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March 24, 2022 BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Meta Platforms, Inc. Board of Directors 1601 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States Investor@FB.com Re: USPTO, Digital Assets and Moscow Exchange
by Gunnar Larson 24 Mar '24

24 Mar '24

March 24, 2022 BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Meta Platforms, Inc. Board of Directors 1601 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States Investor(a)FB.com Re: USPTO, Digital Assets and Moscow Exchange Dear Meta Board of Directors: Today’s memo is to kindly submit xNY.io’s overall concern of Meta Platforms, Inc. and Moscow Exchange mark similarities, specifically, both marks seemingly resemble a geometric design consisting of two loops and/orovals touching or intersecting. See here: xNY.io asks not whether the first work would damage the market for the second (by, for example, devaluing it through parody or criticism), but whether it usurps the market by offering a competing substitute, potentially causing significant damage to digital asset purity and blockchain software technology innovation. 1. The Moscow Exchange operates Russia's central securities depository, the National Settlement Depository, and the country's largest clearing service provider, the National Clearing Centre. 2. Meta Platforms recently filed USPTO applications from the international jurisdiction of Jamaica, seeking mark approval of a geometric design consisting of two loops and/or ovals touching or intersecting and/or other bands, lines or bars. 3. Meta Platforms suggests bonafide intention to use the mark in commerce, on or in connection with the identified goods and services such as financial transaction processing services relating to tokens, blockchain assets, cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets. With all due respect, Meta’s Board may understand xNY.io cannot logically accept that the recent USPTO applications are not a marketplace manipulation exercise at xNY.io’s overall expense. Meta’s Board must ask itself, to the best of its knowledge, information, and belief, if further inquiry is reasonable under the circumstances? - xNY.io kindly asks Meta’s Board to recall all eight USPTO trademark applications reported by Cointelegraph on March 23, 2022. xNY.io kindly asks Meta’s Board to confirm the application recalls by Friday, March 25, 2022 at 5:00pm EST. xNY.io’s factual contentions made above have evidentiary support and recognize Moscow Exchange’s approach to threats that stifle individual and corporate freedom. Respectfully yours with appreciation, Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io> - Bank.org <http://bank.org>MSc <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - Digital Currency MBA <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-646-454-9107

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NY DAs, Public Defenders Urge Student Loan Aid Expansion
by Gunnar Larson 24 Mar '24

24 Mar '24

NY DAs, Public Defenders Urge Student Loan Aid Expansion <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1812687?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> By Marco Poggio A coalition of 35 district attorney offices, public defender offices, civil legal services providers and unions has urged New York elected officials to pass a bill increasing student loan financial assistance for legal aid attorneys and state prosecutors, many of whom face yearslong debt, Law360 has learned. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1812687?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1812687?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…>

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MoFo Helps Secure $2B For Calif.'s Forgotten Students
by Gunnar Larson 24 Mar '24

24 Mar '24

MoFo Helps Secure $2B For Calif.'s Forgotten Students <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1814789?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> By Hannah Albarazi Morrison & Foerster recently helped nab a historic $2 billion settlement to help roughly a million California students — disproportionately from Black, Latino and lower-income families — who say the state failed to provide them meaningful instruction once the COVID-19 pandemic began. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1814789?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1814789?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…>

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Connecticut Exonerees Ask Lawmakers For Help After Prison
by Gunnar Larson 24 Mar '24

24 Mar '24

Connecticut Exonerees Ask Lawmakers For Help After Prison <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1814807?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> By Brian Steele The Connecticut Legislature's joint judiciary committee is considering sweeping changes to the way the state compensates exonerated convicts, and three men who each served more than 18 years in prison urged lawmakers Monday to make one edit that would apply the bill to pending state-level claims. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1814807?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1814807?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…>

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NY DAs, Public Defenders Urge Student Loan Aid Expansion
by Gunnar Larson 23 Mar '24

23 Mar '24

NY DAs, Public Defenders Urge Student Loan Aid Expansion <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1812687?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> By Marco Poggio A coalition of 35 district attorney offices, public defender offices, civil legal services providers and unions has urged New York elected officials to pass a bill increasing student loan financial assistance for legal aid attorneys and state prosecutors, many of whom face yearslong debt, Law360 has learned. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1812687?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1812687?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6f…>

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Women's History Month
by Gunnar Larson 23 Mar '24

23 Mar '24

Women's History Month https://www.instagram.com/p/C4JBxGUrrjE/?igsh=MTN6bDZxcXNqMTdsNQ==

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Video: Jeff Bezos on Success and Failures
by Gunnar Larson 23 Mar '24

23 Mar '24

Video: Jeff Bezos on Success and Failures https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4xFynUCt3q/?igsh=MTNwem83b2JuMmoxdw==

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Watch "Palantir CEO Alex Karp Discusses TITAN, AIPCon on Bloomberg TV" on YouTube
by Gunnar Larson 23 Mar '24

23 Mar '24

Watch "Palantir CEO Alex Karp Discusses TITAN, AIPCon on Bloomberg TV" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MwYRbKPwO2A?si=nyzLzrCZBDfJgrzy

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At the Money: Quantiative Investing (Podcast)
by Gunnar Larson 23 Mar '24

23 Mar '24

This clip is a good overview on quantitative market innovation. Gunnar --- At the Money: Quantiative Investing (Podcast) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2024-03-20/at-the-money-quantiative-in…

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Skadden-Led Criteo Wants 'Constructive' Talks With Activist
by Gunnar Larson 23 Mar '24

23 Mar '24

Skadden-Led Criteo Wants 'Constructive' Talks With Activist <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1806152?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> By Al Barbarino Skadden-advised French advertising technology firm Criteo responded Friday to a call from activist investor Petrus Advisers to "evaluate all ownership options" and shake up its board, releasing a statement saying it is "carefully reviewing" Petrus' letter and hopes to "continue to engage constructively." Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1806152?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1806152?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…>

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