LensLinks: Issue 331

How Exactly NVIDIA Is Pulling This Off , brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
February 26, 2024

NVIDIA

  • How Exactly NVIDIA Is Pulling This Off

  • Probably AGI “any year now” says OpenAI Resercher

  • Ethena’s $400m USDe token sparks renewed debate over stablecoin label

  • New Satoshi emails!

  • Briefing: Binance Blocked From Nigeria in Crypto Trading Crackdown

  • Why VCs Are Betting Robots Will Help Build Your Next Home

  • Instant evolution: If AI can design a robot in 26 seconds, what else can it do?

  • Bitcoin mempool transactions hit record high amid inscription surge

  • 101: What is Open Interest (OI) in crypto trading?

  • JPMorgan Sees Retail Traders Jump Back Into Crypto Markets in February

  • And Much, Much, More…

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“If one of our training runs works way better than we’d expect, we’d have a rogue ASI on our hands. Hopefully it would have internalized enough human ethics that things are OK.”

- OpenAI Researcher

NOTABLE

How Exactly NVIDIA Is Pulling This Off

It’s more than a hardware advantage, NVIDIA’s software edge may be the hardest to break.

www.bigtechnology.com/p/how-exactly-nvidia-is-pulling-this

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

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Ethena’s $400m USDe token sparks renewed debate over stablecoin label

Ethena’s founder took to X to address complaints about its branding and comparisons to the failed UST stablecoin.

www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/usde-token-sparks-renewed-debate-over-stablecoin-label

Crypto Trading

Briefing: Binance Blocked From Nigeria in Crypto Trading Crackdown

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, has blocked access to crypto trading platforms including Binance to curb currency speculation that has pressured the local currency, said a person with direct knowledge of the matter. A Binance spokesperson said some of its users are “experiencing issues accessing” its website. The government’s telecom authority also directed telecom providers to restrict…

www.theinformation.com/briefings/binance-blocked-from-nigeria-in-crypto-trading-crackdown

VR, AR, Spatial Computing, Metaverse & Gaming

The Singularity - a little more…

Why VCs Are Betting Robots Will Help Build Your Next Home

Amid a period of widespread construction labor shortages and rising building costs, investors have poured hundreds of millions into startups at the intersection of construction and robotics, Crunchbase data shows.

news.crunchbase.com/robotics/venture-funding-ai-homebuilding-robots

Instant evolution: If AI can design a robot in 26 seconds, what else can it do?

Despite its unassuming appearance, this gelatinous little 'insta-robot' heralds AI's ability to compress eons of evolutionary learning into mere seconds.

www.zdnet.com/article/instant-evolution-if-ai-can-design-a-robot-in-26-seconds-what-else-can-it-do

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Bitcoin mempool transactions hit record high amid inscription surge

In recent developments within the Bitcoin ecosystem, the volume of Bitcoin inscriptions has soared past the significant milestone

www.cryptopolitan.com/bitcoin-mempool-transactions-hit-record-high

How Hector Network investors are clawing back $9m after ‘rage quit’

Hector Network’s long-suffering investors may soon heave a sigh of relief as the failed project has been put into Receivership in the BVI.

www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/hector-network-rage-quit-transitions-into-receivership

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Hong Kong vows to regulate stablecoins, over-the-counter crypto shops

The government will submit a bill on licensing rules for stablecoin issuers and OTC trading services to the legislature ‘as soon as practicable’, says the city’s financial affairs chief.

www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3252988/hong-kong-financial-affairs-chief-vows-move-ahead-regulating-stablecoins-over-counter-crypto-trading

What is Open Interest (OI) in crypto trading?

Open Interest (OI) is a tool that monitors the total number of open positions in a specific cryptocurrency contract. OI provides information about the liquidity and interest in a particular contract, assisting traders in understanding market trends. Changes in OI can indicate whether new resources are being allocated to the contract or if resources are being redirected elsewhere.

www.coinbase.com/es/learn/advanced-trading/what-is-open-interest-in-crypto-trading

JPMorgan Sees Retail Traders Jump Back Into Crypto Markets in February

Mom-and-pop investors piling back into crypto markets after a January pause seem to be behind popular cryptocurrencies — including Bitcoin and Ether — rallying to multi-year highs, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategists.

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-22/jpmorgan-sees-retail-traders-jump-back-into-crypto-markets-in-february

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

The Clorox Company Named Barron's Most Sustainable U.S. Company for Second Year in a Row

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) has earned the top ranking on Barron's 2024 100 Most Sustainable Companies list — its second consecutive year in the top spot. Clorox was selected for its continued efforts around sustainability, employee experience, inclusive representation and corporate governance structure.

wreg.com/business/press-releases/cision/20240222SF43777/the-clorox-company-named-barrons-most-sustainable-u-s-company-for-second-year-in-a-row

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