USA | ForkLog - Part 144

ForkLog 10 18.08.2021

Minneapolis Fed president recalls link between Bitcoin and crime

Neel Kashkari, president of the Minneapolis Fed, criticized cryptocurrencies and questioned whether Bitcoin could serve Americans as an inflation hedge.

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ForkLog 9 18.08.2021

US Congress urged to ease regulatory burden on some blockchain firms

Representative Tom Emmer has reintroduced a bill to provide legal certainty for blockchain.

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ForkLog 20 17.08.2021

Bloomberg analysts criticise SEC stance on Bitcoin ETF

Bloomberg analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart criticised the SEC's preferred Bitcoin ETF option.

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ForkLog 25 17.08.2021

Rights groups suspect former SEC officials of biased assessment of cryptocurrencies

The nonprofit watchdog Empower Oversight identified a potential conflict of interest in the actions of former senior SEC officials. Activists sent a request to the agency under the Freedom of Information Act.

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ForkLog 13 17.08.2021

Binance.US names Joshua Sroge interim CEO

Binance.US chief financial officer Joshua Sroge has been appointed interim CEO of the U.S. arm of the Bitcoin exchange. The Block reports, citing sources.

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ForkLog 14 17.08.2021

Lawmakers push back against SEC approach to cryptocurrency regulation

Rather than stifling innovation and reducing incentives to create jobs overseas, regulators and lawmakers should support dialogue with participants in the digital assets industry. This call was issued by Representatives Patrick McHenry and Glenn Thompson.

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ForkLog 10 16.08.2021

Imprisoned drug dealer charged with laundering funds via Bitcoin

U.S. authorities charged Maryland resident Ryan Faras, who was convicted of drug trafficking via the dark web, with laundering funds through cryptocurrency while in prison. The Baltimore Sun reports.

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ForkLog 9 16.08.2021

Bloomberg names candidate for CFTC chairman post

The Biden administration plans to appoint Rostin Behnam as chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Bloomberg reports, citing unnamed sources.

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ForkLog 134 16.08.2021

Institutional investors boost exposure to Grayscale Bitcoin Investment Trust (GBTC)

Four American asset-management firms purchased shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Investment Trust (GBTC), according to MacroScope's Twitter data.

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ForkLog 24 13.08.2021

Marathon Digital Holdings’ revenues jump 220%

The Nasdaq-listed mining company Marathon Digital Holdings disclosed its results for the second quarter of 2021. Revenue for the quarter rose 220% to $29.3 million.

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ForkLog 20 13.08.2021

FTX.US to offer clients access to crypto-derivatives trading

The American subsidiary of the bitcoin exchange FTX plans to give clients access to trading cryptocurrency derivatives by the end of 2021. FTX.US president Brett Harrison told Decrypt.

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ForkLog 17 13.08.2021

US House Democrat Anna Eshoo urges amendments to cryptocurrency provisions in infrastructure bill

U.S. Representative Anna G. Eshoo, in an open letter, urged Speaker Nancy Pelosi to amend the cryptocurrency tax provisions in the infrastructure bill.

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