Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020
An independent agency of the United States federal government, responsible for enforcing federal securities laws, proposing securities rules, and regulating the securities industry, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other related activities and organizations.
Related Terms
Genesis Block
It is the first block of data that is processed and validated to form a new blockchain, typically called as 'block 0' or 'block 1'.
Difficulty
A relative measure on how difficult it is to correctly guess a new block
IYKYK
Abbreviation for: if you know you know. The phrase implies that the user has dropped some sort of insider knowledge about a specific experience. Often, the post will have some callback to a particular experience that will instantly stand out to those who are “in the know,” or ironically sharing commonly known information.
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)
Describes the technology that enables distributed ledger.
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