LensLinks: Issue 160

New bill proposes federal AI agency, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
May 19, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • US Senator Introduces Bill To Create a Federal Agency to Regulate AI

  • Tech firms read the look on your face

  • DeFi and the Future of Finance

  • Kraken, UK trade body derides lawmaker description of crypto as ‘gambling’

  • The Whale That Bought 20 Trillion Shiba Inu Is Now The 5th Largest SHIB Holder

  • Pakistan Announces Fresh Ban on Crypto, but Adoption as a Hedge Remains Popular

  • Breaking: Binance Brings Back Zero-Fee Trading For Bitcoin, SHIB, PEPE, Other Crypto

  • Singularity: In Battle Over A.I., Meta Decides to Give Away Its Crown Jewels

  • And Much, Much, More…

#regimentco #cryptoregulation #Kraken #DeFi

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“(Cryptocurrencies will) never be legalized in Pakistan”

- Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Aisha Ghaus Pasha

NOTABLE

US senator introduces bill to create a federal agency to regulate AI | CNN Business

Days after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified in front of Congress and proposed creating a new federal agency to regulate artificial intelligence, a US senator has introduced a bill to do just that.

www.cnn.com/2023/05/18/tech/bennet-digital-regulator-bill-ai-provisions/index.html

Metaverse & Gaming

Tech firms read the look on your face | The Motley Fool

As AR and VR slowly but surely gain traction in gaming, tech firms want to know where your head's at: Sony and Meta both filed patent...

www.fool.com/investing/2023/05/18/tech-firms-read-the-look-on-your-face

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Review: DeFi and the Future of Finance

Klein reviews "DeFi and the Future of Finance" by Harvey Campbell, Ashwin Ramachandran, and Joey Santoro

www.brookings.edu/research/review-defi-and-the-future-of-finance

Crypto Trading

Kraken, UK trade body derides lawmaker description of crypto as ‘gambling’

The duo argued that the Treasury’s view not only misses the potential of the crypto sector but would provide “unsuitable” consumer protections.

cointelegraph.com/news/kraken-uk-trade-body-slam-treasury-crypto-as-gambling

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

NFT Show Europe Invites Exhibitors to the Major Blockchain and Digital Art Conference

Valencia, Spain, May 18th, 2023, Chainwire NFT Show Europe, the leading conference for the blockchain, metaverse, and digital art industries, is inviting exhibitors to sign up for its forthcoming event. As an exhibitor at NFT Show Europe 2023, companies w...

thedefiant.io/nft-show-europe-invites-exhibitors-to-the-major-blockchain-and-digital-art-conference

Fueling Business Strategies: Emergen Research Releases Innovative Metaverse in Gaming Market Research Content - Cottonwood Holladay Journal

[Vancouver, Canada, 16-05-2023] - Emergen Research, a leading provider of market research solutions,

www.cottonwoodholladayjournal.com/2023/05/18/183629/fueling-business-strategies-emergen-research-releases-innovative-metaverse-in-gaming-market-research-content

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

The Whale That Bought 20 Trillion Shiba Inu Is Now The 5th Largest SHIB Holder - CryptoSaurus

While SHIB saw a slight increase in prices yesterday, the Shiba Inu community saw the rise of a new large SHIB holder. Investors added $176,800,000 worth of

cryptosaurus.tech/the-whale-that-bought-20-trillion-shiba-inu-is-now-the-5th-largest-shib-holder

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Pakistan Announces Fresh Ban on Crypto, but Adoption as a Hedge Remains Popular

Cryptocurrencies will “never be legalized in Pakistan,” said Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Aisha Ghaus Pasha.

www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/05/18/pakistan-announces-fresh-ban-on-crypto-but-adoption-as-a-hedge-remains-popular

Breaking: Binance Brings Back Zero-Fee Trading For Bitcoin, SHIB, PEPE, Other Crypto

Binance announces zero-fee trading for a month as it loses market share and makes efforts to increase liquidity.

coingape.com/binance-brings-back-zero-fee-trading-for-bitcoin-other-crypto

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

In Battle Over A.I., Meta Decides to Give Away Its Crown Jewels

The tech giant has publicly released its latest A.I. technology so people can build their own chatbots. Rivals like Google say that approach can be dangerous.

www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/technology/ai-meta-open-source.html

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Future of Finance: PwC’s Oliver on how 'fintech is becoming crypto'—and approaching the point where 'there is no paper money'

The PwC partner also said that when the dust finally settles, most of the biggest names in finance won’t be going anywhere.

fortune.com/crypto/2023/05/18/future-of-finance-pwc-john-oliver-fintech-crypto-no-paper-money

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