USA | ForkLog - Part 171

ForkLog 15 18.02.2021

U.S. authorities indict three North Korean hackers in theft of more than $1.3 billion

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged three North Korean programmers in hacking attacks on financial institutions and companies, involvement in the WannaCry ransomware, and the theft of funds, including cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 16 17.02.2021

US company Blockcap buys 10,000 Antminer S19 miners

US company Blockcap said that its bitcoin mining capacity would double thanks to the purchase of 10,000 Antminer S19 units from Bitmain, according to The Block.

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ForkLog 23 17.02.2021

Texas mining farms go offline after snowstorm

Most Bitcoin mining farms in Texas were left without power due to a severe snowstorm last weekend. CoinDesk reports.

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ForkLog 21 16.02.2021

Ripple and the SEC Doubt Prospects of Pre-Trial Settlement in Unregistered Securities Case

Lawyers for the California-based Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) saw no prospect of a pre-trial settlement in the case over the sale of unregistered securities.

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ForkLog 15 15.02.2021

Executives from Robinhood, Citadel, Melvin Capital and Reddit to testify before the U.S. Congress

Executives from the companies involved in the GameStop stock saga will testify at a hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services.

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ForkLog 22 15.02.2021

Blockchains plans to build a crypto-city in the American desert

The Nevada-based blockchain incubator Blockchains announced plans to build a smart crypto city in the American desert. This was disclosed by the company's chief executive, Jeffrey Burns, in an interview with the Associated Press.

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ForkLog 15 15.02.2021

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce urges clear regulation of cryptocurrencies

The adoption of bitcoin by large companies calls for the rapid introduction of clear regulatory rules, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce told Reuters.

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ForkLog 13 12.02.2021

American sues T-Mobile after losing $450,000 in Bitcoin

A Californian resident, Kelvin Cheng, sues T-Mobile for negligence after losing 15 BTC in a SIM swap. The suit was filed in the Southern District of New York.

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ForkLog 14 12.02.2021

Miami authorities to study integrating Bitcoin into the city’s financial system

The Miami City Commission voted to study options for integrating Bitcoin into the municipal infrastructure, according to Mayor Francis Suarez.

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ForkLog 25 12.02.2021

Andrew Yang vows to turn New York into a Bitcoin hub

Entrepreneur and Democratic candidate for New York mayor Andrew Yang said that if elected he would turn the city into a hub for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 163 11.02.2021

How SolarWinds Was Hacked: The United States’ Biggest Cyberattack and the Shadow of Russian Hackers

One of the most sophisticated and large-scale breaches of U.S. government systems in recent years. That is how the media described the hacking of several U.S. ministries, whose scale later proved far more impressive than initially thought. It was linked to SolarWinds software and, of course, Russian hackers.

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ForkLog 16 10.02.2021

Argo Blockchain to Build a Mining Centre in Texas

The London Stock Exchange-listed mining company Argo Blockchain announced plans to buy land in Texas for the construction of a new data centre for Bitcoin mining.

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