USA | ForkLog - Part 104

ForkLog 4 24.08.2022

Texas sees potential gains from Bitcoin mining for the energy sector

Mining facilities do not require a reliable electricity supply, so their long-term siting in Texas could be beneficial for the energy sector.

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ForkLog 20 24.08.2022

Nearly half of Americans surveyed are dissatisfied with crypto investment profits

46% of cryptocurrency holders in the U.S. earned profits that were lower than expected.

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ForkLog 8 24.08.2022

Bitfinex Case Defendant Heather Morgan Says NFT Projects Bearing Her Name Are Scams

The defendant in laundering assets stolen from the Bitfinex exchange Heather Morgan has broken six months of silence. She said she is not involved in any cryptocurrency projects.

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ForkLog 13 19.08.2022

US lawmakers demand environmental data from cryptocurrency miners

Members of the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent a data request to four cryptocurrency mining companies seeking information on the environmental impact of their activities.

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ForkLog 15 19.08.2022

Binance.US granted money transmitter license in Nevada

Binance's U.S. arm has obtained a money transmitter license from the Nevada Department of Business and Industry.

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ForkLog 26 19.08.2022

Co-founder of Bitcoin exchanges Coyote Crypto and EggChange extradited to the United States

A Russian national, Denis Dubnikov, accused of laundering funds for Ryuk ransomware operators, was extradited from the Netherlands to the United States. The court date is set for October 4.

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ForkLog 169 18.08.2022

How the Fed’s policy rate affects cryptocurrency prices

How are the Fed’s policy rate and bitcoin’s price linked? How has the first cryptocurrency behaved when rates change? And what does dollar inflation have to do with it? We explain in cards.

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ForkLog 9 17.08.2022

New class-action lawsuit filed against Coinbase in the United States

A Georgia resident, George Kattula, filed a class-action lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. He accused the platform of unfair protection of assets, freezing funds and blocking customer accounts.

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ForkLog 13 16.08.2022

Hearing in the Vinnik case in the United States set for September 27

The criminal case against the Russian national Alexander Vinnik, extradited to the United States, on charges of laundering at least $4 billion through the Bitcoin exchange BTC-e, is scheduled for September 27.

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ForkLog 17 15.08.2022

Hedge-fund owner accused of $12 million Bitcoin fraud

In the U.S. district court in Ohio, a lawsuit was filed by the CFTC against a local resident accused of organizing a financial pyramid with losses exceeding $12 million in cash and Bitcoin.

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ForkLog 8 12.08.2022

Applied Blockchain, the blockchain hosting provider, secures loan from a North Dakota bank.

The blockchain hosting provider Applied Blockchain (APLD) has secured a loan of $15 million. The funds will be used to repay existing debt and to build data centres.

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ForkLog 19 12.08.2022

Robinhood faces class-action over market manipulation

Investors in GameStop Corp, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc and seven other securities may file a market-manipulation lawsuit against the online broker Robinhood.

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