USA | ForkLog - Part 131

ForkLog 35 20.10.2021

US Senate lawmakers urge Facebook to halt Novi wallet pilot

A group of US senators urged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to immediately halt the Novi wallet pilot and commit not to bring the Diem stablecoin to market.

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ForkLog 18 18.10.2021

DCG chief confirms plans to convert Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust into an ETF

Barry Silbert, founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group, confirmed that the Bitcoin Trust GBTC would be converted into an ETF.

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ForkLog 30 18.10.2021

Media set the date for the start of trading of the first U.S. futures Bitcoin ETF

On Tuesday, October 19, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) will begin trading a bitcoin futures ETF from ProShares, according to The New York Times.

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ForkLog 22 17.10.2021

FinCEN reports a rise in ransomware activity notices in 2021

In the first six months of 2021, exchanges and other institutions submitted to FinCEN 635 suspicious-activity reports related to ransom payments to ransomware operators. They contained information on transactions totaling $590 million, higher than for all of 2020.

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ForkLog 15 17.10.2021

Grayscale to file to convert Bitcoin Trust into an ETF

Grayscale Investments, the digital asset manager, plans to file to convert the bitcoin trust into a spot ETF 'early next week'.

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ForkLog 37 16.10.2021

SEC quietly approves first futures-based Bitcoin ETF

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved ProShares' application to launch the futures-based Bitcoin Strategy ETF. This follows from the updated prospectus filed by the company.

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ForkLog 23 15.10.2021

U.S. Treasury issues sanctions-compliance guidance for participants in the crypto industry

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published guidance for representatives of the cryptocurrency industry on complying with U.S. sanctions.

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ForkLog 26 15.10.2021

CFTC orders Bitfinex and Tether to pay civil penalties totaling $42.5 million

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) settled claims against Tether and Bitfinex, ordering civil penalties totaling $42.5 million. The regulator reported this on its site.

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ForkLog 12 15.10.2021

Cynthia Lummis: Bitcoin can help people preserve their wealth in a crisis

U.S. Senator from Wyoming Cynthia Lummis said that Bitcoin and other 'non-fiat currencies' could potentially help Americans and citizens of other countries cope with the looming economic crisis.

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ForkLog 9 15.10.2021

Major US mortgage lender stops accepting Bitcoin payments

One of the largest US mortgage lenders, United Wholesale Mortgage, stopped accepting cryptocurrency payments six weeks after launching the program. The reasons cited were regulatory uncertainty and associated costs.

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ForkLog 18 15.10.2021

US Army CIO rebuts claim that China has won the AI race

US Army CIO Raj Iyer refuted former Pentagon official Nicholas Chaillan\'s claim that the United States has already lost the technological battle to China.

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ForkLog 14 15.10.2021

Coinbase proposes a new federal regulator for cryptocurrencies

The head of the U.S. bitcoin exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, proposed that U.S. authorities form a federal agency with powers over digital assets.

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