USA | ForkLog - Part 125

ForkLog 10 22.11.2021

Lummis Criticises Clinton Over Crypto Warnings

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis criticised Hillary Clinton over concerns about threats from cryptocurrencies. A Bitcoin advocate suggested that digital gold could be salvation for the dollar against inflation.

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ForkLog 18 22.11.2021

Biden plans to renominate Jerome Powell for a second term as Fed chair

U.S. President Joe Biden announced his intention to renominate Jerome Powell for a second term as chair of the Federal Reserve. The White House said so on its website.

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ForkLog 28 22.11.2021

Russia receives applications to host 1.8 million miners after China bans bitcoin mining

Over the past few months, 14 of the largest mining companies have shipped more than 2 million units of equipment out of China. The main recipients were Russia, Kazakhstan, the United States and Canada.

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ForkLog 22 22.11.2021

Celsius Network to earmark an additional $300 million for Bitcoin mining

Celsius Network will allocate an additional $300 million, in addition to the previously announced $200 million, to Bitcoin mining in the United States. This was stated by the platform's chief executive, Alex Mashinsky, in an interview with The Block.

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ForkLog 19 22.11.2021

New York bans biased AI hiring systems

The New York City Council passed a law banning the use of AI-based hiring systems that do not undergo annual discrimination audits for race or gender.

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ForkLog 6 22.11.2021

Head of Russia’s Federal Tax Service: We are closely engaged with the cryptocurrency market.

The Federal Tax Service (FNS) of the Russian Federation is currently actively studying the cryptocurrency market, said the head of the agency, Daniil Yegorov.

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ForkLog 17 19.11.2021

Hillary Clinton says cryptocurrencies threaten the US dollar

Former First Lady of the United States and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said that cryptocurrencies could undermine the dollar's status as a global reserve currency.

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ForkLog 27 19.11.2021

Bloomberg: Bitcoin miner PrimeBlock to go public on Nasdaq via SPAC deal

Prime Blockchain (PrimeBlock), a bitcoin mining and infrastructure company, is in talks to merge with SPAC company 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II. Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the matter.

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ForkLog 8 19.11.2021

Williston administration installs Bitcoin ATM at Williston Basin International Airport

The Williston city authorities in North Dakota (USA) reached an agreement with the cryptocurrency ATM operator Coin Cloud. The company installed a terminal at the Williston Basin International Airport.

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ForkLog 15 19.11.2021

Binance.US plans to raise a couple hundred million dollars ahead of an IPO

The US unit of the bitcoin exchange Binance could raise a couple hundred million dollars in a funding round within one to two months, according to Reuters.

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ForkLog 9 19.11.2021

U.S. government to replenish the budget in 2022 through cryptocurrency seizures

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to seize billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency next year for offences, Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 56 19.11.2021

Blockchain Association raises $4m for lobbying the crypto industry in the US Congress

The nonprofit Blockchain Association said it had raised $4 million from its founders. The funds will go to expanding the lobbying group's capabilities as the US Congress considers laws directly affecting the regulation of the cryptocurrency industry.

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