USA | ForkLog - Part 165

ForkLog 10 06.04.2021

American pleads guilty to operating an unlicensed Bitcoin exchange

A New Jersey resident, William Green, pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed Bitcoin exchange.

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ForkLog 24 06.04.2021

Russia’s tax authority keeps reporting requirements for cryptocurrency holders

The draft law introducing a tax on cryptocurrency transactions in Russia has not undergone significant changes ahead of the second reading and provides for an obligation for citizens to inform the Federal Tax Service about holdings of digital assets.

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ForkLog 19 01.04.2021

FINRA approves Uphold’s acquisition of broker-dealer JNK Securities

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has approved Uphold to acquire the American broker-dealer JNK Securities.

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ForkLog 15 01.04.2021

DeepDotWeb darknet site operator pleads guilty to money laundering via Bitcoin

The administrator of the DeepDotWeb darknet news site, Tal Prihar, pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder money using cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 20 31.03.2021

Goldman Sachs to offer Bitcoin-based products in the second quarter of 2021

Goldman Sachs will add bitcoin-based investment instruments to its product lineup in the second quarter of 2021.

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ForkLog 25 30.03.2021

SEC Files Suit Against Blockchain Startup LBRY

The SEC has filed a lawsuit against the decentralized content-publishing platform LBRY. The regulator accuses the blockchain startup of selling unregistered securities in the form of the LBC token.

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ForkLog 20 29.03.2021

Miami Mayor Seeks to Make City a Bitcoin-Mining Hub

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, in an episode of the Unchained podcast, spoke of a desire to establish a Bitcoin mining hub in the city. He said that 90% of miners mine Bitcoin using dirty energy outside the United States.

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ForkLog 115 26.03.2021

Avanti raises $37m ahead of digital-asset bank launch

The Avanti startup announced the closing of its Series A funding round, during which it raised $37m to launch a digital-asset bank. Total funding raised since inception stands at $44m.

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ForkLog 31 25.03.2021

Instagram influencer charged with $2.5m Bitcoin fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged the owner of a popular Instagram account under the handle Jay Mazini with stealing Bitcoin from followers worth $2.5 million.

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ForkLog 19 25.03.2021

Pentagon urges broader use of artificial intelligence

The U.S. armed forces must expand the use of artificial intelligence to avoid losing to competitors. This was stated by Lieutenant General Michael Groen, head of the Pentagon's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.

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ForkLog 14 25.03.2021

US to sell 6.79 BTC at second auction in a month

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced another cryptocurrency sale auction. Bids will open on March 29 and run for 48 hours, the agency said on the site.

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ForkLog 26 25.03.2021

Should NFT trades be taxed? A comparison of the United States, Russia and Ukraine

NFT fever continues to gain momentum. Celebrities are selling as NFTs a wide range of items—from music and photographs to quotes and tweets, famous outlets auction covers, and one of the world's oldest auction houses Sotheby’s speaks of the technology's potential and announces NFT auctions.

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