March 11-17 was pretty intense in the crypto world. Bitcoin finally broke above long-awaited $4,000 price mark, SEC Chairman has stated that ETH is not a security, Stellar got listed on Coinbase, and much more. Below is the list of the hottest news we released in the past 7 days, with a short summary of each of them.
Colorado’s Governor Jared Polis has signed a new law that exempts cryptocurrencies from securities laws. The bill was first introduced in January, described as providing “limited exemptions from the securities registration and securities broker-dealer and salesperson licensing requirements for persons dealing in digital tokens.”
Brave Browser has continuously made progress towards their vision in creating a fast and private web browsing experience while disrupting the online advertising industry in a big way.
The Brave Browser officially made the Brave Ads feature available to users on the developer release.
Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Committee, Jay Clayton, has put to rest some doubts about the status of tokens like Ethereum as a security, after he responded to a clarification request sent by advocacy group Coin Center. The clarification letter was co-signed by Congressman Ted Budd.
After listing Ripple’s XRP token (which caused some controversy), Coinbase has announced that it will now list another recognized cross-border payments-focused token, Stellar Lumens (XLM). The token will be available in all of Coinbase’s supported jurisdictions, except New York state.
Brock Pierce, the former child actor, American entrepreneur, and early adopter of Bitcoin (BTC), recently did an interview with Forbes where he talked about all things blockchain and what 2019 holds for the industry.
According to Pierce, decentralized applications, security token offerings (STOs), and the gaming industry will see substantial development and growth in 2019.
