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ForkLog 27 22.01.2022

El Salvador bitcoin fund buys 410 BTC amid market correction

Amid a correction in the cryptocurrency market, El Salvador's government bought 410 BTC. According to President Nayib Bukele, the purchase cost the country $15 million.

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ForkLog 17 21.01.2022

U.S. Congress to Question Recipients of Bitcoin Donations Linked to Capitol Riot Participants

The U.S. Senate Special Committee to investigate the January 6 Capitol Hill riot subpoenaed two far-right activists Nicolas Fuentes and Patrick Casey to testify. The latter received funding in Bitcoin, according to Chainalysis.

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ForkLog 31 21.01.2022

Mercado Libre Invests in Paxos and Buys Stake in Mercado Bitcoin’s Parent, 2TM Group

Mercado Libre, the operator of the largest online marketplace in Latin America, announced strategic investments in Paxos and the purchase of shares in 2TM Group, the parent company of the Mercado Bitcoin bitcoin exchange.

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ForkLog 11 14.01.2022

In Arkansas, plan to attract tech workers with bitcoin payouts

Northwest Arkansas Council, a nonprofit organization, will pay remote-working technical professionals who decide to relocate to the region $10,000 in Bitcoin.

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ForkLog 6 13.01.2022

India to launch its first Bitcoin ETF

Cosmea Financial Holdings and Kling Trading India, on parity with Torus Kling Blockchain and the International Stock Exchange of India, signed a memorandum of understanding to launch an ETF based on Bitcoin and Ethereum futures.

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ForkLog 23 13.01.2022

Another solo miner mines a Bitcoin block with a 0.0001% probability

On January 13, an unknown Bitcoin miner with a hashrate of 116 TH/s mined block 718 379 in the blockchain. This was reported by Con Kolivas, administrator of CKPool, to which the devices are connected.

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ForkLog 11 13.01.2022

Report: Long-term investors built Bitcoin reserves in 2021

In 2021, long-term Bitcoin reserves increased by 1.846 million BTC (+16%), reaching 13.33 million BTC. The corresponding figure for short-term investors over the year fell by 32%, to 3.01 million BTC, according to the annual ForkLog report.

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ForkLog 11 13.01.2022

Odessan entrepreneur pockets 16,000 BTC after divorce settlement

An Odessa-based entrepreneur, during a tax-reduction court case, mentioned the 16,000 BTC he owns (about $698 million at the time of writing).

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ForkLog 20 12.01.2022

Jack Dorsey launches fund to aid Bitcoin developers in legal battles

Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey announced the creation of a fund to defend Bitcoin developers in lawsuits.

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ForkLog 23 12.01.2022

Thirteen years since the first Bitcoin transaction

Thirteen years ago, on January 12, 2009, Bitcoin's creator Satoshi Nakamoto made the first transaction in the cryptocurrency, sending 10 BTC to cryptographer Hal Finney.

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ForkLog 33 10.01.2022

Bill Miller Reveals Size of His Personal Bitcoin Investment

The legendary billionaire investor and founder of Miller Value Partners, Bill Miller, said that he invested 50% of his personal savings in Bitcoin and altcoins.

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ForkLog 10 10.01.2022

Analyst questions Fidelity and SkyBridge spot Bitcoin ETF filings

Arcane Research analyst Vetle Lunde said that SEC approval of Fidelity Investments' and SkyBridge Capital's filings to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF seems unlikely.

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