Author: maol
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Razr again
I’m still tempted to get the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra when it’s available in Switzerland. I really prefer small phones, but also love the luxury of a bigger screen for all occasional game or movie.
It just seems to have found the perfect formula for this.… Continued
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Local Control
The SEC is done playing:
– all US assets must be managed in the US
– new wallets that only Binance US employees have access to
– US customers can still withdraw fundsThis is similar to what FINMA would require from Swiss Banks. Except control would not have to be exclusively in Switzerland, under normal circumstances.… Continued
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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF
Sounds fantastic. In the middle of the SEC lawsuit, that’s either very strong by BlackRock – or an oversight by their middle management 🤷
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Limits of DeFi
Fully automated DeFi is fine as long as it’s within defined boundary conditions. Outside those, you rely on manual interventions – same as in TradFi.
Good for these folks to have a DAO process that enables this, even though it’s crude and likely wasn’t intended for this use case 🤷
BNB Chain team prepares to step in to prevent massive Venus Protocol liquidation -
Zuck about Vision Pro
Remember Meta? They approach AR/VR fundamentally different from Apple, are solving a different problem. Will be interesting to watch!
Here’s what Mark Zuckerberg thinks about Apple’s Vision Pro
Apple finally announced their headset, so I want to talk about that for a second.… Continued
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Bitcoin Insurance
Sounds great at first sight, but then I wonder: what’s different in this setting from any other cold storage provider? And what do they need the funding for?
Bitcoin-Denominated Life Insurance Provider Sets Up Shop With $19M Funding -
Production & Consumption
Ben Thompson can ask and answer this about Apple Vision Pro much better than I, go read it!
What exactly is this useful for? Who has room for another device in their life, particularly one that costs $3,499?
Apple Vision Stratechery -
SEC vs Coinbase
Ok looks like it’s getting worse before it may get better again! This one is a surprise so quickly after the Binance case yesterday, at least to me.
It might be rough for a while in Crypto!
SEC Charges Coinbase for Operating as an Unregistered Securities Exchange, Broker, and Clearing Agency -
Apple Vision Pro
I’m excited about the possibilities Apple mentioned for the Vision Pro mixed reality headset. It’s getting us closer to the Cyberspace imagined by William Gibson et.al!
Imagine a world where many more billions of people live and work with a lot less personal space than we have today.… Continued