LensLinks: Issue 361

No Sales, No Service: US Blocks China Tech, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
April 10, 2024

  • Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Whale Suddenly Wakes Up After Entire Decade

  • Not Science Fiction: Harvard Scientists Have Developed an “Intelligent” Liquid

  • BRICS: China Makes Major Financial Announcement

  • Central banks gun for stablecoins with tokenisation push

  • The US seeks not just to block China's access to advanced chip making tech, it wants to ban servicing on the equipment it already has

  • Why quantum computing at 1 degree above absolute zero is such a big deal

  • Dimon: AI as impactful as internet

  • Guest column: The robot will see you now: How AI is revolutionizing healthcare

  • Ripple CTO Puzzles XRP Army With Cryptic Tweet

  • Crypto Trader Eisenberg's $110M Fraud Trial to Put DeFi Under Microscope

  • Here’s why this hedge fund is using macroeconomic analysis to invest in crypto

  • ESG: Green Is the New Crypto for Corporate Rebranding

  • And Much, Much, More…

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QUOTABLE

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“Bilateral currency swaps can provide emergency liquidity support in times of turmoil in international financial markets and banking crises in some countries.”

- Pan Gongsheng, Governor of the People’s Bank of China

NOTABLE

Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Whale Suddenly Wakes Up After Entire Decade

Someone has been sitting on a Bitcoin address for 10 years only to reactivate it with $115 million

u.today/satoshi-era-bitcoin-whale-suddenly-wakes-up-after-entire-decade#:~:text=According%20to%20WhaleAlert%2C%20a%20blockchain,than%20a%20decade%20on%20Saturday.

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

Not Science Fiction: Harvard Scientists Have Developed an “Intelligent” Liquid

Scientists have developed a metafluid with programmable response. Scientists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a programmable metafluid with tunable springiness, optical properties, viscosity and even the ability to transition between a Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid.

scitechdaily.com/not-science-fiction-harvard-scientists-have-developed-an-intelligent-liquid

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

BRICS: China Makes Major Financial Announcement

BRICS member China makes a huge financial announcement that benefits local currencies and sidelines the US dollar.

watcher.guru/news/brics-china-makes-major-financial-announcement

Crypto Trading

Central banks gun for stablecoins with tokenisation push

A new project from a group of central banks reveals worries about the impact of stablecoins on cross-border payments.

www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/bis-project-shows-central-bank-worries-about-stablecoins/#:~:text=Stablecoins%20threaten%20to%20privatise%20key,banks%20aims%20to%20fight%20back.

VR, AR, Spatial Computing, Metaverse & Gaming

The US seeks not just to block China's access to advanced chip making tech, it wants to ban servicing on the equipment it already has

No sales, and no service.

www.yahoo.com/tech/us-seeks-not-just-block-020057539.html

The Singularity - a little more…

Why quantum computing at 1 degree above absolute zero is such a big deal

Operating at even marginally warmer temperatures means quantum computers could be much easier to operate — and much more widely available.

www.livescience.com/technology/computing/why-quantum-computing-at-1-degree-above-absolute-zero-is-such-a-big-deal#:~:text=Operating%20at%20even%20marginally%20warmer,and%20much%20more%20widely%20available.

Dimon: AI as impactful as internet | LinkedIn

The JPMorgan Chase CEO wrote in his annual shareholder letter that artificial intelligence could one day affect everyone one of the bank's 310,000 employees.

www.linkedin.com/news/story/dimon-ai-as-impactful-as-internet-5971124

Guest column: The robot will see you now: How AI is revolutionizing healthcare | WRAL TechWire

When an AI can detect disease from the sound of your voice, or predict that you're heading toward cardiac issues from a cell phone snapshot of your eye, it's a bit like having a guardian angel permanently perched on your shoulder. That's the real promise of AI in medicine.

wraltechwire.com/2024/04/09/guest-column-the-robot-will-see-you-now-how-ai-is-revolutionizing-healthcare

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Ripple CTO Puzzles XRP Army With Cryptic Tweet

Ripple's high-ranking executive has published cryptic tweet, engaging with XRP community

u.today/ripple-cto-puzzles-xrp-army-with-cryptic-tweet

New Blockchain Handheld Announced, Will Likely Cost $500

Ordz Games has revealed a new retro-inspired handheld gaming console that will allegedly let players earn Bitcoins while playing games that are connected to the larger blockchain network. The console isn't out yet, but will likely cost around $500, according to the company behind the device.

www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/comments/1bz7sng/new_blockchain_handheld_announced_will_likely

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Crypto Trader Eisenberg's $110M Fraud Trial to Put DeFi Under Microscope

The two-week trial will test the government's strategy of portraying complex crypto trades as simple fraud.

www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/08/crypto-trader-eisenbergs-110m-fraud-trial-to-put-defi-under-microscope

Here’s why this hedge fund is using macroeconomic analysis to invest in crypto

A new hedge fund, Lekker Capital, wants to take advantage of the burgeoning relationship between crypto and macro.

www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/this-hedge-fund-uses-macro-to-trade-crypto

Bitcoin's latest rally driven by ‘huge accumulation’

Bitcoin’s (BTC) latest rally was driven by “huge accumulation” as investor appetite remains high despite five days of trading in the red over the past week, according to CryptoQuant research. Just three days ago, Bitcoin was trading at roughly $65,500 as markets closed on Friday. However, a sustained rally over the weekend took prices to […]

cryptoslate.com/bitcoins-latest-rally-driven-by-huge-accumulation

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Green Is the New Crypto for Corporate Rebranding

Companies that gave themselves new names linked to sustainability between 2000 and 2022 enjoyed one-day returns of 15%, on average, according to a study.

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-09/green-is-the-new-crypto-for-corporate-rebranding

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