LensLinks Issue 399

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• SEC Ends Probe Into Consensys, Won't Sue Over Ethereum

• NFT Market Slump: Cryptopunks and Bored Ape Values Plummet Over 90 Days – Market Updates Bitcoin News

• Bitcoin Whales Sold Over $1B BTC in Past Two Weeks: CryptoQuant

• Reality Labs in transition: Meta structures new departments for Metaverse and Wearables

• BlackRock sees no AI bubble and says AI winners will drive market returns for a while

• GPT-4 has passed the Turing test, researchers claim

• Researchers develop platform to probe, control qubits in silicon for quantum networks

• DeFi protocol Marinade looks to reclaim share of $51bn Solana staking market as competition heats up

• Altcoin selloff wipes out $4.9 billion in DeFi TVL

• Crypto Fear & Greed Index Falls 10 Points to 64, Signalling Decreased Sentiment

• And Much, Much, More…

#regimentco #quantum #blackrock #ai #defi

QUOTABLE

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“Traders are still not increasing their Bitcoin holdings and large holders’ (whales) demand growth is still missing strength. Stablecoin liquidity has continued to slow down, growing at the slowest pace since November 2023.”

- On-chain analysis firm CryptoQuant report

NOTABLE

SEC Ends Probe Into Consensys, Won't Sue Over Ethereum

The U.S. regulator closed its investigation into "Ethereum 2.0," Consensys said.

www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/06/19/sec-ends-probe-into-consensus-wont-sue-over-ethereum

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

Generative AI and Robotics: Are We on the Brink of a Breakthrough?

Discover how the convergence of Generative AI and robotics is revolutionizing industries from healthcare to entertainment

www.unite.ai/generative-ai-and-robotics-are-we-on-the-brink-of-a-breakthrough

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

NFT Market Slump: Cryptopunks and Bored Ape Values Plummet Over 90 Days – Market Updates Bitcoin News

The non-fungible token (NFT) collections Cryptopunks and Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) have seen a notable decrease in value.

news.bitcoin.com/nft-market-slump-cryptopunks-and-bored-ape-values-plummet-over-90-days

Crypto Trading

Bitcoin Whales Sold Over $1B BTC in Past Two Weeks: CryptoQuant

The selling coincides with net outflows from U.S.-listed bitcoin ETFs in the same period, data shows.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/06/19/bitcoin-whales-sold-over-1b-btc-in-past-two-weeks-cryptoquant/#:~:text=%23Bitcoin%20long%2Dterm%20holder%20whales,outflows%20in%20the%20same%20period.&text=%E2%80%9CTraders%20are%20still%20not%20increasing,missing%20strength%2C%E2%80%9D%20analysts%20wrote.

VR, AR, Spatial Computing, Metaverse & Gaming

Reality Labs in transition: Meta structures new departments for Metaverse and Wearables

By restructuring Reality Labs, Meta aims to create an integrated product experience across hardware, software, and experiences.

mixed-news.com/en/reality-labs-in-transition-meta-structures-new-departments-for-metaverse-and-wearables

The Singularity - a little more…

BlackRock sees no AI bubble and says AI winners will drive market returns for a while

BlackRock doesn’t see a bubble in AI and says the rally fronted by the technology’s prospects has room to run. Read more here.

seekingalpha.com/news/4117188-blackrock-says-theres-no-ai-bubble-and-ai-winners-will-drive-market-returns-over-a-short-term-horizon

GPT-4 has passed the Turing test, researchers claim

Most people couldn't distinguish ChatGPT from a human responder, suggesting the famous Turing test has been passed for the first time.

www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/gpt-4-has-passed-the-turing-test-researchers-claim#:~:text=Most%20people%20couldn't%20distinguish,passed%20for%20the%20first%20time.

Researchers develop platform to probe, control qubits in silicon for quantum networks

The quantum internet would be a lot easier to build if we could use existing telecommunications technologies and infrastructure. Over the past few years, researchers have discovered defects in silicon—a ubiquitous semiconductor material—that could be used to send and store quantum information over widely used telecommunications wavelengths. Could these defects in silicon be the best choice among all the promising candidates to host qubits for quantum communications?

phys.org/news/2024-06-platform-probe-qubits-silicon-quantum.html

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

DeFi protocol Marinade looks to reclaim share of $51bn Solana staking market as competition heats up

Marinade’s new stake auction market could help it catch up with top Solana staking protocol Jito.

www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/solana-staking-protocol-marinade-debuts-stake-auction-market

Altcoin selloff wipes out $4.9 billion in DeFi TVL

The DeFi market experienced a sharp $4.9 billion decline in total value locked (TVL) amid a broader crypto selloff.

cryptoslate.com/altcoin-selloff-wipes-out-4-9-billion-in-defi-tvl

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Crypto Trading Firm Cumberland Acquires New York's BitLicense

The company said it's one of the only principal trading firms to hold the state's crypto license.

www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/06/17/crypto-trading-firm-cumberland-acquires-new-yorks-bitlicense

Crypto Fear & Greed Index Falls 10 Points to 64, Signalling Decreased Sentiment

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, a key measure of investor sentiment in the cryptocurrency market, has dropped 10 points in the last 24 hours.

www.coinspeaker.com/crypto-fear-greed-index-falls-10-points

Investors should be excited about bitcoin prices hovering near $65,000

And why the so-called "Crypto Fear and Greed Index" might be misleading investors.

www.thestreet.com/crypto/markets/why-investors-should-be-excited-about-bitcoin-prices-hovering-around-65000

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Euro regs seeks to simplify sustainability disclosure | Investment Executive

Current rules too complex, pose greenwashing risks

www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/euro-regs-seeks-to-simplify-sustainability-disclosure

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