- Kraken has become the first cryptocurrency exchange to receive a U.S. state-chartered bank license in Wyoming, operating under a 100 % reserve requirement, mandatory audits with “Proof-of-Reserves,” legal bailment for custody, and a prohibition on rehypothecation—potentially setting a new regulatory template for crypto-native financial institutions.

- A link to the open-access review “In vivo epigenome editing and transcriptional modulation using CRISPR technology” (PMC6261694) was shared, highlighting current methods for programmable, locus-specific epigenetic modifications and transcriptional control in living organisms.

- The Seung Lab’s open-source project “data-cube-x” was introduced: a JavaScript library for fast CPU-based rendering of large biomedical 3-D image stacks, designed for easy integration into web applications and intended to accelerate collaborative neuro- and bio-imaging research.

- A brief tip was exchanged on efficiently extracting DOIs from academic web pages—either by inspecting the page’s meta elements or simply using Ctrl-F to locate the DOI string—streamlining literature retrieval workflows.