USA | ForkLog - Part 118

ForkLog 24 17.02.2022

ConocoPhillips to cut greenhouse gas emissions through Bitcoin mining

The American oil company ConocoPhillips is selling associated gas at the Bakken field in North Dakota to Bitcoin miners, CNBC reports.

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ForkLog 9 17.02.2022

US Senate proposes to mitigate risks from El Salvador’s Bitcoin legalization

A group of members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has put for consideration a bill on cryptocurrency responsibility in El Salvador. It envisions a plan to mitigate potential risks to the U.S. financial system.

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ForkLog 13 16.02.2022

US Congress proposes protections for non-custodial cryptocurrency storage

Representative Warren Davidson has introduced a bill to protect private individuals' digital wallets from government oversight.

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ForkLog 13 15.02.2022

Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF gains public support

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requested public comments regarding Grayscale Investments' spot Bitcoin ETF. According to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas, 95% support launching the instrument.

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ForkLog 13 15.02.2022

Texas Sues Meta Over Facial-Recognition System

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a civil suit against Meta for collecting biometric data from millions of Texans without their informed consent.

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ForkLog 23 15.02.2022

Heather Morgan, linked to Bitfinex-hacked assets, released on $3 million bond

The District of Columbia court released Heather Morgan on a $3 million bond, accused of laundering assets stolen from the Bitfinex bitcoin exchange. Her husband and co-defendant, Ilya Lichtenstein, remains in custody, according to CoinDesk.

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ForkLog 28 14.02.2022

US miners earned $4 million mining Bitcoin by burning natural gas

23-year-old Texans Brent Whitehead and Matt Lochstroh founded a company that mines Bitcoin on oil fields.

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ForkLog 17 11.02.2022

US Senators draft bill to regulate recommendation algorithms

US senators have drafted a bipartisan bill regulating social-network recommendation algorithms.

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ForkLog 9 10.02.2022

Tennessee to discuss possibility of state investments in cryptocurrencies and NFTs

A bill has been introduced in the Tennessee House of Representatives that, if approved, would allow state agencies in the region to invest in cryptocurrency and NFTs.

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ForkLog 18 09.02.2022

US Congress Rejects PWG Proposals on Stablecoins

In the House Financial Services Committee, members did not back the idea of equating stablecoin issuers with insured depository institutions.

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ForkLog 21 09.02.2022

Compute North raises $385 million to expand mining infrastructure in the United States

The mining infrastructure solutions provider Compute North attracted $385 million for the development of new data centres in the United States.

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ForkLog 16 09.02.2022

Core Scientific mined more than 1,000 BTC for the second consecutive month

In January 2022, the American blockchain-hosting provider Core Scientific mined 1,077 BTC, up from 1,044 BTC in December. Year-on-year, the increase exceeded 315%.

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