USA | ForkLog - Part 140

ForkLog 14 09.09.2021

US forms a High-Level AI Advisory Committee.

The United States has formed a high-level committee to advise President Joe Biden and other federal agencies on artificial intelligence.

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ForkLog 9 08.09.2021

Bitmain to deploy 56,000 miners with partners in Georgia

Bitmain will deploy 56,000 miners at a 200 MW Georgia data centre by October 2022, with Bit5ive and ISW Holdings as partners. The first 20 MW phase will be commissioned by October. Based on the parameters, the latest AntMiner S19 with around 100 TH/s is expected, and the joint venture will reach 5.6 EH/s. Bitmain will provide ASIC miners; Bit5ive will handle power, hosting and project management; ISW Holdings will provide financing. The agreement runs five years, costing $62 million, with ISW Holdings having already invested $6 million. Earlier in August, HIVE Blockchain Technologies ordered 1,800 Antminer S19j Pro miners from Bitmain. Marathon Digital Holdings previously purchased 30,000 similar devices. The latest data show an average daily hash rate of 146 EH/s, below the May high of 180 EH/s. Subscribe to ForkLog’s YouTube channel.

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ForkLog 16 08.09.2021

SEC threatens Coinbase with lawsuit over planned crypto-savings accounts

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase of potential legal action if it launches crypto-savings accounts based on USD Coin (USDC) yielding 4% annually, over their treatment as “securities.”

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ForkLog 10 07.09.2021

California to regulate labor-productivity algorithms used in Amazon fulfillment centers

The California Senate will consider a bill regulating the algorithms used to calculate worker productivity in Amazon fulfillment centers.

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ForkLog 15 07.09.2021

Avanti CEO criticises New York Times article on the crypto industry and DeFi

The founder and CEO of the cryptocurrency bank Avanti, Caitlin Long, rejected the NYT article's conclusions regarding digital assets and the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.

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ForkLog 12 06.09.2021

NFL bars teams from advertising cryptocurrencies and selling NFTs

The National Football League (NFL) has banned teams from advertising cryptocurrencies and ICOs, selling NFTs, and entering into contracts with Bitcoin exchanges. The Athletic reports.

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ForkLog 10 06.09.2021

Bitcoin 2022 conference to draw more than 30,000 attendees in Miami

One of the largest Bitcoin conferences, Bitcoin 2022, will be held in Miami from 6 to 9 April 2022. Organisers told ForkLog.

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ForkLog 9 06.09.2021

SEC warns investors about fraud in the crypto industry

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned investors about investing in digital assets due to the high risk of fraud and the potential for 'destructive losses'.

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ForkLog 20 06.09.2021

Senator Elizabeth Warren calls cryptocurrencies ‘the new shadow banks’

Elizabeth Warren, chair of the Senate Banking Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Policy, told the New York Times that cryptocurrencies are 'the new shadow banks'.

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ForkLog 21 05.09.2021

Media: SEC widens investigations into several DeFi firms

The SEC's investigation into Uniswap Labs is part of a broader initiative aimed at the DeFi sector.

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ForkLog 26 03.09.2021

American online retailer begins accepting Bitcoin

The US-based online retailer Shop.com added cryptocurrency payment support as part of a partnership with the processing service BitPay. This was stated by Market America Worldwide president Steve Ashley at the MAIC2021 conference.

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ForkLog 16 03.09.2021

Media reports SEC investigation into Uniswap Labs

Uniswap Labs, the company behind the largest decentralised platform Uniswap, has become the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources.

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