Я вам уже писал про цикл Азимова "Основание". Не так давно на русском языке вышли аудиокниги остальных романов серии: два приквела, начинающиеся с "Прелюдии к Основанию", и два сиквела — "Кризис Основания" и далее. Я все купил и прослушал.
Сначала давайте про последние. Азимов писал сиквелы под давлением фанатов спустя почти 40 лет после завершения основной серии, и это, к сожалению, очень заметно. Дело даже не в том, что в сюжете появляется слишком много странных допущений, начиная от местной формы магии и заканчивая совершенно буквальным Богом из Машины. Главная беда в том, что вообще весь основной замысел и идея первоначальной трилогии ломается и переворачивается с ног на голову в худшем смысле этого слова. То, что было подано, как важное и сюжетообразующее — перестаёт таким быть. Персонажи, которые на протяжении многих книг являлись ключевыми, отодвигаются на десятый план — их роль в происходящем фактически обесценивается.
Что удивительно, ещё через два года после сиквелов Исаак Юдович написал приквелы, которые, внезапно, возвращают всё на свои места: персонажи обратно становятся важными, первоначальная сюжетная линия ценной и значимой. Лично меня это сбило с толку. Если никогда не читать сиквелы, то приквелы + основная трилогия формируют хорошую устойчивую научно-фантастическую вселенную без особых передёргиваний.
Моя теория такая: фанаты задолбали Азимова, и он написал "Кризис..." и следующий роман, в которых просто низвёл до нуля любимых всеми персонажей и сюжет. Но через какое-то время опомнился, и такой "Блин, как я мог поступить подобным образом с одним из главных трудов своей жизни?", поэтому выпустил нормальные каноничные "Прелюдия..." и "Путь...".
Но даже с учётом значительных косяков я дослушал с удовольствием. Всё такие же хорошие дипломатичные диалоги, всё такие же интересно описанные миры и планеты. Книги создавались почти сразу после холодной войны, порадовала планета, которая явно отсылается к СССР в представлении типичного американца того времени: снежная, с полувоенным строем и ханжеской социальной дисциплиной, ограничением на базовые блага и так далее. Не то что святая капиталистическая демократия в США. При этом у автора человечество будущего всё равно пришло к имперской форме правления.
#fiction
⚡️ SEC is changing the rules of the game
At the OECD roundtable, #SEC head Paul Atkins presented a new strategy - Project Crypto
🟡 Onchain capital raising without endless legal barriers
🟡 Allowing the format of "super apps" for trading (trading, staking, lending in one place)
🟡 Most tokens will not be considered securities
🟡 Abandoning "regulation by coercion" in favor of clear and predictable rules
🟡 Emphasizing international cooperation (references to MiCA in Europe)
⚡️⚡️⚡️Unexpected from #SEC: Spot Ethereum ETFs are about to be approved
Exchanges wishing to trade cellular Ethereum ETFs have received an urgent request from the SEC to update Forms 19 b4, Coindesk reports. This may indicate possible approval of applications by Thursday.
However, according to Coindesk, S1 applications also need to be approved to start trading, and SC can consider them indefinitely. One company that spoke with the SEC noted an improvement in the approval process, although it previously believed that the regulator was delaying the deadline.
👌Bloomberg analysts have increased the probability of approval of the spot Ethereum ETF from 25% to 75%. A decision on VanEck is expected on May 23.
Before approving the spot Bitcoin ETF, the regulator asked the exchanges to take similar actions.
SEC Issues alert on Pump and Dump Memecoins
🥳
The #SEC warns investors about fraudulent "pump and dump" memecoins created by celebrities.
📈Sign up on Bybit to trade with me
🇺🇸 American banks have applied to the #SEC for permission to store #Bitcoin
The ability for banks to store $BTC will immediately allow them to start selling their banking products to all consumers — which in turn can lead to a significant increase in demand 🚀
#SEC backs down — tokens have never been securities 😅
The SEC stated that it had never directly referred to tokens as securities. This follows from a footnote to the regulator's lawsuit against the #Binance exchange.
By using the term "crypto asset securities", the Commission does NOT mean a token as such, but a complete set of contracts, expectations and agreements.
The regulator "regrets" any confusion that may have arisen in connection with this and undertakes not to use it anymore.
The $UNI price plummeted by ~16% (7H) after #SEC warned to sue @Uniswap.
Watch out for a possible further price drop as Smart trader 0x335 just deposited 1.25M $UNI ($12.05M) to #Binance at ~$9.66 via 2 wallets in the past hour, realizing an estimated profit of $4.23M (+54.7%)!
Notably, the whale also made $5.76M in total profit from $ETH, $COMP, and $AAVE before.
Follow @spotonchain and set alerts for $UNI at https://platform.spotonchain.com/en/platform/token?name=UNI
💰 .The trial with Ripple has been completed
Ripple (XRP) was fined $125 million for institutional token sales.
The #XRP token itself is not recognized as a security, which means that all claims from the #SEC have been settled.
The four-year-long story has come to an end.
The #SEC's powers are being reduced 😱
A post for those who like to figure it out 🔩
Yesterday, the US Supreme Court limited the SEC's right to hear cases by "full-time judges" (the procedure has been used for cases of securities fraud and financial penalties since the 2008 crisis). The restriction was introduced by 6 votes to 3, there are dissenters.
☝️ Now, in order to consider the case, the SEC must necessarily apply to the federal courts of first instance with the participation of a jury.
❓Why is this important for the crypt?
Some cases "against cryptocurrencies" were considered by the SEC in a "simplified manner," including "incorrect indication of the fund's assets."
Potentially, this restriction will also apply to the definition of assets in the #ETF for cryptocurrency. After all, the SEC believes that a cryptocurrency ETF is an ETF for securities, while the cryptocurrency itself is a commodity/property.
Look at how everything turned around in this election race! The presidents, in pursuit of the votes of the cryptans, are now gradually beginning to put sticks in the wheels of the regulator - the SEC.
Either this is a "circus with horses", or we are really close to masadopshn as never before…
🔹#SEC closes investigation against #Ethereum
The regulator will no longer bring charges, claiming that the sales of #ETH are securities transactions.
This news gave rise to the crypt.
#BTC made a potential retest back to the Major Support zone as expected. Well, this was due to a Positive tweet from Official X account of #SEC on #ETF. This was a fake news as it dropped when came into highlight. Also, mostly event aligns with Technical most of the time. Now today we've to wait and watch for the news to kick in momentum into the market.
By Crypto Australia