USA | ForkLog - Part 127

ForkLog 18 13.11.2021

Survey finds that 86% of American adults have heard of cryptocurrencies.

According to a Pew Research Center survey, the share of American adults familiar with Bitcoin has risen from 48% to 86% since 2015.

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ForkLog 15 12.11.2021

The9 to expand cryptocurrency mining capacity in the United States

The Nasdaq-listed company The9, through its subsidiary NBTC Limited, has signed an agreement with hosting provider Compute North. It contemplates deploying cryptocurrency mining equipment with a capacity of more than 32 MW.

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ForkLog 20 12.11.2021

Circle backs regulation of stablecoin issuers as banks

The USDC stablecoin operator Circle backed the Biden administration's plan to regulate stablecoin issuers as banking institutions, according to Yahoo Finance.

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ForkLog 23 12.11.2021

Bitfarms to Launch Mining Center in Washington State

Bitfarms, the Canadian publicly traded mining company, said it acquired a 24 MW data center in Washington State for $26 million.

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ForkLog 5 12.11.2021

U.S. Congress to hold hearings on ‘Demystifying Cryptocurrency’

Joint Economic Committee (JEC) of the U.S. Congress will hold hearings on the government's role regarding digital assets. This is stated on the JEC site.

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ForkLog 33 12.11.2021

Miami mayor unveils Bitcoin rewards for MiamiCoin staking

Miami residents will begin receiving Bitcoin dividends for staking the city’s MiamiCoin token. The announcement was made by Mayor Francis Suárez on CoinDeskTV.

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ForkLog 15 11.11.2021

FTX.US trading volumes surge 512% in Q3

In the third quarter of 2021, trading volumes of FTX's US subsidiary surged 512%. The peak daily figure reached $807 million, with an average of $360 million.

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ForkLog 7 11.11.2021

U.S. Congress to consider a bill standardising ransomware reporting

A member of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry, introduced a ransomware and financial stability bill. The measure would create the 'rules of the game' for victims of such attacks.

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ForkLog 23 10.11.2021

US lawmakers introduce bill to regulate recommendation algorithms

A bipartisan group of American lawmakers has introduced a bill that would allow users to control how the algorithms shaping their online experience operate.

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ForkLog 34 10.11.2021

Bitcoin exchange Chatex halts withdrawals and blocks user funds

On 10 November, the Telegram bot for exchanging cryptocurrencies Chatex stated that it was suspending operations amid an investigation into the company being conducted in the United States.

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ForkLog 17 09.11.2021

BlockFi files for launch of a spot Bitcoin ETF

BlockFi, a crypto-lending platform, filed an application with the SEC to launch a Bitcoin ETF with physical backing under the Securities Act of 1933.

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ForkLog 62 09.11.2021

U.S. Sanctions Hit Bitcoin Exchange Chatex

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of the Justice added to the sanctions list the addresses of the Chatex Telegram bot for cryptocurrency exchange, as well as affiliated entities Izibits OÜ, Chatextech SIA and Hightrade Finance Ltd.

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