Деннис Тейлор, «Небесная Река».
Мне прям несколько человек написали, что читают книги по моим рекомендациям, и им нравится. Очень рад, что эта часть моего бложека оказывается полезной. В числе прочего читатели положительно отзывались о «Вселенной Бобов».
Некоторое время назад на русском вышла четвёртая книга — «Небесная Река». По краткому описанию кажется, будто бы это какой-то спин-офф, но на самом деле нет. Это буквально прямое продолжение, которое начинается после событий третьей части, с теми же героями, но чуть-чуть новой проблематикой. Напомню, что это серия романов о том, как разум главного героя в будущем загрузили в космический зонд и дали ему способность создавать из материи любые конструкции, в том числе свои копии.
Вроде бы ничего принципиально нового. Как и предыдущие части, книга скорее развлекательная, чем заставляющая о чём-то серьёзно задумываться. Тем не менее, прочитал с большим удовольствием. События вполне себе захватывают, и повествование стало менее «рваным» — вместо десятков параллельных историй мы получили две, которые в конце сходятся.
Глубже затронута проблема согласия внутри общества клонированных разумов. У автора есть понятие «репликативный дрейф», которое отвечает за то, что копии Изначального Боба приобретают какие-то изменённые черты. И чем дальше идёт цепочка копирований, тем больше расхождение. В какой-то момент расхождение становится так велико, что вызывает очень серьёзные конфликты. Ещё мне понравилась попытка вписать в этот концепт идею души и уникальности сознания.
В остальном, узнал, например, новую мегаструктуру, о которой раньше не слышал. О Сфере Дайсона и Кольце Нивена слышал (Нивена даже читал, и вам рекомендовал). О Диске Алдерсона тоже знаю. А тут у автора Топополис (Topopolis) — спирально-циллиндрическая конструкция вокруг звезды.
Короче, хороший развлекательно-приключенческий сай-фай с гиковыми отсылками. Если зашли предыдущие книги, то и эта зайдёт.
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⚡️ 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
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The #SEC warns investors about fraudulent "pump and dump" memecoins created by celebrities.
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🇺🇸 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