USA | ForkLog - Part 145

ForkLog 27 13.08.2021

Kryptoin files to register Ethereum ETF in the United States

Kryptoin Investment Advisors has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) an application to launch an Ethereum ETF. The vehicle is designed for direct investments in digital assets.

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ForkLog 22 12.08.2021

Valkyrie Investments files for Bitcoin futures-based ETF

The digital asset management company Valkyrie Investments has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch an actively managed Bitcoin futures-based ETF.

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ForkLog 15 11.08.2021

Gary Gensler: SEC Needs Additional Authority to Regulate Crypto

Gary Gensler, head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), says the agency needs additional authority and resources to regulate the crypto industry. He wrote this in response to Senator Elizabeth Warren's request.

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ForkLog 10 11.08.2021

North American miners boost Bitcoin mining by 58% in July

Five North American publicly traded mining companies mined a combined 1,802 BTC in July, up 58% from June, according to The Block.

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ForkLog 16 11.08.2021

Metromile, the San Francisco-based auto-insurer, invests $1 million in Bitcoin.

Metromile, the San Francisco-based auto-insurer that sells pay-by-mile car insurance via a digital platform, invested $1 million in its first cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 21 11.08.2021

BitMEX to pay $100m to settle US regulators’ claims

The BitMEX cryptocurrency derivatives exchange settled a civil dispute with the U.S. CFTC and FinCEN and agreed to pay a $100 million fine.

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ForkLog 23 10.08.2021

U.S. Senate sends infrastructure bill to House of Representatives without cryptocurrency amendments

The U.S. Senate sent a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill to the House of Representatives in its original form.

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ForkLog 30 10.08.2021

VanEck files for Bitcoin-Strategy ETF

VanEck, the asset-management company, has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission an application to launch an ETF based on a Bitcoin strategy. The product will track futures prices and other investment instruments underlying the first cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 10 10.08.2021

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Criticises SEC Actions on Poloniex Cryptocurrency Exchange

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce criticised the agency's enforcement actions against the Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange. In her view, the regulator's requirements could not be met due to the absence of a clear regulatory framework.

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ForkLog 19 10.08.2021

SEC seeks access to ‘terabytes’ of Ripple employees’ Slack messages

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a court motion seeking access to Ripple employees' Slack messages.

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ForkLog 15 09.08.2021

US Senate votes down compromise amendment on cryptocurrency taxation

U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Pat Toomey announced a compromise among Democrats, Republicans and the Treasury Department on provisions of the infrastructure plan aimed at additional taxation of cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 20 09.08.2021

U.S. Senate ends debate on crypto-tax amendments

On Sunday, 9 August, the U.S. Senate voted to end debate on amendments to the infrastructure bill, some provisions of which target additional taxation of the crypto industry.

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