LensLinks: Issue 220

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Author

Len Pacek
August 24, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • 7 Interviews with Architecture Professionals Discussing Digitization, the Metaverse and the Future of Architecture

  • Curve Crisis Shows Pitfalls of Decentralized Risk Management

  • Here’s what happened in crypto today

  • Industrial Metaverse to lift Industry 4.0 to the next level

  • Thailand Threatens to Shut Down Access to Facebook

  • Bitcoin, Altcoins, DeFi, and NFTs: What’s Taxable?

  • DeFi Shrinks to Multiyear Low as the Crypto-Fueled Future of Finance Falters

  • Bitcoin, Ether Trade Below 'Maximum Pain' Levels Ahead of $2.7B Options Settlement

  • Singularity: This AI Research from UCLA Indicates Large Language Models (such as GPT-3) have Acquired an Emergent Ability to Find Zero-Shot Solutions to a Broad Range of Analogy Problems

  • And Much, Much, More…

#regimentco #LLM #UCLA #curve

QUOTABLE

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“People won’t believe it when it’s presented to them now. It’s not going to operate exactly like Uniswap, but other high-value digital assets will emerge on Bitcoin. That’s what Ordinals and recursive inscriptions will evolve into. They will become a new form of programmable assets and code.”

- Danny Yang, a Stanford PhD, creator of OCM Dimensions and Bitcoiner since 2013

NOTABLE

Recursive inscriptions: Bitcoin ‘supercomputer’ and BTC DeFi coming soon

Recursive inscription proponents claim the tech can bring DeFi to Bitcoin, create an on-chain AWS competitor — and even a BTC “supercomputer.“

cointelegraph.com/magazine/recursive-inscriptions-bitcoin-supercomputer-defi-aws-possible

Metaverse & Gaming

7 Interviews with Architecture Professionals Discussing Digitization, the Metaverse and the Future of Architecture

Read on to discover seven interviews with industry professionals that discuss digitalization, the metaverse, and the future of architecture.

www.archdaily.com/988103/7-interviews-with-architecture-professionals-discussing-digitization-the-metaverse-and-the-future-of-architecture

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Curve Crisis Shows Pitfalls of Decentralized Risk Management

Top DeFi lenders allowed a crypto CEO to take a risky bet, raising key questions about how they manage risk.

finance.yahoo.com/news/curve-crisis-shows-pitfalls-decentralized-132628093.html

Crypto Trading

Here’s what happened in crypto today

A lot happened in crypto today! Cointelegraph explores the latest events impacting the Bitcoin price, altcoins, DeFi, Web3, NFTs and more.

cointelegraph.com/news/what-happened-in-crypto-today

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Industrial Metaverse to lift Industry 4.0 to the next level

The ‘Industrial Metaverse’ (or metaverse applications for industry) offers enormous potential value, enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving overall quality.

www.consultancy-me.com/news/6616/industrial-metaverse-to-lift-industry-40-to-the-next-level

Thailand Threatens to Shut Down Access to Facebook

Meta stands accused of allowing fraudulent ads and profiles on its social network, which promote scams and lead to people are losing money.

me.pcmag.com/en/social-media-1/18922/thailand-threatens-to-shut-down-access-to-facebook

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Bitcoin, Altcoins, DeFi, and NFTs: What’s Taxable?

Do you hold any crypto? You may owe cryptocurrency taxes to the IRS. Learn all about taxable and non-taxable crypto events in our in-depth guide!

www.bitcoinmarketjournal.com/bitcoin-cryptocurrency-defi-nft-taxes

DeFi Shrinks to Multiyear Low as the Crypto-Fueled Future of Finance Falters

The decentralized finance (DeFi) market slumped to its lowest point since February 2021 in terms of total value locked (TVL) on Wednesday.

finance.yahoo.com/news/defi-shrinks-multiyear-low-crypto-151100656.html

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Crypto Market Recovers 1.85%, Trading Volume Dips

Bitcoin was up by 1.73 per cent, while Ethereum fell 1.49 per cent. CyberConnect CYBER was the most trending cryptocurrency, while Sui SUI was the top gainer and THORChain RUNE was the top loser

www.outlookindia.com/business/crypto-market-recovers-1-85-trading-volume-dips-news-313134

Bitcoin, Ether Trade Below 'Maximum Pain' Levels Ahead of $2.7B Options Settlement

A lot of put options are in-the-money, crypto options exchange Deribit's Lin Chen said.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/24/bitcoin-ether-trade-below-maximum-pain-levels-ahead-of-27b-options-settlement

KRAKEN VS COINBASE: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS FROM TRADING EXPERTS

In their deep dive into the cryptocurrency landscape, Traders Union offers a detailed comparison between Kraken and Coinbase, illuminating their strengths, nuances, and appeal to traders of varying preferences.

financefeeds.com/kraken-vs-coinbase-comparative-analysis-from-trading-experts

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

This AI Research from UCLA Indicates Large Language Models (such as GPT-3) have Acquired an Emergent Ability to Find Zero-Shot Solutions to a Broad Range of Analogy Problems

Analogical reasoning serves as the cornerstone of human intelligence and ingenuity. When faced with an unfamiliar challenge, individuals frequently devise viable solutions by methodically comparing them to a more recognizable scenario. This approach plays a key role in how humans think across various activities, from solving everyday issues to fostering creative concepts and pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery. With the advancement in Deep Learning and Large Language Models (LLMs), LLMs are extensively tested and studied for analogical reasoning. Advanced language models possess the capacity for independent reason and abstract pattern recognition, serving as human intelligence's foundational principle.

www.marktechpost.com/2023/08/17/this-ai-research-from-ucla-indicates-large-language-models-such-as-gpt-3-have-acquired-an-emergent-ability-to-find-zero-shot-solutions-to-a-broad-range-of-analogy-problems

Apptronik Introduces the Apollo Humanoid Robot

Apollo’s custom actuators will keep the cost low

spectrum.ieee.org/humanoid-robot

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Oxford research highlights the need for inclusivity in the Metaverse for disabled users - THIIS Magazine

Researchers from the University of Oxford and University College London have unveiled a pioneering study, led by the Oxford e-Research Centre, which analyses emerging and ever-evolving Metaverse technologies and their implications for physically disabled artists and sets out a framework for the meaningful participation of disabled creatives. The metaverse is a vision of what many

thiis.co.uk/oxford-research-highlights-the-need-for-inclusivity-in-the-metaverse-for-disabled-users

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