SEC invokes crypto task force to request delay in enforcement cases

Blockstack PBC filed its annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, as part of its regulatory obligations resulting from project’s the initial coin offering, or ICO.The SEC report was published on April 29. It details some of the high profile deals made by Blockstack throughout the year, as well as a general…

At least three blockchains have publicly announced that their teams’ arms are open wide ready to accept any stray former Terra developers following the collapse of its ecosystem. 195 Total views 3 Total shares The collapse of the Terra ecosystem, which included most of its apps and protocols, has created a diaspora of developers from…

Students from 18 educational institutions in Singapore will receive blockchain-based digital certificates starting in 2019, local tech news agency Tech in Asia reports on May 3.The initiative is a part of a Singapore government-level project called OpenCerts, which was co-developed by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Government Technology Agency (GovTech), as well as national educational…

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says there is no pressure to rush any central bank digital currency development plans. 466 Total views 6 Total shares The United States Federal Reserve is still evaluating the prospects of introducing a digital currency for the country but says it has not yet decided on the matter.Speaking at a news…

The report awarded points to the fiat ecosystem for the safety and stability policy while highlighting that “Public oversight has helped achieve safe and robust payment systems.” 227 Total views 5 Total shares In its continued efforts to identify the ideal future monetary system, The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) revealed the edge of the…

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week just under $22,000 as bulls fail to reclaim lost ground in February.After some modest volatility towards the weekly close, BTC/USD is still near three-week lows as a new status quo enters with $22,000 as resistance.The largest cryptocurrency stands at the beginning of an important week of macroeconomic data, however,…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) and the control it gives users over their assets is one of the most applicable sectors of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, but the general public is still hesitant to interact with most DeFi products due to the steep learning curve and the possibility of losing funds.One decentralized exchange (DEX) that is taking strides…

The system is entirely non-invasive and could have near-term applications for some. 190 Total views 2 Total shares The new system combines a non-invasive brain scanning method called magnetoencephalography (MEG) with an artificial intelligence system.A typical MEG imaging machine. Image public domain, source: NIMH/WikipediaThis work leverages the company’s previous work decoding letters, words, and audio