
Proof-of-Work Crypto Mining Doesn’t Trigger Securities Laws, SEC Says
In a staff statement published Thursday, the SEC said that both solo mining and mining pool operations would fail the first prong of the Howey Test.

Blockchain Startup BTQ Proposes More Energy Efficient Alternative to Crypto's Proof of Work
A new paper proposes using a method called "coarse-grained boson-sampling" to validate the proof of work process and reward successful miners.