USA | ForkLog - Part 110

ForkLog 19 10.06.2022

Texas Bitcoin Miners Curtail Energy Use

In June, high temperatures in Texas led to record electricity demand and affected the operations of local Bitcoin miners. The Block reports.

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ForkLog 15 08.06.2022

Pentagon to accelerate modernization of its technology arm

New Pentagon AI chief Craig Martell has said he intends to accelerate the department's technological modernization.

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ForkLog 15 07.06.2022

US Senate unveils bipartisan bill to regulate crypto industry

U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand have introduced the full bipartisan bill to regulate the crypto industry, The Washington Post reports.

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ForkLog 24 05.06.2022

Vitalik Buterin criticises New York’s Bitcoin mining moratorium

Vitalik Buterin, founder of Ethereum, joined the criticism of New York state's moratorium on mining using electricity generated from carbon-based sources. He said authorities should not pick which specific applications may consume energy.

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ForkLog 9 03.06.2022

FTC: Crypto-crime victims lose more than $1bn

From January 2021 to March 2022, consumers lost more than $1 billion to cryptocurrency-related scams, according to a report by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

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ForkLog 18 03.06.2022

Tech Community Criticises ‘Anti-Crypto’ Letter to US Congress

On June 1, a group of technology professionals published an open letter calling on the US Congress to resist the lobbying of participants in the cryptocurrency industry and take action against the developing sector.

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ForkLog 15 03.06.2022

US pension-plan provider sues the Labor Department over criticism of Bitcoin purchases

The 401(k) plan provider ForUsAll filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and its head Marty Walsh. The firm seeks to overturn the agency's compliance order regarding investments in cryptocurrency, according to Decrypt.

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ForkLog 20 27.05.2022

US Congress to consider ban on the digital yuan in app stores

A group of Republican senators introduced to the US Congress a bill that would require app stores to exclude the use of the digital yuan (e-CNY), as well as any apps with such functionality.

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ForkLog 28 26.05.2022

U.S. State Department urges against disconnecting Russia from the Internet

The U.S. State Department says that access to the Internet must be preserved in Russia so that residents can receive independent information.

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ForkLog 11 25.05.2022

Miami mayor sticks with Bitcoin salary after market drop

Bitcoin's price has fallen by nearly 40% over the past two months, and Miami Mayor Francis Suárez continues to be paid in the leading cryptocurrency, according to Bloomberg.

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ForkLog 17 25.05.2022

U.S. banking regulator reaffirms cautious approach to cryptocurrencies

The Terra collapse confirmed the validity of the OCC's 'thorough and cautious' approach to cryptocurrencies within the U.S. Treasury, according to interim head Michael Hsu.

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ForkLog 15 25.05.2022

FTX chief to spend more than $100 million on US presidential elections

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said he plans to devote substantial funds to campaigns related to the 2024 U.S. presidential elections in the What’s Your Problem? podcast with Jacob Goldstein.

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