Crypto-Friendly Gary Gensler a step closer to becoming New U.S. SEC Chairman

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has always played a major role when it comes to the cryptocurrency market in the nation. Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has cracked down on several fraudulent activities in this area but hasn’t made any moves that promote the growth and development of the industry. This, however, could change as the Senate Banking Committee has voted in favor of Gary Gensler, President Joe Biden’s pick to head the SEC.

Is Crypto Card A Ticket To Crypto Mass Adoption?

The last three months have been very intense for cryptocurrencies. On February 16, bitcoin revamped its all-time high and surpassed the $50,000 level which sceptics thought unachievable. On the night of February 23, bitcoin lost almost $10,000 to its value but now it is traded at a level of around $50,000. Recently, Tesla invested in bitcoin $1.5 billion. Also, a financial giant Morgan Stanley with $150 billion in assets under management is exploring this option. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and rapper Jay-Z pledged $23.6 million toward a trust to fund crypto development.

Feinstein Promises Assault Weapons Ban Hours After House Passes Background Check Bill

Hours after the House passed a bill allowing for unlimited delays for FBI background checks, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer revived a House-passed bill requiring background checks for private firearms sales, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced that she would soon ‘work with her Senate colleagues’ to pass other reforms – including an assault weapons ban – in the coming weeks.

Microsoft’s Mesh Will Let Us Beam Ourselves to Work as Holograms

A little over a year ago, millions of people wouldn’t have been able to fathom doing their jobs without going into their offices (for months on end, at that). Yet a year after much of the Western world shut down due to Covid-19, those same people—or, the ones who haven’t suffered the misfortune of losing their jobs—have been working from home, aided by tools like Zoom and Slack. We’re all really hoping this is the last pandemic we’ll ever see, but nonetheless, new tools for remote work—or, really, for any sort of human interaction that involves participants in different physical locations—will continue to come to market.

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