Gary Gensler, the head of the U.S. The Securities and Exchange Commission has confirmed that his agency does not have the authority or intention to ban cryptocurrency. While responding to questions during an Oct. 5 House Committee on Financial Services hearing, Gensler emphasized that prohibiting crypto does not fall within the SEC's mandate, stating: "That would be up to Congress." Lawmakers in Brazil are working on establishing a regulatory framework that would make it easier to invest in and other cryptocurrencies while making it tougher on scammers and hackers. Brazil's legislature recently approved the draft of regulate digital currencies. The bill was originally introduced by Deputy Expedito Netto. Colombian Senator Gustavo Petro. Image: Wikimedia In brief A Colombian senator said that the country should look to El Salvador for inspiration. Gustavo Petro said that the South American country could use renewable energy to mine Bitcoin instead of making cocaine. In brief Mirror, a decentralized Ethereum-based blogging protocol, can now be used by anyone. Previously, prospective users had to be voted in by the existing community. , an -based decentralized blogging protocol that first launched last December, has opened up its doors to all creators. You can find these stories and all of the rest of this week's news at the link below:
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