USA | ForkLog - Part 107

ForkLog 14 20.07.2022

U.S. authorities seize $500,000 from North Korea-linked ransomware operators

The U.S. Department of Justice said it confiscated about $500,000 paid to North Korea-linked ransomware operators.

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ForkLog 19 18.07.2022

Senator Elizabeth Warren calls for tougher regulation of cryptocurrencies in the United States

Congress and the SEC should take a tougher stance toward the cryptocurrency industry. This was stated by Elizabeth Warren, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, according to Yahoo Finance.

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ForkLog 8 16.07.2022

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and the Winklevoss brothers backed Kirsten Gillibrand’s campaign

In the second quarter of 2022, U.S. Senator from New York Kirsten Gillibrand received more than $150,000 in donations to her campaign from figures in the crypto industry.

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ForkLog 13 15.07.2022

CFTC Adds Six Crypto Firms to Unregistered List

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) added 34 foreign entities to the unregistered list. Six of them provide services related to cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 11 15.07.2022

FDA approves AI algorithm to detect heart-valve defects using a digital stethoscope

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first AI algorithm to detect heart-valve defects using a digital stethoscope.

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ForkLog 11 15.07.2022

Top executives at a16z and Kraken backed Cynthia Lummis’s Senate campaign

In the second quarter of 2022, executives of cryptocurrency companies and venture funds were active donors to the campaign of the U.S. Senator from Wyoming, Cynthia Lummis.

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ForkLog 12 14.07.2022

ATM maker Hyosung to add Bitcoin and Litecoin support in the United States

The American unit of the South Korean ATM maker Hyosung will add to its developing app store DigitalMint services that enable buying Bitcoin and Litecoin. In the United States, the company operates about 175,000 ATMs.

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ForkLog 14 14.07.2022

US Treasury officials see CBDC benefits for financial stability

The digital dollar could strengthen financial stability. Analysts at the Office of Financial Research at the U.S. Treasury (OFR) reached this conclusion.

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ForkLog 16 13.07.2022

Vermont Regulator Labels Celsius in ‘Extreme Insolvency’

The Vermont regulator said Celsius is 'extremely insolvent'—lacks liquidity to meet obligations, according to the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR).

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ForkLog 13 13.07.2022

U.S. Treasury seeks comments on cryptocurrency policy

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has requested public comments on the potential benefits and risks associated with digital assets.

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ForkLog 18 12.07.2022

Online broker M1 Finance to launch cryptocurrency trading

The U.S.-based broker M1 Finance announced the ability to trade ten digital assets commission-free.

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ForkLog 17 12.07.2022

Bitcoin miners pause operations in Texas

Bitcoin miners paused operations in Texas amid heatwave-driven peak electricity demand, Bloomberg reports.

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