USA | ForkLog - Part 116

ForkLog 21 17.03.2022

Opinion: American miners will gain market share and bitcoins on their balance sheets

Public mining companies from Canada and the United States are set to grow their combined share of hashrate and the amount of Bitcoin they hold in 2022. Analysts at Arcane Research forecast this.

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ForkLog 13 17.03.2022

Media: Virtu Financial, a market maker, intends to become the Robinhood of the crypto market

The leading U.S. market maker Virtu Financial plans to expand its work with cryptocurrencies. The firm aims to build a business model similar to Robinhood, which earns money from payments to brokers rather than users' commissions.

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ForkLog 10 17.03.2022

U.S. authorities to return stolen bitcoins worth $450,000 to an American citizen

U.S. authorities recovered bitcoins worth about $450,000 that telephone scammers stole from an elderly American citizen.

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ForkLog 23 16.03.2022

Bit Digital brings back 39.2% of its mining rigs online after moving from China

The Nasdaq-listed Bit Digital deployed 39.2% of its mining installations in North America a few months after exiting China.

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ForkLog 19 16.03.2022

Coinbase outlines plans to develop its derivatives division

Representatives of the Coinbase bitcoin exchange attended an international futures industry conference in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. During the event they outlined the strategy for developing its derivatives-focused division, The Block reports.

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ForkLog 11 14.03.2022

US darknet dealer’s $2.3 million in Bitcoin seized

A Brockton, Massachusetts resident was sentenced to eight years in prison for trafficking drugs for bitcoins, and about $2.3 million in cryptocurrency was confiscated. This, according to Boston Herald.

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ForkLog 9 14.03.2022

US Senator says cryptocurrencies can drive economic growth as regulation advances

Digital assets can spur growth in the U.S. economy with proper development and regulation. In this light, U.S. Senator Cory Booker reacted to President Joe Biden's latest cryptocurrency initiatives.

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ForkLog 22 10.03.2022

BitMEX co-founder pleads guilty to Bank Secrecy Act violations

The BitMEX co-founder and former chief technology officer Samuel Reed struck a deal with U.S. authorities and pleaded guilty to Bank Secrecy Act violations.

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ForkLog 19 09.03.2022

Biden issues executive order coordinating federal agencies on cryptocurrency regulation

The U.S. President Joe Biden issued a new executive order directing federal agencies to coordinate their efforts in regulating the cryptocurrency industry.

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ForkLog 13 09.03.2022

Blockmetrix, a Texas-based bitcoin mining startup, raises $43 million in Series B

Blockmetrix, a Texas-based American bitcoin mining startup, raised $43 million in a Series B funding round.

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ForkLog 9 08.03.2022

Bloomberg: Biden to sign executive order on cryptocurrency regulation this week

U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order regulating digital assets, according to people familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg.

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ForkLog 17 04.03.2022

SEC to consider changes to rules for crypto custodians

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is weighing new recommendations for investment advisers and firms regarding cryptocurrencies.

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