LensLinks: Issue 187

U.S. considers curbs on AI chip exports to China, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
July 05, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • U.S. considers curbs on AI chip exports to China

  • Australian stock exchange may consider listing tokenized real-world assets

  • Leap of faith from politics to Upland - a busy world of Web3, blockchain and metaverse

  • Poly Network urges users to withdraw after exploit affects 57 crypto assets

  • Crypto Now Braced For A Huge $27 Trillion Earthquake After Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, XRP, Cardano, Dogecoin, Solana And Litecoin Price Pump

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Metaverse

  • The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Another Inflection Point For AI? Investors Pour More Money Into The Space

  • Rich crypto traders to face IRS scrutiny after judge rules against Kraken

  • And Much, Much, More…

#regimentco #AI #China #metaverse

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“So we've moved from irrational exuberance, which actually was not great for the market apart from, perhaps attracting capital, to a focus now on what is the add-on utility.”

- Sophie Gilder, Commonwealth Bank’s managing director of blockchain and digital assets

NOTABLE

U.S. considers curbs on AI chip exports to China – Cryptopolitan

The technology realm could be shaken soon as the U.S. government, under the Biden administration, reportedly explores the option of restricting the export of AI-specific chips to China. This potential decision continues the trend of Washington tightening the reins on technology with possible military applications, emphasizing the tense relations between these global superpowers. A strengthened ... Read more

Australian stock exchange may consider listing tokenized real-world assets

ASX CIO Dan Chesterman continues to be bullish over blockchain technology, particularly tokenized real-world assets, such as gold and other commodities.

cointelegraph.com/news/australian-stock-exchange-asx-considers-tokenized-asset-listing

Metaverse & Gaming

Leap of faith from politics to Upland - a busy world of Web3, blockchain and metaverse - CityAM

Upland's Chief of Staff - Danny Brown Wolf - discusses making the move from politics and law with some notable www.cryptopolitan.com/us-considers-curbs-on-ai-chip-exports-chinaoverlaps in Web3.

www.cityam.com/leap-of-faith-from-politics-to-upland-a-busy-world-of-web3-blockchain-and-metaverse

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Poly Network urges users to withdraw after exploit affects 57 crypto assets

Attackers have made off with millions in crypto assets from the Poly Network, which has been exploited twice in the past two years.

cointelegraph.com/news/poly-network-users-withdraw-bridge-exploit-affects-57-crypto

Crypto Trading

‘Big News’—Crypto Now Braced For A Huge $27 Trillion Earthquake After Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, XRP, Cardano, Dogecoin, Solana And Litecoin Price Pump

BlackRock—which looks after around $10 trillion on behalf of clients—has triggered a flood of U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications that combined boast $27 trillion in assets under management...

www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/07/01/big-news-crypto-now-braced-for-a-huge-27-trillion-earthquake-after-bitcoin-ethereum-bnb-xrp-cardano-dogecoin-solana-and-litecoin-price-pump/amp

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Metaverse

Welcome to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Metaverse! This report is a comprehensive guide for investors looking to understand the potential of Web3 and the metaverse. We explore the definition of the metaverse, its market growth, and key players involved. We also delve into the benefits and risks of investing in this exciting new space, including ownership and composability.

research.cointelegraph.com/reports/detail/the-hitchhiker-s-guide-to-the-metaverse

Binance-Backed AlterVerse Acquires Digital Lands On Jump.trade’s RADDX Racing Metaverse

Jump.trade, the NFT marketplace of GuardianLink, has partnered with Web3 game creator, AlterVerse for digital lands

inc42.com/buzz/binance-backed-alterverse-acquires-digital-lands-on-jump-trades-raddx-racing-metaverse

Metaverse Can Be Indispensable Agin Inner Psychological Warfares

1 Nearly a Billion individuals were living with mental disorders in 2019. 2 Affordability will play an integral role to

www.thecoinrepublic.com/2023/07/03/metaverse-can-be-indispensable-agin-inner-psychological-warfares

Hong Kong Task Force appoints Yat Siu on the table

Hong Kong Task Force announces Animoca Brands’ Yat Siu, along with 14 other non-official members, as members of the Task Force.

www.cryptonewsz.com/hong-kong-task-force-appoints-yat-siu-on-the-table

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Week in DeFi: Central Banks in DeFi, Compound Finance CEO Steps Down and ZK-Stack Unveiled

Check out the latest DeFi news and alpha — from central banks using Curve for CBDC test, Matter Labs releasing ZK Stack and dYdX announcing the testnet of their Cosmos-based chain.

finance.yahoo.com/news/week-defi-central-banks-defi-061348673.html

AI, Crypto Represents an 'Important' Opportunity for Web3: Coinbase

With the advent of ChatGPT, artificial intelligence [AI] took centre stage in the latter half of 2022. Crypto exchange Coinbase...

watcher.guru/news/ai-crypto-represents-an-important-opportunity-for-web3-devs-coinbase

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Rich crypto traders to face IRS scrutiny after judge rules against Kraken

The tax agency’s investigation into crypto traders comes amid a larger crypto crackdown from the federal government.

fortune.com/crypto/2023/07/03/kraken-irs-wealthy-taxpayers-20000-judge-summons-transaction-records

Thailand SEC Issues Guidelines for Cryptocurrency Trading

Thailand's SEC asked crypto trading platforms to display risk disclosures and banned crypto lending services.

beincrypto.com/thailand-sec-guidelines-crypto-trading-lending

News Explorer — Belarus Seeks Ban on Peer-to-Peer Crypto Trades - Decrypt

Read the latest Bitcoin and Ethereum news from Decrypt. Get the latest on cryptocurrency prices, breaking news, and more about Bitcoin and blockchain.

decrypt.co/news-explorer?pinned=214585&title=belarus-seeks-ban-on-peer-to-peer-crypto-trades

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

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Another Inflection Point For AI? Investors Pour More Money Into The Space

Once again, the week's biggest funding rounds can be summed up in two words we’ve heard all year — artificial intelligence.

news.crunchbase.com/ai-robotics/biggest-funding-rounds-venture-inflection-ai-runway

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Trends driving the need for robotics and automation

Recent challenges have brought into sharp focus the need for industry in the UK to embrace robotics and automation. An additional trend that is a constant across the whole subject area is the push for sustainability. And here many companies will likely be driven by their corporate shareholders to have real and credible ESG plans. A key factor here is to make existing installations more sustainable.

www.themanufacturer.com/articles/trends-driving-the-need-for-robotics-and-automation

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