USA | ForkLog - Part 117

ForkLog 9 25.02.2022

U.S. Senator Praises Bitcoin for Its Decentralisation

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz, in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), highlighted Bitcoin’s decentralisation.

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ForkLog 20 25.02.2022

Former BitMEX chief and co-founder plead guilty to one count

The founders of the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX, Arthur Hayes and Ben Delo, pleaded guilty to one count of violating U.S. law, according to the U.S. Department of Justice's website.

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ForkLog 12 24.02.2022

FBI plans to monitor activity across most liquid cryptocurrencies

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a request for proposals for software to track illicit use of cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 10 23.02.2022

US taxpayers allowed to forego facial recognition for online authentication

The US Internal Revenue Service provided an alternative to facial-recognition systems for confirming taxpayers' identities when accessing online services. The agency also established rules on the deletion of biometric data.

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ForkLog 17 22.02.2022

Huobi announces return to the U.S. market

The Chinese bitcoin exchange Huobi plans to return to the U.S. market after more than two years away. Co-founder Du Jun said this to CNBC.

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ForkLog 22 22.02.2022

US denies copyright for AI-generated painting

The US Copyright Office rejected the application to register the intellectual property of an artwork created by a machine-learning algorithm.

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ForkLog 7 21.02.2022

California lawmakers propose paying for government services with cryptocurrency

Democratic Senator Sidney Kamlager introduced a bill that would allow California residents to pay for government services with cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 10 21.02.2022

Colorado to accept tax payments in cryptocurrencies

By summer 2022, Colorado authorities will allow taxes and fees to be paid in cryptocurrencies. Governor Jared Polis announced this at the ETHDenver conference, The Block reports.

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ForkLog 8 18.02.2022

Avenue Securities to launch cryptocurrency trading

The Miami-based broker Avenue Securities plans to allow cryptocurrency trading, Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 11 18.02.2022

Illinois lawmakers propose tax incentives for miners

In Illinois, the state Senate introduced a bill proposing to expand the tax-incentive program for data centers involved in mining bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 20 17.02.2022

FBI forms division to tackle cryptocurrency crimes

The FBI has formed a new division focused on on-chain activity analysis in decentralized networks, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said at the virtual Munich Cyber Security Conference.

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ForkLog 15 17.02.2022

US Senators Urge an Alternative to ID.me Facial-Recognition System

A group of American senators has urged the U.S. Department of Labor to reexamine or drop its partnership with facial-recognition vendor ID.me.

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