USA | ForkLog - Part 170

ForkLog 31 25.02.2021

SEC approves Coinbase’s direct listing application.

On Thursday, February 25, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Coinbase's application for a direct listing of shares.

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ForkLog 15 25.02.2021

Fed system outage highlights Bitcoin network resilience

US Federal Reserve System (the Fed) reported a technical outage that disrupted several services for hours. The cryptocurrency community seized the moment to highlight Bitcoin’s resilience.

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ForkLog 18 23.02.2021

Fed hires former TD Ameritrade head of digital assets

The former top executive of TD Ameritrade Sunayna Tuteja has been appointed chief innovation officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

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ForkLog 17 23.02.2021

MoneyGram halts cooperation with Ripple amid SEC lawsuit

MoneyGram, the money-transfer service, discontinued the use of an XRP-based product amid the SEC's allegations against Ripple, according to the company's report.

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ForkLog 15 22.02.2021

Ripple registers WY LLC in Wyoming

California fintech company Ripple Labs registered a new legal entity in Wyoming, according to a record on the Wyoming Secretary of State's website.

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ForkLog 14 22.02.2021

Dubai-based entrepreneur to buy 100,000 BTC to help develop Miami

The head of Dubai-based investment firm IBC Group, Khurram Shroff, plans to buy 100,000 BTC (~$5.3 billion at the time of writing) to create the Miami 2.0 Blockchain Strategy Foundation, Gulf News reports.

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ForkLog 23 22.02.2021

US hospital receives $800,000 in Bitcoin donations

The largest hospital on Cape Cod in Massachusetts received about $800,000 in digital gold. The Boston Globe reports.

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ForkLog 34 19.02.2021

SEC clarifies Brad Garlinghouse’s liability in Ripple lawsuit

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an amended version of the lawsuit against Ripple. The regulator's focus was on the actions of individual defendants—the company's CEO Brad Garlinghouse and co-founder Chris Larsen.

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ForkLog 18 19.02.2021

Robinhood co-founder denies collusion with hedge funds at US Congress hearings

On February 18, members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee heard testimony from top executives involved in the GameStop stock saga. Lawmakers focused on Robinhood, the crypto-friendly trading platform.

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ForkLog 23 18.02.2021

Hackers attack KIA Motors America and demand $20 million in Bitcoin.

The American division of car maker KIA Motors was reportedly hit by the DoppelPaymer ransomware. Bleeping Computer reports.

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ForkLog 14 18.02.2021

PayBito halts XRP trading amid SEC lawsuit against Ripple

The American cryptocurrency exchange PayBito has temporarily halted trading of the XRP token after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Ripple. This is stated in the company's press release.

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ForkLog 17 18.02.2021

New York authorities accuse Coinseed of $1 million fraud

The New York Attorney General's office (NYAG) has charged the cryptocurrency startup Coinseed and two of its top executives with defrauding investors of more than $1 million, according to the agency's site.

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