Clouds.

Waning enthusiasm for crypto could weigh on Coinbase stock more than the business fundamentals.

www.barrons.com/amp/articles/coinbase-stock-price-bitcoin-earnings-07cfd9ed

Hong Kong’s spot ETFs experience decline in bitcoin inflows on second trading day

The three spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in Hong Kong saw inflows of 174.73 BTC ($10.3 million) into the three products on their second trading day.

www.theblock.co/post/292366/hong-kongs-spot-etfs-experience-decline-in-bitcoin-inflows-on-second-trading-day

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

OSC to crack down faster and harder on emerging technologies - The Logic

With new six-year plan, regulator hopes to use what it learned from crypto in approach to AI, DeFi.

thelogic.co/news/osc-to-crack-down-faster-and-harder-on-emerging-technologies

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