LensLinks: Issue 122

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Len Pacek
March 27, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • Crypto Industry Receives Protection with New Blockchain Regulatory Bill

  • Videogames Is an Underwhelming Word for the Medium

  • Trademark applications hint at Fujitsu crypto trading service and Sony PlayStation NFT integration

  • 101: When Should You Use Crypto Trading Bots?

  • Big Tech is making its stuff slower and stupider — on purpose

  • Heartbeats will replace passports by 2070, according to easyJet predictions

  • 'The Only Way to Truly Scale Blockchains Is to Parallelize Processing'

  • And Much, Much, More…

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“If you don’t custody consumer funds, you are *not* a money transmitter.”

- Rep. Tom Emmer - GOP Majority Whip

NOTABLE

Crypto Industry Receives Protection with New Blockchain Regulatory Bill

Tom Emmer, has recently introduced a new bill aimed at providing regulatory clarity for the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. Called BCRA.

bitcoinist.com/crypto-industry-receives-new-regulatory-bill/amp

Metaverse & Gaming

Videogames Is an Underwhelming Word for the Medium; We're Not Calling Everywhere a Metaverse, Says Benzies

Former GTA creator Leslie Benzies said videogames is a small word to describe the medium. He also commented on Everywhere as a metaverse.

wccftech.com/videogames-is-an-underwhelming-word-for-the-medium-were-not-calling-everywhere-a-metaverse-says-benzies

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Trademark applications hint at Fujitsu crypto trading service and Sony PlayStation NFT integration - Stockhead

Mega Japanese tech companies Fujitsu and Sony have both filed trademark applications that show their web3 integration potential.

stockhead.com.au/cryptocurrency/trademark-applications-hint-at-fujitsu-crypto-trading-service-and-sony-playstation-nft-integration

Crypto Trading

When Should You Use Crypto Trading Bots? - CryptoNewsZ

Learn how crypto trading bots work and key factors to consider before using them. Simplify your crypto trading and increase your productivity with these automated tools.

www.cryptonewsz.com/when-should-you-use-crypto-trading-bots

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Big Tech is making its stuff slower and stupider — on purpose

Google, Amazon, and Meta are making their core products worse and ruining everything from apps to the internet.

www.businessinsider.com/tech-companies-ruining-apps-websites-internet-worse-google-facebook-amazon-2023-3

Heartbeats will replace passports by 2070, according to easyJet predictions

The airline has predicted what the future of travel will look like - including haptic suits that allow you to go on “time-travelling” holiday experiences

www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/future-travel-technology-holidays-easyjet-26565937

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

'The Only Way to Truly Scale Blockchains Is to Parallelize Processing' Says Piers Ridyard – Interview Bitcoin News

Piers Ridyard said widespread adoption of decentralized finance is only possible once the developer and user experience has been improved.

news.bitcoin.com/the-only-way-to-truly-scale-blockchains-is-to-parallelize-processing-says-piers-ridyard

Titanium Blockchain CEO behind BARs ICO fraud, put behind bars for 4 years

Titanium Blockchain CEO and founder Michael Stollery has been sentenced to prison over his role in a “cryptocurrency fraud scheme” which involved an initial coin offering for BAR tokens.

cointelegraph.com/news/titanium-blockchain-ceo-behind-bars-ico-fraud-put-behind-bars-for-4-years

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Crypto Trading Mistakes: What to Know and How to Avoid them

Cryptocurrency trading is getting quite popular because of the potential profit, but it's important to remember about the risk since

www.thecoinrepublic.com/2023/03/26/crypto-trading-mistakes-what-to-know-and-how-to-avoid-them

Banks Step Up to Serve Crypto Firms After Signature, Silvergate Blowups

As crypto companies have scrambled to establish new bank relationships, industry executives say they have received a positive reception from some regional banks.

www.wsj.com/articles/banks-step-up-to-serve-crypto-firms-after-signature-silvergate-blowups-5e7b4074

What are Crypto Trading Pairs? | CoinGecko

A crypto trading pair consists of two assets being exchanged directly against each other on a trading platform.

www.coingecko.com/learn/what-are-trading-pairs-cryptocurrency

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

Statistics Show AI Adoption and Investment has Risen Rapidly in the Past 2 Years | HackerNoon

The concept of artificial intelligence as a non-human intelligence originated in the 1950s, but no one then could have imagined what success AI would achieve in the 2020s. In just 70 years, we have had bots that can learn, solve complex computational problems, write related texts, generate images and music, and analyze tons of information in seconds.

hackernoon.com/statistics-show-ai-adoption-and-investment-has-risen-rapidly-in-the-past-2-years

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Crypto-Mining Advocates: Actually, We're Not Terrible for the Environment

At the DC Blockchain Summit, industry execs say cryptocurrency mining drives demand for renewable electricity by buying up surplus power.

www.pcmag.com/news/crypto-mining-advocates-actually-were-not-terrible-for-the-environment

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